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5 Years Ago (June 2017)
Shaw Contracting Employees began grinding the track at Pinconning High School, the first step in the $193,000 project to renovate and improve the track and stadium. Major donors that made the project possible include the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, Pinconning Athletic...
Currently, more than five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. Since the onset of Alzheimer’s can occur in people before they retire, it may strike during an individual’s working years, preventing gainful employment as the disease progresses.
As a result, people with Alzheimer’s...
Rep. Annette Glenn, R-Midland, said she will continue fighting for tax relief “because that is what Michigan families need” to battle inflation.
Glenn’s statement comes after Gov. Whitmer vetoed a Legislature-approved tax relief plan for the third time this year. The latest plan rejected by Whitmer...
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,
My rhubarb patch is ready to pick. I’d like to find some new recipes. Please ask if...
I know that these days are not as bright as two years ago, gas prices are double, food prices are up and housing has skyrocketed. This limits our vacations and just weekend relaxation, which keep our stress levels up. For most it is just hard to get by each week, especially if you have little ones...
Sometimes the old names are better than the new ones. A good example of this may be a bird now named the Common Gallinule, better known to older folks as the Moorhen. The old name seems to fit this bird with its chicken’s bill, duck’s body, and heron’s feet and legs, and which sometimes clucks like...
5 Years Ago (June 2017)
The Pinconning High School (PHS) Baseball Team were Tri-Valley Conference-West Champions. The team included: Hunter McGillen, Cam Floyd, Darren LaBean, Brady Bernreuter, Nolan Briggs, Derek LaBean, Dakota Sequin, Zack Backus, Jared Fiebke, Mason Vieau, Drew Schultz, Connor...
Many people struggle with reading the Bible, I did for many years. But let me share a simple overview of what I have learned from the Bible. God created Earth and paradise called Eden. God created man (Adam) and then Woman (Eve) and gave them free will like all other living things. God had one rule...
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 granddaughters want to try their hands at making candy. Does anyone have some recipes...