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Here is a daily prayer that I use;
Good morning Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, and Holy Spirit. I invite you into my day to manifest your presence that I may have life abundantly and do your will. I am your servant and give you permission to work with me, in me, through me, and for me. I take...
Scammers are always finding new ways to steal your money and personal information by exploiting your fears. The most effective way to defeat scammers is to know how to identify scams and to ignore suspicious calls and emails.
One common tactic scammers use is posing as federal agents or other law...
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2023 Bay County Poetry Contest
Calling all Bay County, SVSU, and Delta College Poets! The local library is where you come to read others’ writing, but we want to read your writing too! So send us your most inspired poems about this...
Question:
What is substantial gainful activity (SGA)?
Answer:
We use the term “substantial gainful activity,” or “SGA,” to describe a level of work activity and earnings. Work is “substantial” if it involves doing significant physical or mental activities or a combination of both.
If you earn more...
The White-breasted Nuthatch is one
of the more entertaining birds that come
to our birdfeeders in winter. They have
a habit of taking sunflower seeds and
stuffing them into the bark of large
trees for later consumption. Nuthatches
announce their arrival with a loud, nasal
“yank-yank” call. Those...
On September 21st, members
of the Rotary Club
of Pinconning & Standish
heard a presentation by
Trevor Edmonds, Program
Director, and Sydney Gainforth,
Project Coordination,
on projects of the Saginaw
Basin Land Conservancy
(SBLC) that impact Arenac
County and Northern Bay
County. A major topic...
5 Years Ago (September 2018)
The Pinconning Area Schools Board held their second
meeting of September on the evening of Monday, September
24th. Mr. Vieau explained to the Board that the
District has been contacted by Michigan State University
about the use of the University’s trademarked Spartan...
Sen. Roger Hauck, R-Mt. Pleasant, issued the following statement on after the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment resumed hearings on the Democrat-led plan to radically change the state’s energy policies:
“The biggest issue with this plan is that it ignores the many questions and concerns...
Consumers Energy today announced a sweeping new proposal to expand access and improve affordability to its renewable energy offerings, building on its already industry-leading Clean Energy Plan to eliminate coal and be carbon neutral.
Consumers Energy plans to update its renewable offerings by...
Dr. Paul Dake is semi-retired; moved to the Pinconning area to be near family and is submitting articles for the Journal. Dr. Dake has an Undergraduate degree in Physiology and M.D. degree, both from Michigan State University, the latter awarded in 1978; immediately thereafter, Family Medicine...