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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
ALPENA, Mich. - A former student at Alpena High School has been charged with threatening to shoot students during the recent senior prom.Jesse Mark Jacobs was arraigned Monday in district court on a charge of making a terrorist threat.State police arrested the 19-year-old on Friday. Officers say they found a recently purchased rifle at his residence.Jacobs is represented by the local public defender's...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 02/21/2008
ALPENA, MI (MARKET WIRE) The Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC) is sponsoring the first ever Alpena Camper & RV Show, March 14-16, 2008, at the Northern Lights Arena. Over 35 new, year 2008 recreation vehicles will be on display including folding campers, motor homes, travel trailers and fifth wheel travel trailers. Display models range in price...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/01/2007
The expansion of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary – which is centered in Alpena, about 190 miles north of Detroit – would help restrict any activities which could damage an area full of shipwrecks and history, Levin said. He was a strong supporter of Thunder Bay's original designation as a marine sanctuary in 2000 and both he and Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, both Democrats, are sponsoring...
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Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 10/20/2007
... tornadoes, plus a water spout over an area lake, may have touched down in Kalkaska, Cheboygan, Alpena and Mio. Tornadoes were confirmed in eight Michigan counties, and weather service crews were still evaluating the damage in some areas. "This is extremely rare," said David Lawrence, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Gaylord. "When you're this deep into the month of October, it's...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/19/2007
... tornadoes, plus a water spout over an area lake, may have touched down in Kalkaska, Cheboygan, Alpena and Mio.“This is extremely rare,” said David Lawrence, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Gaylord. “When you're this deep into the month of October, it's a very rare event.”At 10:52 p.m., a confirmed tornado touched down and damaged seven homes in the Shiawassee County community...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/11/2007
AAA Michigan's weekly survey indicates prime locations for this weekend include Traverse City, Frankfort, Cadillac, Gaylord, Manistee and Boyne city in northwest lower Michigan, where AAA said state parks report 90% color development. Same goes for Mackinaw City, Cheboygan, Rogers City, Roscommon, Alpena and Grayling.
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USCHO.com News (Free subscription) | 10/11/2007
... Arm, BCHL), Phil Partyka (Traverse City, NAHL), Kyle Richardson (Baystate, EJHL) and Eric Roman (Alpena, NAHL), forwards Dylan Exton (Prince George, BCHL), Andrew Berecz (Springfield, NAHL), Travis Hamway (Fairbanks, NAHL), Jordan Inglis (Prince George, BCHL), Chris Kushneriuk (Orleans, CJHL), Evan Mackintosh (Boston, EJHL), Jeremy Tejchma (Bridgewater, EJHL) and Tyler Ruel (Alberni Valley,...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/03/2007
... Rogers City, red and orange hues
predominate at 80 percent color development.
Color watchers in Alpena, Traverse City and Boyne City report color
levels at between 35 and 50 percent. In Frankfort, it's 40 percent with
excellent orange hues reported. Peak expected in mid-October.
In the Southern Lower Peninsula, peak color is still a couple weeks
away. At Blandford Nature Center in Grand...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/23/2007
Never heard of him: You wouldn't have, unless you have 9- to 12-year-olds. He's the author of scary books for youngsters. The Michigan Chillers series includes titles like "Aliens Attack Alpena" and "Dinosaurs Destroy Detroit." The American Chillers series takes the same idea -- readers learn about a particular area while reading a scary story -- and makes it national. The 20th American Chiller,...
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The Corner (Free subscription) | 09/22/2007
Mackinaw Island, Mich. -- This weekend, Mackinaw is host to the largest event for GOP presidential contenders until the Iowa Caucuses (provided that they come first, of course). This place is beautiful, but very hard to reach. Republicans from all over had to fly in to airports you've probably never heard of, like Alpena, Saginaw, and Grand Rapids, then drive up past the 45th Parallel (half-way,...
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Western College Hockey (Free subscription) | 09/21/2007
... got such a talented roster that they'll be right there at the end of the year. In the North, Alpena looked good today, but apparently struggled on Thursday. St. Louis always seems to be strong. Mahoning Valley looks to have a good team again this year, but their bright orange jerseys could be considered a war crime. Fairbanks looks to be the class of the South Division so far. Why Fairbanks...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/18/2007
ALPENA, Mich., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Federal of
Northern Michigan Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: ) announced
the approval by its Board of Directors of a cash dividend on its common
stock of $0.05 per share for the quarter ending September 30, 2007. The
dividend will be payable to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2007
and will be paid on or about October 19, 2007....
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MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 08/29/2007
... for Presque Isle County. The letter, written by attorney and former judge Joseph Swallow of Alpena, includes the following: My clients are concerned despite the fact that the climate of our planet is warming at an unparalleled pace and a scientific consensus pointing to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (of which carbon dioxide CO2 is primary) as the culprit; Michigan...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 08/28/2007
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of ongoing surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A-' rating for the City of Alpena, Michigan's approximately $1.6 million in outstanding water and sewer
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 08/16/2007
Besides Wayne, Oakland and Macomb, the other 52 counties receiving federal traffic safety funding for overtime patrols include: Allegan, Alpena, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Clinton, Delta, Dickinson, Eaton, Emmet, Genesee, Gogebic, Grand Traverse, Hillsdale, Ingham, Ionia, Iron, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Mackinac,...
