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Scams to steal your personal information are at an all-time high. The need to safeguard important personal documents such as your Social Security card continues to be very important.
A Social Security card is not an identification document. In many situations, you only need to know your Social...
In the pursuit of work-life balance, you may mentally compartmentalize your home office from the rest of the house. But that doesn’t mean this space should get a pass where spring cleaning is concerned. Here are three easy ways to spruce up your workspace this season:
1. File: Make time to finally...
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...
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,
Our ladies’ group is having a spring luncheon in April and I’d like to make some special...
BREAKING NEWS! Miracle Man to Hike Appalachian Trail! Did you see my TV 5 Live Interview last Thursday? Typical media over hype. I will have to say it was quite the experience and totally unrehearsed. I was instructed to show up at their downtown Saginaw studio at 3:45pm and would be going on the...
Mallori Dzurka is a Pinconning native and a Registered Dietitian. She received Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Central Michigan University and worked for Ascension Hospital for 17 years before opening her own business, Handcrafted Health. Send your nutrition questions to...
Do you know how to spot a government imposter scam? Knowing how to identify potential scammers will help safeguard your personal information.
There are common elements to many of these scams. Scammers often exploit fears and threaten you with arrest or legal action. Scammers also pose as Social...
Is there anyone who hasn’t heard the mournful cooing of a Mourning Dove just as morning breaks? Avoiding dense woods, this abundant bird prefers habitats created by man - orchards, suburban yards, farmland, and hedgerows. A hundred years ago it was an uncommon bird in much of Northern Michigan, but...
On March 16, 2023, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Holly Mueller, Bay County 4-H Program Coordinator under MSU Extension, on upcoming special events and ongoing programs offered to children in our area. Special events include:
• Saturday, May 6, 1:05...
Thursday, March 23rd,
• Rotary Club, Regular Meeting at CJ’s, Noon.
Tuesday, March 28th,
• Versiti Blood Drive, Prince of Peace in Linwood,
8:00 am - Noon.
Wednesday, March 29th,
• PAEFP, Easter Basket Application at the Library,
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm.
Standing events
Second Monday
• Fraser Township...