Columns
On May 14, 2020, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish participated in a videoconference in lieu of an in-person club meeting. As part of the conference members heard reports from businessmen in different parts of North America on the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on...
In this season of social distancing, many Americans are turning to gardening, finding joy and peace in an outdoor activity that can be safely enjoyed from home. “What all gardeners know, and the rest of you may discover, is that if you have even the smallest space, a pot on a window ledge, a front...
As I write this article, many people are dealing with rising water from high winds and rain. Roads are closed and much is soaked. Ironically, the grain store in Kawkawlin burned to the ground during the rain storm and took the small barber shop with it. So, lots of crazy stuff is going on and we...
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,
Do any of your readers have a good and easy strawberry and rhubarb pie recipe? Jan from...
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...
5 Years Ago (May 2015)
• The top 10 PHS graduating seniors were: Valedictorian Kaylee Konwinski, Salutatorian Alyssa Sylvester, Matthew Albrecht, MaKayla Nadolney, Lance Anderson, Nicholas Jeske, Shaelyn Kerr, Savanna Boettcher, Jillian Lambert, and Matthew Rivard.
10 Years Ago (May 2010)
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Michael S. Barr is the Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the Frank Murphy Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, the Roy F. and Jean Humphrey Proffitt Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, and the founder and Faculty Director of the...
The Office of the Provost has convened several faculty and staff committees charged with developing recommendations for how the university will operate in the fall.
The seven coordinated committees will tackle different aspects of academic and campus planning, from instructional planning to the use...
5 Years Ago (May 2015)
• PHS senior Aaron Stanolis won $1,000 in a drawing, sponsored by Dean Arbour Ford for seniors who had perfect attendance, no failing grades, and no discipline problems.
10 Years Ago (May 2010)
• Lucas Foco threw a five inning perfect game for Pinconning against Tawas,...
It sure looks like a beautiful day as I write this article. The sun is shinning, as I look out over my freshly cut grass and raked lawn, lovely new flowers in my winter parka, subzero boots, hat, winter gloves and scarf. I have to say this is a little crazy for even Michigan three days in a row in...