🌱 Could your Alpena Township home qualify for a $20,000 rehab?
Alpena, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Alpena! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Could your Alpena Township home qualify for a $20,000 rehab?
- Could Alpena finally get a community-owned grocery downtown?
- How to spot fake “Alpena County deputy” calls before you pay
Also on today's calendar: Todd Allen Herendeen and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the turtle cross the road ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cloudy with showers around, with a high of 74 and low of 57 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 68, low: 53.
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Alpena Township Board approves application for Federal Home Rehabilitation funding (thealpenanews.com) — Alpena Township’s board has applied for $1.275 million in federal grant funding to help low- and moderate-income homeowners repair and upgrade their houses. If approved, the program could rehab about 52 single-family homes, covering essentials like roofs, furnaces, accessibility improvements, and lead safety while using Alpena County income limits to determine eligibility. 
2. Presentation tonight to discuss details of potential Alpena food co-op (thealpenanews.com) — Tonight’s presentation at PIF Cider will explore launching a community-owned food co-op in downtown Alpena and gather your input on locations and priorities. With only one grocery store inside city limits, organizers and the DDA see a co-op as a way to expand access to fresh, organic, and locally controlled food options.
3. Individuals impersonating Alpena County Sheriff's Office personnel (thealpenanews.com) — Scammers are calling Alpena County residents while pretending to be from the Sheriff’s Office and demanding money through retailers like Walmart or Meijer. Deputies stress they will never collect bond via gift cards or text, and urge you to hang up, share the warning with neighbors, and call law enforcement directly using a verified number.
4. Coast Guard rescues ill sailor from freighter on Lake Huron (woodtv.com) — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew airlifted a 33-year-old sailor needing urgent medical care from a freighter on Lake Huron near Alpena late Sunday night. Rescuers hoisted the man from the Walter J. McCarthy Jr. and flew him to Huron County Memorial Airport, where he was transferred to a local hospital for further treatment.
5. 17 Petoskey athletes earn Big North honors in baseball, softball and soccer (usatoday.com) — Seventeen Petoskey athletes earned Big North all-conference honors this spring, and several Alpena players were recognized alongside them in baseball, softball, and soccer. Alpena standouts such as Brady Chapman, Georgie Alberts, Maddie Spomer, Paige Samp, Sophie Kindt, and multiple others helped keep their teams competitive in one of Northern Michigan’s toughest leagues.
📸 Around Alpena
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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ROV 101 June →
Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, 500 W Fletcher St, Alpena
10:00 am
Thursday June 25
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Other local events
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Chair Yoga With Friends
Friends Together Alpena Friends Together, 105 Prentiss, Alpena, MI
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NE MI Cancer Connect (Friends Together)
Friends Together Alpena 105 Prentiss St, Alpena, MI 49707
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Todd Allen Herendeen →
Alpena Events Complex, 701 Woodward Ave, Alpena
7:00 pm -
Craft with Friends
Friends Together Alpena 105 Prentiss St, Alpena, MI 49707, USA
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Independence Day Weekend - Office Closed
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250 Jubilee 4th of July Sestercentennial Old... →
Alpena City Hall, 208 N 1st Ave #1, Alpena
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250 Jubilee 4th of July Sestercentennial Old Fashioned Celebration →
Alpena City Hall, 208 N 1st Ave #1, Alpena
12:45 pm
Thursday June 25
Friday June 26
Monday June 29
Friday July 3
Saturday July 4
📣 Alpena Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Open MakerLab →
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library, 211 N 1st Ave, Alpena
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The Story of the Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum →
Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, 500 W Fletcher St, Alpena
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Planning Commission Meeting →
Alpena County, MI Calendar
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5th Annual Shin-Ga-Ba Shores Carnival →
Shin-Ga-Ba Shores, Ossineke Park, Ossineke
12:00 pm
Wednesday June 24
Thursday June 25
Sunday June 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- H&R Block, Inc. posted a job opening for Bookkeeper-Ext in Alpena. Apply here.
- The Salvation Army in the Midwest posted a job opening for Family Store Associate-Key Holder in Alpena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alpena here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She was going to the shell station (Thank you Nettie D. for sending it in!)
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