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Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library awarded grant from Michigan Arts and Culture Council

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ALPENA — The Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library was awarded an Experience Support grant from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC), according to an Alpena Library press release on Wednesday. The grant was awarded through the MACC compliance review process and was one of 678 applications to compete for MACC fiscal year 2026 funding, the release stated. This grant funded the purchase of 120 new chairs and a portable stage to be used in the Library’s programming spaces. The grant award was $12,009 and required a 25 percent funding match. The Friends of the ...

Events at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

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ALPENA – The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (TBNMS) announced upcoming events planned for the community to attend in a press release on Tuesday. Science on a Sphere with Zoey — Monday at 1 p.m. TBNMS encourages people to take advantage of this chance to experience an interactive presentation of Science on a Sphere at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center. There are less than 200 of these spheres in the United States and TBNMS is home to one of them, according to the release. This carbon fiber sphere has four HD projectors that display data collected by NOAA and ...

How do you spell love?

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How do you spell love? You don’t spell it, you feel it. A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the differences. This kind of love is directed towards the good of others even at the cost to oneself. In this world, and in my country, I would like to hug everyone ...

The Friends of the Alpena Library (FOL) will host open house

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ALPENA — The Friends of the Alpena Library (FOL) will host an open house on Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Judy Stillion Conference Room on the third floor of the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library to celebrate the relaunch of the Hidden Bookstore (HBS), according to a FOL ...