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Who cares about weather when there are eggs to hunt!
Details and photos by Andrea Stickney Considering how early Easter fell this year, it’s not surprising that the day before Easter dawned cold and wet. But that didn’t stop the kiddos who showed up for the annual Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Stockbridge Lions Club. The kids had a ball, as usual. Each left […]
Outreach in Action
Regardless of which came first—chickens or eggs—Outreach is grateful to local FFA chapter by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall The timeless conundrum of which came first – the chicken or the egg – acquired a literal meaning at Stockbridge Community Outreach as we tried to recall our first contact with Stockbridge Jr/Sr High School’s Future […]
Bridge to Wellness: Early spring brings early tick season
by Jennifer Matthews The early arrival of spring may also bring an early arrival of ticks and other insects. Stockbridge is part of a confirmed area where Lyme disease can be transmitted by the bite of an infected deer tick, which is also known as the blacklegged tick. A bite doesn’t necessarily mean you will […]
Celebrating Women’s History Month
Marge Abbott (1910-2013): Local writer, poet at heart by Tina Cole-Mullins Many in Stockbridge may have known Marjorie “Marge” Abbott as a successful businesswoman, a co-founder of the Abbott & Fillmore Agency on Main Street in Stockbridge. But Marge was a woman of many talents, including a published author and poet. In March 2019, the […]
Rural Perspectives
Preaching the word about Jack-in-the-pulpit by Diane Constable If you walk through our wet woodlands this spring, you may find a neat, green wildflower called Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema tripyhllum), which gets its name because it looks like a minister preaching in a pulpit. Other names for it are Indian turnip and brown dragon. The hooded part […]
Get Involved: Community volunteers needed to advise Chelsea Hospital leadership
information provided by Chelsea Hospital Nancy Ventimiglia is the chairperson of the Patient Experience Advisory Council at Chelsea Hospital. She recently shared information with the Stockbridge Community News to explain what the group does, how it has a direct impact on the care patients receive at the hospital, and more. Q: What exactly is the […]
Free Money! In this case, it may be worth investigating.
by Chuck Wisman How often do we see advertisements for “Free Money!” only to read the fine print and discover the ad is a classic rip-off? Actually, a potential source of “free money” exists for some via the Michigan Department of Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Division. Medical firms, insurance companies, utilities, and other businesses routinely submit […]
Sheriff’s Office Drone Leads Lost Subjects to Safety
On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at approximately 5:45 a.m. Ingham County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the area of Seven Gables and Dexter Trail in Ingham Township for 3 adult subjects who were lost in the state game area. The 3 subjects advised dispatch that they were not from the area and they were wet and […]
Clyde’s Corner: Cheaper by the dozen…but what about 2 dozen!
by Clyde Whitaker As you read this, you may think it’s a case of “Believe It or Not.” Let me assure you, it is a true story—to the best of my research and recollections—about my grandfather, Morgan C. Whitaker, and his two wives named Mollie. (Yes, you read that correctly!) Morgan was born in Magoffin, […]
UTPD Activity from Thursday, February 1st-Thursday February 29th, 2024
Friday 02/02 Unknown Accident- Hadley Rd./Barnum Rd. Assist EMS-M 36/Dutton Rd. Sunday 02/04 Assist Other Agency-Wasson Rd./Weller Rd. Disturbance-Main St./Dewey St. Monday 02/05 Assist EMS- Arnold Rd./W Lakelands Trl. Death Investigation-Dexter Trl./Dutton Rd. Wednesday 02/07 Citizen Assist-Webb St./Church St. Sunday 02/11 Patrol Information-Gregory Rd./Spears Rd. Welfare Check-Hadley Rd./Barnum Rd. Monday 02/12 Domestic Assault in progress-Stockbridge […]