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Alcona County Library programming for July

ALCONA — The Alcona County Library has a roster of events fun for the entire family coming up. Storycraft Saturdays: Painted book edges Give a book a new look during a painted book edges workshop at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library on Saturday, July 25, at 11 a.m. ...

New Life Christian Fellowship hosts healing service, Sunday

ALPENA — A healing service will be held at New Life Christian Fellowship in Alpena on Sunday durring the 10 a.m. worship service. Guest minister, Lyle Dorr, will teach from the Bible on healing, and pray for the sick. Dorr was born and raised in Alpena. He holds a master’s degree in counseling and personnel from Western Michigan University and graduated from Rhema Bible Training College in 1987. Dorr’s career involved working in child welfare, and he capped off his secular service with six years of grant writing for a tribal government in Western Michigan. For the past 25 ...

HPC supports 8-10 Minors Softball team

ALPENA - HPC Credit Union presented a check to 8-10 Minors Softball team on Wednesday before the team headed to a state tournament. “We are thrilled to support another Alpena Huron Shores Little League team!” Ellie Hoes, HPC Vice President of marketing, said. “These amazing girls are ...

Detroit students visit marine sanctuary

ALPENA — The Sanctuary Explorers Experience is complete for a group of students from the Detroit-based after-school program, DBG, according to a Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (TBNMS) press release on Wednesday. On Monday, ten students and two mentors made the trek north to visit ...

Crucifix repainted at Holy Cross Cemetery

ALPENA – Alpena resident Celina Losinski, and her husband Barry Losinski, repainted the crucifix at Holy Cross Cemetery in Alpena last month. Celina Losinski said that she was contacted by the cemetery to work on the project because she had painted the Stations of the Cross at All Saints ...

Kauer family hosts reunion

The 21st biannual Kauer family reunion was held on Saturday at the Hubbard Lake Lions Club Park. The 63 descendents of Moritz and Anna Kauer came from all over Michigan. The group gathered at noon and shared a pot luck dinner at 1 p.m. after a prayer was offered by Mark Schultz. A balloon ...