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The Class of 1970 will miss their acceptance to the 50+ Year Reunion which is cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns and group restrictions. Class members include (top to bottom, left to right): row 1- Edward Smela. Sherry Windquest, James Duley, Janice Bodrie, Ray Zapoluch, Lisa Gorgal, Robert Philipp...
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 remember my mom and grandma getting together and making jam but I never paid attention...
We have talked about using your gifts to help others or to excel in our life goals. Using our God given talents like singing, dancing, talking, counseling, cooking, nurturing, motivating, teaching, coaching, providing medical care, financial planning, cleaning skills and all the other talents, I...
Gas prices in Michigan are down 2 cents compared to last week. Michigan drivers are now paying an average price of $2.13 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is 5 cents less than this time last month and about 65 cents less than this time last year.
Motorists are paying an average of $32...
While gardens and landscapes are actively growing and beginning to produce, so too are issues and problems. Michigan residents continue to use Michigan State University Extension resources to help answer their lawn and garden questions. For example, MSU Extension staffs a Lawn & Garden Hotline...
It is from this bird that we get the term “swallow tail” since the Barn Swallow has a long deeply forked tail that makes it easy to identify on the wing. Michigan’s most common swallow is found throughout the world and nests in every county in the state. Once cliff and cave dwellers, they now do...
On July 23, 2020, Julie Hazeltine, owner of the Hazeltine State Farm Insurance Agency in Standish, addressed members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish on recent changes to Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance law. The original law took effect in 1973 and required drivers to purchase...
The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) provides its stakeholders with updates on food and health trends that are likely to have a positive impact on the demand for U.S.-grown soybeans. A. Elizabeth Sloan of Sloan Trends has identified ways in which soyfoods lend themselves to a variety of global...
5 Years Ago (July 2015)
• PHS students Lance Anderson and Kaylee Konwinski earned Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar status for exceptional achievement on AP exams.
• Maple Leaf Golf Course was the site of two holes-in-one by Patrick (Gil) Cardinal on July 6th and by Brian Chartier on July 14th.
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(NAPSI)—When you breathe a sigh of relief after giving your home its annual thorough cleaning, you may be breathing in more dust, dirt, and pollution than you realize—unless you’ve also gotten the HVAC system cleaned.
A Hidden Problem
Through normal living, people generate a great deal of...