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On January 19, 2023, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Phil Durst, Senior Educator with MSU Extension, based in West Branch, on the history of the Land Grant College movement. Phil said he got his start at Pennsylvania State University Extension before...
Several members of the Arenac VFW Post #3724 and Auxiliary along with many members of the 11th District will attend the Department of Michigan Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary’s Mid-Winter conference, January 27-29, 2023, at the Radisson Hotel, in Kalamazoo, MI. The weekend’s agenda will...
5 Years Ago (January 2018)
Kevin Hobbs was awarded the High School Spartan of the Month of December. In his nomination, Mrs. Lippie said, “ Although Kevin is not an academically driven student, he takes care of his peers. When my students come to class burdened with emotional turmoil, Kevin...
5 Years Ago (January 2018)
Kevin Hobbs was awarded the High School Spartan of the Month of December. In his nomination, Mrs. Lippie said, “ Although Kevin is not an academically driven student, he takes care of his peers. When my students come to class burdened with emotional turmoil, Kevin...
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 love winter cooking and I’m always trying to find new versions of old favorites. Does...
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...
There is a new catch phrase out “Go within or go without”. It relates to the fact that we must pray to God and seek his direction to have the blessing he wants us to have.
God is for us not against us, he wants good things for you, but you must accept him as your savior first and then talk to him...
After a stroke in 2016, cancer diagnosis in 2017, a lumbar back fusion in 2020, a total hip replacement in 2021, and now turning 70 January 12th, 2023, I definitely intend to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 2023. For those nongeography students a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail involves 2,198...
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...