Don’t miss tonight’s total lunar eclipse of a blood, wolf, supermoon
by Patrice Johnson Sunday night, Jan. 20, the Stockbridge area will be treated to a rare total lunar eclipse of a blood, wolf, supermoon. And we will not be alone. People throughout North and South America, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Portugal and the French and Spanish coasts will be joining with us to […]
Wonders of Science: Tick tock goes the clock
by Eric Rasmussen Spend one hour doing something you enjoy. Then spend an hour standing in line at the Secretary of State’s office waiting for a license plate. Good chance the second hour will feel much longer. Depending on our situation, time passes at different rates for us humans, and amazingly, this relativity holds true […]
SCN welcomes new director, Mary Wilson
When fellow nursing student Amy Weddon introduced Chelsea-native Mary Niehaus to Danny Wilson in 1973, little could Mary have imagined that she would marry him and they would raise two children in Stockbridge. On Jan. 9, 43 years later, Mary Wilson was elected by unanimous vote to the Board of Directors of Stockbridge Community News. “Mary’s […]
Junior high choir sees Broadway show at Wharton
by Patrice Johnson A few young women shimmered in evening gowns and heels; a handful of 7th and 8th grade men wore suits and ties—all 58 students and parents bubbled with enthusiasm as the choir gathered before boarding the bus to go see the Broadway show, Anastasia, at East Lansing’s Wharton Center, Jan. 17. Carol […]
Matters of the Heart: Jim and Edith Zeitz Celebrate 75th Wedding Anniversary
Seventy-five years ago, January 15th Jim and Edith Zeitz were married at the Robbins Church on Bunker Road, Aurelius Township, Michigan. From there the wedding party travelled to the home of her parents, Luman and Luella Klink. That afternoon the newlyweds went home to their small trailer parked in Jim’s Uncle Albert Royston’s yard on […]
Local students named winners of annual artwork contest
by Patrice Johnson If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a contest brimming with talented artwork speaks volumes. This was the case on Jan. 7 when winners of the annual Farmers State Bank Artwork Contest were announced. For the past several years, students in the Stockbridge Area Community School district have entered their […]
Death Notice – Glenda F. Hartmann
Glenda F. Hartmann, Rives Junction, died January 13, 2019. Services will be held Feb. 6, 2019 at noon at Caskey-Mitchell Funeral Home with burial to follow at Fitchburg Cemetery.
January is school board recognition month
by Karl Heidrich The month of January presents an opportunity to appreciate the volunteer service of our school board members. Over the years, our school board has shown consistent dedication to the Stockbridge community. Board of education members are all local citizens who spend countless hours working towards providing the best educational opportunities for our […]
Diane Rockall dons VP role on SCN Board
The Board of Directors of the Stockbridge Community News unanimously elected Diane Rockall to the position of vice president at its Jan. 9 meeting. Rockall, who first joined the board in June 2017, has steadily increased her volunteer responsibilities and contributions to the nonprofit publishing organization. “When Diane commits to doing something, she does it […]
Tina Cole-Mullins goes the extra mile
by Diane Rockall As a young girl, Tina Cole-Mullins learned from her ordained minister father that it was more blessed to give than receive. She definitely took that message to heart, as she’s always been willing to give from whatever she has to help others. When asked for a comment on her few on […]