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State champs

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ANN ARBOR — Alpena’s seventh-grade girl’s basketball travel team, the Thunder Bay Shooters, traveled to Ann Arbor for the Michigan Middle School Championship Tournament and came home with a state championship. First, Alpena took on the Troy Blackhawks and lost that game 38-37 with .04 ...

Alpena Township considering assessment for fire department

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ALPENA – The Alpena Township Board of Trustees is considering a public safety special assessment as a way to help adequately fund the township’s fire department. A public safety assessment for a township is a specialized, annual, or multi-year fee placed on property tax bills, authorized ...

March APS board of education meetings

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ALPENA - The Alpena Public School released an updated schedule for local school board meeting this month. 5:30 p.m. Monday - Workshop Meeting in Gerry Ludwig Board Room, 2373 Gordon Road 7:30 p.m. Monday - Special Meeting in Gerry Ludwig Board Room 4 p.m. March 16 - BOE Ad Hoc Committee ...

Mother responds to lemonade stand controversy

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ALPENA — A Posen resident expressed concern regarding fees her children must pay to sell lemonade at a farmer’s market in Rogers City. Jessica Mielke, resident of Posen, said that her three children were told by the District Health Department No. 4 (DHD4) that they must pay $57 every two ...