History
Clyde’s Corner: ‘You’ve got a major league fastball’
by Clyde Whitaker With the Detroit Tigers close to gaining a playoff berth at this time, it brings back to mind my playing days, pitching for our beloved Stockbridge Panthers and my time spent pitching in the semi-pro Jackson Recreation League. Growing up outside of Munith and surrounded by farmland, I practiced my pitching at […]
Clyde’s Corner: 77 years of marriage for these pillars of the community. WOW!
by Clyde Whitaker This month it is with great pleasure that I present a story for you about Stockbridge royalty. Freida and Arthur Allen have been pillars of our Stockbridge community since their arrival here in 1948, over 77 years ago! “Art” was born Jan. 25, 1928, and Freida was born on June 10, 1934. […]
Clyde’s Corner
Terry ‘Transistor’: Where are you now? by Clyde Whitaker Hello again, everyone. I’d like to share a little story about an individual who had a major influence on my early years after high school. As most of you know, I was a three-year varsity pitcher for our Stockbridge Panthers. I loved pitching and I was […]
Active Aging
May is for mothers and mental health by Stacey Mason I’ve always loved Mother’s Day to celebrate my mother, and all the women who have “mothered” me throughout my life. I’m blessed to have had a mother deserving of celebrating. My mother was the picture of sacrifice and putting her needs last. My maternal grandmother […]
Clyde’s Corner
Paul Spadafore: This local businessman lived well, laughed often by Clyde Whitaker Hello, everyone! Stop and think about how many people touched your life as you were growing up, helping to shape the person you would become. I was lucky and had many, many people in my life who helped to keep me on the […]
Clyde’s Corner: Good ol’ Katz Elementary School, we miss you
by Clyde Whitaker Hello again, everyone. Here we go, full speed ahead into February 2025 already, and I’m happy! Golf season is just around the corner, I hope 😊. As I was thinking about my story for February, I was drawing a blank, which happens to us writers once in a while. So, I did […]
Who Doesn’t Love a Farm—especially at the holidays?
by Joan Tucker Christmas on the Farm is always a favorite time to explore the Waterloo Farm Museum. The first weekend of December, I made my annual trip to see the historical buildings decked out in holiday greens and Christmas spirit. Thanks go out to Emily Lindstrom, who spent Saturday volunteering as a docent in […]
Clyde’s Corner
What ‘small town’ means to a proud Stockbridge Panther by Clyde Whitaker Hello again, everyone. As I was mowing the American Legion lawn recently, I was thinking about my column for November. Nothing really struck me, until I saw two basketball legends from our 1971 championship team walking toward me on the sidewalk. Gary Allen […]
Woah Nellie!
Baked tomatoes? Instinct may say ‘yuck,’ but taste buds can be pleasantly surprised by Mary Jo David When getting ready to travel, one of my goals is to use up perishable food in our kitchen before the trip. As I contemplated this month’s 100-year-old recipe remake within a day of leaving for our trip out […]