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In addition to its repertoire of sounds—laughs, whistles, hoots, grumbles—the Barred Owl is famous for its “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?” call. This is the question asked by Michigan’s most talkative owl. Once the most common owl in our state, it is now less common because it is...
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On January 9th, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Dr. David McGreaham, MD, on the topic “Dying from Fentanyl—Causes and Treatment.” Dr. McGraeham is from Traverse City and was formerly the Chief Medical Officer at Munson Medical Center. He now directs...
5 Years Ago (January 2020)
The Pinconning Varsity Wrestling team hosted Ogemaw Heights and Tawas on January 8th for Senior Night; honoring Tristan Dycewicz, Kyle Reynolds, Decklyn Utz, and Austin Zmrzlik. Against Ogemaw, Logan Wilczynski, Zmrzlik, Tyler Brooks, Utz, and Jacob Brooks each recorded a...
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 homemade pancake recipes. - Jean from Clarksville
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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...
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...
I have an inconvenient truth. If you are not still learning in life then you are living wrong.
I do not care what age you are 20, 40, or 70 years old. Most of us figure after our formal school years we are done learning and off to work. For decades I was just working to pay bills and raise a family...
The abundant Mourning Dove prefers habitats created by man, places like orchards, residential yards, and farm fields. With the clearing of the forests over the last century this dove has gradually worked its way northward. While some doves in northern areas move to more southerly locations for the...
5 Years Ago (January 2020)
Bay County has been awarded an $84,000 state grant to build a bathhouse in the day use area of Pinconning Park. The bathhouse will be appreciated by the surplus of park goers. The ADA accessible facility which will have four bathroom stalls including two with showers.
A...