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10 Years Ago (June 2016)
Pinconning Area Schools has had seventy-five years of dedicated employment from the women in Noreen Ballor’s family. Starting the tradition was Noreen’s grandmother, Mrs. Nora (Wait) Fick, who was employed for twenty-two years at the high school. She started on the Kitchen...
Most flycatchers are plain-looking little birds, although their behavior makes up for their lack of color. There is, however, a larger and more colorful member of the flycatcher family—the Great Crested Flycatcher—which is fairly common in wooded areas but also visits backyards when large trees are...
Because it isn’t very showy, many people often fail to notice a common summer resident, the Eastern Kingbird, one of several members of the “flycatcher” family that breed in Michigan. These birds love open spaces, so perching on fence posts, dead trees, or on reeds along the perimeter of a body of...
I had a person ask me, “Is going to church is required?” In my opinion, it is not. Jesus did not say, go and establish huge organizations and follow everything they tell you to do. Jesus did say, build a relationship with our Heavenly Father, learn his voice, and come to him in prayer.
Let me say...
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...
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 different kinds of wraps but don’t have many recipes. Please see if everyone will...
10 Years Ago (May 2016)
The Varsity Baseball Team split with John Glenn last Thursday, losing game one to win game two 7-5. Winning pitcher was Mason Vieau with Cam Floyd notching the save. Jake Bouchard paces the offence on the day with 4 hits and 4 RBI’s The Spartans’ record is 14-10 overall...
The following article was written at the end of the recent Rotary Saginaw Bay Nature Festival. Some members of the Rotary Club suggested submitting it to the Journal for the “Birding Bits” series since it deals with a not uncommon problem that occurs at some local bird feeding sites every year. So...
I hope you took some time this past Memorial Day to reflect on things. Honor those that gave their life, so we may have our freedoms. If you did not, take some time today to do that. Thank God for this day. Then, think about what you need to do to make positive changes in your life.
Things in life...
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...