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News Photos by Darby Hinkley
Joe Donna looks on his brightly lit inanimate subjects from beside the huge camera he salvaged from the old ACC graphics building.
ALPENA Remember negatives? Well, these negatives are 16 by 20. So you know the camera’s big.
Alpena artist and art instructor Joe Donna procured and converted a roughly 1,000-pound process camera from the old Alpena Community College graphics building, which was torn down in 2009, Donna recalled.
“A process camera is a camera that they used to use, before computer technology, to enlarge things, to duplicate things, to make what they call half-tone screens, to do any sort of color separations,” Joe Donna said. “It was kind of like the workhorse of the commercial printshop, back in its day.”
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News Photo by Crystal Nelson
Alpena Community College graduate Lilly Lewis attended the college’s drive-through commencement on Thursday via a school bus. Her family accompanied her to the ceremony on the bus, where they cheered her on, honked, and rang cow bells.
ALPENA About 70 Alpena Community College graduates participated in a drive-through commencement ceremony on Thursday.
College officials decided to hold commencement in a drive-through format this year because coronavirus restrictions would not allow large gatherings in Park Arena, where the ceremony is traditionally held.
Instead, the graduates with their families in tow, pulled up to Park Arena in everything from cars and trucks to convertibles and even school buses to make their walk of achievement.
May 5, 2021
After a long and valiant struggle, Rolene Berg’s earthly journey ended on April 22, 2021, while holding her daughter’s hand.
Born Dec. 5,1941, she was the only surviving child of Jack and Helen Berg.
Rolene graduated from Alpena Community College and then Michigan State University. Her first career was as a teacher and then in 1977, she joined New Way In, Inc as the administrator of the women’s reentry program. She assisted many women in their return to society and worked at New Way In until 1989, when she joined the State of Michigan as a Social Worker. In 1984, Rolene’s dream of being a mother was fulfilled when she adopted her daughter Melissa.
May 4, 2021
Upcoming programs from the Association of Lifelong Learners are planned, with some online and some in-person, and some offered in both formats. For connection information to the Zoom programs, email ALL@Alpenacc.edu.
Tuesdays in May
Mexican Train Express is held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Alpena Community College M. Briggs Center.
Ready for a fun, addictive and fast-moving game that has lots of surprising twists and turns? Join ALL for Mexican Train Express. This dominoes game does not have partners and can be played with two, three, four, five or more players. You will learn some tricks and techniques. You may join this class any time during the year.
May 4, 2021
Courtesy Photos Alpena Community College’s Student Leadership Commission put together a denim clothesline exhibit as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Students and staff were encouraged to sign or decorate jeans as a way of standing up to sexual violence and showing their support for survivors.
ACC and Hope Shores Alliance hosted a virtual vigil on Facebook Live on Wednesday, April 28th. This event featured live music, interviews with community members, a moment of silence, sharing of resources, a candle lighting ceremony, and learning more about how we can all work together to stop sexual assault.
ACC President Dr. Don MacMaster is pictured taking part in interviews with HSA staff Paige Allia and Rachel Berzack.