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Volunteer firefighters converged on Baskin Farms in Bethany Monday for training

By Billie Owens
Sep 28, 2016, 1:19pm

Photos and information submitted by Glenn Adams, a member of the Bethany Volunteer Fire Department.

On Monday evening, Sept. 26, the Bethany, Alexander, and Wyoming Volunteer Fire departments held a joint training exercise.

They met at Baskins Farm on Creek Road in Bethany to practice tanker drills, bringing water from distant

Quick response by volunteers at Pavilion fire saves a woman's life, her home and her pets

By Howard B. Owens
May 21, 2013, 4:26am

Quick work by volunteer firefighters responding to an initially vague report of a fire in Pavilion helped save a woman's life, save her two dogs and save most of her house, even though flames were shooting 25 feet in the air when firefighters first arrived.

Dispatchers initially received a call

Where there's a will to make Greek yogurt, there's whey left over

By Howard B. Owens
May 30, 2013, 2:15pm

You can make Greek yogurt at home. About all you need is some yogurt culture, a whisk and cheese cloth.

After you strain your batch you're left with a watery white liquid known as whey. You will have about three ounces of whey for every ounce of yummy yogurt.

One

Photos: A spring evening in Genesee County

By Howard B. Owens
May 3, 2013, 9:34am

After the Genesee County Economic Development Center meeting yesterday evening, I had two choices: Go home and write some stories that I gathered information on during the day, or take advantage of a great spring day and drive around and take some pictures.

I chose pictures taking. I would have

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