Submit your winter photos to be featured in the March edition
Calling all winter photographers! Submit your winter photos from around the area to SCN for a chance to be featured in the March issue! Submit your photos to stockbridgecommunitynews@gmail.com or on Our Facebook page to be featured.
Fire Overnight at Schwartz Family Market
by Mary Jo David As if the weather isn’t enough to contend with, the owners of the Schwartz Family Market are faced with a more difficult situation. Last night, their store and barn at 4200 S. Williamston Rd. caught fire. Initial, unofficial reports mention that no one was hurt. Their house and their horses are […]
Obituary: Margurite “Peg” Helfrich
Margurite “Peg” Helfrich, age 84, of Stockbridge, MI, passed away on January 29, 2022. She was born the daughter of Helen (Piepelo) and Wilford L. Palmer on February 9, 1937. She married Dennis Helfrich, Sr. in February 1996, and he survives. Margurite was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother – with an unwavering sense of […]
Obituary: Donald William Keiser
Donald William Keiser, age 87, passed away on January 24, 2022 at his home in Gregory, Michigan. He was born on February 21, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Walter and Viola (Kelch) Keiser. Donald served in the Marine Corps Reserves during the Korean War. He had lived in the Gregory area for 80 […]
Obituary: Arno Max Simon
Arno Max Simon passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022 in Eaton Rapids, Michigan after an 8-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Arno was born in Maskow, Pommern, Germany (formerly Prussia) on March 5, 1936 to Minna (Tietz) and Richard Simon, the second child of twins. Soon after World War II ended, the family moved to […]
Obituary: Betty J. Bailey
Betty J. Bailey Gregory, Michigan Age 77, died Monday, January 3, 2022 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Chelsea. She was born January 16, 1944 in Cleveland, Tennessee, the daughter of Agner & Emma Lou (Smart) Guffey. Betty attended Garden City High School (class of 1962). She had 4 children (in 1963, 65, […]
Obituary: James K. Peterson
James K. Peterson, age 69, of Gregory, MI passed away at his home on January 1, 2022. He was born on March 25, 1952 in Pontiac, MI, the son of Kenneth R. and Ruth F. (James) Peterson. He served in the United States Air Force from 1971-1974. He had lived in the Gregory area for […]
Attention Couples Married 50+ Years… You could be highlighted in our February Issue!
Married 50 years or more? Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and SCN’s February edition will feature, on a complimentary basis, local couples’ photos and stories. If you or a loved one has been married half a century or more, send your sweetheart photos and background info to: stockbridgecommunitynews@gmail.com or snail mail SCN, P.O. […]
Smith, Heritage schools celebrate 12 Days Before Break
by Laura Whitaker The staff at Smith Elementary and Heritage schools kicked off the holiday season with a 12 Days Before Break celebration. Events began Dec. 1 with a doughnut treat for the district provided by the Stockbridge Area Education Foundation. The event continued each day in December with a different treat or a fun […]
It’s Official—Farmers State Bank Merges with The State Bank
On December 1, 2021, Farmers State Bank merged with The State Bank of Fenton. The two banks became one, culminating with the final data processing conversion on the weekend of March 5 and 6, 2022. Banking service will remain the same and more information will be communicated to customers as things move forward. Craig Goodlock, […]