Bridge to Wellness
Healthy Coping Tips for April’s National Stress Awareness Month by Emily Stewart Whether you’re dealing with difficulties at home, work or school, it can be challenging to manage stress. Coping is how you face responsibilities or problems in your life. Some days you can cope successfully—frustration or overwhelming feelings are met in a calm, healthy […]
Death Notice: Arloa I. Smith, Harold J. Edson, Dorothy “Dottie” Grumelot, Kevin M. Cook, Deborah K. Schenk
Arloa I. Smith, age 86, of Stockbridge, MI, passed away on March 16, 2023. Harold J. Edson, age 59, passed away on March 14, 2023 Dorothy “Dottie” Grumelot, age 77, of Chelsea, MI, formerly of Stockbridge, MI, passed away on March 9, 2023 Kevin M. Cook, age 59, of Gregory, MI, passed away on March […]
Questioning the morality of normalized cannibalism in ‘Tender is the Flesh’
by Shuyler Clark In the near future, a new virus renders animal meat dangerous to consume. As animals are culled and humans become desperate for meat, they choose to farm and eat other humans instead. Marcos, suffering from the death of his child and his father’s deteriorating mental state, earns a living overseeing the human-farming […]
Congressional Art Competition is open to high schoolers.
Deadline: mid-April Information provided by Office of US Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin Calling all high school artists! The 2023 Congressional Art Competition is now open. This is a wonderful opportunity for young Michiganders to showcase their talent and gain recognition for their work. The contest is open to students in grades 9-12 who reside or attend […]
2023 SAEF online auction draws 223 bidders and raises $22,000
by Jennifer Hammerberg The Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation’s annual auction fundraiser was a great success again this year. The event raised almost $22,000, thanks to the participation and generosity of donors, sponsors and bidders. The auction ran online for one week, March 11 to March 18, and items were picked up from Heritage School on […]
Obituary: Lillian Virginia Priebe
Lillian Virginia Priebe, beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away peacefully in her home with her son Gary by her side on Tuesday, March 15, 2023, at the age of 96. She was born on September 28, 1926, in Detroit, MI to Joseph and Blanche Gootee. Lillian grew up in Detroit and often shared […]
Outreach in Action
Got Milk? Clients of Stockbridge Community Outreach do! by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall Thanks to funding from Ingham County, clients who shop the Stockbridge Community Outreach food pantry also get “milk bucks” coupons—each good for a gallon of milk. The coupons are redeemable at three area Mugg & Bopps stores and at Plane Food […]
Rural Perspectives: Canada Geese are the largest goose species in the world
by Diane Constable By the 1940s, the Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) was thought to be extinct due to unregulated hunting and habitat loss. In the early 1960s, a small flock was found in Minnesota, and with careful management, this goose species was brought back from the edge. It’s a sign of spring when we hear […]
Chelsea Hospital appoints new Chief Medical Officer Fazleomar Mahmood
Information provided by Trinity Health Michigan Following an extensive search and review of candidates, Chelsea Hospital has named Fazleomar Mahmood, MD, FACP, FACR, as the hospital’s new chief medical officer (CMO). Since December 2022, Dr. Mahmood has served as the hospital’s interim CMO, where he has continued to advance patient safety and high-quality care. “Dr. Mahmood […]
Local farmer appointed to lead Michigan’s Department of Agriculture
Information from michigan.gov Timothy Boring, Michigan’s executive director of the USDA Farm Service Agency, will be leaving the agency to join Governor Whitmer’s cabinet as the head of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), effective March 27. Boring’s family has operated a grain farm in Stockbridge for six generations and has been […]