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Sarah Trumble is a Michigan Native, originally from the Upper Peninsula. Previously in education, she enjoyed teaching international higher education, overseas and in the U.S., but moved back to Michigan during COVID. Sarah and her family have happily settled back in the region, bringing her two...
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 quick and easy Apple cake recipes. - Cindy from Imlay City
Doris from...
5 Years Ago (September 2020)
The Pinconning Boys Soccer Team needed only the first half of last Thursday’s game against Whittemore-Prescott to take down the Cardinals 10-0. It was a great, if delayed, start to the home season for the team. Lucas Hartfelder, Dominic Krevinghaus, Connor Morin, and...
On September 11, 2025, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation by Amanda Forsmark, Director of all school-based health centers operated by the Sterling Area Health Center, on the four school clinics operated in our region—at Pinconning, Standish-Sterling, AuGres...
The wild turkey is a ground-dwelling bird native to North America. It is one of the most widely distributed game birds in Michigan. Turkeys had all but disappeared from Michigan by 1900 due to habitat loss and unregulated hunting. In the 1950s, turkeys were brought to Michigan from Pennsylvania to...
Sarah Trumble is a Michigan Native, originally from the Upper Peninsula. Previously in education, she enjoyed teaching international higher education, overseas and in the U.S., but moved back to Michigan during COVID. Sarah and her family have happily settled back in the region, bringing her two...
I participated in the 2025 Frankenmuth Auto Festival, this last weekend. What a great event, they had over 2500 autos in the show. The community really comes together with the help of civic organizations, schools, youth organizations, churches, businesses, and retired volunteers. Forty Three years...
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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 tasty recipes for muffins. They make good on-the-go snacks.
-...
5 Years Ago (July 2020)
Megan McLaren, 2020 Pinconning High School Valedictorian, has earned AP Scholar with Honor status in recognition of her exceptional achievement on AP exams. She qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by completing four or more AP exams with scores of 3 or higher and...