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GOVERNOR WHITMER (right) poses with (l-r) Bay County Executive Jim Barcia, 35th District State Senator Kristin McDonald Rivet, BAISD Superintendent Mike Vieau, and PHS/Career Center student Hunter Martin after the roundtable discussion on scholarships at the BAISD Career Center on Monday. --Journal Photo

Pinny Students Meet Governor Whitmer at Career Center

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was at the BAISD Career Center on Monday for a roundtable discussion on scholarships with students, parents, and educators. She toured the facility prior to the discussion, meeting students in the Veterinary Science, Physical Rehabilitation, and Welding areas, as...

KRISTIN BOETEFUER (right) is administered the Oath of Office as a Pinconning City Council member by City Clerk Jessica View (left) after Monday’s Council meeting. She was appointed to fill the seat declared open after the death of Councilwoman Ann LaPorte. --Journal Photo

Boetefuer Appointed to Open Council Seat

The Pinconning City Council held a Public Hearing on an increase in the Northern Bay Ambulance (NBA) assessment prior to their scheduled March meeting on Monday afternoon. Councilwoman Becky Lesniak was absent but excused. The NBA Board has requested an increase in the annual assessment from $60...

It’s Trivia Time

If you are ready to get out of the house for some fun with friends, the Northern Bay County Fund would like you to consider their Trivia Challenge Night fundraiser. The event will be held at the Pinconning Community Center, 200 N. Mable (M-13) in Pinconning on Saturday, March 25, 2023. The doors...

Easter Events This Saturday

The annual Pinconning Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt will be held this Saturday morning, March 25th, at Letchfield Park. The hunting starts at 10:00 am sharp, and is over with in a matter of minutes, so don’t be late! This year’s event was made possible with the help of Northwoods Wholesale...

With a chant of: “Boys & Girls Clubs Number One…Boys & Girls Clubs So Much Fun!” Madilynn Kuehnemund, Eli Kuehnemund, Lilly Ledesma, and Lilly Bark from the Boys & Girls Club (Pinconning Unit) danced their way down Center Avenue at the 2023 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Bay City. --Courtesy Photo

Where Irish Tradition Lives

SVSU Fall 2022 President’s and Dean’s List

SVSU Fall 2022 President’s List Nearly 650 students from Saginaw Valley State University were recognized for their determination and commitment to academic excellence by being named to the fall 2022 semester President’s List. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must take at least 12...

The Pinconning Boys & Girls Club played a part in National Mario Day on March 10th. Members made Mario hats and mustaches and competed in Mario Kart games, Mario word searches, Mario mazes and learned that MAR 10 wrote together made this a national observance. --Courtesy Photo

The Boys and Girls Club Celebrates National Mario Day

Journal Featured on Delta/PBS Show

The role a newspaper plays in a community will be discussed in the next edition of “Second Act: Life at 50+” on Delta College Public Media (PBS-TV) this Sunday, March 26 at 7:00pm. The Pinconning Journal and the Midland Daily News will be featured including the editor/publisher of the Journal,...

PHS Band Performs at Festival

THE PINCONNING HIGH SCHOOL BAND participated in the MSBOA District 9 Festival in Alcona on March 7th, performing Allied Honor (Karl King, arr. James Swearingen), Declaration Overture (Claude T. Smith), and Suite from “The Planets” Movement 1. Mars - Bringer of War (Gustav Holst, arr. Calvin Custer...