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During the February 6th social evening of the Rotary Club, President Tom Boetefuer presented Mark Fuhrman, the club’s newest Paul Harris Fellow, a Certificate from Rotary International as well as a Paul Harris Fellow lapel pin. The club gave this award to Mark in acknowledgement of his outstanding...
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,
Please see if everyone would share their best Hamburger Casserole recipes. Diane from Cass...
People in the Saginaw Bay region are fortunate to be able to see these uncommon falcons periodically. When not pursuing their prey—small birds and rodents—they may be seen perched on utility poles overlooking surrounding fields. The Merlin in the accompanying field was spotted in January near...
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 love my slow-cooker but my family is getting tired of the same old dinners. Help, I need...
The Bible tells us to be like-minded as Christians and have a direction. A group of people are doing this by gathering their voices to be heard, in a respectful and organized manor. This group of citizens has organized on Facebook concerning our Second Amendment rights. It is called Michigan for...
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,
This cold weather has got me in the mood for some good and hearty soups. Please ask if...
Trust in the Lord the Bible says. I think we have to do this to live in today’s society. I have a friend that is obsessed with trying to find out exactly what happened 20 years ago. Now, I am not saying that the truth should not be told or that real crimes should go unpunished, but aside from these...
A bird that nests in the far north, the Common Redpoll is seen in our area-though rarely-during the winter months. They are numbered among the tiny finches that frequent local feeding stations this time of year, like goldfinches, siskins, house finches, purple finches, and crossbills. They are...
I listened to a good message and wanted to share it. The speaker asked if we remembered all the doom and gloom predictions for the last 30 plus years or so.
In 1988 there was the 88 reasons God was coming back, it was the end. Then climate change started and the world would seemingly be all used...
Looking back on the year 2019, many things did not happen that I wanted to, and also many unexpected things did happen. I know I just spoke about the importance of having goals to make sure you are moving in the right direction, but things do not always go in the direction that we want.
This is...