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Question:
I am receiving Social Security retirement benefits and I recently went back to work. Do I have to pay Social Security (FICA) taxes on my income?
Answer:
Yes. By law, your employer must withhold FICA taxes from your paycheck. Although you are retired, you do receive credit for those new...
The Common Yellowthroat is often seen in Michigan because, unlike most warblers that prefer the woods, it nests in brushy areas along marshes and ponds and in ditches with cattails, places that host dragonflies, beetles, and other insect food. In our area, usually only one brood per year is reared...
On September 16, 2021, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Moira Branigan, Executive Director of the Great Lakes Bay Region YWCA, on the Y’s Women’s Economic Empowerment Program. Moira received her bachelor’s degree from Aquinas College and master’s...
5 Years Ago (September 2016)
The Estey Moose Lodge 456 held it’s 5th Annual Bear Smith Memorial Car Show August 28, (the rain date) and had a great turnout even though the weather didn’t cooperate on the planned date. Proceeds from events like this at the Moose help support children at Mooseheart...
There was a short notice car show in Doc Letchfield Park this last weekend. It was held to benefit a non profit called, “I’d Rather have Jesus” kids camp. The show featured everything from a T bucket from the 30’s to a modern Corvette, a Willies Jeep to modern 4x4’s, Some very cool motorcycles and...
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,
It’s apple season again! I’m looking for a really good recipe for any kind of Apple Cake....
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...
If you see this bird in your yard you might think you’re looking at a miniature robin, but if you look closely, you’ll note its smaller size and different coloration. The female Eastern Towhee, like the one in the accompanying photo, with its brown head and back, rusty sides, red eyes, and white...
On September 9, 2021, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Daisy McQuistan on the Delta College nursing program. Daisy has been a member of the nursing faculty for 17 years and has been coordinator of the program for over a year. She said there has been a...
On Sunday, September 19th, beginning at 3:00 pm, you can join others at the McLean Nature Preserve to observe late summer and early fall varieties of fungi. A multitude of colors shapes and textures can be found.
Join us along with Daniel Kempin, a local mushroom aficionado, to explore our forests...