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With children being home for the coming weeks, it is important to keep their minds active. Below are some resources with activities that various organizations have created for parents and kids to try at home.
• https://stemecosystems.org/covid19-resource-library/
It’s times like this when the power...
Need a refresher on the U.S. Census? Here are some key points:
•Everyone counts. The U.S. Census counts every person living in the United States once every 10 years.
•Your privacy is protected. Information collected through the census is 100% confidential and will not be shared with anyone.
•The...
Michigan, 2-1-1 is a free, easy-to-remember telephone number that connects people in need with people who can help—24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It provides a single contact point for those in need, whether that need is food, utility assistance, housing, personal needs, medical care, or any other...
For Pinconning area businesses, uncertainty about the COVID-19 virus, and various Executive Orders intended to prevent it’s spread, has resulted in those able to remain open taking a day-to-day approach to operations. Several of the restaurants who initially intended to remain open quickly...
Due to public health concerns, and as a measure to combat the spread of COVID-19, the the Friends of the Pinconning Community Center is canceling its Antique Appraisal Day that was scheduled for Saturday, April 4 at the Community Center.
It is disappointing to cancel this fundraiser, however, the...
From a distance, this elegantly colored creature may appear to be just a little brown bird. Viewed up close, it looks like a porcelain figurine. The Cedar Waxwing is a common bird of our region, and a very distinctive one, with a black mask, cherry red wing tips, and a yellow tail fringe. In the...
As of press time, the Pinconning Area School District has the same information about the status of the current school year as the rest of the State...nothing new. Governor Whitmer told WWJ Newsradio 950 last Friday that it was “very unlikely” schools would resume session for this year. Monday...
Social distancing has become a concept most of us have become quite familiar with. Across the country, people have been encouraged or ordered to stay at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. This has allowed for an outbreak of kindness to spread instead of germs.
Neighborhoods have seen...
STANDISH, Mich. — U-Haul Company of Michigan is pleased to announce that Deals on Wheels has signed on as a U-Haul® neighborhood dealer to serve the Standish community.
Deals on Wheels at 3596 W. Huron Road will offer U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, and moving supplies.
U-Haul Truck...
In response to the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order to reduce the effects of the COVID-19 virus, permits for open burning will be suspended across the state. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued the order Monday, aimed at further protecting public health and safety.
“We need to make sure our...