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Thursday, March 9th,
• Rotary Club, Regular Meeting at CJ’s, Noon.
Wednesday, March 15th,
• PAEFP, Easter Basket App. at the library, 1:30 - 4:00 pm
Standing events
Second Monday
• Fraser Township Board Meeting, 7 pm, 1474 N. Mackinaw, Linwood.
• Garfield Township Board Meeting, 6:30 pm, 1138 W....
5 Years Ago (March 2018)
Winners of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest were: Theodore Shark (13), Victoria Shark (13), Brecken Stokoszynski (11), Sean Donahue (9), Mackenzie Eilf (12), Jordyn Kowalczyk (10). The contest was held in the Middle School Gym.
Matt Latty, the overall winner of...
From Talking to the Wild - By: Becky Hemsley
They met her on the corner & she said her name was Spring. And she told them she’d been resting whilst the winter did its thing.
She’d watched behind the window as the rain had turned to snow; And she’d lit herself a fire when the wind began to blow...
Ask for it and you shall receive. I mentioned last week that shoveling snow would benefit my preparation for hiking the AT but we’ve had a lack of it. Blame it on me folks, I’ve been getting “tons” of exercise the past couple of weeks.
Let’s concentrate on a few “Fun” facts about the AT in case for...
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,
My meatloaf never turns out very good. Please ask if your readers will share their best...
What is Faith? Faith is complete confidence in someone or something that permeates and influences your actions in life. Everyone has true faith in gravity, from a child you learn to trust it fully. This is why you do not jump out of an airplane without a parachute or the mackinaw bridge without 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...
5 Years Ago (March 2018)
Tegan Ferguson, a Pinconning High School graduate currently attending Central Michigan University, was crowned the 2nd Runner Up at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Scholarship Pageant on Sunday, February 18th. The title includes a monetary scholarship, many volunteer...
Pine Siskins and American Goldfinches are close relatives. They are similar enough in size, shape and color that some people mistake the two when they appear together at bird feeders. Goldfinches are here year-round. Siskins are with us only during the winter. Bright yellow male Goldfinches lose...
Thursday, March 2nd,
• Rotary Club, Social Gathering at CJ’s, 6 pm.
Saturday, March 4th,
• Band Booster Trivia Fundraiser, Pinconning Middle School Gym, doors open at 6:30 pm with Trivia beginning at 7 pm.
Standing events
Second Monday
• Fraser Township Board Meeting, 7 pm, 1474 N. Mackinaw,...