Health
Protect yourself and others from COVID-19 when visiting parks and recreational facilities
From the CDC: Staying physically active is one of the best ways to keep your mind and body healthy. In many areas, people can visit parks, trails, and open spaces as a way to relieve stress, get some fresh air and vitamin D, stay active, and safely connect with others. Know Before You Go: While these facilities […]
Stockbridge High School 3D printers are contributing to the COVID-19 healthcare effort
by Amy Haggerty Bob Richards, a high school teacher for Stockbridge Community Schools has been very busy during this COVID-19 medical crisis for our state. Richards, with the help of 16 PRUSA R3 3D printers at the high school, has produced 550 plastic headbands used for making face shields worn by medical staff as part […]
Acts of Kindness: Angels wear gowns
by Patrice Johnson Early in March as the Coronavirus was wreaking havoc, Gregory residents Jeff and Robyn Staebler recognized the impending need for personal protective equipment, PPE. A lot of people were making masks, but what about isolation gowns? Jeff found a hospital gown worn at Halloween years ago and designed a template. The couple […]
Acts of selflessness: Kim Reid personifies the phrase
by Karen Smith “This is what 288 yards of elastic looks like,” Kim Reid said. “It’s so much bigger than I was expecting, If you are making masks that you are donating to those in need and have run out of elastic give me a holler, and I’ll cut you off a hunk.” That’s just […]
5 Healthy Towns Foundation online survey in April
(Chelsea, MI) 5 Healthy Towns Foundation (5HF) is administering an online survey in April. They are reaching out to residents ages 18+ in the school districts of Stockbridge, Manchester, Grass Lake, Dexter and Chelsea. Those who complete the survey and submit contact information will be eligible for a prize valued at $200 or more. […]
A creative way to visit her dad
by Amy Haggerty Stockbridge High School teacher Cheryl Walsh found a creative way to visit her dad, Roy Klay, a resident at Vista Springs Astounding Joy in Howell, Mich. Since assisted-living facilities statewide are closed to outside visitors, Walsh had to find a novel way to cheer up her dad. She called the staff and […]
Request for input: Acts of kindness. Stay-at-home activities.
Have you noticed an unusual act of kindness? Know someone coping with stay-at-home time in an inventive way? Stockbridge Community News is seeking information about members of our local community who are showing their mettle during this stressful time in our nation. We invite you to send SCN a photo (or photos) and few sentences […]
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System continues to welcome community donations St. Joe’s now accepting homemade mask donations
CANTON, Mich. (March 31, 2020) – Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, which includes member hospitals St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea, St. Joseph Mercy Livingston, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, and St. Mary Mercy Livonia, continues to manage its supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to keep its staff and patients safe. The […]
Interactive map of coronavirus from Johns Hopkins University
Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
Governor Gretchen Whitmer releases “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order 2020-21
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced in a morning press conference a “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order. The order reads in part, “To suppress the spread of COVID-19, to prevent the state’s health care system from being overwhelmed, to allow time for the production of critical test kits, ventilators, and personal protective equipment, and to avoid […]