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Ice cream social

ALPENA — On Friday, the Grace Episcopal Church will have its last ice cream social of the year. The church will be serving grilled hot dogs, assorted make your own sandwiches with homemade bread, cold salads, and watermelon. There will also be assorted deserts and homemade pies, plus ice cream with all the toppings. Food will be served from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. and cost is by donation. In July the church was able to give $400 to the Alpena County Fair Society thanks to the public’s generosity.

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Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union supports Alpena County Fair 4-H market sale

Alpena — The Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union (AAACU) team members, LeAnn Schultz and Jessica Johnson, recently attended the Alpena County Fair 4-H Market Sale. This year the credit union purchased Madeline Miller’s Market Broiler Chicken, Gracelyn Simpson’s Market Broiler Chicken, Mya ...

Alpena native working as law clerk in Supreme Court

ALPENA — Alpena native Tiffany Bates has taken the opportunity of a lifetime and is now working as a judicial law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for the next year. Because of policy with her job and the sensitivity of some matters, Tiffany Bates is unable to speak to the ...

Recycling authority reissues bid for facility project

ALPENA — The Northeast Michigan Materials Management Authority (NMMMA) reissued its bid for the new materials recovery facility (MRF) today. The authority received an 18 month extension for the EGLE grant which will help fund the MRF construction. The news recycling center will be built ...