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I recently saw a quote that I think is worth talking about. It said, “ Prayer is not like a spare tire that you use in emergency. It is to be used like a steering wheel that keeps you on the right path throughout your life.” Author unknown. This reminds us that God is not a genie that grants wishes...
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 have some frozen blueberries and raspberries I need to use up. Does anyone have some good...
(NAPSI)—In each step of their lifecycle, vape products can harm our environment with three forms of toxic pollution: plastic waste, hazardous waste, and electronic waste (e-waste).
Step 1: Production
From the very beginning of production, vapes are devastating for the environment. Sourcing raw...
Some birds are so plain and unassuming that
we are tempted to think they may have been created
with the sole purpose of going through life
without anyone ever noticing them. Such a bird
is the American Pipit. It breeds in the Arctic and
passes briefly through our area around October
on its way...
On October 26, 2023, members of the Rotary Club of
Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation on dealing
with mental health issues by Erica Stedman of the Huron
County Behavioral Health Dept. who said that her job
involves the dissemination of public health information
on mental health issues,...
5 Years Ago (November 2018)
On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, Mr. Marty Schultz
and Mr. Bob Charlebois, representing the Rotary Club
of Pinconning and Standish presented thesauruses to all
fourth grade students at Pinconning Central Elementary.
The Rotary Club believes that by owning their own...
We’re excited to announce the addition of two helpful screening tools on SSA.gov! These tools are the Benefits Screener and the Card Replacement Screener. The Benefit Screener helps you determine your eligibility for benefits and the Card Replacement Screener helps you request a replacement Social...
Did you know we have a new audio series, SSA Talks?
You can learn more about our top priorities by listening at www.ssa.gov/news/audio-series.html.
In our first episode, Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi and Janet Walker, Associate Commissioner for Operational HR Services, discuss how our current...
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 to wonder if people will spend as much money on Thanksgiving as they do on Halloween. As I drove around the Tri-City area, there were many homes that had expensive Halloween displays. I know one person who spent over $200 on candy for a trunk and treat event at one of the schools. I am not...