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Stockbridge Township Board follows the beat of their hearts, literally
by Terry Sommer and Patrice Johnson Selfless acts come in many flavors, but it’s fair to say they seldom involve automatic external defibrillators. In February, the Stockbridge Township Board purchased two new AEDs at a cost of $2,800 for the benefit of the local community. On Feb. 2, township officials and employees gathered with volunteer fire and […]
Scott and Darlene Karns donate $4,000 to SAEF
by Jennifer Hammerberg SAEF president Scott and Darlene Karns, owners of the McDonald’s in Stockbridge, recently presented the Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation with a $4,000 donation for the Jim and Pat Karns College Scholarship. Unfortunately because of the pandemic, the Karnses were unable to award the scholarship last year. In 2020, the pandemic also forced […]
Rural Perspectives: Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)
by Diane Gray Constable If you have been near a bird feeder lately, you most likely saw our official “snowbird,” the slate-colored junco. It belongs to the sparrow family and is the most common bird at the winter feeders. This bird spends summers in the northern Michigan and Canadian forests. They raise their young in […]
The women of the Unadilla Township Fire Department
by Judy Williams In good weather and in bad, in the dead of night or day, the four women in the Unadilla Township Fire Department stand ready to serve their community and help those in need, whether they are making a call to fight a fire or wheeling out on a life-saving medical run. Fire Chief […]
The long goodbye: Reflections on the pandemic
by Paul Crandall As the U.S. edition of the COVID-19 pandemic rounded third base and came slogging home for its one-year anniversary, some now find ourselves reflecting on where we were when it first snuck into our consciousness, and what the virus has left in its wake. Looking back at my own journal entries from […]
From the Superintendents Desk
by Bruce Brown Having a few hundred people over for an afternoon meal would make most of us panic, but not the people who work in the kitchens of Stockbridge Schools. They serve hundreds and hundreds of meals every day of the school year, Covid or not. Stockbridge has three kitchens and eight cafeteria workers. […]
A treat for their feet
Stockbridge Community School’s Food & Nutrition Services Director, Stephanie White, accepting a load of 169 packs of Bombas socks from Outreach volunteer Jo Mayer. The socks were granted to Outreach to help those in need and were distributed today at the school’s weekly food distribution. Each package contained four pairs of various sizes.
Apex Clean Energy Announces Launch of Kalamink Wind Community Grant Program Inbox
Apex Clean Energy Announces Launch of Kalamink Wind Community Grant Program Grants will support programs and organizations serving rural Ingham County in the areas of public health, economic development, sustainability, and education Apex Clean Energy is announcing the launch of the Kalamink Wind Community Grant Program. The program will award funds to organizations and projects supporting residents […]
The Enemy Line on path to success as area duo’s hits rising up the charts
by Tina Cole-Mullins If you haven’t yet heard of an area band called The Enemy Line, chances are good that you soon will. The Enemy Line, a brother and sister team of Kymee Dawn and Kurt Stone, is winning awards and gaining recognition as its music keeps rising up the charts. In fact, the duo […]
