Alpena County Emergency Operations update
According to an Alpena County Emergency Operations press release on Monday, as of 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, all lines for Alpena Power Company (APC) customers have power. APC is continuing clean-up and repairs at individual homes with damaged lines. The Alpena County Road Commission is continuing to do clean-up, as well.
Below is a list resources available to community members:
– The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan pop-up pantry on Tuesday will take place at the Northern Lights Arena Parking lot in Alpena.
– The Friendship Room at St. Bernard’s is open Monday through Friday 4 p.m to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
– Boys and Girls Club of Alpena (19 and under) is open for meals Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. You do not have to be a member to receive a meal. Membership is $50 per year with scholarships available.
– The Salvation Army food and hygiene pantry is open for appointments. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Call (989) 358-2769 to set up an appointment.
– St. Vincent de Paul’s pantry is open for appointments. Food support is available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Families are allowed to utilize this pantry once a month. Call 989-464-6375 to set up an appointment.
– Trinity Episcopal Church serves dinner on Sundays from 4 to 5 p.m. The food pantry is available by appointment. Call 989-356-0576 for more information.
– Grace Lutheran’s Dunbar Food Pantry is open 24/7. There is an outdoor box and inside cabinet in the entrance to the Parish Ed. building.
– ACC has a food pantry in Besser Technical Center. Anyone enrolled at ACC has access.
– Sunrise Community Food Pantry is available at the Hubbard Lake Bible Church on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month.
– FFA Little Food Pantry at Alpena High School is located in the rear traffic circle, off Garden Street.
Alpena County Emergency Operations also thanked the agencies and entities that contributed to recovery efforts through the Alpena County Emergency Operations Center. These agencies included the following:
Alpena Power Company
Presque Isle Gas and Electric
District Health Department No. 4
The Salvation Army
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
Michigan State Police, DNR Conservation and Fire, Department of Health and Human Services
City of Alpena – Executive leadership, City Police, Alpena Fire Department, and Department of Public Works
Charter Township of Alpena – Executive leadership and Alpena Township Fire Department
Alpena County – Executive leadership, Sheriff’s Office, 911 Central Dispatch, Emergency Management, Road Commission, Maintenance
Alpena Public Schools
MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena
All Saint’s Parish Center of Charity/Friendship Room
Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center
Eagle Creek Dams
Northeast Michigan 211
St. Vincent de Paul – Shelter operations
Thunder Bay Fire Chief Association
Trinity Episcopal Church





