Ask an Expert: Auto repair involves many decisions
by John and Thersa Kightlinger Generally the only pre-planning consumers do to prepare for a potential automotive damage claim is to purchase insurance. Insurance is an interesting purchase, as we buy it hoping we’ll never need it. We buy insurance as a safeguard should something unexpected occur and to be prepared… but are we truly […]
Staff Spotlight
A kid at heart, Michael Gurecki blends action and learning to keep his second graders engaged by Mary Jo David “I’ve always been a kid at heart,” said Michael Gurecki, with a smile I could sense across the wireless phone waves. “When I’m at school, I get to turn play into learning for 6-, 7-, […]
Obituary: Dorwin James Sheathelm
Dorwin James Sheathelm, born October 4, 1935, to Orla and Ethel (Thayer) Sheathelm in Dansville, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at the age of 89. He left this world in the same family home he was born in, surrounded by his loved ones. Dorwin was a lifelong resident of Dansville and […]
Obituary: Margie Ellen Pollok
Margie Ellen Pollok, age 83, of Stockbridge, MI, passed away on February 3, 2025. She was born on August 21, 1941, in Lansing, MI, to Philo and Marjorie (Lyons) Burgess. Margie married Donald L. Pollok on September 24, 1960, in Perry, MI. The couple moved to the Stockbridge area in 1965, and they were members […]
Reading Between the Lines
‘The Anxious Generation’ explores the effects of growing up entirely in the Digital Age by Jessica Martell Most books I read add some dimension to the way I see the world, but every so often I encounter a book that really changes me, changes not just the way I see the world, but changes […]
Death Notice for January
Sandra Ann Bell, age 77, of Gregory, MI, passed away on January 4, 2025. Lawrence “Larry” Boyd Lindemer Jr., of Rockford, MI, passed away on January 16, 2025. Rial Edward Ashmore, of Chelsea, MI passed away on January 19, 2025. Delores Kay Buege, age 81, of Ann Arbor, MI, passed away on January 19, 2025. […]
Matters of the Heart
Forward-thinking groom saves the day when Gary and Kay Gee married in 1967 by Mary Jo David, as told to Kaytlyn Higgins Many are familiar with the longtime area business known as Gee Farms. Founders of the business, Gary and Kay Gee, will be married 58 years this month—a huge accomplishment for anyone, but especially […]
Don’t fear the blank page
by Jill Ogden This year, after the ball dropped in Times Square—apparently the last in the long-standing tradition—Natasha Bedingfield performed “Unwritten.” This song is a wonderful reminder that we are all the authors of our own stories. Often, we go through life as if we were nonplaying characters in a video game. We believe that […]
Obituary: Philip Wilson Knowlton
Philip Wilson Knowlton, of Stockbridge, Michigan, age 63, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2025 after living 30 years with Multiple Sclerosis. Philip was born on June 2, 1961 in South Bend, Indiana, the eldest child of Donald and Ruth (Wilson) Knowlton. Philip is survived by his faithful wife of 40 years, Joanne Knowlton; their […]
Matters of the Heart
Innate skills and ongoing friendship fuel the marriage of Jim and Patrice Johnson by Kelsey Rasmussen Jim Johnson and Patrice Weddon both worked at Spadafore’s grocery store and graduated from Stockbridge High School together in 1970. The couple married in 1974. They cannot believe it was 50 years ago! Over the last five decades they […]