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On August 29th, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a very entertaining presentation by Bill Federspiel, Sheriff of Saginaw County for the last 16 years, on two topics—his role as sheriff of one of the state’s largest counties and his role as lead singer of a successful...
5 Years Ago (September 2019)
60th Anniversary: The former Ruth Ann DeWyse and David Haney were married at St. Anne Catholic Church in Linwood, MI on September 12, 1959. They met on a blind date for the high school prom and have been together ever since. Amongst many other things, the couple loves...
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Thursday, September 5th,
• Rotary Club, Social Gathering at CJ’s, 6 pm.
Saturday, September 7th,
• K of C Golf Outing, Pine River Golf Club,...
The Orchard Oriole is much less common than its famous cousin, the Baltimore Oriole. Both birds are beautiful in their own way. The Baltimore’s flaming orange is replaced by the deep brick red of the Orchard. The Orchard Oriole arrives in May when it searches trees for insects and berries. It...
On August 22nd, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish visited a new local business to have lunch and hear a presentation by Jill Zielinski, Co-Owner of North Bay Fiber in Pinconning. Jill said her interest in knitting started when she was at Western Michigan University studying...
5 Years Ago (August 2019)
Pinconning Journal Publisher Craig Barnt has announced that the online edition of the 127-year-old paper will be available on Thursday, August 29, 2019. The new website will contain all of the articles and stories of the paper edition, as well as photo galleries, community...
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...
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’m looking for a moist and delicious recipe for Zucchini Bread. - Stacey from Pioneer...
Please take this challenge with me. Make it a point of complimenting one person per day for 21 days. It can’t be the same person each day and it must be more than 5 words to them. Make a note on your phone or someplace; who and what you complimented. An example would be to ask someone if they have...
Sarah Trumble is a Michigan Native, originally from the Upper Peninsula. Previously in education, she enjoyed teaching international higher education, overseas and in the U.S., but moved back to Michigan during COVID. Sarah and her family have happily settled back in the region, bringing her two...