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Helping out urban mallards

Helping out urban mallards

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Helping out urban mallards

News Staff
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
LANSING In the next few weeks, mallard ducklings across Michigan will be hatching and following their mothers to marshes, ponds and streams to be raised into big, strong ducks. For most mallard families, this process goes off without a hitch.
With the addition of three new all-terrain wheelchairs, the total in Michigan state parks will be 14. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

With the addition of three new all-terrain wheelchairs, the total in Michigan state parks will be 14. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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More all-terrain wheelchairs added to state parks

Sophia Brandt
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
LANSING Three more Michigan state parks will receive all-terrain wheelchairs this summer to make parks more accessible. They include Wilderness State Park in Emmet County, Warren Dunes in Berrien County and North Higgins Lake in Crawford County.
All five of Lake Superior’s National Parks are getting solar panels and electric vehicles. PHOTO BY NATIONAL PARKS OF LAKE SUPERIOR FOUNDATION

All five of Lake Superior’s National Parks are getting solar panels and electric vehicles. PHOTO BY NATIONAL PARKS OF LAKE SUPERIOR FOUNDATION

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Climate-friendly plans for Lake Superior’s five national parks

Genevieve Fox
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Agroup of supporters has started an initiative to bring solar power and electric vehicles to all five of Lake Superior’s national parks. The National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation plans to install solar panels and use batteries and electric cars on Lake Superior’s five national parks.
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Strange but True

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci designed plans for a “mechanized knight,” a robot-like creation that relied on a pulley system. When the plans were discovered nearly five centuries later and built according to his specifications, the design worked perfectly. ■ In 2012, a Manchester, U.K.
Mike Eagan, MARSP Area Director, presents the Chapter Service Award to Pam Sochacki, president. Other officers from left to right are Rene’e Benser Swanstra, Maureen Thurlow, and Sally Hightower. GLADWIN

Mike Eagan, MARSP Area Director, presents the Chapter Service Award to Pam Sochacki, president. Other officers from left to right are Rene’e Benser Swanstra, Maureen Thurlow, and Sally Hightower. GLADWIN

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MARSP meeting held May 22

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
On May 22, 2023, Mike Eagan, Area 8 Director of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP), acting on behalf of the state office of MARSP, presented the Gladwin County Chapter a recognition plaque with a gold seal, the highest award, for exemplary participation in supporting and...
Dog’s driveway poop is a bone of contention for neighbors

Dog’s driveway poop is a bone of contention for neighbors

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Dog’s driveway poop is a bone of contention for neighbors

News Staff
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My next-door neighbor shares a driveway with me. We get along fine, organizing our cars so no one is blocked in. However, every morning she walks her dog up the side of the driveway and doesn’t pick up after it.
Seniors can consider these three fun activities and others as they answer the call of the great outdoors. Walking, cycling and hiking offer a great reason to get out of the house and reap the health-related benefits of spending time outside.

Seniors can consider these three fun activities and others as they answer the call of the great outdoors. Walking, cycling and hiking offer a great reason to get out of the house and reap the health-related benefits of spending time outside.

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Three fun and effective outdoor exercises for seniors

News Staff
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
GLADWIN COUNTY The benefits of spending time in the great outdoors are significant.
Longtime cannabis user still tests positive weeks after quitting

Longtime cannabis user still tests positive weeks after quitting

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Longtime cannabis user still tests positive weeks after quitting

News Staff
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 68-year-old male who has used cannabis for 51 years. During that time span, I graduated from high school and college with two bachelor’s degrees and two master’s degrees, and I spent 35 years as an accomplished educator, motivational speaker and author.
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Rising cost of home insurance

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
When I got my home insurance bill and it showed a massive payment for my policy renewal, I actually laughed. I flipped the page over, believing I’d received someone else’s mail by mistake.
Don’t smell the dishes!

Don’t smell the dishes!

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Don’t smell the dishes!

Jeff Alan
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Many years ago when I was living in Utah with my family, I had an unusual problem with my family that I had never had before. At the time we also had a family dog. My job when I was living at home with my family was to wash the dishes.
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