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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 large extended family is getting together for a party during the holidays. I need some...
Mallori Dzurka is a Pinconning native and a Registered Dietitian. She received Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Central Michigan University and worked for Ascension Hospital for 17 years before opening her own business, Handcrafted Health. Send your nutrition questions to...
The Bible tells us we will be able to tell true Christians by the fruit they produce. Meaning what the accomplish in life. Not how many followers they have on twitter or how large there check book balance is, or how many degrees they have, but how they helped others. How they had given of their...
Over the next few weeks this column
will share modern-day photos of local
birds along with original drawings of
these same birds by famed naturalist
John James Audubon. Audubon was
born in Haiti in the late 1700s and emigrated
to the U.S. where he became
an American citizen. During his travels...
5 Years Ago (November 2018)
The Pinconning City Council held their November
meeting, where the newly elected Council was sworn
in by City Clerk Yvonne Broderick before a larger than
normal crowd of citizens. Mayor Jason Brazeau, and
Council Members Sheri Boettcher, Rebecca Coyer, Gerald
Gibson, Ann...
State Rep. Mike Hoadley, of Au Gres, has announced upcoming office hours events for people in the 99th House District in Arenac, Iosco, Ogemaw, Bay, Clare and Gladwin counties to meet with their state representative during the month of December.
The office hours meetings will take place at the...
Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) issued the following statement on November 16, 2023, after announcing he will not seek re-election in 2024:
“I have decided to not seek re-election and will leave Congress at the end of my term on January 3, 2025.
“I was first elected to public office when I was 18...
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’d like to try a fancier Sweet Potato Casserole for the holidays. Does anyone have a...
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...