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In many bird species, the adult and immature birds look similar, perhaps with only slight differences in coloration or size. But the young birds are usually still recognizable. In other species, the differences are quite dramatic. Among small herons and bitterns, for instance, it is sometimes...
On August 17, 2023, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Dr. John Kowalczyk, President of the Humane Society of Bay County, and Donna Billow, Executive Director, on programs offered by the society. John Kowalczyk is a chiropractor, an upper cervical...
5 Years Ago (August 2018)
At the August 9th meeting, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish were treated to a program by Bay City Central High School student Dylan Steele and his History teacher Craig Windt on a local hero who died during the Allied D-Day Invasion of France in...
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.
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My grandparents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary soon. Does anyone have a...
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...
Retirement is not one-size-fits-all. It can mean different things to different people. Perhaps you have not applied for Social Security retirement benefits because you’re still working or are delaying applying so you can get the higher benefit. If you’re age 70 or older, you should apply now for...
Eastern Phoebes usually return to Michigan by March, earlier than other flycatchers and most other small birds. Phoebes are rather plain creatures, with dusty bellies and gray-brown backs and heads. Even so, this plain little bird helped John James Audubon understand the wonder of spring and fall...
Eastern Phoebes usually return to Michigan by March, earlier than other flycatchers and most other small birds. Phoebes are rather plain creatures, with dusty bellies and gray-brown backs and heads. Even so, this plain little bird helped John James Audubon understand the wonder of spring and fall...
On August 10, 2023, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Grace Ridpath, a Senior at Salem High School in Plymouth, Michigan, on her year abroad in Japan. Grace addressed the club last summer in advance of her departure for Japan to participate in the...
5 Years Ago (August 2018)
The Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish received reports from the five students it sponsored to attend the June Youth Leadership Camp program at Camp Rotary near Harrison. Three students were from Pinconning High School - Meagan Coutcher, Jenna Szafranski, and Chance...