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Some times you have to look past the trees to see the forest. Meaning you get so caught up with the thing in front of you that you forget or miss the big picture. That is what, I think is going on right now. The media is so focused on what it thinks we need to know that we sometimes miss what is...
The Killdeer is a bird that loves to call its own name, loudly proclaiming it day and night as it flies over fields. This common shorebird, a member of the plover family, is often seen far from any shore. In fact, its preferred nesting site is on a scrape on dry, open ground, and includes a variety...
5 Years Ago (August 2015)
• Pinny Service Center, next to NAPA, an auto repair shop, was opened by Will Kendall.
• Estey Moose Lodge held its annual car show.
10 Years Ago (August 2010)
• Linwood Pickle Festival Royalty was crowned. Pickle Princess Shae Wackerle, daughter of Lee and Tammy Wackerle...
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 a really good Sloppy Joe recipe.
Dave from Hudson
Marilyn from Brooklyn...
Gas prices in Michigan are up 3 cents compared to last week. Michigan drivers are now paying an average price of $2.18 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is just 1 cent more than this time last month but still 56 cents less than this time last year.
Motorists are paying an average of $33...
There are many swallows that spend their summers in our area, like the large dark Purple Martin, the sleek Barn Swallow with its orange breast and long forked tail, the Tree Swallow with its bluish-green back and pure white breast, the swallow that often nests in bluebird boxes, the Cliff Swallow...
5 Years Ago (August 2015)
• Uncle Tom’s Barbershop, owned by Tom Verellen, opened in Pinconning.
• The Linwood Pickle Festival drew crowds to the parade, ball tournaments, and Pickle Princess Pageant.
10 Years Ago (August 2010)
• Pinconning took a blast back to the sixties after the opening of the...
Did you know that Jesus only complimented two people on the level of their Faith. One was Matthew 15:21. A Canaanite woman, remember the Canaanites were sworn enemies of the Jewish people. She cried out for Jesus the son of God to heal her daughter. She continued to cry out for help and it...
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.
Would you please ask everyone to share their favorite zucchini bread or cake recipes?
Dear Lynn,
I’m...