What happens when my dog gets Lyme?

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I want to take my 2-year-old dog, “Halley,” on hikes this summer, but I’m terrified that she will get Lyme disease. What will happen to her? -- Jim T., Hyde Park, New York DEAR JIM: I commend you for being concerned about the risk of contracting Lyme disease.

Acoustic telemetry project shows surprising muskie movements

LANSINGThe Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division has partnered with the Michigan Muskie Alliance, Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System (GLATOS) and Grand Valley State University to track movement of muskellunge in Lake Macatawa (Ottawa County) with acoustic telemetry.

View from the comfy chair

Iwas taking a nap in my “Comfy Chair,” and I began dreaming about a time as a freshman in high school when a friend I used to hang out with and I each bought a bunch of Bazooka Bubble gum, and on a challenge, we each chewed all of the gum in one day.

Controversy closes Council meeting

GLADWINAfter discussing plans for this summer’s Hazardous Waste Collection Day and the continuing process of checking residential sewer lines for lead, the atmosphere got really toxic Monday toward the end of the Regular Meeting of the Gladwin City Council.

Avoiding cognitive decline

Scroll around the internet to look for ideas about avoiding cognitive decline, and you’ll find a wide variety of suggestions and studies. One thing many of them agree on, however, is the value of playing games.UCLA has it narrowed down to four types in particular.

CTE STUDENTS ADDRESS LEGISLATIVE FORUM

A group of five students who are participating in the Clare-Gladwin Career & Technical Education Program addressed the Gladwin County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Legislative Forum Friday at the Beaverton Community Center.

Additional education benefits

Have you been using your veterans educational benefits? Are you running out of time because you’re coming to the end of the standard 36 months of benefits you received? Because of two new rulings, you might be one of a million veterans who are eligible for an additional 12 months.