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(NAPSI)—Brushing, flossing and regular trips to the dentist keep our smiles healthy and happy—that, we know. But what about the water you brush with and drink? Using fluoridated water will help your smile more than you think.
What is fluoridated water?
Almost all water has some amount of...
(NAPSI)—Warmer weather is here, wit it comes longer daylight hours, and for many, a desire to spring into new activities, including exercise. If you’re ready to kickstart a new fitness routine, here are three tips to help you get started.
1. Find What Motivates You
Are you itching to get out into...
5 Years Ago (June 2017)
A sign was dedicated near the Letchfield Park honoring Merton and Virginia Peacock. The couple, longtime owners of Wilson’s Cheese Shoppe, donated the land used for the field to the City in the mid-1900’s. A brief history of the family; the first Pinconning cheese-maker,...
(NAPSI)—There’s a reason you shouldn’t skip your routine eye exam—and many people don’t even know about it. A growing body of research shows that vision loss can affect how well your brain works. The most recent study found that people who scored poorly on vision tests were more likely to suffer...
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...
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 been looking for really good recipes for either Black Forest Pies or Black Forest...
God always does something great with something little, you are the next thing he is looking to bless. Mosses was not a good public speaker but made him a leader. Jesus fed 5,000 people with two loaves of bread and three fish.
We focus on all our faults and sins. But God sees us because Jesus loved...
The Kirtland’s Warbler is one of the rarest birds in North America. Very few people have ever seen one. It winters in the Bahamas and breeds almost exclusively in large tracts of young jack pine trees near the AuSable River. In the 1970s it was added to the EPA’s Endangered Species List when less...
![ROTARIAN CINDY LeVASSEUR (left) is shown with KERI WITHERS (right) who spoke about the non-profit organization, Rayola. Rayola is a 501[c]3 charitable entity dedicated to providing necessary items to children when they enter foster care, some of whom are removed from their homes with virtually no clothing or personal items to take with them. --Courtesy Photo](https://www.pinconningjournal.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/COLOR%20Rotary_39.jpg?itok=5a87cO4D)
On June 9, 2022, the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Keri Withers, Director of the non-profit organization Rayola, on the work to provide comfort items for children entering the foster care system. The organization, based in West Branch, serves 13 counties in...
5 Years Ago (June 2017)
Shaw Contracting Employees began grinding the track at Pinconning High School, the first step in the $193,000 project to renovate and improve the track and stadium. Major donors that made the project possible include the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, Pinconning Athletic...