Health
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea and Michigan Medicine to offer free flu vaccines in Stockbridge
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea and Michigan Medicine will host a free flu vaccination clinic in Stockbridge at Veteran’s Memorial Park on October 21 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for anyone over the age of 18. The clinic is designed for people who may not have insurance, or who can not afford the out of […]
Local salon owner overcomes long-term challenges
by Patrice Johnson Robin Lowe-Fletcher founded Simply You Hair Salon nearly nine years ago, as “a new beginning.” Three years ago, she received a bleak cancer diagnosis, and her challenges looked immense. Recently, when asked how she was doing, Robin grinned and replied, “Still here, and I’m still going, but hands down, coping with COVID-19 […]
Visiting Parks and Recreational Facilities
From the CDC: Protect Yourself and Others from COVID-19 Staying physically active is one of the best ways to keep your mind and body healthy. In many areas, people can visit parks, trails, campgrounds, and open spaces as a way to relieve stress, get some fresh air, and stay active. While these facilities and areas can offer health benefits, […]
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea adjusts COVID-19 testing hours to better serve the community
CHELSEA, Mich., (July 24, 2020) – Beginning Saturday, July 25, St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea will follow a new schedule for its COVID-19 testing site, located at 1515 Commerce Park Drive in Chelsea. The testing site, which moved to the Commerce Park location earlier this month, is able to test community members exhibiting at least one symptom of COVID-19. […]
StockBIZ: Hair salons in Michigan re-open to the relief of appreciative Stockbridge-area clients
by Mary Jo David Within a month of the governor shutting down hair salons in Michigan due to the coronavirus, you couldn’t surf the web on any given day without jokes and memes about how much women—and men—were missing their hair appointments. On June 5, 2020, Governor Whitmer announced that hair salons and barber […]
Wearing masks now mandatory in Michigan to reduce spread of Covid-19
by Joan Tucker Governor Whitmer is now mandating that all Michigan residents wear a mask when going to indoor public spaces – particularly grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware stores, hair salons, restaurants, and medical appointments. If social distancing is not possible when outdoors, wearing a mask is also mandatory. Not wearing a mask will put you […]
The Broad Use of the Term “Exercise”
From 5 Healthy Towns Foundation Homebound students are being told to ‘exercise their brains’. Seniors, for decades, have been told their heart is a muscle and it needs exercise. We are supposed to exercise our rights. If someone just says exercise, most of us think about the kind of exercise happening on trails and sidewalks […]
Grocery store shopping amid Covid-19
by Mary Lou Clifton I just had what can only be described as a near death experience. I went to the grocery store. Now the store itself was not the problem although, clearly, all of their arrows pointed in the wrong direction. Now to date, I’ve either done curbside pickup, or my kids have shopped […]
A Local Nurse’s Experience with Covid 19
by Joan Tucker As Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit flooded with very sick patients several months ago, nurses like Greg Wisman of Stockbridge rushed to meet the demands of these patients. Wisman has approximately five years of experience on a cardiology/telemetry unit caring for some of the sickest patients with heart-related illnesses. With his experience, […]