State Representative Kara Hope Visits Stockbridge Jr./Sr. High School
Stockbridge Junior/Senior High School 416 N. Clinton St. Stockbridge, MI 49285 Phone 517-851-7770 Fax 517-851-9446 Jeff Trapp, Senior High Principal Meghan Kunzelman, Junior High Principal/Athletic Director For More Information: Robert Richards Stockbridge InvenTeam (517) 851-7770 Robert82@mit.edu richardr@panthernet.net On Friday, November 8, 2019 State Representative Kara Hope, from Michigan’s 67 th District, visited Stockbridge Jr/Sr High […]
The Allure of Pugs
by Cathy Collins “Look, Mom! It’s pugs!” squealed the young boy as he knelt down in front of the crates that housed the dogs, looking desperate to pet them. The local rescue where I volunteer recently had two pugs (bonded brothers) up for adoption. Such has been the reaction, time and again, of people young […]
Staff Spotlight: Jessica Martell, outstanding English teacher appreciates teaching in a close-knit community
by Amy Haggerty They say English can be one of the hardest languages to learn. Jessica Martell has been teaching this subject for 14 years in Stockbridge and makes learning English look easy. It helps that Martell teaches with ease and confidence and knows her subject areas well. Her classroom is always neat […]
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea receives “A” grade for patient safety
CHESLEA, MI, (November 14, 2019) – Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assigns A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationally for patient safety, announced that St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea recently received an “A” ranking on its Fall 2019 scorecard. St. Joe’s was awarded an “A” for its commitment to keeping patients safe […]
Obituary: Thomas Dean Skrzypek
Thomas Dean Skrzypek, age 47, of Pinckney, MI, passed away at his home on November 6, 2019. He was born in Trenton, MI the son of Patrick R. and Sharon L. (Shaw) Skrzypek. On March 23, 2013, he married Lindsay M. Buurma, and she survives, as well as his step-son, Jonathan Buurma, three daughters, Meghan, […]
A Victorian Christmas
by Arlene and Ron Kaiser Prince Albert wanted his wife, Queen Victoria, to know of the Christmas he enjoyed when he was a boy in Germany. Many magazines published “Victoria’s Christmas tree,” after which, the English and later the Americans warmed to German Christmas customs. On the Realy farm, Christmas was celebrated joyously. This family and many […]
SRSLY Stockbridge Awarded 5 Years of Federal Funding
STOCKBRIDGE, Mich. (November 7, 2019) –The White House recently announced 150 new grants for its Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. SRSLY Stockbridge, in partnership with Stockbridge Community Schools, is one of the grant recipients and will receive $625,000 in DFC funds over the next five years to prevent substance use among youth. DFC grants are […]
Sidewalk Show Down Concerns Addressed, Project by Project
by Tina Cole-Mullins Orange barrels arrived ahead of the orange leaves this fall in Stockbridge as construction and sidewalk repairs took place along Clinton Street. The barrels will outlast the leaves, as more work is scheduled into the next year, as originally reported in an in-depth Sidewalk Show Down report back in the September […]
Obituary: Sarahann Salow Henderson
Sarahann Salow Henderson, age 54, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019 in Jackson, MI. She was born on May 14, 1965 in Jackson, MI the daughter of Gerald and Janice (Yeoman) Salow. She married Ryan D. Henderson in Las Vegas, NV on March 27, 2003, and he survives. Also surviving are two sons, Antonio […]