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The holidays are right around the corner and sending your mail and packages with the U.S. Postal Service has never been easier or more reliable. With a little planning and the right tools, you can ensure that the perfect gift reaches everyone on your list.
Here are seven tips to make your holiday...
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’m looking for Cookie and Bread recipes that are made with mincemeat. - Greg from...
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and you are enjoying this nice break in the weather we have been blessed with. As this year draws to a close, we should reflect on all that we have been through and the loved ones we have lost. As well as, what mistakes we have made and what lessons have we...
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...
Social Security imposter scams are widespread across the United States. Scammers use targeted, sophisticated tactics to deceive you into providing sensitive information or money.
Social Security’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has received reports of scammers creating fake versions of the...
(NAPSI)—If you’re like most people, this is a familiar scene: You’re nearing the end of your appointment with your physician, and they ask, “Do you have any questions?” You want to take advantage of the short amount of time you have with the one person who can decipher tests and explain medical...
Wild Turkeys, once nearly extinct, have made a dramatic comeback in Michigan following their successful reintroduction by the DNR in the mid-twentieth century. It is once again a common gamebird throughout most of Lower Michigan and parts of the U.P. It is especially prevalent in rural landscapes...
On November 17, 2022, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Bob Pierce, Director of Information Technology for the Forward Corporation in Standish, on the need for vigilance in our day-to-day use of electronic devices, like computers and cellphones, as well...
Friday, November 25th,
• Santa Parade, Standish Historic Depot, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
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.
• Gibson Township Board Meeting, 7 p.m., 7214 Main...
5 Years Ago (November 2017)
In honor of Veteran’s Day: the 1st grade class at St. Michael’s School mailed letters to local veterans, Army SPC Tyler Starkey visited and told stories of his time in the service to Young 5’s - 1st Graders, and Sherwood Friebe (20 year Air Force Vet) was a guess speaker...