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From CADL Stockbridge
Library to offer ways for kids, adults to get creative by Head Librarian Sherri McConnell According to a 2021 Newsweek article, there are lots of benefits to crafting for adults. Creating arts and crafts can help us cope with stress, boost self-esteem, enhance fine motor skills and help reduce pain and encourage communication. The Scholastic […]
Capital Area District Libraries offer Christmas Eve radio storytime
Information from CADL For the second year in a row, Capital Area District Libraries (CADL) will be airing a Christmas Eve storytime on Lansing’s Christmas Station, 99.1 WFMK and 99wfmk.com. The storytime will air at 7 p.m. and will repeat at the top of every hour until midnight. This year, Tom Shilts, youth librarian for […]
‘A Marvellous Light’ is a Marvelous Delight
by Shuyler Clark 20th-century England, otherwise known as the universally accepted setting for fantasy stories. Robin Blyth, a baronet plagued by financial issues, now finds himself in a seemingly dead-end office job. As it turns out, the position is none other than administrative liaison to England’s magical society. Robin knows nothing about magic―a fact that […]
Bridge to Wellness
Happy New Year 2022: Making Your Resolutions Worth It by Sophia Speroff, MPH, RD If you’re like the nearly 50% of Americans who make New Year’s resolutions each year, you might be looking for ways to improve your eating habits in 2022. Research shows that most adults usually gain weight over the holiday season. But […]
Paws and Claws: Keeping pets safe, healthy in winter weather
by Cindy Anderson, DVM While you can turn up the heat, throw on some extra layers and break out waterproof boots when winter winds blow, your pets need help to stay safe in the cold weather. Exposure to winter’s dry, cold air and chilly rain, sleet and snow can cause chapped paws and itchy, flaking […]
Ask an Expert: Should I always go to the nearest auto body shop?
by John and Theresa Kightlinger Unfortunately, accidents can happen during the most unexpected circumstances, even when you’re always a careful driver. For urgent vehicle repairs, you’ll need a local auto body shop. But should you always go to the nearest auto body shop in your city? Here’s everything you need to know about local auto […]
From the superintendent’s desk
Stockbridge schools dealing with low staff numbers Hello Stockbridge Families, Last month we shut down school for a day because we did not have enough staff to cover all of the positions in the district. This is the first time in my 28 years that I have experienced a shutdown in a district because we […]
Bridge to Wellness
December: Cap off the year by improving your hand strength by Gary Hicks There are so many things to do during the month of December that it’s sometimes difficult to spend time working on fitness. Often people decide to take the month off with plans to dedicate themselves once again at the start of the […]
Chicken watch: Hatch day
Published in Uncaged, October 2021 Maggie Maxwell, Uncaged reporter Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The box, in this case! In Timothy Salow’s agriculture class, some new classmates have joined, and they’re not like the others. Twenty-five baby chickens have been introduced to the class to be studied this semester. Through Future Farmers […]
A glance in the rearview mirror
December 1921—Swamp trees for Christmas. Moonshine for hard colds. Worldwide shortage of marriageable men. by Mary Jo David The following news excerpts are from December 1921 editions of the Stockbridge Brief-Sun newspaper. These are mostly reproduced in the original, without edits or corrections. Visit the Stockbridge Library to view electronic copies of old local news […]