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Egrets and herons usually return to Michigan in April for the breeding season. Once almost extinct the Great Egret, a white heron, is now a common sight in the Saginaw Bay region. Although a large bird—it stands 40 inches tall—the Great Egret spends its days creeping along ditches or on the edge of...
5 Years Ago (October 2015)
• The 1993 Spartan softball team was inducted into the Bay County Sports Hall of Fame. The roster included Jennifer Arndt, Dana Bersano, Jenny Bonnau, Missy Chapman, Sara Edwards, Kim Henrion, Lisa Lambert, Lane LeBourdais, Kassie Mark, Shannon McGillen, Janelle Pajot,...
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 you please see if anyone has some Apple Bread or Apple Muffin recipes? Nancy from...
Did you know that most astronauts come back from space with a totally different attitude. After being in space and knowing that you could die at any moment from lack of oxygen, food or heat, and the dependency on your teammates for survival of the mission, it changes them. When they look at the...
As we made the transition to fall, the showy meadow flowers have given way to goldenrod, asters and some less common species. The fringed gentian is a biennial which requires moist conditions. In our area this was an exceptional year for this beautiful and unusual wildflower.
Occasionally, our...
Join us on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at 3:00 pm for a guided walk on mowed trails to enjoy the beauty of the changing leaf colors. We have recently installed interpretive signs on our 40 acre parcel on the west side of the Kawkawlin River. This hike will cover about one mile through both forest...
Starting October 5, and running through October 19, researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) will be working with police agencies in Kent and Wayne counties to evaluate methods of enforcing distracted driving and cell phone use violations.
During the two-week period, dynamic message signs...
Recently, five men who are current Democratic officeholders in Bay County used their party affiliation to lend credibility to their support of a Republican candidate for the 98th State House, instead of supporting Democrat Sarah Schulz. This is disappointing but not surprising. Bay County’s...
The Canada Goose is one of the most recognizable migratory birds in the Saginaw Bay region. Every spring and fall many thousands can be seen traveling daily between the bay and nearby fields during the weeks of their lay-over in the area, between their winter home in the southern U.S. and their...
On September 24, 2020, Joel Kwiatkowski, Environmental Health Manager for the Bay County Health Department, addressed the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish on a possible solution for failing septic systems. Joel said he has seen a major change in the way the problem of failing septic systems...