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Matthew Beaver (l-r), Director of the Bay County Animal Shelter, Rotarian Chris Boetefuer, and Jim Barcia.    			              --Courtesy Photo
Community Announcements • The Arenac Conservation District is sponsored a free birdhouse building program on, January 18th at the Arenac Opportunities facility in Standish. • The Arenac Conservation District is sponsoring a “Winter Walk” at Oasis Lake on Friday, January 31st. Nature interpreters...
Zachary Christensen, Financial Advisor
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Member SIPC ​Edward Jones, its employees, and financial advisors are not estate planners and cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your estate-planning attorney or qualified tax advisor...
Paul M. Dake M.D.
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...
Dan Couveau
Have you ever noticed that once you buy a different car you notice them or their color much more often or for ladies maybe it is a purse or a dress. Once you have it, you see more of them. This is your subconscious recognizing them now, where it was just passing over them before. Science now states...
The Common Redpoll is an uncommon bird seen in our area only during winter months, and then only during some years. Redpolls are members of a family of tiny finches that includes the American Goldfinch and the Pine Siskin. Birds of these three species will sometimes flock together at feeders. The...
Lynn Eckerle
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, Does anyone have a recipe for lasagna, either vegetarian or not? - Sherm from Bay City...
Christy Morand, MA LPC
A New Year and a Fresh Start Whether you are a person that makes a New Year’s resolution or not, many people find January to be a time when they reevaluate some life behaviors. Maybe it is because a new year brings the promise of a new or fresh start or it is just a way for people to reset after...
Barred Owl
In addition to its repertoire of sounds—laughs, whistles, hoots, grumbles—the Barred Owl is famous for its “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?” call. This is the question asked by Michigan’s most talkative owl. Once the most common owl in our state, it is now less common because it is...
NMORC Director, Dr. David McGraeham [left] and Rotarian Dennis Whitney.	        --Courtesy Photo
On January 9th, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Dr. David McGreaham, MD, on the topic “Dying from Fentanyl—Causes and Treatment.” Dr. McGraeham is from Traverse City and was formerly the Chief Medical Officer at Munson Medical Center. He now directs...
5 Years Ago (January 2020) The Pinconning Varsity Wrestling team hosted Ogemaw Heights and Tawas on January 8th for Senior Night; honoring Tristan Dycewicz, Kyle Reynolds, Decklyn Utz, and Austin Zmrzlik. Against Ogemaw, Logan Wilczynski, Zmrzlik, Tyler Brooks, Utz, and Jacob Brooks each recorded a...

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