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Staff Spotlight: Biology and physics teacher Abby Nicholson can even make the quadratic formula fun!
by Mary Jo David If she couldn’t land a career as Hannah Montana, teaching was right up there as a close second in career choices for Abby Nicholson. As she begins her third year of teaching at Stockbridge Jr./Sr. High School—this year she is teaching biology and physics—Nicholson says she has no regrets about leaving […]
Active Aging: Introducing ‘What’s Your Take?’ October’s featured member is Mary Schwark
by Stacey Mason The Stockbridge Area Senior Center is now regularly spotlighting a senior center member in the newspaper and online. We’ve created a ten-question quiz we’re calling, “What’s Your Take?” We’re kicking off this new quiz approach with SASC member Mary Schwark. Mary is one of many volunteers who keep our center organized and […]
Dear Gabbie: Trash or treasure? Helping parents ditch excess stuff- with kindness.
“Dear Gabbie” is written with the simple hope of bringing a few smiles to your day and is not meant to replace the advice of professionals… especially your mom! Dear Gabbie: My parents are getting older, and they have a LOT of stuff! They’re not interested in downsizing and don’t seem receptive when I suggest […]
Bridge to Wellness
On your own or with a group, reading can lead to health benefits and personal growth by: Sarah Wilczynski October brings with it the transition to fall, marked by cozy sweaters, trips to apple orchards and pumpkin patches, and kids running around in costumes. It also marks the beginning of National Book Month, a time […]
Faces of Addiction
Veins of silence: Mental health and the invisible pulse of addiction by Tina Cole-Mullins Behind the rose-colored glasses used by many to view our community lies a quiet crisis—the gritty reality of mental illness and addiction. October marks National Substance Abuse Prevention Month and Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day. Both are a time […]
Positive Parenting: Creative parents model a growth mindset for mental and emotional well-being
by Tiffany Snyder Are you a creative parent? Do you think your child/ren are creative but consider yourself someone who can barely draw a stick figure? Hear me out on how this fixed mindset is worth changing. Wherever you are creatively, we can all benefit mentally and emotionally from using our creative power. I’d like […]
Clyde’s Corner: ‘You’ve got a major league fastball’
by Clyde Whitaker With the Detroit Tigers close to gaining a playoff berth at this time, it brings back to mind my playing days, pitching for our beloved Stockbridge Panthers and my time spent pitching in the semi-pro Jackson Recreation League. Growing up outside of Munith and surrounded by farmland, I practiced my pitching at […]
Trustee Lori Cowan resigns from Unadilla Township Board
Karen Houghtaling appointed trustee for partial term by Amber Walker Smith Longtime Unadilla Township trustee Lori Cowan has resigned from the township board after 24 years of service. Lori was instrumental in facilitating all things recreation for the township, helping to oversee Unadilla Park as well as Unadilla Township’s portion of the Lakeland Trail system. […]
Outreach in Action
Mark your calendars for holiday giving and receiving at Outreach by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall As summer gives way to fall, our thoughts turn to the holidays—and, for Outreach, a flurry of holiday programming. Outreach offers Thanksgiving-themed food bags and Christmas-themed food baskets each year to those who apply and qualify for help. Community […]
Reading Between the Lines
’Whose Names Are Unknown’: Vivid stories of the Dust Bowl and beyond may have informed Steinbeck’s novel by Chuck Wisman The title of this novel, “Whose Names Are Unknown,” was taken from the multitude of legal eviction notices issued at the height of the 1930s Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. They were issued to […]