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Staff Spotlight: Smith Elementary math interventionist Kim Porter jumped at the opportunity to help more students
by Mary Jo David In 2023, Smith Elementary introduced SpringMath, a teacher-led program to promote math through “paired learning.” Smith’s math teachers are supported through math interventionists—like Kim Porter and her other Smith counterpart, Bonnie Rattai—who work, one-on-one, with math students to help them get on track with their math goals. Math students in grades […]
ABBOTT & FILLMORE AGENCY—FULL SERVICE SINCE 1946
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Outreach in Action
Spring has sprung; let the growing begin by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall A cheery harbinger of spring appeared among the brown boxes and canned goods Outreach usually gets from the Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB): Seed packets! And bright yellow cardboard racks for displaying them! Outreach volunteers sorted the hundreds of packets and rolled […]
Adiska Family Dental—Accepting New Patients
Adiska Family Dental is family owned and operated. We value our patient relationships providing gentle, compassionate dental care. We have modern equipment you would expect from a big city dentist, with personalized care and convenience of your hometown. We are proud to be a part of this community and we make it a point to […]
Faces of Addiction
Building a strong foundation for a new future within the Culture of Recovery by Tina Cole-Mullins (Editor’s Note: Faces of Addiction is a continuing series about people who experience drug addiction and the difficulty of recovery. By telling their stories, they hope to help others who are struggling and encourage them to seek treatment and […]
Trinity Lutheran Church hosts Easter Services
East of Gregory, located at 5758 W. M-36, Pinckney, Trinity Lutheran Church is holding Easter Services.
Rural Perspectives: Snow buntings will be leaving our area in early spring
by Diane Constable The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) is found on our local farm fields only during the winter months. The first part of its scientific name is Greek and refers to its long, straight, hind claw; the second part is Latin for snow white. The word “bunting” comes from Old English and refers to […]
ABBOTT & FILLMORE AGENCY—FULL SERVICE SINCE 1946
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Reading Between the Lines
‘When I Fell From the Sky’ is a real-life story of survival and fortitude in the Amazon jungle by Chuck Wisman On December 24, 1971, Lansa Flight 508 left the Lima, Peru airport headed to Pucallpa, Peru carrying 86 passengers and a flight crew. Among the passengers were 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke and her mother, both […]
Letter to the Editor
I often hear people on television and everyday conversations say, “God.” The second commandment is to honor God’s name. I caught myself saying his name and I thought “You aren’t praying or talking about God so you are using his name in vain.” I made an effort to stop misusing his name. Many people don’t […]