Announcement
Amy Haggerty joins Board of Stockbridge Community News
Former Stockbridge teacher Amy Haggerty was appointed by unanimous vote to the Board of Directors of the Stockbridge Community News on June 27. Haggerty retired from Stockbridge Community Schools in the fall of 2017 after 25 years of teaching special education. She writes SCN’s monthly “Staff Spotlight” column. “Amy is a welcome addition to our […]
Announcing: Garden of the Month
Dear Readers, SCN is pleased to launch the “Garden of the Month” feature/contest. If you have a favorite garden spot based on its beauty or uniqueness, send us one to five photos of it. Each month, July to March, the Stockbridge Area Garden Club will select a garden for SCN to feature. We will keep […]
Letters we receive
Dear Editor: Just want to tell you that as I am selling my house in Stockbridge I am feeling very sentimental and reflective on my 20+ years in Stockbridge. Worked, went into business, raised my boys, got to know the people and school district. I have wonderful memories from my time there. I love reading your newspaper with awesome […]
The wins keep coming: SCN honored with three national awards
by Agnes Geiger After winning top honors in at-large competitions, the Stockbridge Community News earned three awards in the 2018 National Communications Contest of the National Federation of Press Women. To win the national honors, SCN competed against dozens of entries that had received first-place awards in state or at-large contests. SCN, a monthly […]
Obituary: Joyce Millhouse
Joyce Elaine (Kinsey) Millhouse, age 92, passed away June 4, 2018 at Chelsea Retirement Community. She was born on January, 26, 1926 in Jackson, Michigan the daughter of John Emerson, Jr. and Marion (Topping) Kinsey and sister to Phyllis (Kinsey) Coakley. Joyce grew up in Plainfield next to the only store in the town that […]
Native son Chris Schoenberg to have Discovery Channel broadcast one of his episodes
Full-time woodworking YouTuber Chris Schoenberg from the Stockbridge-Chelsea area will have one of his project videos aired on Cable TV this Friday night, June 8, at 9:30 p.m. EST. Schoenberg who runs the YouTube Channel, Third Coast Craftsman, was contacted by the Discovery Channel to produce an episode for their affiliate channel Velocity TV, an […]
Masons to conduct free Child ID Program at ‘A Day In The Village’
On Saturday June 16th, the Stockbridge Masonic Lodge #130 will be providing a free child identification program. The event will be held between the hours of 10:00 am and 4:00 pm at the SAESA Ambulance Building, which is located at 125 South Center Street in Stockbridge. The program is being provided as a part of, […]
Don’t miss Memorial Day events in Stockbridge
Monday, May 28: 10:00–Stockbridge American Legion Post 510 service. 11:00–Parade to Oaklawn cemetery with roll call of fallen veterans. After parade: Chicken barbecue at the Legion Hall.
Hope amid sadness
by Chief of Police Johnnie Torres, Jr. In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have […]
Waterloo Area Historical Society’s Annual Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Social
by Arlene Kaiser May 19 marked the occasion of the annual WAHS Annual Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Social, held at the museum. The long title of the event holds great meaning because, if not for volunteers, the Waterloo Area Historical Society would be unable to function or exist. Like all good community activities there is […]