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Will Social Security be there when I retire?
That’s the question we’re answering in the latest episode of our audio series, SSA Talks. Our Chief Actuary Steve Goss sheds light on our trust funds and how they relate to your future benefits.
The 12-minute episode includes a fact sheet and transcript...
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 grandma used to make Spice Cake all the time but I never thought to get her recipe....
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...
More than 71 million Americans will see a 3.2% increase in their Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments in 2024. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by more than $50 per month starting in January.
Federal benefit rates increase when the...
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The White-Breasted Nuthatch is one of the
more entertaining birds that frequent our bird
feeders in winter. They look like they’re dressed
in tuxedos as they travel up and down the trunks of
large trees searching for nuts, seeds, and insects.
These birds have a habit of stuffing seeds into the
bark...
Michigan, 2-1-1 is a
free, easy-to-remember
telephone number
that connects people in
need with people who
can help—24 hours
a day, 7 days a week.
It provides a single
contact point for those
in need, whether that
need is food, utility
assistance, housing,
personal needs, medical
care, or any other...
On January 18, 2024, members of the Rotary Club of
Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Bay City
Attorney Guy Greve, a member of the Bay City Optimist
Club, on the Optimist Club’s Travel and Adventure Film
Series. Mr. Greve said his parents introduced him to travel
when he was quite...
5 Years Ago (January 2019)
Spartan Spotlight Shines On Mike Stoner (By: Mike
Vieau) - Michael Stoner was born in Flint, MI the oldest
of 5 children. Both of his parents were born and raised
in Iosco County where their ancestors were among the
earliest settlers in the region. Michael graduated from...
Monday Night
Country Ladies
1/15/2024
Gamblers . . . . . . . . . . 12.5
Commercial Forms INC 11
Country Gals . . . . . . . . 9
Tipsy Turkeys . . . . . . . . 9
Just Say’in . . . . . . . . . . 9
A Katered Affair by Karen 7.5
Silver Belles . . . . . . . . 3
A Little Bit Off . . . . . . . 3
Eileen...