Alpena – The Salvation Army is busy, like Christmas elves, preparing for our food and toy distribution and our Red Kettle fundraiser. The needs have increased throughout the year which means we will be busier than ever and more dependent on our great supporters in the Alpena area. Right now ...
ALPENA — The third annual EcoCareers Expo brought 321 eighth-grade students from 11 schools across six counties to the Alpena APlex on Wednesday, October 21, to explore careers in environmental fields and natural resource management. Coordinated by the Northeast Michigan Great Lakes ...
ALPENA — There will be a candlelight benefit concert at St. Bernard Church on Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. featuring the Bifocal Brass sextet playing a repertoire including Handel and Bach. Tickets are $35/person or $60 per couple. Tickets are available at All Saints Parish office at 817 Sable Street.
ALPENA — St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church is hosting its annual Christmas Bazaar on Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the church at 727 S. 2nd Avenue in Alpena. There will be a luncheon from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. with tickets costing $16, but children under 10 years old eat free. There will be turkey casserole, cranberry salad, relishes, rolls and butter deserts, as well as coffee, tea, and milk. While there, take the cookie walk, the country store, the needlework nook and participate in a Chinese Raffle. Tickets are available at the church office, Monday and Friday from 9 ...
LANSING – Michigan farmers facing rising costs, labor shortages and other financial pressures are using agritourism to diversify their businesses and bring customers directly to their farms. Corn mazes, cider mills, petting zoos, haunted houses and other attractions can give farms ...
