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How to increase youth sports participation

METRO NEWS Participating in youth sports is a great way to keep children healthy and socially engaged. Sports are one way to help kids be physically active most days of the week.
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Dog’s driveway poop is a bone of contention for neighbors

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.
Some organisms taking refuge in artificial cobble reefs in Thunder Bay are invasive, but researchers say they don’t interfere with native species.

Some organisms taking refuge in artificial cobble reefs in Thunder Bay are invasive, but researchers say they don’t interfere with native species.

Artificial reefs nurture wild lake trout in Lake Huron

LANSING The ecological success of artificial reefs in Lake Huron’s Thunder Bay could teach people how to restore fish populations across the world.
Banana Snickerdoodle Bars

Banana Snickerdoodle Bars

Banana Snickerdoodle Bars

PREP TIME: 10 MINS COOK TIME: 25 MINS COOL TIME: 10 MINS TOTAL TIME: 45 MINS 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 tsp cream of tartar 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup white sugar 1/4 cup firmly...
What spring means to you

What spring means to you

What spring means to you

Winter serves a strong purpose, to cleanse the land and prepare for rebirth. Spring is that rebirth, bringing with it new life, energy, and warmth. In many cultures, spring represents the turn of a new year.
View from the comfy chair

View from the comfy chair

View from the comfy chair

Ifinished my lunch, a ketofriendly bread, turkey and cheese sandwich, black coffee, and an apple. This morning I surfed the Web, went on social media sites, streamed one of my favorite movies, sent some texts on my smartphone.
May I Walk With You

May I Walk With You

May I Walk With You

Whenever we read the words about rolling away the stone we automatically think about Easter and the stone that was rolled away when Jesus resurrected from the dead.
Longtime cannabis user still tests positive weeks after quitting

Longtime cannabis user still tests positive weeks after quitting

Longtime cannabis user still tests positive weeks after quitting

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.
SVSU brings Michigan memoirist to region

SVSU brings Michigan memoirist to region

SVSU brings Michigan memoirist to region

BAY CITY Saginaw Valley State University will host author and memoirist Anne-Marie Oomen for a public lecture on Thursday, April 6. “An Evening with Anne-Marie Oomen” will be begin at 7 p.m. at the Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library, 500 Center Ave., Bay City.
Moments in Time

Moments in Time

Moments in Time

On April 16, 1942, the citizens of the Island of Malta were awarded the George Cross by King George VI in honor of their heroic struggle against nearly continuous bombing by German and Italian forces during the early part of World War II.