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Ask an Expert: How to protect your car from road salt
by John and Theresa Kightlinger When winter weather strikes, salt and sand are excellent tools to provide a safe road for drivers. Salt melts the ice even when temperatures are below freezing, and sand keeps the salt in place. But while salt and sand help your car grip the road in less-than-favorable weather, they also […]
Paws and Claws: Pets with diabetes need early and proper treatment
by Cindy Anderson, DVM Cats and dogs can develop diabetes. Just like in humans, pets with diabetes may not be able to produce enough insulin. Insulin is produced by the pancreas and allows glucose in the blood to enter cells, allowing the body to properly function. In pets, symptoms of diabetes and the complications of […]
From CADL Stockbridge
In January, join a book group or watch a movie by Head Librarian Sherri McConnell If reading is your favorite winter activity and you like to discuss what you’re reading with others, CADL Stockbridge offers two book discussion groups. The After-hours Book Group meets at the library on the third Wednesday of the month (Jan. […]
12 Days Before Break turns into holiday tradition at schools
by Laura Whitaker As the long, dark winter days continue between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the time can seem to drag in school classrooms as everyone begins to look forward to the holidays and winter vacation. But following the success of last year’s first 12 Days Before Break countdown, the staff at Smith Elementary and Heritage […]
Outreach in Action
Turn resolutions into reality with help from MSU Extension programs by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall New Year—new diet? New exercise regimen? Meet new people? Rein in your budget? Become a better parent? Michigan State University Extension programs can help with all these plans, along with their usual garden and farm assistance—and you don’t have […]
From Stockbridge to rural Alaska
Teacher settles in to life in remote village by Karlee Fillmore In July 2021, I left Stockbridge for a teaching job in Alaska’s Northwest Arctic Borough. The borough covers roughly 39,000 square miles. That’s only 1,000 square miles less than Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The majority of those living in the borough are Inupiaq and subsistence […]
Woah Nellie … It can’t always be about you!
by Mary Jo David The 100-year-old recipe test, usually from vintage Nellie Maxwell Kitchen Cabinet newspaper columns, is taking a sharp turn this month. In keeping with the theme of old recipes, the column will focus on the war between the pies, which dates back to when my mom married my dad. And since mom, […]
Monsters become metaphor in this young adult novel
by Shuyler Clark Fifteen-year-old Virgil Knox was attacked by a monster, but no one believes him. His family is quick to tell him it was a bear or an alligator that attacked him, and his classmates torment him relentlessly in school and on social media. As everyone around Virgil tries to silence him, he is […]
Shuyler Clark, columnist and author, joins the SCN Board
by Mary Jo David Members of the Board of the Stockbridge Community News are pleased to announce that Shuyler Clark has accepted an invitation to join the board. A Stockbridge resident since birth, Clark graduated from Stockbridge High School and went on to earn an associate degree in creative writing from Lansing Community College. Clark […]
Celebrating Viola Gilliam, another Stockbridge centenarian
compiled by Mary Jo David (Special thanks to Heather Armstrong for collecting Viola’s story by reaching out to this Stockbridge centenarian through her daughter Joetta Young.) According to an article called “The Language of Ageism” at dictionary.com, “Many people have raised objections to the words ‘senior’ and ‘elder(ly).’” Instead, the article explains, people are leaning […]