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The Yellow Warbler is a bird so small and elusive that many people fail to notice it. Even so, it is one of the most common warblers in our area during the summer. This warbler is most often found in moist wooded areas, willow tangles, and shrubby meadows near the bay, but it also frequents...
On July 18th, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation on the history of the Kirtland’s Warbler and conservation projects undertaken to ensure its survival. Much of the information presented was taken from a book written by William Rapai of Grosse Pointe,...
5 Years Ago (July 2019)
The Pinconning Area Schools Board held their July meeting on the evening of Monday, July 22nd. In the Consent Agenda, the Board accepted resignation of Tom Boetefuer from the Pinconning Area School District Board of Education so that he may assume a position on the Bay...
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 friend gave me 4 quarts of cherries she had canned, but I was too embarrassed to admit...
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 friend gave me 4 quarts of cherries she had canned, but I was too embarrassed to admit...
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...
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...
The Purple Martin is the largest swallow. After spending the winter in South America, it returns to Michigan in the spring, usually on the same day each year or very close, nesting in the same location. Human-supplied housing is used almost exclusively now. Because they rely on insects for food—...
On July 11, 2024, Isabelle Lorenzoni, a Rotary high school exchange student from Brazil, addressed members of the Pinconning & Standish Rotary Club concerning the last 11 months she spent living with families in the area while attending Pinconning High School. She lived in the homes of Ryan...
15 Years Ago
(July 2009)
The Daisy & Brownie Girl Scouts Troop 893 won First Place in the St. Michael’s Parade. This is the Troop’s second year coming in First Place, this year the theme “Honoring Those Who Serve Our Presidents,” and their paper-mache Mt. Rushmore shaped float.
5 Years Ago (...