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Woah Nellie!
‘Pecan Pralines’: A nice addition to a holiday dessert tray. Warning: Sweet tooth mandatory! by Mary Jo David This month, I was busily scrolling through the 100-year-old issues of the Stockbridge Brief-Sun for December, hoping the perfect Christmas recipe would jump out at me. The lack of holiday build-up in Nellie Maxwell’s December food columns […]
Clyde’s Corner
We lost a son and heaven gained a beautiful soul by Clyde Whitaker Where do you begin when telling a story about losing a child? This is not supposed to happen, yet it does happen quite often and it affects many people. In our case, our son Deputy Grant William Whitaker was killed in the […]
Rural Perspectives
Blue jays can be found here all year long by Diane Constable The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is one of our more common songbirds. They can be seen and heard in our neighborhoods, fields and woodlands throughout the year. Their scientific name means “dark blue” (Greek) and “crested” (Latin), and they belong to the same […]
Staff Spotlight
Dr. Krisan Fedokovitz helps level the playing field for struggling students by Mary Jo David As a school psychologist, Dr. Krisan Fedokovitz has been helping students address learning and behavioral challenges for almost 25 years—the last eight of those years in Stockbridge. Fedokovitz works full-time in the Stockbridge School District, with students from preschool through […]
Outreach in Action
Outreach provides community services with an eye to protecting the environment by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall Reduce, reuse, recycle. This phrase dates back to at least the 1970s. And while it might not be the first thing you think of when you think of Outreach, this phrase describes a large part of what Stockbridge […]
Active Aging
Ideas for living a purposeful life by Stacey Mason Active Aging is sponsored by the Stockbridge Area Senior Center, so what better time and place to introduce myself to the wider community than in this month’s column. My name is Stacey Mason and I’m your new director of the Stockbridge Area Senior Center. I have […]
Positive Parenting
This holiday season, focus on gratitude and simple traditions by Kelsey Rasmussen As we enter the season of gratitude, I’m considering what to pass along to my children. What would my depression-era relatives say about today’s holiday gift-giving expectations? WalletHub reports that nearly half of Americans are still paying off debt from holiday purchases last […]
‘Christmas at Gee Farms’ for gifts, sweets, and holiday spirit
by Joan Tucker Gee Farms held their fourth annual artisan vendor event, “Christmas at Gee Farms,” on Saturday, Nov. 23. The Christmas spirit was in full swing and felt by the many people who had attended. Holiday greens and Christmas trees and lights, along with the Grinch and Santa, made for a very festive atmosphere. […]
Local canine celeb Ziggy Stardust brings home a 3rd place from Ohio AKC Invitational
Information provided by Tina Patterson Tina Patterson of Stockbridge reports on the excitement of being invited to compete with her dog, Dynasty’s Ziggy Stardust, at the American Kennel Club’s Fast CAT Invitational held in Wilmington, Ohio, the week of Oct. 7. Thousands of dogs had competed in 2023 for the right to compete at the […]