Trinity Health requires COVID-19 vaccination for all colleagues
Information from Saint Joseph Mercy Health System and Mercy Health Trinity Health has announced the national health system will require all colleagues, clinical staff, contractors, and those conducting business in its health care facilities be vaccinated against COVID-19, effective immediately. The requirement applies to roughly 24,000 Trinity Health Michigan colleagues working across five Saint […]
Jef Fox named Father of the Year by Stockbridge Area Chamber of Commerce
by Judy Brune Traditionally held on Father’s Day weekend, A Day in the Village (ADIV) festivities would not be complete without the announcement of Father of the Year. This year’s Father of the Year is Jef Fox, proud dad of John, 11, and Eve, 7. He also is the husband of Kate Fox, who learned […]
Drive-thru clinic for members of the Stockbridge Area to receive Covid vaccine
COMING on July 23, 2021 The Disability Network-Capital Area, Rite Aid, CATA and members of the Stockbridge Community will provide a drive-thru clinic for members of the Stockbridge Area, who would still like to receive a shot of vaccine for protection against the Covid virus. Anyone over the age of 12 years, living in the […]
Obituary: John L. Parks
John Lawrence Parks, age 69, of St. Helen, MI, passed away on July 1, 2021 in Auburn, MI. He was born on November 11, 1951 in Jackson, MI, the son of John Edward and Genevieve (Guinan) Parks. He married Donna Jean Karnes in July of 1986, and she preceded him in death after 33 years […]
Commemorating the Fourth of July-Gregory style
Photos by Judy Williams Gregory’s 2021 4th of July events were in memory of 15-year-old Talan Tolliver. Talan passed away at home on May 26, 2021, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He lived in Gregory his entire life and was an inspiration to all. In 2017, Talan had the honor of singing the national […]
Death Notice: John L. Parks
John Lawrence Parks of Gregory, MI, passed away on July 1, 2021 in Auburn, MI. A Funeral Service is scheduled for Wednesday, July 7, 2021, 1:00 p.m., at Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, Chelsea, with Craig Goodlock officiating. Visitation is the same day at the funeral home, 11:00 a.m. until the time of service. Expressions of sympathy […]
Obituary: John M. Harook
John M. Harook, 84, of Chelsea, MI, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. John was born on August 10, 1936, in Detroit, MI, son of Michael and Genevieve (Chalfonte) Harook. On September 5, 1964, he married Phyllis (Fox), and she preceded him in death in 2005. On March 17, 2012, he married Janet (Azzi), […]
Ask an Expert: The insurer’s way is to divide and conquer
by John and Theresa Kightlinger The tactic of “divide and conquer” is designed to weaken the enemy’s offense to a point where it becomes the enemy’s defense. Insurers use it against repairers all the time. A vast divide You may be asking yourself what this topic has to do with the collision industry. To be […]
Four local groups awarded Kalamink Wind Community Grants
Info from Apex Clean Energy Kalamink Wind and Apex Clean Energy have announced four local programs and organizations as the recipients of the first round of Kalamink Wind Community Grants. A project of Apex Clean Energy, Kalamink Wind is a proposed community-based clean energy opportunity for rural Ingham County. The program, launched earlier this year, […]