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Games and pie, a winning combination

GRAND LAKE — If you haven’t experienced a Pie and Game Night yet, you will be in for a treat. Join the members of the Grand Lake Association for a fun-filled evening on June 24 at the historic Presque Isle Lodge at 8211 East Grand Lake Road, starting at 7 p.m. Bring your favorite card or board game and enjoy some friendly competition with family and friends. At 8 p.m. the highlight of the evening begins with pie. A delicious assortment of donated pies will be served. No matter how your games go, everyone will be able to end their night on a sweet note. The GLA asks that ...

The Association of Lifelong Learners event update

ALPENA - The Association of Lifelong Learners (ALL) is hosting several, fun, entertaining, and educational events this week. A Train’s Magical Journey: From Ohio to MSU to the North Pole today at noon until 1 p.m. at the ACC Madeline Briggs Center 140. Hear why the Pere Marquette 1225 is rightly called “The Real Polar Express” and “The Spartan Locomotive.” One of the largest steam locomotives to ever operate in Michigan, it was restored virtually by MSU students from a rusting shell to full operation and now runs in Owosso, Michigan. This is a Historical Society of ...

Quilt Guild to meet Thursday

ALPENA — On Monday, the Gone To Pieces Quilt Guild announced it is having its monthly meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Alpena.

America at 250: Chaos in the run-up to Civil War

Editor’s note: Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation went to war with itself. By ROSS GALLABRESE (Steubenville) Herald-Star The ...