Community Events
Join Carol Hatch and Music Celebrations International for the Dublin Choral Festival in Ireland June 18 through 27, 2019
From Carol Hatch, Choral Director Greetings to All, I have just returned from Ireland and I am anxious to set our trip participant roster for Ireland, 2019! Please enjoy my photos which are presented in random order and imagine yourself “speak’n with a lit’ul Irish accent today! The Director’s Preview Tour was wonderful. We toured […]
Waterloo Farm Museum hosts Blacksmiths-Soldiers and Log Cabin Weekend
by Arlene Kaiser Log Cabin Day, a statewide event in Michigan, celebrates pioneer families, and the Waterloo Farm and Dewey School Museums commemorated the holiday in its own 1840’s log house. June 23 and 24 an interpreter told stories about log cabins of yesteryear, and of the hard life our pioneer forefathers endured here in […]
July 4, 1776 is Independence Day, right?
by Ron Kaiser Honored patriotic tales at times turn out to be more fiction than fact. As an example, it is common knowledge that the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. But in fact, the Second Continental Congress voted for a Declaration of Independence on July 2. The event prompted John Adams […]
Join us for Gregory’s 44th annual 4th of July celebration to commemorate our nation’s freedom
Join us for Gregory’s 44th annual 4th of July celebration to commemorate our nation’s freedom DOWNTOWN GREGORY Schedule of Events 10:00 a.m. Church service by the Southwest Church of the Nazarene under the tent in the park Early Chicken BBQ ticket sales at the township offices entryway Parade line up begins (M106 closed to […]
Thank you note on Child ID Program
Good Morning everyone. On behalf of everyone from Stockbridge Lodge #130F & AM, thanks to the volunteer Masons, their spouses and/or significant others and all the other who helped make the June 16, 2018 Child Identification Program in Stockbridge, MI a huge success. Special thanks to Becky Muraf who made the event happen, getting volunteers, sending […]
A Day In The Village Art Show
Visit the art show Saturday, June 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. First, Second and Third place awards in addition to a Peoples’ Choice Award will be presented at 3:45 p.m. A panel of three judges Carol Nightingale, Cody Bauer, and Amy Smoke made the selection. There is no admission cost and all are […]
Senior Class List
Stockbridge Community News would like to congratulate the graduating class of 2018 for their accomplishments and to wish them well on their future life journeys. Kassidy Lee Allen Hunter Matthew Alvarado Fravier S. Arce Anna Grace Baird Taylar Ann Baldwin Patrick Allen Beutler Roger Dean Bouck, Jr. Audrey Belle Bradley Taylir Rayann Butterworth Jillian Raye […]
Avoid Summer Slide: Rock it with free prizes and fun events at the library this summer
Article and photos by Paul Crandall Class visits in early June brought nearly 300 kindergarten through 4thgrade students to the Stockbridge Library of Capital Area District Libraries (CADL.) They heard stories, engaged in word games, puzzles, scavenger hunts and other activities, and probably most importantly, learned about summer reading at the library. Summer Reading at […]
SHS Class of 2018 graduation: Youth cross bridge to a promising future
by Judy Williams Tim McGraw’s “Chase your dreams but always know the road that’ll lead you home again” proved a fitting motto for the class of 2018 as students in caps and gowns shared their thoughts and received Stockbridge High School diplomas Sunday, June 3.
Trail advocates celebrate local improvements and rename trail after philanthropist
revised 6/7/2018 by Matt Pegouskie Lakelands Trail State Park has been renamed in honor of Mike Levine, and trail advocates from around the state of Michigan gathered in Pinckney, Mich., on Tuesday, May 29 to celebrate. Levine, a Pinckney resident, is an inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, according to Bob Wilson, executive director of the Michigan Trails […]