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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,
My kids are always running late in the morning. I’m looking for a Muffin recipe that is...
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...
On January 12, 2023, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Mark Pieniozek, owner of the Reel Michigan Charter Service in Linwood on the charter services he offers for a variety of fishing experiences as well as duck hunts in the fall. Fishing charters take...
Thursday, January 19th,
• Rotary Club, Social Gathering at CJ’s, 6 pm.
Friday, January 20th,
• Food Pantry Food Distribution.
Standing events
Second Monday
• Fraser Township Board Meeting, 7 pm, 1474 N. Mackinaw, Linwood.
• Garfield Township Board Meeting, 6:30 pm, 1138 W. Erickson, Linwood.
•...
5 Years Ago (January 2018)
St. Michael’s School 6th - 8th Grade students participated in the VFW Essay contest, Patriot’s Pen, with a theme of “American’s Gift to My Generation.” Skylar Johnson took First Place, Emma Grzegorcyk placed Second, and Taryn Hoffman placed Third.
Pinconning’s Wrestling...
The Canada Goose is one of the most recognizable migratory birds in the Saginaw Bay region. Every spring and fall thousands can be seen traveling daily between the bay and nearby fields during the weeks of their lay-over in the area, between their winter home in the southern U.S. and their summer...
Preparing your home for cold weather can lower your energy bills; promote a more comfortable, healthier environment; and even help banish winter blues. Here’s what to know:
• Call a professional: “Waiting until it gets really cold to run your heater is like not stretching before you run,” says...
Some birds are so tiny and so darned cute that it’s hard not to get excited when they show up at our bird feeders. One such bird is the Common Redpoll, a bird seen occasionally in our area during the winter months. Redpolls are members of the family of tiny finches that includes the American...
5 Years Ago (January 2018)
The new Alley Cat Hydroponics sign appeared on the former Pinny Lanes sign on Pinconning Road. The owners intend to sell hydroponic growing equipment and supplies, and have not applied for a Marihuana Provisioning Center License for the current building. On December 15,...