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The American Robin is probably the best known of all the birds in Michigan. It has been the state bird since 1931, following a statewide vote to select this state symbol. Nearly 200,000 people voted, many of them schoolchildren, and the robin finished in first place, with the Black-capped Chickadee...
On February 29, 2024, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Daniel Blake of the Arenac Conservation District on the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). CREP was created to protect the environment and wildlife through a variety of conservation...
5 Years Ago (March 2019)
The Northern Bay County Fund Trivia Night was a rousing success with over 100 players on 20 teams competing for bragging rights as Trivia Champs. Four-time defending champions the Metro Gnomes ended up tied with first-timers the Journalists with 82 out of 100 questions...
(NAPSI)— On the 75th anniversary of the founding of the modern nation-state of Israel,“The Shortest Road,” book two in The Promised Wars series by New York Times-bestselling author David Robbins, tells the story of Israel’s War for Independence. It’s available in paperback and eBook at www amazon....
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 some tasty salads to serve this spring. Does anyone have a favorite recipe...
Social Security works with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to protect you from scams that use Social Security as bait. Section 1140 of the Social Security Act allows OIG to impose severe penalties against anyone who engages in misleading Social Security-related advertising or imposter...
Financial education helps people learn about savings, credit, and loans. It also helps them prepare for life changes and the unexpected. When planning for retirement financial knowledge is essential.
So, how prepared are adults in the United States for their retirement? The National Endowment for...
Unless local people prowl the marshes along Saginaw Bay, they are unlikely ever to see the elusive Virginia Rail. Though brightly colored, the bird blends in with the plants it lives among. Because it depends on our vanishing marshland for survival, the Virginia Rail is no longer as common as it...