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5HF Back to School Wellness Day
Free Bicycle Helmets and Bike Safety Inspections at the Chelsea Wellness Center (Chelsea, MI) – As local youth go back to school, 5 Healthy Towns Foundations (5HF) invites you to join us for a family wellness event, focusing on whole family health and safety. Aberdeen Bike will offer free bike maintenance safety checks for youth […]
Outreach in Action
Director milestone: Looking back on paper towel, prom shoes, and smiling faces. by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall August 18, 2022 marked the first full year of Gwen Reid’s tenure as Director at Stockbridge Community Outreach, so we sat down with her to ask a few questions about how she is faring. Paul: If you […]
Rural Perspectives: Trumpeter swan makes a successful comeback
by Diane Constable This time of year we see birds that are stopping by on their way south. One of these is the beautiful and native trumpeter swan that travels just far enough to find open water. These magnificent birds were near extinction, with only 70 left nationwide in the 1950s. In the 1980s, MSU […]
Staff Spotlight: Bob Richards’ STEM projects promote hands-on learning for Stockbridge students
by Amy Haggerty As the Business Technology teacher since 2002, Bob Richards has put Stockbridge Junior/Senior High School on the map with his work developing STEM students. Over the years, Richards has developed many projects that expose students to subjects in the STEM program (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) to engage them in learning with […]
‘Southern Ties’ draw family together in this debut novel
by Shuyler Clark Growing up, 28-year-old Casey Hansen never knew her father. The only information she had about him came from her grandmother and whatever her own mother chose to divulge. After her mother dies from breast cancer and she receives a similar diagnosis, Casey heads south to Kentucky to locate her father and half-siblings. […]
Bridge to Wellness
September: Fats—the good and the bad by Sophia Speroff, MPH, RD Our body needs us to consume a certain amount of fat each day to work properly. Any extra fat that we eat is stored in fat tissue and causes us to gain weight. Choosing what types of fat we consume can be healthy or […]
Clyde’s Corner
The Stockbridge Diner: A family affair by Clyde Whitaker Hello again everyone! Robert Pawlowski is a gentleman you may have seen and spoken to at the Stockbridge Diner downtown, where his son Keith Pawlowski is the owner. Someone suggested that Robert might make for a nice story, so I had a good conversation with Robert […]
Paws and Claws
The ‘Rainbow Bridge’ for pets comforts owners by Cindy Anderson, DVM The Rainbow Bridge is the theme of several works of poetry written in the 1980s and 1990s that speak of an otherworldly place where pets go upon death. The story tells of a lush green meadow just “this side of heaven.” According to the […]
From CADL Stockbridge
Check out the new bikes at Stockbridge Branch Library by Head Librarian Sherri McConnell When I began working at the Stockbridge Branch in 2019, I was delighted to discover the Mike Levine Lakelands Trail running through town. Several times each summer since then, I bring my bicycle to work with me and enjoy a peaceful, […]
Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia
Brian Wilson’s writing of ‘California Girls’ by John Robinson Q: Please do some trivia on one of my favorites, “California Girls.” A: According to Beach Boy Brian Wilson, the music for “California Girls” stemmed from his first experience with LSD. After taking a tab, Brian went into his bedroom, covered his head with a pillow […]