Community Events
Back Street Bar and Family Restaurant celebrates 1st anniversary with open house
In celebration of its first anniversary under new management, Back Street Bar and Family Restaurant hosted a guest appreciation open house, Sunday, April 8. In inviting friends and supporters, owner Jackie Scheller wrote, “Your help and support over the past year and during set up is appreciated. I could not have done it without you, […]
Grant Whitaker Day Baseball Game April 27, 2018
A charity baseball game will be held April 27 in honor of fallen local police deputy Grant W. Whitaker on April 27, 2018 at 5 p.m. on the Stockbridge High School Baseball Field against Dansville. Admission to the game is as follows: $5 adult, $2 senior/student and kids under 12 are free. All proceeds from […]
Michigan statewide tornado drill to be held April 11
Ingham County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management Emergency management partners statewide are encouraging Michiganders to conduct a statewide tornado drill at 1:00 pm EDT on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. All businesses, organizations, families, and individuals are invited to participate in the voluntary statewide preparedness activity. Nearly all state of Michigan facilities will be […]
Stockbridge area to receive $809,000 for trail upgrades
Article and photos by Matt Pegouskie On Tuesday, March 13, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a Parks and Recreation Trail Millage resolution that includes more than $809,000 for upgrades to the Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park segment within the Stockbridge School District. The resolution includes 13 other trail projects that […]
Beautiful hearts and beautiful minds thriving despite the lack of essential school supplies.
Positively Chiropractic, Adiska Family Dentistry and Crossroads Community church have teamed up to supply the students of Jack’s River Primary School with school supplies at the end of may. According to Ryan Henderson, the students of Jack’s River Primary School and their surrounding community of St. Mary, Jamaica, don’t have many material possessions, but are […]
More animals at the library
About 45 people recently turned out for a “Reading with the Animals Storytime” presented by Potter Park Zoo docents at the Stockbridge Library. The docents read animal-themed stories and brought live animals a rat, a garter snake, a ring-necked dove and a blue-tongued skink – for kids to see and learn about. Kids were also […]
Stockbridge Area Wellness Coalition wants your ideas!
The Stockbridge Area Wellness Coalition is seeking proposals for projects and programs that aim to improve the health and wellness of Stockbridge School District residents. The Coalition, one of five that are a part of the 5 Healthy Towns Foundation’s 5H Project, is made up of community members and organizations that meet monthly to work […]
Heritage fourth graders enact living wax museum
Photo credit: Rose Collison The halls of Heritage Elementary became a living Wax Museum on March 8 as fourth graders donned period clothing, posted written reports, and impersonated notable people in history. Kudos to teachers Katherine Andersen, Luke Thorburn, Angie Nichols, Niki Spadafore, and Kendra Morabito for undertaking a work-intensive project that literally brought history […]
2018 A Day in the Village Art Show
The Stockbridge Area Arts Council will be sponsoring the “A Day in the Village Art Show” at the Stockbridge Township Hall. It will be held Friday, June 15, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This annual event gives local artists a chance to display their […]
Chili maestros, dust off your recipes. The American Legion Riders are rolling a cook-off into town.
By Patrice Johnson At first glance, an observer might assume that American Legion Riders are all about riding motorcycles, but you know what they say about ass-u-me. The Riders donate to a wide range of charities, all with an eye to helping veterans, and plans are underway for one of the local chapter’s most popular […]