Grassroots efforts for grassland conservation taking flight in Michigan
Pheasants Forever enters the homestretch of 650 acres of prairie restoration on 10 properties Picture a to-do list that stretches out over three years—but instead of groceries and dry cleaning, it’s restoring grasslands, preserving habitat, and improving water quality. In Michigan, Pheasants Forever has undertaken such a list of 17 projects through its Michigan Pheasant […]
Healthy Cooking Focus of Outreach Program
By Karen Smith In an effort to help local families learn to cook and eat more fresh foods, Stockbridge Community Outreach has provided a program called “Learning By Doing” for the past three years to 21 families. Funded by The 5 Healthy Towns Foundation, this seven-week program begins with an orientation meeting where an adult […]
Waterloo Township Board Unapproved Meeting Minutes
Waterloo Township Board Unapproved Meeting Minutes 22 January 2019 7:00 P.M. 9773 Mt. Hope Road Munith, MI 49259 Call to Order: 7:00 p.m. Present: Lance, Walz, Kitley, McAlister, Morency. Also present: 4 residents. Public Comment: None. Consent Agenda: Kitley motioned with support from Walz to accept the consent agenda as presented. Aye/all; no/none. […]
Screenagers: Growing up in the digital age events
Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her own kids and learned that the average kid spends 6.5 hours a day looking at screens. She wondered about the impact of all this time and about the friction occuring […]
Can you identify March’s ‘Where’s Waldo’ mystery location?
Think you know the area? Here’s the chance to prove it. Each month, SCN photographer Rose Collison is selecting a mystery location within thev Stockbridge School District, and surrounding areas. Names of readers who correctly identify the subject of the photo will be entered into a drawing, and one overall winner will be selected. March’s […]
Fox Squirrel: a busy little hoarder
by Rose Collison The fox squirrel, also known as the eastern fox squirrel or Bryant’s fox squirrel, is the largest species of tree squirrel native to North America. Despite the differences in size and coloration, they are sometimes mistaken for American red squirrels or eastern gray squirrels in areas where the species co-exist. The squirrels […]
Student of the Month: Emily Satkowiak
By Cindy Lance Emily Satkowiak Heritage Elementary 4th grader personifies the saying, “You Before Me.” Satkowiak is enthusiastic about learning and is a positive role model, according to her teacher Katherine Anderson. “I recently noticed Emily helping another student with a difficult math problem by teaching and guiding them through each step,” Anderson said. “She did this completely on her […]
BREAKING NEWS Update: Stockbridge Jr/Sr High releases students early following a social media threat
by Hope Salyer Stockbridge Jr/Sr High School released students at 1 p.m. Feb. 21, 2019 following a social media threat. Smith and Heritage Elementary schools remained open, but parents could sign their child out at the main office if they chose to do so. According to multiple sources, a former student threatened the school in […]
Women in Gee family take different paths to success
by Cindy Lance “Behind every successful man, is a strong woman,” the saying goes. In Gary Gee’s case, five strong women stand at his side: wife Kaye (Wilson) and daughters Kary Gee, Michele Gee, Lisa Gee-Cram and Amanda Gee-Cummings. The family-run Gee Farms Nursery and Garden Center began more than 100 years ago in the […]
Women Matter: Special education teacher Amy Haggerty continues her recovery
by Joan Tucker Imagine getting a medical diagnosis that impacts your life forever. It happened to Amy Haggerty, a Stockbridge special education teacher, in December 2016, when she discovered she had a brain tumor. After having increased headaches, dizziness, and short blackout periods, Amy went to her doctor, who recommended an MRI. Only minutes after […]