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News Photos by Darby Hinkley Sally and Julian Skiba sit and talk about their many years volunteering at the Friendship Room.
ALPENA Serving others is not just a hobby for this senior couple – it’s a calling.
Julian and Sally Skiba, ages 85 and 83, respectively, volunteer at the Friendship Room three days per week. Sally will turn 84 on May 18.
Featuring the Skibas fits right into the theme of honoring April as National Volunteer Month.
Sally has been serving at the Friendship Room since the first day it opened, on Nov. 14, 1988.
She recalls they had one pot of soup and some sandwiches, and only a handful of patrons that day. But even if there was just one mouth to feed, she would be there to do it.
Area blood drives announced
The Red Cross has scheduled nearly a dozen blood drives in the area during April, which is National Volunteer Month.
As a special thank you, those who donate by April 30 automatically will be entered for a chance to win one of five $1,000 e-gift cards to a merchant of choice. Additional details are available at rcblood.org/Gift.
The Red Cross continues to urge healthy individuals, especially those with type O blood, to give blood to ensure hospitals can meet patient needs.
Schedule a donation appointment by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767), or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.
Managing Editor A woman raises her hands and sings during an Easter Sunday service at High Peaks Church in Saranac Lake.
(Enterprise photo â Peter Crowley) The Rev. Andrew Cruz Lillegard chats with Ann Marenick after an Easter Sunday service at the Episcopal Church of St. Luke the Beloved Physician in Saranac Lake.
(Enterprise photo â Peter Crowley) Susan Olsen sings as the sun rises over the mountains during an ecumenical sunrise service Easter Sunday in Riverside Park, Saranac Lake.
(Enterprise photo â Peter Crowley) New Easter decorations adorn St. Bernardâs Catholic Church in Saranac Lake.
(Enterprise photo â Peter Crowley) Ann Marenick helps sanitize peopleâs hands before they go up to receive communion during an Easter Sunday service at the Episcopal Church of St. Luke the Beloved Physician in Saranac Lake.
Spirit of Acadiana: Easter brunch preps in Breaux Bridge
Spirit of Acadiana: Easter brunch preps in Breaux Bridge
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Sunday mornings in Breaux Bridge. And Cafe Sydnie Mae opens for brunch.. â¦.which starts, by the way, at 9:47âsharp,â smiles owner David Puckett.
Thatâs because 9:47 is about when 9 o clock mass at St. Bernard Catholic Church across the street ends. So, at Cafe Sydnie Mae - named after an amazing legislator -there s Sunday brunch.
ââ¦it has grown bigger than we ever thought,â adds Puckett.
But then, we talk Sunday Brunch on Easter, a time of renewal and rebirth, especially after a rough 12 months or so. âEverything s finally starting to become new again, itâs a day we get to heal, it s a day we get to say âthank you for all we ve got. Easter 2021 is a very special day for us,â says Puckett.
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