News Photo by Julie Riddle Pharmacist Tom Gajewski marks prescriptions for a customer at McLean’s Pharmacy in Rogers City, one of the essential businesses remaining open during the coronavirus crisis.

News Photo by Julie Riddle A display of old medicine bottles evokes medical crises of the past as pharmacist Tom Gajewski consults with a pharmacy technician at McLean Pharmacy in Rogers City on Friday.

News Photo by Julie Riddle A McLean Pharmacy technician makes a curbside delivery to a customer in Rogers City Friday.

News Photo by Steve Schulwitz In an office at Neiman’s Family Market recently, Kathleen Dant looks at a sign warning employees to be aware of whether they have symptoms of COVID-19.

News Photo by Steve Schulwitz Kathleen Dant organizes produce at Neiman’s Family Market in Alpena recently.

News Photo by Steve Schulwitz Kathleen Dant organizes shopping carts at Neiman’s Family Market in Alpena recently.

News Photo by Julie Riddle A cell phone acts as a speaker as Rogers City resident Missie Karsten visits her mother at MediLodge of Rogers City Friday. Her several-times-a-day visits for a walk and a chat have become frustrating conversations through a window since long-term care facilities were required to turn away visitors to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Because of recent, increased restrictions, Karsten can’t even drop off bags of goodies for her aging mother, who asks her daughter, at every window visit, why she can’t just come inside.

Freshman Patrick Mulka has help from a family member as he cleans out his locker Thursday at Rogers City High School. He’s not too devastated to be missing most of the second half of his first year in high school, Mulka said. Schools have been ordered closed for the rest of the school year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

News Photo by Julie Riddle A student peers thoughtfully out a window on Thursday as Rogers City High School students were allowed into the school to retrieve books, papers, and personal belongings from their lockers — for seniors, possibly their last trip into the building as students. Schools have been ordered closed for the rest of the school year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

News Photo by Julie Riddle Seniors clean out their lockers and say goodbye to their school building at Rogers City High School on Thursday. Students were allowed into the building this week to pick up books, personal belongings and, for seniors, the caps and gowns they were planning to wear next month as they walked proudly across the stage in the school gym. Schools have been ordered closed for the rest of the school year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

News Photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu A temporary tent structure is seen Wednesday at MediLodge of Alpena. The tent was created to allow staff to have breaks outside.

Courtesy Photo In this photo provided by Besser Senior Living Community, residents are seen recently watching a movie while practicing social distancing in the activity room.

News Photo by Julie Riddle Attorneys discuss housing restrictions for Loren Beard, seen in the bottom right-hand corner of this image of a videoconfernenced court session, sentenced Monday to a year in jail for possession of child pornography.

News Photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu Janice Hiatt, an Alpena Public Schools bus driver, and Janice Wawro, a member of APS security staff, hand out food to a parent on Monday at Alpena High School. APS will continue to distribute packaged meals to families as schools are closed by the coronavirus.

News Photo by Julie Riddle Defendant Rachel Nevins, seen in the bottom-right corner of this photo of a videoconferenced court hearing, dabs at her eyes during sentencing after she admitted to helping her boyfriend escape from police.

News Photo by Julie Goldberg Alpena residents Carter, Natalie, and Scott Koproski look at a sign while hiking at Rockport State Recreation Area on Sunday.

News Photo by Crystal Nelson Rachel Taratuta, an employee of Netta’s Nursery, waters the flowers on Wednesday in one of the business’s greenhouses.

Courtesy Photo McKenna Timm is seen wearing one of the first headbands her family made for frontline workers in the coronavirus pandemic.

News Photo by Julie Riddle Daughters Kacie and Alexis keeping her company, at-home Alpena worker Melissa Hayes keeps up her customer service job from her busy kitchen, the only room in her house where she can get internet service.

News Photo by Julie Riddle Hair stylist Ellie Seigert, one of many workers transitioning to working from home, films a beauty video for her clients from her home near Hubbard Lake on Monday with the help of her furry friend, June.

News Photo by Steve Schulwitz Julie Allen, the area director of sales for Amerilodge Group who oversees operations at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Alpena, sanitizes tables at the hotel on Thursday. Hotels in the area are struggling, with less than 10% of their rooms rented since the COVID-19 stay-at-home order began last month.

News Photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu Anna and Elsa, characters from the Disney movie Frozen, appeared to 22 families and nearly 30 kids on Monday while maintaining social distancing guidelines. Shannon Vivero and Brittany Rouleau dressed up as the characters to help spread some hope, happiness, and cheer throughout the community during the coronavirus lockdown. The duos’ visits were done outside. In the spirit of her character Elsa, Vivero said “we are in a kingdom of isolation, and I am the queen — we simply wanted to spread some magic during these trying times.”

News Photo by Crystal Nelson Sherry Millard, kitchen assistant at the Alpena Senior Citizens Center, helps Meals on Wheels driver Kendra Tuscher, right, load her vehicle with meals to be delivered to seniors on Tuesday.

News Photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu Alpena resident Jennifer Westfall is seen wearing gloves and a facemask while shopping for her parents’ groceries on Monday afternoon at Walmart. Westfall said people should treat everything as if it all has germs on it.