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Next Tuesday, August 4th, brings the first major election of the 2020 cycle, the Partisan Primary Election. Michigan residents will have the opportunity to select candidates they will see on the ballot in the November Presidential (General) Election, and in many cases will actually be making the...
The Pinconning Area Schools Board held their second July meeting on Monday evening. The Consent Agenda contained a large number of routine housekeeping items for the new school year.
Superintendent Mike Vieau began his report to the Board with several personnel updates, including the hiring of an...
One of the community’s favorite groups will be playing at the August 4th Tuesdays in the Park. Rifle River Folk Strings is a community-based string band that began meeting regularly for informal jam sessions in 1995 and have been performing for area events since that time under the leadership of...
Whitetail deer are now commonplace in most environments where we live—rural, suburban or urban. With less natural habitat, less risk of predation, greater acclimation to humans, and the teeth and stomachs capable of consuming many kinds of plants, deer are one of the biggest threats to our gardens...
On Thursday, July 30, 2020 ,at 6:00pm, McLean Nature Preserve will be hosting the Isle Royale Moose & Wolf Program.
Two guest speakers who spent eight days on Isle Royale in August 2019, as part of the Moosewatch annual field study, will share exciting information and provide an update on the...
The Friends of the Pinconning Community Center (FPCC) were pleased to get a very generous donation from Doc & Dorothy Buechle to put toward building renovation. Over the years, the Buechles’ have been supporters of the Pinconning area through volunteering and donations, but they are not people...
PINCONNING CITY CLERK DAWN HODER returned to her Bentley-area home last Wednesday to find a large group of emergency vehicles and this destroyed pickup in front of her house. She was told by Michigan State Police (MSP) officers that a fugitive had been hiding on state land and, when located, led...
Get ready for some Motown on July 28th with the Rewind Band at Tuesdays in the Park. This six-piece band will be back this year with another great show featuring smooth vocals and top-notch musicians. Along with some well-loved Motown. They play R&B with a jazzy twist. Siblings Angela and Jeff...
The Pinconning City Council held their July meeting on Monday evening, again remotely on the Zoom platform.
After the opening ceremony and approval of the agenda,
the Council approved the Consent Agenda to include a “Dog Walk” fundraiser to be held on August 9th by the Northern By County Fund...