While Dr. Timothy Dickinson retired on Jan. 1 from his family practice after 37 years with Allegan Medical Clinic, he just couldn’t do it cold turkey. “I still do nursing home work two mornings a week at Ely Manor and Allegan County Medical Care Facility and those afternoons I do administrative work at the clinic as medical director.”

I love making Crock Pot recipes. I just add all of the ingredients to the pot and, basically, forget about it. With all the cooking I do in the Test Kitchen, sometimes I just don't feel like making dinner. I'm sure you've had those types of days too!

Pete Stobie—also known as Al Niño—brought his wacky weather wisdom from the Kalamazoo Nature Center to first grade classes at Otsego’s Alamo Elementary School Tuesday, Jan. 13. Students learned about seasons, types of weather and more while becoming “wacky weather rangers” during Stobie’s hour-long presentation.