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Local volunteer firefighters train and hone their skills to save lives and help in dangerous situations

By Billie Owens
Nov 24, 2017, 10:11pm

Press release:

Fifteen area firefighers successfully completed the Basic Exterior Firefighter Operations (BEFO) training program held at the Genesee County Fire Training Center. Also, an eight-hour Trench Rescue Awareness course was recently conducted at the Genesee County Fire Training Center. Twenty-two members of the County’s volunteer fire service completed this program on Nov

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.

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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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