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On April 11th, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by David Tokarsky, General Manager of Garber Chevrolet Linwood, on the upcoming Memorial Cup hockey tournament in Saginaw. The previously announced program for the day on conservation efforts to guarantee...
Thursday, April 18th,
• Rotary Club, Regular Meeting at CJ’s, Noon.
Friday, April 19th,
• Arenac Relay for Life, AuGres-Sims School, 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
• Pinconning Food Pantry, Food Giveaway, 800 Horn St.
Monday, April 22nd,
• Pinconning Area School District, Community Advisory Council Meeting,...
5 Years Ago (April 2019)
On April 10th, 2019, Abby Ososki, a Pinconning High School graduate from the class of 2014, sang the National Anthem at Comerica Park for the Detroit Tigers baseball game against the Cleveland Indians. “I feel truly honored and so blessed to have such an amazing hometown to...
Lynn Eckerle is the author of the weekly food column The Recipe Exchange along with a blog, Lynn’s Musings From a Deep Well. She loves country cooking, small town living and taking the back roads.
Dear Lynn,
I’m hoping someone has a tasty recipe for Barbeque Sauce. I’m never happy with the store-...
Dr. Paul Dake is semi-retired; moved to the Pinconning area to be near family and is submitting articles for the Journal. Dr. Dake has an Undergraduate degree in Physiology and M.D. degree, both from Michigan State University, the latter awarded in 1978; immediately thereafter, Family Medicine...
The Great Egret is a white member of the heron family. They are quite common in summer in our area, but were once nearly extinct, having been hunted previously for their white plumes used to adorn ladies’ hats. Like other herons, it feeds on frogs, turtles, and fish, and builds its nest high in a...
Thursday, April 11th,
• Rotary Club, Regular Meeting at CJ’s, Noon.
Friday, April 12th,
• Tree Sorting Day, as part of the Saginaw Bay Nature Festival, join the Rotary Club at the Arenac Road Commission (125 Airpark Drive), register with Mike Stoner at 989-324-7069.
Tuesday, April 16th,
• VFW Post...
5 Years Ago (April 2019)
PHS Alum Directs Final Four Performance - Michael Idzior directed the University of Virginia Band during the 2019 NCAA Tournament Championship Game on the evening of Monday, April 8th. The 1999 PHS graduate is the Assistant Director of the Cavalier Marching Band.
10 Years...
Social Security has expanded its outreach to people in critical need of financial help who may be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). SSI provides monthly payments to adults age 65 and older or to other adults – and children – with a disability or blindness who have limited income and...
(NAPSI)—One of the greatest joys—but potentially biggest challenges—for many grandparents is time spent with the grandkids. Whether yours are toddlers or teens, keeping them entertained requires a level of fitness that might include everything from lifting a child to chasing them at the playground...