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Grocery shopping practices have been in the news. There are simple steps you can take to limit your exposure to germs and pathogens when purchasing food in-store or for home delivery.
Safety tips for buying groceries in-store
Keep your distance: Go shopping at less busy times or if susceptible to...
Lilacs, Long Ago
In spring, lilacs were everywhere, no matter where we’d look. Their dainty, purple loveliness was like a picture book.
Some grew in vacant lots, and we would pick them for our mothers. We’d fill our homes with fragrance, then pick more to share with others.
When we were on our way...
The Pinconning Area Schools Board of Education held their first-ever online meeting on Monday evening. The meeting was streamed live on YouTube as well as participation information being available to the public. The meeting went smoothly with no noticeable effects of the use of technology to...
The Pinconning City Council held an online Special Meeting on Tuesday morning to set a Public Hearing for their next online Special Meeting scheduled for May 6th. Tuesday’s meeting was beset with technical problems that will need to be ironed out before next week’s full meeting.
Eventually, the...
Valedictorian Megan McLaren, daughter of Karan and Greg McLaren, ranks 1st in the class of 2020, with a GPA of 4.18333.
Salutatorian Gretchen Linzner, daughter of Ken and Brenda Linzner, of Pinconning, ranks 2nd in the class of 2020, with a GPA of 4.12857.
Chance Wilczynski, son of Steven and...
Pinconning and Linwood Chamber of Commerce President Josh Klee and CheeseTown Festival and Races “Head Cheese” Craig Barnt announced on Monday that the event has been canceled for 2020.
Mr. Klee explained, “The last two months before the event are when the majority of the work gets done on the...
The Pinconning Arts Council is very happy to be a part of “Give Local Bay.” This 24-hour event is being held on May 5th to raise funds to help local non-profit organizations, and the Pinconning Bandshell is one of those organizations.
Every donation made will be eligible for incentive pool funds (...
Though very shy about showing itself as it spends its days hidden deep in cattails and other vegetation, the Marsh Wren is a sassy, noisy little bird. Its voice has been described as the sound made by an old-fashioned treadle sewing machine. Like most wrens, it behaves very aggressively towards...
On April 23, 2020, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish Rotary Club participated in an online virtual meeting at which staff members of the Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy, Trevor Edmonds and Ted Lind, reported on their week-long participation in last summer’s Moosewatch program...
(NAPSI)—Spring is on its way and homeowners are eager to get outside and spruce up their yards. The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), an international trade association representing outdoor power equipment, small engine, utility vehicle, golf car and personal transport vehicle manufacturers...