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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,
My resolution this year is to eat healthier so I’m looking for some different ways to cook...
Hello, I found this prayer that addresses many modern issues affecting all of us. Please share it with others if you find it helpful.
Heavenly Father, we ask the following be done in your name: All artificial intelligences, artificial lifeforms, thought forms, technologies, smartdust, nanodust,...
Originally a bird of western North America, the House Finch is a fairly recent arrival in our region. It has been common in our area only for the last 40 years or so. Many people confuse it with the less common Purple Finch. The male House Finch is easy to spot with his bright red breast and head....
On the last meeting day of the year, December 30, 2021, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish held their Annual Meeting to sum up the past year, at Linwood Corners Café. Officers for the year beginning July 1, 2022, were elected during the meeting. They included: Mary LaPan, Club...
THE KLUMPP MEAT MARKET and grocery store (1910) was a going business in this community at the turn of the century and was located where the Post Office and Lumberjack Food Company are today. The picture was provided by Mrs. Eddy McPhee who identified the men pictured generally left-to-right as: Tom...
Current definitions of health and wellness reflect consumer attitude changes toward diet and exercise. Among the practices that U.S. consumers consider part of a healthy lifestyle are eating right (26%), exercise (18%), managing stress (19%) and sleep (18%). Gen Z and Millennial consumers who seek...
It’s estimated that a family of four spends, on average, $1,500 a year on food that goes uneaten—but you can help save food and money and improve your kids’ health.
As kids go back to school, these six easy tips can help you reduce food waste in your child’s packed lunch.
Lunch Packing Tips And...
5 Years Ago (January 2017)
Abigail Gregorczyk was the winner in the 4-7 year old category, Amber Bellor, in the 8-10 year old category, and Emma Gregorczyk, in the 11-14 year old category of the “Keeping Christ in Christmas” poster contest sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
An 83-year-old man...
I hope you had a nice New Year celebration and have hope and a good attitude towards 2022. Let’s all be in prayer and remember that God is in control of everything. As a nation and even world wide, I believe many people are fearful of the future.
We do not need more fear and separation in our...