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Thursday, August 17th,
• Rotary Club, Regular Meeting, at CJ’s, Noon.
Tuesday, August 22nd,
• Tuesdays in the Park, Grocholski Family Tradition, Pinconning Bandshell in Doc Letchfield Park, from
7:00 - 8:00 pm, bring a lawn chair.
Saturday, August 19th,
• Pinconning Food Pantry Golf Outing, Green...
Social Security benefits factor into the retirement plan of almost every American worker. If you are covered under Social Security, you should know how much you might receive in future benefits. These monthly payments are likely to be an important part of your retirement income.
We base your...
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,
Does anyone have a good, family recipe for Pecan Pie? - Michelle from Battle Creek...
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...
I believe all of us have some tendency to procrastinate in us. Especially when it comes to something we really do not want to do. Examples would be exercising, paying bills, having hard conversations with loved ones, etc. There is an old saying: “Bad things happen when good people do nothing.” This...
Once the most common duck in Michigan, the number of American Black Ducks has declined dramatically since the 1800s. In the last 20 years this species has declined by 50%. In the Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas published in 2013, Black Ducks were reported in less than 7% of townships statewide....
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,
Would everyone please share their recipes for Chicken Salad? I have had some really good...
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...
We just had the passing and funeral of a family member and then a medical emergency of another. One of these events is enough to pull a person back to reality on what life is really about. Two in the same month pulls the carpet out from under your feet and sends you to the floor. We all must keep...
With colorful plumage similar to that of a male Mallard it might be possible to confuse the two birds, until you see the large, dark, spatula-like bill of the Northern Shoveler. It is unique looking among our ducks. The male is especially beautiful in flight, with blue, white, and green markings on...