The Pinconning & Linwood Area Chamber of Commerce (PLACC) held their Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet on Saturday morning for a change of pace, culminating in the naming of Martin Szeliga as Citizen of the Year.

The Pinconning Varsity Girls Basketball Team hosted Harrison on Thursday evening in their only game of the week. Neither team could get their shots to drop and it became a low scoring affair with the Spartans trailing the Hornets 6-10 at the half. It was a 2-posession game with 3 minutes remaining...

The Spartan Varsity Boys Basketball Team had an up-and-down week, grabbing a big Jack Pine Conference road win over Harrison on Friday before losing a non-conference game to Ogemaw Heights at home on Monday.
Facing the Hornets, Pinny jumped out to an 11-point lead after the first quarter (17-6),...

The Spartan Varsity Wrestling Team hosted a Jack Pine meet last Wednesday, with Shepherd and Meridian coming to town. They made the most of the home mat, defeating Shepherd 48-34, and Meridian 54-30.
Shepherd winners:
Name Weight Result
Tucker Zmrzlik 120 Fall 1:04
Landen Enciso 126 Fall 3:36...

The Spartan Bowling Teams took a ride to Harrison on Saturday to face the Mustangs of Meridian. The Girls had a close match, splitting the individual wins but lost on total pins with a final score of 13-17. Layla St. Peter bowled a 331 to lead the team. The Boys faced a Mustang team full of...

The Pinconning & Linwood Area Chamber of Commerce (PLACC) held their Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet on Saturday morning for a change of pace, culminating in the naming of Martin Szeliga as Citizen of the Year.
The event began with a delicious breakfast buffet prepared by Sue Ross and the...

Thursday, January 26th,
• Rotary Club, Regular Meeting at CJ’s, Noon.
Standing events
Second Monday
• Fraser Township Board Meeting, 7 pm, 1474 N. Mackinaw, Linwood.
• Garfield Township Board Meeting, 6:30 pm, 1138 W. Erickson, Linwood.
• Gibson Township Board Meeting, 7 p.m., 7214 Main St.,...

The Pinconning Area Schools Board held their second January meeting in front of a large crowd on Monday evening. Trustee Linda Anderson was absent from the meeting but excused. In the President’s Comments, Mark Coutcher thanked the staff and students for their response to the recent incident when...

The Pinconning City Council held their scheduled January meeting on Monday afternoon. Councilwomen Ann LaPorte and Stephanie Chant were absent but excused.
After the routine opening of the meeting, City Manager Rebecca Lakin reported that the DDA discussed different days and times for meetings...

In addition to the free summer concert series, “Tuesdays in the Park,” the Pinconning Arts Council is pleased to announce free concerts during the chilly months with a new series called “Saturdays in the Center.” Each month a free concert will be held at the Pinconning Community Center, 200 N....

The Pinconning Varsity Boys Basketball Team was in Hemlock last Tuesday of non-conference action against the Huskies, the on Friday took the long drive to Farwell to face the Eagles in Jack Pine Conference play.
Facing Hemlock, the Spartans took a hard 81-39 loss. Garrett Zehr led the team with...