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Ernie Rivers comes ‘home’ to serve as new SCS athletic director, community education director
by Judy Brune During his first few days as athletic director and community education director for Stockbridge schools, you may have seen Ernie Rivers as he met with coaches, checked equipment inventory at Heritage or organized his office at the Jr/Sr High School. With the basketball, wrestling and competitive cheerleading seasons underway and community education […]
Waterloo Township Board Meeting Unapproved Minutes November 23, 2021
Call to Order and Pledge: 7:00 p.m. Present: Lance, Morency, Walz, McAlister, Kitley, and 7 residents. Also attending: Our Jackson County Sheriff Deputy Jim Moore. Public Comment: Bill Richardson spoke of the re-districting maps and decisions being worked on. He will send the criteria for the proposed changes that may take place. He encourages everyone […]
100 Women Who Care-Chelsea Area gives fourth Impact Award
Information from 100 Women Who Care – Chelsea Area 100 Women Who Care – Chelsea Area (100 WWC – Chelsea Area) has given its fourth Impact Award of $9,633 to House N2 Home. Robin Tackett, a member of 100 WWC – Chelsea Area, nominated House N2 Home for consideration, and Ruth Ann Logue, president of […]
Ask an Expert: Should I always go to the nearest auto body shop?
by John and Theresa Kightlinger Unfortunately, accidents can happen during the most unexpected circumstances, even when you’re always a careful driver. For urgent vehicle repairs, you’ll need a local auto body shop. But should you always go to the nearest auto body shop in your city? Here’s everything you need to know about local auto […]
You’re in store for convenience and a smile at Mike and Tina’s
by Mary Jo David Mike and Christina (aka: Tina) DePugh were searching for the perfect party store to purchase. In a conversation with a store owner who was selling, the seller mentioned it was a great time to get into the convenience store business because the competition would be thinning—“Columbo’s is closing.” That piqued the […]
From the superintendent’s desk
Stockbridge schools dealing with low staff numbers Hello Stockbridge Families, Last month we shut down school for a day because we did not have enough staff to cover all of the positions in the district. This is the first time in my 28 years that I have experienced a shutdown in a district because we […]
Bridge to Wellness
December: Cap off the year by improving your hand strength by Gary Hicks There are so many things to do during the month of December that it’s sometimes difficult to spend time working on fitness. Often people decide to take the month off with plans to dedicate themselves once again at the start of the […]
Chicken watch: Hatch day
Published in Uncaged, October 2021 Maggie Maxwell, Uncaged reporter Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The box, in this case! In Timothy Salow’s agriculture class, some new classmates have joined, and they’re not like the others. Twenty-five baby chickens have been introduced to the class to be studied this semester. Through Future Farmers […]
Behind the scenes of the 2021 Community Thanksgiving Dinner
by Mary Jo David “Many hands make light work.” And many hands are certainly what’s needed when you’re shopping for and preparing the Stockbridge Community Thanksgiving Dinner—a 27-year tradition (not counting the 2020 cancellation due to COVID). According to Erin Smith, who has been the volunteer coordinator of this monumental feat for the past three […]