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Alpena Boys and Girls Club grand opening Friday | News, Sports, Jobs

Alpha Xi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma presents awards | News, Sports, Jobs

ALPENA ­— The March meeting of Alpha Xi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, an organization of women educators, met at JJ’s Restaurant to e

Boys and Girls Club, revisited | News, Sports, Jobs

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” — Dr. Seuss. This wonderful quote begs the question, “how long is a m

Make A Snow Day A Play Day – WBKB 11

County seeks proceeds from club sale | News, Sports, Jobs

ALPENA — In November, the Alpena County Board of Commissioners voted 4-3 to remove a provision pertaining to the potential sale of the Alpena Boy’s and G

Let Boys and Girls Club sell property | News, Sports, Jobs

A committee of the Alpena County Board of Commissioners has voted to recommend to the full board that the county allow the Boys and Girls Club of Alpena to sell

Boys and Girls Club of Alpena Once Again Seeing Unprecedented Numbers – WBKB 11

Area youths enjoying new Boys and Girls Club facility | News, Sports, Jobs

ALPENA — After years of planning and fundraising to build a new Boys and Girls Club facility in Alpena, the kids began to enjoy the new facility with a soft o

Boys and Girls Club benefits from Big Beards for a Big Cause shave-off | News, Sports, Jobs

May 12, 2021 News File Photo Brad Somers, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Alpena, is seen in this News file photo. He’ll shave his beard at 5 p.m. today after losing a Big Beards for a Big Cause fundraising challenge. Local business owner Eric Peterson, as part of his commitment to improving lives for Northeast Michigan residents, recently launched a unique fundraiser to support the Boys and Girls Club of Alpena’s Open New Doors Capital Campaign. Eric issued a challenge to Brad Somers, the club’s Executive Director, to see who could raise the most funds to save their beard. 

After rough 2020, service clubs hopeful for better 2021 | News, Sports, Jobs

sschulwitz@thealpenanews.com News Photo By Steve Schulwitz Rotary Club of Alpena President Wendy Servia, left, and President-elect JoAnne Gallagher visit Rotary Island Park in the Thunder Bay River in Alpena last week. The club plans renovations to the island this year and a celebration in 2022 to honor the club’s 100th anniversary. ALPENA — After fighting through a challenging year of canceled fundraising events and community projects in 2020, area service groups hope to rebound this year. Only time — and COVID-19 — will determine if that will happen. Already, several 2021 events are scrapped, and others changed to virtual methods as the pandemic and related restrictions continue.