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Medical insurance checkup.

November 7, 2014
Medical insurance checkup.

Good Neighbor Tips from Erin Doan, State Farm Insurance, Scottville, www.erindoan.com.  Mark your calendar: The 2015 open enrollment period for individual medical insurance begins November 15, 2014, and runs through February 15, 2015. During this period, you can purchase individual medical coverage or make changes to existing coverage for 2015. No underwriting is required. What if I miss the deadline? Typically, individual medical…

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November’s options.

November 6, 2014
November’s options.

For the Love of Fishing is written by Sean McDonald. The first half of November is one of my favorite time of the year for being an outdoorsmen. The deer are rutting, waterfowl are staging in our area and steelhead are in the rivers and near the piers and beaches. Because of the hunters in the woods and marshes you…

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Is your home ready for winter?

October 31, 2014
Is your home ready for winter?

Good Neighbor Tips from Erin Doan, State Farm Insurance, Scottville, www.erindoan.com.  Cooler weather is here — and so is the time for winterizing your home Not sure where to start? Use this list to help: Clean air conditioners: Wipe down the unit, clear debris from the surrounding area and hose off the unit. Once it’s completely dry, cover the air conditioner…

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Halloween and the dangers of stigma

October 30, 2014
Halloween and the dangers of stigma

Renew.  Rebuild. Recover is a blog submitted by West Michigan Community Mental Health. Halloween is a time for ghosts, goblins and trick-or-treating.  But it’s important to remember that costumes and themes related to “psych wards” or “mental patients” are not only offensive, they perpetuate harmful stigma. Few people would think it appropriate to dress up as an individual affected by…

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Camp No Deer, a family tradition.

October 27, 2014
Camp No Deer, a family tradition.

Outside the Walls, a blog written by Nick VanderWall, is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales, 1680 W. U.S. 10-31, Scottville; 231-757-2727; www.vanderhaagcarsales.com, Mason County’s premier car rental outlet and also Legends Taxidermy of Scottville; 231-757-9589; www.legendstaxidermy.com. It appears here on the second and fourth Monday of the month. People like October for reasons such as hunting, fishing, and the fall…

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