Jim Meadows, Jr., Marine and Army vet, too
by Patrice Johnson James M. Meadows, Jr., age 79, grew up and attended school in Taylor, Mich. His father, James Morgan Meadows, hailed from Macon, Georgia, and his mother, Bernadette (Trudeau) Meadows, came from Detroit. Meadows married Patricia G. (Cobb) Meadows Sep. 3, 1960, and the couple gave birth to and raised six children: […]
Stockbridge Village ‘Meet the Candidates’ session, Wed. Oct. 24
Wednesday, Oct. 24, Stockbridge Village residents are invited to meet the candidates running for village office at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Stockbridge Activity Center, S.A.C. (the former Middle School.) All are welcome.
Stan Daily: US Army veteran
by Patrice Johnson Stan Daily, now 77 years old, grew up in Wayne, Mich., to parents George Daily of Indiana and Mae (Blaker) Daily of New York. In 1966, he married Gregory resident Susan Howlett, and together they raised three children, Jeffrey, Carrie (Wengorovius), and Michael. After graduating Wayne St. Mary’s High School, Daily joined […]
Student of the Month: Finn Coffman
By Cindy Lance Blink, and you may not see the highly motivated and energetic Finn Coffman. This sixth grader at Heritage Elementary stays active, mountain biking, running cross country and playing soccer. This past summer Coffman placed second in a mountain bike race while in the Upper Peninsula. Most recently, he medaled in his […]
From the Superintendent’s Desk: Our Early Childhood Education program continues to grow and flourish!
by Karl Heidrich For two consecutive years the enrollment of early learners has continued to increase and has been running at capacity. We currently run four early childhood classrooms. Having all of our early childhood programs in the same building along with our K-2 educational programs is a huge success. Our all-inclusive school staff is […]
Staff Spotlight: Pam Gower, Committed, caring and driven to excellence
by Amy Haggerty In this age of technology in the classroom, English teacher Pam Gower taps into creative ways to engage her ninth grade students and inspire them to learn. Every day, her students use digital tools to express their learning via videos, websites and podcasts. She also teaches sociology, an elective class, with students […]
From the Chief of Police: Hooray for our history, a request and call to action
Today let us address three topics. First, congratulations to the Stockbridge Area Genealogical/Historical Society for its Oct. 7 production in Oaklawn Cemetery. The rehearsal was impressive, let alone the public performances. Many attended despite cold and rainy weather, and to those who missed it: Boy! Did you miss it. Next, having been […]
What? No turkey on Thanksgiving?
by Ron Kaiser Thanksgiving traditions in the Americas, iGermany, and elsewhere are different from what we may think we know about the holiday and may have been taught in elementary school. Settlers of the New World, most coming from Europe, were familiar with Thanksgiving traditions. The Pilgrims brought the holiday with them to Massachusetts. In gratitude […]
Death Notice – Hodges
Timothy Hodges, Tomahawk, Wisconsin died Oct, 12, 2018. He was a 1975 graduate of Stockbridge High School. Celebration of Life Ceremony Friday October 26 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Ann Arbor.
William Cool: Decorated veteran, husband, father and patriot
by Patrice Johnson Vietnam War veteran William (Bill) Cool, now 73 years old, served five tours of duty with the Navy in Vietnam, many of which were spent on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. While on the USS Enterprise CVAN 65, Cool landed and launched aircraft. “I was an aviation boatswain mate 2nd class E5,” he […]