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What happened to Memorial Day observances?
by Judy Williams What happened to Memorial Day? Is it only a reason for a vacation day? When did it lose its original significance? When I was a kid years ago, Memorial Day was a big deal, but for a different reason than it is now. The school gym would be packed with people. A local […]
From CADL Stockbridge
Check out pickleball, disc golf sets at library by Head Librarian Sherri McConnell Happy Spring, Stockbridge! We are thrilled to see the sunshine streaming through our windows and the students streaming through our doors since the weather is warmer. The students are using their Student Success Initiative cards to check out books from our shelves. […]
Ask an Expert: Can a car wash damage your car’s finish?
by John and Theresa Kightlinger There’s something so satisfying about a freshly washed car that sparkles and shines. But did you know that a car wash can actually damage your car’s finish? Before you get too worried, it helps to know that most modern cars have a finish that’s extremely durable and can last under […]
Rural Perspectives: Temperature has a hand in determining the sex of these turtles
by Diane Constable As you travel this spring along the many waterways surrounding us, you will likely see our State Reptile—the Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta). It is easily identified by its yellow, orange, and red markings and a reddish bottom shell. Because they are cold blooded, these turtles spend much of their day […]
‘Stolen Focus’ examines reasons for the epidemic of shortening attention spans
by Shuyler Clark Journalist Johann Hari realized he had trouble focusing. With his attention torn between work, social media, and other factors, his lifestyle felt diminished. Despite his efforts to fix this, including a three-month retreat from the Internet, he could not focus on the things that mattered to him. Suspecting more to his dilemma, […]
Woah Nellie!
Scalloped Onions and Peanuts—100-year-old recipe is not all it’s cracked up to be by Mary Jo David Every month, I scour through four old issues of the Stockbridge Brief-Sun weekly newspaper to find a 100-year-old recipe to recreate. For example, to write this month’s Woah Nellie! column, I looked through the four issues from May […]
Outreach in Action
Lori Hendrick is an Outreach staple who wears many hats by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall At first glance, the Stockbridge Library (CADL) seems to be in a very different business from Stockbridge Community Outreach, yet we have many things in common. We both serve the general public. We both offer services at no charge. […]