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Did you hear House speaker Johnson’s Re-dedication prayer in Washington DC on May 17th? If you did not, you should look it up and take the time to listen to it. No, I do not mean let AI give you a recap. It was not political, but biblically referencing our God given rights that should not be...
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...
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,
Now that spring is officially here, I’m ready to fire up my grill. Does anyone have some...
5 Years Ago (May 2021)
Each year the Jack Pine Conference All-Academic Awards are presented to eight students from each of the schools in the conference. This honor is based on a formula which combines GPA and ACT scores. Pinconning’s 2021 Teams are: First Team: Joahua Dybas, Alexis Holstine,...
It’s almost certain that local folks who put up martin houses in the spring (some people refer to them as martin hotels or condos) have by now noted the return of one of our most popular, useful, and interesting birds—the Purple Martin. After wintering in South America, these birds return to...
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Why is America so great? Because of our Constitution; We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our...
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’ve got several family gettogethers coming up this summer and I’m looking for some really...
5 Years Ago (May 2021)
The friends of the Pinconning Community Center received a grant award of $50,000 from the Kantzler Foundation for renovations of the Pinconning Community Center. The Kantzler Foundation is the largest private charitable foundation in Bay County. Since its inception in 1975...
NOTE: This article was prepared in response to a request from a young man who participated in the recent Literary Showcase held in the Pinconning High School Gym. He asked that an article be put together on his favorite bird, the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. I hope he enjoys this report....