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ESSENCE PROVISIONING CENTER staff are pictured with Pinconning Areas Schools Food Service employees on Monday morning, after presenting them with tokens of the communities appreciation for their hard work through the COVID-19 mandated shutdown. The school employees will have provided over 20,000 meals to student families by the end of June. --Journal Photo

Essence Provisioning Center Supports PASD Food Service Workers

When Kirk and Freddy, owners of Essence Provisioning Center in Pinconning, and their staff, saw the Pinconning Area Schools Food Service Staff directing families of students into the PHS parking lot to receive food distribution packages during the COVID-19 shutdown, they wanted to help out. They...

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON’S STORMS caused a large number of downed limbs and power outages throughout the area. This trailer, stored on property along M13 had 1 limb miss just to the left, and a second fell across the top, but caught in the branches of another tree on the far side, amazingly resulting in no damage to the unit. --Journal Photo

Trailer Survives Storm

Brian “Doc” Spicer and Rod Loomis will peform the first Tuesdays in the Park concert June 23rd, in the Bandshell at Doc Letchfield Park. --Courtesy Photo

Announcing the First “Tuesdays in the Park” Concert

The free summer concert series, Tuesdays in the Park, will kick off on June 23rd with some music from the “Doc & Rod Show.” The Pinconning Bandshell offers a beautiful place to enjoy live entertainment and still maintain social distancing standards recommended to avoid COVID-19. It is time to...

Bay County Library Re-Opens All Branches

Welcome back to Bay County Library System! We’ve missed you so much! Please be patient with us as we navigate this new experience together. We know service might take longer than usual, but we’re very excited to serve you both at CURBSIDE and INSIDE BRANCHES. The following information offers some...

Chris and Molly Girard Honorary Chairs for the event. --Courtesy Photo

Camp Fish Tales will hold its Fourth Annual Fish Races on Friday, August 21, 2020!

Join us for dinner and this crowd pleasing, one of a kind event which includes pari-mutuel betting on wooden fish. Six fish will race in each heat on a custom track. Admission per person includes dinner and an evening of gambling fun. Doors open: 5:30. Dinner served: 6:00. Post time: 6:30 The event...

SVSU Students Graduate Following Challenging 2020 Winter Semester

About 800 students graduated from Saginaw Valley State University following the 2020 winter semester. The graduates earned the distinction despite a global pandemic that led many institutions -- including SVSU -- to transition its in-class courses to online and remote learning environments in the...

This is Addison, 6 year old female. Look at that sweet face. FIV positive, no big deal. She is in the Humane Society of Bay County cattery. info@humanesocietybc.org.

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Arenac Community Funds Supports Arenac Flood Relief Efforts

The Arenac Community Funds Committee of the Bay Area Community Foundation (BACF) has granted $10,000 to support flood relief efforts in Arenac County. On May 19, 2020, torrential rains caused flooding in Arenac County. Au Gres recorded the state’s highest rainfall total with 8.1 inches falling...

Bay County Keeping Ash Trees Healthy While Protecting Public Land Values!

Having healthy trees is a vital part of our community as trees add beauty to our daily lives, provide cooling shade, and help to purify the air we breathe. A 14.5 inch diameter ash tree in front of a single family residence will provide overall energy, economic and ecological benefits of $141.00...

School Board Hears Plans for Commencement, Next School Year

The Pinconning Area Schools Board of Education held their first scheduled June meeting on Monday evening via the Google Meet platform. All members of the Board attended. The Consent Agenda included a long list of items relating to the 2020-2021 school year, including staff retirements and the...