Vision loss in modern-day America: A series on blindness. Part I: Answering some important questions about blindness
by Jill Marie Ogden An estimated 3% of Americans are considered legally blind, and this population is expected to grow in coming years as the baby boomers head into their golden years. Age-related diseases such as macular degeneration, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma are the leading causes of blindness. Many people may know someone affected […]
New police officer and horse rescuer comes full circle
Employee retention ranks high among the challenges a small town police chief faces, and it was no surprise when a few folks in Stockbridge asked, “Who is the new officer?” It is my pleasure to introduce Kevin Marshall: police officer, husband, father and horse rescuer. Officer Marshall joined the Stockbridge Police Department in February and […]
Stockbridge FIRST Robotics wins regional and state competitions. Now seeks funding to compete in world championships
Source: FRC Team 6591 Panther Powered – Stockbridge, MI The Stockbridge FIRST Robotics team is capping off its short 3-year history with a landmark season. In January,FIRST, an acronym For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology revealed its annual game challenge for this year’s FIRST Robotics competition. All FIRST teams then had six weeks to […]
Death Notice – Irma M. Smith -Olive Farrington
Irma M. Smith, Leslie, died April 15, 2019, originally Irma Norton of Stockbridge. Service April 23, 2019 11 a.m. at Caskey-Mitchell funeral home, burial to follow at Oaklawn Cemetery. Visitation April 22 from 6-8 p.m. Olive Farrington, Stockbridge, died April 16, 2019, arrangements at Caskey-Mitchell are pending.
Schubert aces at Waterloo; Woods wins fifth Masters
Tiger Woods won the Masters golf tournament for a remarkable fifth time Sunday, April 14, but he didn’t have a shot as sweet as Stockbridge native Ron Schubert. Schubert started his golfing year off with a perfect shot on the 12th hole of Waterloo Golf Course on Monday, April 15. The proud linkster used a […]
Memorial Day tribute to Stockbridge’s soldier monument and cannon
by Ron and Arlene Kaiser Stockbridge: On July 27, 1894, the president of G.H. Ewing Women’s Relief Corps (W.R.C.), Mrs. M. J. Brownell, asked the E. H. Ewing Post of the G.A. R. (Grand Army of the Republic) to begin working for a permanent monument, and though the question was often discussed, no action was […]
The sun is a yellow star…not
by Eric Rasmussen We see this all the time. In drawings, animated shows, web content, educational books. Almost anywhere we turn, our sun always is portrayed as yellow. In reality, stars can be one of three colors: red, white and blue. Now, this is not because the universe is insanely patriotic, but because the color […]
Stockbridge resident within reach of highest recognition, Stars and Stripes Final Level Award
by Jo Mayer Few people in Michigan have received the Stars and Stripes Final Level Award, and Stockbridge resident Sarah Drew hopes to see her name added to the short list. The Stars & Stripes Award is the highest recognition available to an American Heritage Girl, an organization founded in 1995 and dedicated to the […]
Spring cleaning leads to spring reading
by Jessica Martell With Marie Kondo’s juggernaut, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, recently adapted to a Netflix original, and books like The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning on the New York Times best seller list, it’s no surprise people are ready to clean house. What is surprising, is one of the possible beneficiaries […]
Obituary: Dewayne “Bud” Kitley
Dewayne “Bud” Kenneth Kitley, of Munith, Michigan, passed away at his home surrounded by his family. He was born the son of Kenneth and Shirley (Brown) on May 21, 1935. On October 24, 1953, he married Connie Sue Cowan, and she survives. For over 65 +years Bud was owner of K&D Kitley Sanitation and Excavation […]