Where there’s smoke, there’s a SAESA open house and chicken BBQ
by Alex Weddon “It wouldn’t be a Stockbridge Memorial Day without our annual Chicken Barbeque,” observed John Beck, SAESA general manager when asked about the scheduled Memorial Day open house for the Stockbridge Area Emergency Services Authority’s impressive new headquarters. The former automobile dealership, located at the corner of South Clinton […]
Stockbridge FIRST Robotics competes at World Championship
by Stockbridge FIRST Robotics team members and Patrice Johnson The good news was the Stockbridge FIRST Robotics team qualified for the FIRST Robotics World Championships. The bad news? These ninth- through 12th-grade students had one week to raise the $10,000 necessary in order to attend. They needed $5,000 for the registration fee, plus $5,000 for […]
Kaden Knight is one lucky duck
by Mary Jo David Some people are born lucky, but some, like Kaden Knight of Stockbridge, don’t realize how lucky they are until surviving an accident that, by all accounts, could have been deadly. On Thursday, April 18, 2019, Kaden surprised his girlfriend, Lorena González-Galindo with two baby ducks and a sign telling her how […]
Waterloo Needlework Club: Making the world a better place one stitch at a time
article and feature photo by Janice Powell, photos by Rose Collison The Waterloo Needlework Club began in 1911 when eight neighborhood ladies assembled to help a grieving family. William Huttenlocher had lost his beloved wife, Mary, to heart problems, leaving four boys and two girls, ranging in ages of 4 to 13, without a mother. […]
Folks turn out for 4th annual ‘Blessing of the Plow’
The American Legion Hall in Stockbridge was busy Saturday, May 11. The Sons of the American Legion (SoAL) were hosting their 4th annual “Blessing of the Plow” dinner and festivities. “We have a great crew of cooks and volunteers, “ offered SoAL commanders Marty Bliss and Al DeCroix. The enticing aroma of barbecue filling the […]
SHS Journalism teacher receives national award in California
by Alex Weddon The Journalism Education Association of Kansas State University, Kansas, awarded Stockbridge teacher Elizabeth Cyr of Gregory with its Diversity Award recently during their national meeting in Anaheim, California. The Diversity Award honors a scholastic journalism teacher, student, or group that demonstrates a commitment to cultural awareness and encourages a multicultural approach with […]
Stockbridge teacher earns national technology award
by Alex Weddon May 13, Stockbridge Jr/Sr High School teacher Bob Richards was awarded a Lemelson-MIT Excite Award. Educators are selected for this award based on their capacity to lead a yearlong invention project with their students. This June, Richards will go to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston for the Lemelson-MIT Program’s annual EurekaFest, a multi-day invention celebration. […]
Looking Back June 2019
by Diane Rockall One hundred years ago, the school year ended the week of June 6, 1919. Special events included: the Junior class reception held at the Opera House, the baccalaureate address by Rev. J. D. Adair, and Class Day on the 11th, which featured “music, readings and more.” The Stockbridge Brief Sun reported on June […]
Meet Stockbridge’s New Head Librarian, Sherri McConnell
by Diane Rockall Sherri McConnell officially became Stockbridge Head Librarian on Monday, May 13, although she met almost all of the staff last Friday during a staff meeting. She spent the majority of her first day on the job at Capital Area District Libraries Administrative offices in downtown Lansing meeting with the marketing, finance and […]