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Are you thinking about retiring and applying for Social Security retirement benefits? Our online tools can make your planning easier. Visit www.ssa.gov/myaccount to access your personal my Social Security account to get an instant and personalized estimate of your retirement benefits based on your...
This year, America Saves Week runs from February 21 through 25 with the theme Building Financial Resilience. The week is an opportunity for organizations to promote good financial habits, and for people to assess their own saving status.
Planning and saving are key to a successful retirement. The...
Even though the Eastern Screech Owl is a common species in southern Michigan, it is more often heard than seen. It is a nocturnal creature, and its rising and falling horse-like whinny may be the only tip-off that this small, elusive owl is in your yard. Though most Screech Owls are less than 10...
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...
Today more than ever we must follow the word of God. Some of the Ten Commandments are not hard to follow, others are very tough. We need to work at keeping all of them everyday. Lets talk about just a few. Number one: you shall have no other Gods before me. Sounds easy, but do you spend more time...
Lynn Eckerle is the author of the weekly food column The Recipe Exchange along with a blog, Lynn’s Musings From a Deep Well. She loves country cooking, small town living and taking the back roads.
Dear Lynn,
I’m looking for some scrumptious but simple recipes for Chicken Casseroles. - Beth from...
Rep. Annette Glenn, R-Midland, this week continued her efforts to fight human trafficking in Michigan.
Glenn participated in a Michigan House subcommittee hearing that explored issues related to one of the fastest-growing crimes in the world and what can be done to prevent it. She also helped lead...
Chances are, you know someone who has a food allergy, which affects about 32 million people in the United States. The term “allergy” can often be used incorrectly, as some people have what is considered an “intolerance” but refer to it as an “allergy.” The main difference is that an allergic...
Some birds are so tiny and so darned cute that it’s hard not to get excited when they show up at our bird feeders. One such bird is the Common Redpoll, a bird seen occasionally in our area during the winter months. Redpolls are members of the family of tiny finches that includes the American...
On January 20, 2022, Rotary District 6310 Administrator Connie Deford addressed the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish on a variety of topics related to the operation of the district. Connie is one of the charter members of the Bay City Morning Rotary Club which was chartered in 1989. She...