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Sarah Trumble is a Michigan Native, originally from the Upper Peninsula. Previously in education, she enjoyed teaching international higher education, overseas and in the U.S., but moved back to Michigan during COVID. Sarah and her family have happily settled back in the region, bringing her two...
Many people are just waiting for a person or new pill to fix them, and that is not how the real world works. We put labels on everything. You know she has this or he has that. Kelsey Pfendler just rowed from the Grand Canyon to Hawaii by herself in record time, 2,300 miles in under 44 days. Erik...
5 Years Ago (June 2021)
Courtney Alderton had always loved animals, so when she saw a help wanted ad for a dog grooming salon just before her graduation from Pinconning High School in 2017, she thought it was a great fit. She started the day after graduating, and now four years later, she’s opened...
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The Northern Shoveler’s colorful plumage is similar to that of the male Mallard so it might be possible, at first glance, to confuse the two species, until you see the long, dark, spatula-like bill of the Shoveler. The male is especially beautiful, with blue, white, and green markings on the top of...
10 Years Ago (July 2016)
Linwood native, Benjamin LaPrairie, who serves as organist and associate director of music at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., will play a organ recital on Saturday, July 9th, at St. Stanislaus Church of Our Lady of...
Sarah Trumble is a Michigan Native, originally from the Upper Peninsula. Previously in education, she enjoyed teaching international higher education, overseas and in the U.S., but moved back to Michigan during COVID. Sarah and her family have happily settled back in the region, bringing her two...
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Member SIPC Edward Jones, its employees, and financial advisors are not estate planners and cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your estate-planning attorney or qualified tax advisor...
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 looking for some rich and delicious Brownie Recipes. --Linda from Missaukee City
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At one time it was perhaps the most common duck in Michigan, but today the American Black Duck is increasingly less common. One of the reasons for the decline is the increase in the population of Mallards. Mallards can breed with domestic ducks as well as Black Ducks. A female Black Duck bred by a...




