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I know that these days are not as bright as two years ago, gas prices are double, food prices are up and housing has skyrocketed. This limits our vacations and just weekend relaxation, which keep our stress levels up. For most it is just hard to get by each week, especially if you have little ones...
Sometimes the old names are better than the new ones. A good example of this may be a bird now named the Common Gallinule, better known to older folks as the Moorhen. The old name seems to fit this bird with its chicken’s bill, duck’s body, and heron’s feet and legs, and which sometimes clucks like...
5 Years Ago (June 2017)
The Pinconning High School (PHS) Baseball Team were Tri-Valley Conference-West Champions. The team included: Hunter McGillen, Cam Floyd, Darren LaBean, Brady Bernreuter, Nolan Briggs, Derek LaBean, Dakota Sequin, Zack Backus, Jared Fiebke, Mason Vieau, Drew Schultz, Connor...
Many people struggle with reading the Bible, I did for many years. But let me share a simple overview of what I have learned from the Bible. God created Earth and paradise called Eden. God created man (Adam) and then Woman (Eve) and gave them free will like all other living things. God had one rule...
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 granddaughters want to try their hands at making candy. Does anyone have some recipes...
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...
“The Shadow Girl” by Misty Mount
“A powerful fantasy that combines a coming of age theme with insights into changing family relationships, the impact of past worlds on present lives, and a shy girl’s unexpected changes.”—Midwest Book Review
Shy, thirteen-year-old Zylia has always known she was...
5 Years Ago (May 2017)
Winners of the Floyd Podgorniak Memorial Scholarship presented by the Knights of Columbus Council #2986 included; Collin Greer, Karlee Gourd, and Derek LaBean.
10 Years Ago (May 2012)
St. Michael’s School Kindergarten Graduates of 2012 include: Kinsie Jacqures, Brianna Pake...
The day may come soon when you turn on the AC—and it won’t be there. That’s because climate change could mean such an increase in summer air conditioning use in the United States as to cause prolonged blackouts during peak summer usage—but that doesn’t have to be, if states expand capacity or...
As pet parents gradually begin to spend more time outside the house, pets around the country are having to adapt to new daily routines, adjust to more time alone and navigate more frequent social interactions. Pets thrive on predictability, so it’s not uncommon to see them exhibit anxious or...