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5 Years Ago (October 2017)
Pearl Howden Cox, born October 6, 1917, in Standish, MI, celebrated her 100th Birthday. Pearl and the late James Ralph Cox were blessed with 49 years of marriage, three daughters and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Family members and friends gathered in the...
Thursday, October 13th,
• Rotary Club, Regular Meeting at CJ’s, Noon.
Friday, October 14th,
• Halloween in the City - Trunk or Treat, East Edge Graphics Parking Lot & Pinconning Nature Trail, 4 - 7 pm.
Saturday, October 15th,
• Pinconning Band Booster 23rd Annual 3 Holiday Craft Bazzar,...
Changes are coming in 2023 for when Medicare Part B coverage starts.
What is not changing:
If you are eligible at age 65, your Initial Enrollment Period (IEP):
Begins three months before your 65th birthday.
Includes the month of your 65th birthday.
Ends three months after your 65th birthday.
If...
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the blessings we have in our lives and to share memories with our loved ones. We are thankful because we’re able to provide you and your family with services, benefits, tools, and information to help you throughout life’s journey.
Social Security is more than...
Whether your family has been on its A-game when it comes to dental health or you were subject to the summer slide, the start of the school year is a great chance to reset. While your kids get used to the earlier wakeup call, incorporating oral health techniques along the way will help them beyond...
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 a ton of green tomatoes on my plants. Does anyone have some good Green Tomato...
Our bodies are amazing, delicate, systems working together designed by God. We derive our energy from food, water, and air; but many times sabotage ourselves by poor eating habits, smoking and not drinking enough water. Then we complain about being tired or stressed and sick. Likewise, we have a...
Soccer Field Update
Community members have been asking about the new soccer field being constructed along Pinconning road just west of the high school. You may have seen the giant hills of dirt this summer as the excavating, tiling, and field grade was being completed. I would like to provide you...
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. At Social Security, we recognize and appreciate the roles people with disabilities play in the workforce. That’s why we’re celebrating and sharing Matt’s story.
As a job seeker who is deaf and needs accommodations, Matt was reluctant to...
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. At Social Security, we recognize and appreciate the roles people with disabilities play in the workforce. That’s why we’re celebrating and sharing Matt’s story.
As a job seeker who is deaf and needs accommodations, Matt was reluctant to...