ALPENA — Throughout the month of February, Alpena Public Schools celebrated Career and Technical Education Month. CTE month is a public awareness campaign that takes place each February to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the ...
Steve Tezak is demonstrating to a classroom full of fifth graders how the gaseous carbon dioxide can take a fluid form and extinguish a flame. “It has now taken the shape of its container,” he said to the group, explaining the properties of a fluid. Tezak is the director of STARBASE ...
ALPENA — The Alpena Wildcats hockey team put on a commanding performance in their regional semifinal matchup, securing an 8-1 victory over the Tawas Braves. From the opening puck drop, Alpena dictated the game’s pace. The scoring started early in the first period when Owens VanDusen ...
ALPENA — A church building that used to be the Community of Christ in Alpena is now the beautiful home of Clint and Doug Taratuta-Kendziorski. The married couple bought the building in November 2023, and called Andrew Smolinski Builders right away to get the remodeling job started. Clint ...
ALPENA — Local author and pilot, William “Bill” Kelley, has written his first book, “Wind socks, Grass strips, and Tail-draggers,” covering the exhilaration of flying, and the many adventures he’s had as a pilot. The book is available for $20 at The Alpena News. Kelley was a ...
ALPENA — A fundraiser held Feb. 12 at Sanctuary Cinema in Alpena raised $5,052 for Alpena Childcare and Development Center. The event featured a screening of “Casablanca” as well as hors d’oeuvres, a special photo backdrop, and social time before the film. The fundraiser was part of ...