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Annual Bev Penix Memorial Toy Drive
by Jo Mayer “Grandma Bev had a heart of gold,” recalls Allison Cole as she worked at the annual Bev Penix Memorial Toy Drive. “Even though we weren’t related, my kids called her Grandma—she was just like that.” On Saturday, December 7, at the Mackinder-Glenn American Legion Hall, Bev’s two daughters remembered their mother by encouraging […]
Small Business Saturday, a burst of activity in the community
by Diane Rockall Opportunities for shopping and beginning the Christmas season close to home were everywhere in Stockbridge on Nov. 30, Small Business Saturday. I began my adventure at 11 with the Open Air Market goes indoors at Stockbridge Presbyterian Church. Joan Tucker covered that event in a separate article. So I will just add […]
StockBIZ- ‘Twas the month before Christmas: A tale of two Christmas tree farms
by Mary Jo David Thinking back on a childhood that instilled a love of Christmas carols, this columnist realizes it all began around the family Christmas tree. While interviewing local tree farmers for this column, memories came flooding back—of decorating the perfect pine each Christmas Eve and gathering with six siblings around its base to […]
No Receipt Needed: “Lettuce” reflect on the Ransom’s last 48 years
The closing of Ransom’s in the heart of the Stockbridge community represents the end of an era. In its heyday, Ransom’s flourished and the family behind the name left an indelible mark on the community. Over the next few months, the Stockbridge Community News will feature the reflections of Pennie Ransom-Ward who worked at the […]
Student of the Month: Brock Jones-11th grade
by Cindy Lance Stockbridge High School Junior Brock Jones is a young man with many achievements already under his belt. In his first two years of High School, he has retained a 4.0 GPA, and received many academic accolades such as Chemistry, Algebra B & C, Geometry, Biology, English 9 and Spanish 2. The awards […]
Helping Hands for Happier Holidays
by Tina Cole-Mullins The snow is upon us and so are good deeds. Listed here are just a couple examples of how our community members step forward to help their neighbors. To help those in need of coats, hats, boots and gloves, Celebrate Recovery, Munith/Stockbridge Pay it Forward, and Wake Up Stockbridge & Surrounding Communities, hosted a […]
State Representative Kara Hope Visits Stockbridge Jr./Sr. High School
Stockbridge Junior/Senior High School 416 N. Clinton St. Stockbridge, MI 49285 Phone 517-851-7770 Fax 517-851-9446 Jeff Trapp, Senior High Principal Meghan Kunzelman, Junior High Principal/Athletic Director For More Information: Robert Richards Stockbridge InvenTeam (517) 851-7770 Robert82@mit.edu richardr@panthernet.net On Friday, November 8, 2019 State Representative Kara Hope, from Michigan’s 67 th District, visited Stockbridge Jr/Sr High […]
The Allure of Pugs
by Cathy Collins “Look, Mom! It’s pugs!” squealed the young boy as he knelt down in front of the crates that housed the dogs, looking desperate to pet them. The local rescue where I volunteer recently had two pugs (bonded brothers) up for adoption. Such has been the reaction, time and again, of people young […]