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SAEF board welcomes new member, Hope Salyer
by Sally Meitz The board of the Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation will soon welcome a new member. As of Jan. 1, 2021, Hope Salyer will be joining the 11-member board, replacing Chuck Wisman who recently stepped down after serving on the board for 12 years. Salyer, a 2014 graduate of Stockbridge High School, attended Eastern […]
From the Superintendent’s Desk
The state of our school busses and their special-breed drivers by Bruce Brown The big yellow school bus is an iconic reminder that schools are in session. A school bus is an exceptionally safe way of transporting students, and each new model year brings safety improvements. Stockbridge hasn’t had a bus-related student injury in as […]
Winter Wellness Photo Challenge
(Chelsea, MI) – Are you a Winter warrior? Do you enjoy skating, skiing, walking or biking all winter long? Does your running club or ice hockey team embrace the winter weather and carry on? If so, 5 Healthy Towns Foundation wants to showcase your creative talents and highlight what our community members do in the […]
StockBIZ: Let it snow outside but keep it warm inside with regular furnace maintenance
by Mary Jo David Walking in a winter wonderland…let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…I’ve got my love to keep me warm. The songs of the season paint lovely—even romantic—pictures of the weather this time of year, but what happens when your furnace goes out and that winter wonderland is suddenly finding its […]
Staff Spotlight: Brenda Clear: an extraordinary bus driver whose motto is “Safety First”
by Amy Haggerty If being a great driver and observing safety and traffic rules are two measures of a school bus driver, then Brenda Clear can be considered an exceptional driver for the Stockbridge Community School District. For 28 years, she has driven a bus for the district, transporting kids of all ages to and […]
First Robotics receives Light Pole Contest winnings from Uihlein Family
First Robotics received the 2020 Light Pole Contest winnings from The Uihlein Family in the amount of $365.
Eaton Community Bank announces donations to local non-profits through Charitable Giving contest
CHARLOTTE, Mich. – The vitality of a community is driven by the financial success of local businesses and the people who live and work there, yet those foundations are threatened more than ever by the COVID-19 pandemic. Help is needed. In virtually all aspects of life. Even non-profit organizations whose sole purpose is to help, […]
Good Manna Presents $1,058 Check to Dora’s Cupboard Food Pantry
Julie Acosta from Good Manna was honored to present a check for $1058 to Cheryl Erskine Allen, Coordinator at Dora’s Cupboard Food Pantry. The funds were raised in the community Halloween pole decorating contest and will help feed local families this holiday season and beyond. —feeling wonderful with Julie Danny Acosta.