Clyde’s Corner: Feedback ensures readers enjoy Clyde’s true, but shorter, stories
by Clyde Whitaker I have never considered myself a writer. To my way of thinking, a writer is someone who has authored books, writes for a daily publication, or has years and years of experience—much more than I have. Looking back, my columns have been about things I’ve pulled from my memory, which luckily, I […]
Men of the Hour
Gary Ludtke: Commitment, consistency lead to a trifecta in 2025 by Mary Jo David Around the world, Nov. 19 is recognized as International Men’s Day to “celebrate, worldwide, the positive value men bring to the world, their families, and communities.” Once again, in our November issue, Stockbridge Community News is featuring Men of the Hour—men from our own […]
Obituary: Marvin Woodrow Cook Jr.
Marvin Woodrow Cook Jr., age 85, of Stockbridge, Michigan, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2025, at Henry Ford Allegiance Hospice Home in Jackson. Marvin always said, “I’m an Arkansas Boy, born on the Judd Hill Plantation on the kitchen table!” Marvin was born February 16, 1940 in Trumann, Arkansas, the son of Marvin Sr. […]
Rural Perspectives
Puffballs grow differently than mushrooms by Diane Constable The giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea) is one of our largest fungi. This easily identifiable giant mushroom grows in fields and forests in late summer into fall. It grows quickly, usually after a rain, to be about the size of a soccer ball. On average, it grows up […]
Men of the Hour
Gary Ludtke: Commitment, consistency lead to a trifecta in 2025 by Mary Jo David Around the world, Nov. 19 is recognized as International Men’s Day to “celebrate, worldwide, the positive value men bring to the world, their families, and communities.” Once again, in our November issue, Stockbridge Community News is featuring Men of the Hour—men from our own […]
Obituary: David Lee Minix
David Lee Minix, age 78, of Stockbridge, MI, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2025, with his three loving children by his side at Divine Living Center of Leslie. Born on December 3, 1946, in Salyersville, Kentucky, David was the son of Edwin and Earnestine (Salyer) Minix. He graduated from Stockbridge High School and spent […]
Obituary: Patricia Ann Haidler
Following an extended illness, Patricia Ann Haidler passed away at her home in Gregory, Michigan on October 25, 2025 with loved ones at her side. Patty was born on July 6th, 1954, at Tachikawa AFB near Tokyo, Japan, to the late William Bernard and Frances Helen Haidler. She is survived by her sister, Maria […]
Food Assistance Is Available For Neighbors Worried About SNAP Delays
Greater Lansing Food Bank, Our Partners and Other Community Organizations are here to help Neighbors in Need of Food LANSING, MI (Oct. 29, 2025) —Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) and our partners are here for neighbors who need food.As the government shutdown continues, and with it, anticipated delays in benefit payments for the Supplemental Nutrition […]
Outreach in Action
I spy homes for used books by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall Books are the plane, and the train, and the road.They are the destination, and the journey. They are home. —Anna Quindlen, “How Reading Changed My Life” Indeed, books do provide a kind of home for many readers. And after turning that final […]