The Thunder Bay Audubon Society is urging people to participate in the The Great Backyard Bird Count. Participating is easy, fun to do alone or with others, and can be done anywhere you find birds. Step 1: Decide where you will watch birds. Step 2: Watch birds for 15 minutes or more, at ...

Art in the Loft in Alpena will be hosting The Art of Modern Calligraphy class on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Calligraphy is an art form that brings awareness to detail with intentionality, creating rhythm and flow. Elevating your message both decoratively and functionally. In ...

Friends of Plaza Pool is hosting its Dive into Bowling fundraiser on Feb. 13, at the Thunderbowl Lanes. Registration begins at 5 p.m. and bowling begins at 6 p.m. The cost per bowler is $25.00 per, or $100 per team and includes two games, shoes, pizza and a pitcher of pop per team. The ...

Alpena — The Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce and Target Alpena Economic Development Corporation will host a community open house on Jan. 30, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the chamber office on Chisholm Street in Alpena. The event will introduce the organization’s new leadership team, ...

HARRISVILLE — Nickolas Corey, 23, appeared in the 81st District Court in Alcona on Wednesday for a probable cause conference, where attorneys discussed his upcoming preliminary examination. Corey is charged with first degree child abuse. He was arraigned on Jan. 7 and his bond was set at ...