Outreach in Action
Tide Me Over tackles food insecurity challenges for school-aged children by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall Lately the pandemic has cast a brighter light on food insecurity in our country, but the problem is hardly new. In fact, a Stockbridge Community Outreach program to send home backpacks of food with kids who qualify for the […]
Obituary: Priscilla Marylan Plonka
Priscilla Marylan Plonka, age 94, of Gregory, Michigan passed away at the St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea Hospital on July 28, 2022. She was born the daughter of Elliott and Minerva (Schaefer) Childs on December 15, 1927 in Flint, Michigan. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, reading novels and newspapers, and spending time up north mushroom hunting and […]
Obituary: Ida May McArthur
Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Ida May McArthur, of Stockbridge, Michigan, passed away at her home on July 28, 2022 at the age of 74. She was born the daughter of Candelerio and Josie (Gagliardi) Trujillo on June 26, 1948 in Trinidad, Colorado. Ida married Donald Raymond McArthur on June 26, 1966 in Trinidad, Colorado, […]
Obituary: Katherine Ann Withrow
Katherine Ann Withrow, age 82, of Munith, MI, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 30, 2022. Kathy was born on March 29, 1940 in Stockbridge, MI to Harold and Cleo Horning. She was a 1958 graduate of Stockbridge High School. Kathy received the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior in […]
Death Notice: Priscilla Marylan Plonka
Priscilla Marylan Plonka, 94, of Gregory, Michigan passed away on July 28, 2022.
Death Notice: Ida May McArthur
Ida May McArthur, age of 74, of Stockbridge, Mi passed away at on July 28, 2022.
Death Notice: Hilbert N. Proctor
Hilbert N. Proctor, age 87, of Stockbridge, MI, passed away on July 22, 2022.
SCN writer’s work places in national contest
by Agnes Geiger After winning a first-place in the at-large competition this spring, Stockbridge Community News writer Judy Williams went on to receive an honorable mention award at the national level in the 2022 National Communications Contest sponsored by the National Federation of Press Women. Williams’ winning article “A grateful community bids farewell to Mark […]
Rural Perspectives: Spunky eastern chipmunk builds its own den
by Diane Constable The charming eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) lives in woodlands and is often found living near people. Loners by nature, each chipmunk builds its own personal den with multiple entries and drainage tunnels and separate places to store foods, sleep and take care of babies. They have litters twice each year with the […]
Obituary: Patricia Ann “Pat” Hill
Patricia Ann “Pat” Hill, age 77, of Gregory, MI, passed away on July 20, 2022 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. Patricia was born on April 11, 1945 in Detroit, MI to Eugene and Mildred (Parker) Davis. On November 19, 1965, she married Larry I. Hill in Brighton, Michigan. In 1965, they moved […]