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Alpena County Library to host Tea with Claire
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Anglophile, author, and journalist Claire Evans returns virtually to the Alpena County Library on Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m. to present one of her newer talks about Yaupon Tea. Few people realize there is a delicious, viable competitor to imported coffee and tea, much revered by Native Americans, ...
Abstract painting at Turning Brook
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Maritime Center to show Great Lakes Now episode
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On Feb. 28 and March 1, people can watch “Sorting Fish and a Breakaway Buoy,” the latest episode of Great Lakes Now from Detroit PBS. During this episode of Great Lakes Now, explore a project on a Michigan river that keeps undesirable fish away. Then the show will take viewers on a canoe ...
As winter winds down, so does the salt supply for local road crews
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ALPENA – We are 37 days away from the official start of spring. For local road commissions that means their salt supply is dwindling and decisions whether to replenish their stock will have to be made. Salt for the road plays a big role in maintaining public safety, especially during the ...
How family engagement supports students, teachers, and parents
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ALPENA — Jean Kowalski, MiFamily Engagement Centers family engagement coordinator for Region No. 3 and Lauren Van Almen, Literacy Hub coordinator with Northeast Michigan Family Resource Center are working to get families and teachers engaged with the school community. They work both with ...