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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...
Whether you call them fireflies or lightning bugs, there’s no denying that these harbingers of summer are a welcome sight in our night skies. Actually, fireflies are neither flies nor bugs. They belong to the insect order Coleoptera, which means they are officially considered beetles. If you take a...
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 trying to be more creative in my cooking now that we’re all eating at home more. Would...
Sharp-shinned Hawks are small, long-tailed hawks with short, rounded wings. They have small heads that in flight do not always project beyond the “wrists” of the wings. The tail tends to be square-tipped and may show a notch at the tip. Females are considerably larger than males.
Adults are slaty...
On July 16, 2020, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by representatives of the Northern Bay County Fund on the construction of a new dog park in the City of Pinconning. Ellen Charlebois began by providing information on the Northern Bay County Fund and the...
5 Years Ago (July 2015)
• Two Spartan baseball players received post-season recognition. Shortstop Zach Booth and catcher Michael Wilson were chosen to play in the Flint vs Bay City All Star game at Dow Diamond in Midland. Booth also earned Second Team All State.
• Work began on the City of...
I know the heat has been terrible lately, it is Michigan’s time of sun. Also there is a lot going on to grab your attention, and keep your thoughts scattered. But please keep in mind that we have an election coming up in less than two weeks. It is the primary and has local elected positions and...