Memories in the making at Tulip Tree’s container classes
by Patrice Johnson “Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them.” –Bob Dylan This songwriter’s words were manifest May 9 to the patter of rain in a Gregory greenhouse. For years, Mackenzie Williams and her grandmother, Judy Williams, had attended one of Tulip Tree Gardens’ annual container classes. Now, Mackenzie was about […]
SHS Women’s Soccer notches 6-1 home field victory over Michigan Center
The Cardinals of Michigan Center traveled to Stockbridge on May 9 for a non-league soccer competition. Early shots by Rachel Frazzini and Brittany Freiermuth tested the Michigan Center defense, but it was the Cardinals who delivered a surprise first score just eight minutes into the match. A low rocket kick from 20 yards out brushed […]
SHS Women’s Soccer make a season sweep with a 1-0 win over Stockwell Academy Sentinels
By SCN volunteer staff The Stockbridge Woman’s Soccer Team traveled to Cleary University Field in Howell on May 11 to take on the Stockwell Academy Sentinels. Having earned a 6-1 win a month earlier in their first Stockwell match, the Panthers looked poised. The Sentinels, however, were determined for a home field upset. As the […]
Home décor shop and bakery host grand opening to full house
by Patrice Johnson A throng of well-wishers packed into Kneading Something Sweet and the Weathered Loft on Saturday, May 5, to celebrate the grand opening of two retail businesses housed under one roof at 104 E. Main Street in Stockbridge. When visitors stepped inside Jessica and Cody Harvey’s Weathered Loft, they entered a vintage home […]
Experimental Aircraft Association – Chapter 55 to host Aviation-Oriented events at Mason Jewett Airport
FREE AIRPLANE RIDES FOR KIDS: Chapter 55 will host three YOUNG EAGLE AVIATION DAYS; Saturday, June 9; Saturday, July 14; and Saturday, August 11. Registration is from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Local pilots will be offering area youngsters ages 8 to 17 an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane (weather permitting). […]
Stockbridge High School a finalist for MLive May 12 Prom of the Week
Stockbridge High School has been named a finalist for the May 12 Prom of the Week for MLive and the Jackson Citizen Patriot. Stockbridge is competing against Leslie High School in the voting process to get guaranteed photo coverage from a MLive/Jackson Citizen Patriot photographer. Voting continues now until Thursday, May 10 at 5 p.m. Stockbridge […]
Local student receives WMU’s top undergraduate honor for 2018
Conner Knepley is among the 50 students in Western Michigan University’s 5,437-member senior class to be named a 2018 Presidential Scholar. Knepley is the Presidential Scholar in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Knepley is a graduate of Stockbridge High School. A member of WMU’s Lee Honors College, he graduated summa cum laude in December 2017 with […]
Molly Howlett appointed new Stockbridge Village Council president
by Patrice Johnson Monday night, May 7, the Stockbridge Village Council meeting began with an unusual twist. President pro tem Molly Howlett called the meeting to order because that’s what a pro tempore (Latin: for the time being) does in the absence of the president. Next came the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call and approvals of […]
School Staff Spotlight: Craig Rehmann working to make a difference
article and photos by Amy Haggerty Craig Rehmann comes from a family of teachers, so it’s no surprise he would also choose a career in education. The fifth-grade teacher who teaches every subject to his class at Heritage Elementary School grinned and said, ”I’m a product of my environment.” Both his grandparents and an aunt were […]
Stockbridge Class of 2018 top ten seniors
Ayleana Kristine Crabtree-Valedictorian Parents: Michael and Kristy Crabtree Honors/Activites: All A honor roll, AP Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, ALgebra C, and English 10. Inspiration: Her parents inspire her to be better and her teachers inspire her to go further. Philosophy: Hard work isn’t scary. Scary is waking up just to realize you’ve never had […]