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On October 26, 2023, members of the Rotary Club of
Pinconning & Standish heard a presentation on dealing
with mental health issues by Erica Stedman of the Huron
County Behavioral Health Dept. who said that her job
involves the dissemination of public health information
on mental health issues,...
5 Years Ago (November 2018)
On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, Mr. Marty Schultz
and Mr. Bob Charlebois, representing the Rotary Club
of Pinconning and Standish presented thesauruses to all
fourth grade students at Pinconning Central Elementary.
The Rotary Club believes that by owning their own...
We’re excited to announce the addition of two helpful screening tools on SSA.gov! These tools are the Benefits Screener and the Card Replacement Screener. The Benefit Screener helps you determine your eligibility for benefits and the Card Replacement Screener helps you request a replacement Social...
Did you know we have a new audio series, SSA Talks?
You can learn more about our top priorities by listening at www.ssa.gov/news/audio-series.html.
In our first episode, Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi and Janet Walker, Associate Commissioner for Operational HR Services, discuss how our current...
Dr. Paul Dake is semi-retired; moved to the Pinconning area to be near family and is submitting articles for the Journal. Dr. Dake has an Undergraduate degree in Physiology and M.D. degree, both from Michigan State University, the latter awarded in 1978; immediately thereafter, Family Medicine...
I have to wonder if people will spend as much money on Thanksgiving as they do on Halloween. As I drove around the Tri-City area, there were many homes that had expensive Halloween displays. I know one person who spent over $200 on candy for a trunk and treat event at one of the schools. I am not...
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 love this cooler weather, it makes me want to bake. I’m looking for some recipes for...
(NAPSI)—Millions of Americans have their wisdom teeth removed to prevent or address teeth crowding or pain, reports Nadia Fugate, DMD, a licensed dentist who serves as a Delta Dental of Washington dental consultant. Learn more at www.DeltaDentalWA.com/blog.
Warming ocean waters caused a drop in the...
(NAPSI)—The next time you look around your home, or that of your aging relatives, you may be astonished how much “stuff” accumulates over the years. Are there things—and the stories they tell—you want to save to pass down to the next generation? Is your will or estate plan on hold because you don’t...
(NAPSI)—Housing prices may be as expensive as ever, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to put your plans for a dream home on hold. Rather than purchasing a new house, many homeowners are instead opting to improve their current living spaces through redecorating and Do-It-Yourself projects....