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Dear Gabbie,
Introducing “Dear Gabbie,” a new column written with the simple hope of bringing a few smiles to your day. Just a reminder, Gabbie’s advice is not meant to replace the advice of professionals … especially your mom! Dear Gabbie, For the third time this week, I’ve been stuck behind a car on North Territorial that […]
Clyde’s Corner
Howlett Hardware: A longtime Gregory landmark had its start in Unadilla by Clyde Whitaker Sometimes it’s fun to refresh our memories about the history of some of our area landmarks, and this month, the Gregory business—Howlett Hardware—comes to mind. The story begins with Robert Howlett and his wife, Elizabeth, arriving from England in 1849 and […]
Staff Spotlight
Special ed teacher Naomi Carson and students are grateful her winding career path led back to Stockbridge by Mary Jo David It took Naomi Carson a long time to work her way to a career as an educator. Before becoming a special education teacher at Stockbridge Jr./Sr. High School she worked for many years in […]
Outreach in Action: Free Store donors ensure fresh selection of clothing and household items
by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall Stockbridge Community Outreach is very popular during the winter—particularly with people who have cleaned out their closets and drawers and want to donate their treasures to the “Free Store.” The store resides in a classroom of the old middle school. Its ever-changing inventory includes clothing, shoes, boots, outerwear, sportswear, […]
Positive Parenting: Being right isn’t as important as getting it right
by Kelsey Rasmussen This column continues our series reviewing “And Baby Makes Three” by Drs. John and Julie Gottman. Chapters two and three, recapped here, emphasize the many benefits to baby when parents respond tenderly to children and simmer down their own parental conflicts. Delight in your baby It may take your baby only 40 […]
Ask an Expert: What is a tactic called steering?
by John and Theresa Kightlinger After making an accident claim to an insurance company, the insurer may say you must go to a certain shop to repair the vehicle. You also could be told you can’t use another shop of your choice. Insurance companies that do this are engaging in a tactic known as “steering.” […]
Stockbridge FFA Attends 97th Annual FFA State Convention
Alayna Adkins, FFA President and Eliana Johnson, FFA Vice President Since 1928, Michigan State University has been hosting an annual FFA state convention that invites students, teachers, alumni and industry professionals to attend a variety of conferences, workshops and awards ceremonies. The Michigan FFA Association boasts over 9,000 members and 133 chapters, and numerous of […]
Real Students with a lack of Real Skills
Are YOU prepared to bear the consequences of not knowing how to survive in the real world? Editorial, Staff Gone are the times when you could bake every day all because it was included in one of your classes. Gone are the days when kids would goof off while learning to sew, while still retaining […]
Reading Between the Lines
The Wager: A tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder by Chuck Wisman The #1 New York Times bestseller, “The Wager,” is an engrossing and masterfully written story of nonfiction by David Grann, author of other popular novels, including “Killers of the Flower Moon.” In the early 1700s, a squadron of Royal Navy warships secretly departed […]
Active Aging: Heaping praise on women who make a difference
by Stacey Mason March is Women’s History Month, so I thought I’d take this space to heap praise on women I’ve known forever and those I’ve recently met. Yes, this will focus on my experience. I’m hoping it encourages all of you to do the same! Let me start with my maternal grandmother, Betty Edson. […]