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In the spring of the year many birds are easy to spot as they return north in their breeding plumage. Blues, greens, oranges, and reds abound. In contrast, some returning birds arrive nearly undetected in plumage so modest they draw almost no one’s attention. But what these plain birds lack in...
On April 13, 2023, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Jordan Ritchie, Account Representative for Versiti, formerly known as Michigan Blood. She stated that Versiti does much more than collect blood from donors. It also provides a host of transfusion-...
5 Years Ago (April 2018)
Annie’s Restaurant has been sold and will close no later than April 30th. The sale date for the restaurant is at the end of May, but they will be closing the end of April due to the expiration of the Food Service License. The purchaser is a broker for a development company...
Thursday, April 20th,
• Rotary Club, Regular Meeting at CJ’s, Noon.
Saturday, April 22nd,
• Pinconning Softball Can Drive, PHS from 9am - 1pm.
Monday, April 24th,
• Pinconning Area Schools Mental Health Night, via Zoom, 7- 8pm.
Standing events
Second Monday
• Fraser Township Board Meeting, 7 pm,...
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 rhubarb is already poking its head out of the ground. So I’m looking for some really...
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...
I heard a testimony of a 21 yr. old lady that worked for a large telephone company in a foreign country. She is a Christian. An older executive of the company offered marriage and she declined; they were not in a relationship or even dating. It came out that she was a Christian not a Muslim. As a...
Whether it feels like it to us or not, spring is here. The gradually warming temperatures and the arrival of migratory birds both tell us so. Canada Geese and Tundra Swans are now a common sight along the bay and in the fields. And the real harbingers of spring in the country—the Robins and Red-...
(NAPSI)—Eye disease affects more than your ability to see the world clearly. People with impaired vision face an increased risk of falls, fractures, injuries, depression, anxiety, cognitive deficits and social isolation. One of the best ways to protect yourself against vision loss from eye disease...
(NAPSI)—Here’s good news for America’s approximately 70 million grandparents: A growing problem that has been bugging families since the advent of the digital photo revolution—“Where is the latest photo of my grandchild?”—may have a surprising solution thanks to two enterprising granddads, Silicon...