Historical society plans 60th annual meeting
by Arlene Kaiser Please join Waterloo Area Historical Society members at the 60th Annual Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Social, Sept. 19 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Waterloo Farm Museum, 12493 Waterloo-Munith Road, Grass Lake, Michigan. The meeting is open to society members and those who would like to become members. The anniversary meeting […]
Obituary: Rose Marie Barowski
Rose Marie Barowski, 78, of Stockbridge, Michigan, formerly of Scottville, Michigan, is now home with her Savior and reunited with her parents whom she loved and missed so much. Rose passed away peacefully on Monday, August 2, 2021 at her niece Amanda Olvera’s house in Cedar Park, Texas. She was born in December 1942, the […]
Stockbridge schools welcome new staff members
by Judy Brune Arriving bright and early on Tuesday, August 17, recently hired staff members for Stockbridge Community Schools gathered at the Smith Elementary library for a new teacher orientation to kick off the 2021-2022 school year. Back row (left to right): Donnie Anderson Smith/Heritage K-4th STEM Lucas Snider Jr/Sr High School Physics Collin Price […]
‘Tide Me Over’ food distribution expanding to all Stockbridge schools
Information from Stockbridge Community Outreach Stockbridge Community Outreach plans to resume and expand its “Tide Me Over” (TMO) food distribution program throughout Stockbridge Community Schools this fall. The program sends home a weekly bag of shelf-stable food for children in food-insecure households in the Stockbridge Community Schools district, helping to fill the “food gap” for […]
Clean-up and fairy village events to spruce up the Beckwith Preserve
Information from Wellness Coalition Clean-up Club, Beckwith Preserve, and Stockbridge Area Arts Council The Legacy Land Conservancy as well as the Clean-Up Club of the Stockbridge Area Wellness Coalition are appealing to those who take pride in the area’s natural offerings to assist in their next clean-up project. Join these groups on Saturday, September 18, […]
Community gathers to welcome new school personnel
Meet and Greet offers ice cream, information, camaraderie by Jennifer Hammerberg, SAEF President On a hot Tuesday summer evening, crowds turned out to mingle and visit. About 300 people came and went during the two-hour Ice Cream Social and Meet and Greet held Aug. 10 in the Heritage School cafeteria. The Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation, […]
Rural Perspectives: Fragrant water lily (Nymphaea odorata)
by Diane Constable While out and about on the quiet, still waters of shallow waterways, you are sure to see our beautiful native fragrant water lily (Nymphaea odorata). The waxy, shiny bright green round leaves with a “v” notch can be easily identified from a distance. They float on the surface of the water and […]
Bridge to Wellness
September: Workout partner could strengthen muscles and motivation by Gary Hicks Thanks for the great ideas on interesting workouts to do with household items from the August Fitness Challenge. I even heard some great suggestions from one of the guys during the Monday evening golf scramble at Waterloo Golf Course. It’s always a welcome thing […]
Death Notice: Vernon Caudill
Vernon Caudill of Munith, Michigan passed away August 12, 2021. Vernon was born December 30, 1942.
K-9 Koa an awesome law enforcement partner
by Mary Jo David If you were to list the traits of a perfect co-worker, what would you include? Probably someone who is fun and entertaining, but most importantly, smart and knows when to get down to business. Officer Bill Carr of the Unadilla Township Police Department has exactly that in a partner—except his partner, […]