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It’s estimated that a family of four spends, on average, $1,500 a year on food that goes uneaten—but you can help save food and money and improve your kids’ health.
As kids go back to school, these six easy tips can help you reduce food waste in your child’s packed lunch.
Lunch Packing Tips And...
5 Years Ago (January 2017)
Abigail Gregorczyk was the winner in the 4-7 year old category, Amber Bellor, in the 8-10 year old category, and Emma Gregorczyk, in the 11-14 year old category of the “Keeping Christ in Christmas” poster contest sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
An 83-year-old man...
I hope you had a nice New Year celebration and have hope and a good attitude towards 2022. Let’s all be in prayer and remember that God is in control of everything. As a nation and even world wide, I believe many people are fearful of the future.
We do not need more fear and separation in our...
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 some recipes for good ole yeasty dinner rolls. Berry from Coldwater...
Did you know that you can apply for Medicare online even if you are not ready to retire? And it takes less than 10 minutes! There are no forms to sign and usually no required documentation. We’ll process your application and contact you if we need more information. To apply for Medicare and...
We’ve made getting your annual Benefit Statement even easier. The Benefit Statement, also known as the SSA-1099 or the SSA-1042S, is a tax form we mail each year in January to people who receive Social Security benefits. It shows the total amount of benefits you received from us in the previous...
Like the Snowy Owl, the Rough-legged Hawk breeds in the Arctic in summer, where it feeds on lemmings and other small critters, then comes south to Michigan in winter, where it can find many similar varmints present in the open fields. Their hunting technique is unusual for a large raptor—they’re...
On December 23, 2021, the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Renee Courier Aumock on the topic of Domestic Violence. She stated that as a young woman she was subjected to abuse by a boyfriend, and it has taken her a long time to reach the point where she is able to...
5 Years Ago (December 2016)
Pinconning Middle School students held a Food and Health Goods Drive from Tuesday through Friday to gather items to donate to the Pinconning Area Emergency Food Pantry at the United Methodist Church in Pinconning. Students brought in close to 1,000 items. Mrs. Coggins’...
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 and tasty Banana Cake recipe.
Rita from Clinton
Tanya from...