Summer attraction leads to a longtime marriage by Joan Tucker On August 24, 1970, Norma Jean Mitchell (Normi), of Leslie, and Frank Spadafore, of Stockbridge, attended an Italian picnic at SS Cornelius and Cyprian Church on Catholic Church Road. “Frank was so handsome,” Normi thought. In fact, she had noticed him in church for a […]

Neither snow nor distance have kept Jeral and Becky Whitaker from 50+ years of wedded bliss. by Shuyler Clark Like many small towns, Stockbridge has its fair share of longtime residents. Other denizens of the Stockbridge area may recognize Becky (née McKim) and Jeral Whitaker from their longstanding history with the town, as both have […]

Paul and Connie Risner: Romance of 50+ years spans Dairy Queen, wedding cake, and Burger King by Connie Risner (as told to Mary Jo David) Paul Risner and Connie Howard both grew up in Stockbridge and graduated from Stockbridge schools. The couple first met at the Dairy Queen in Stockbridge, where Connie had an after-school […]

Hackworths celebrate 50 years of love and worshipping together submitted by Larry and Betty Hackworth Larry Hackworth and Betty Clemons first met as students at Stockbridge High School. They were married August 4, 1972, at Bunkerhill Pentecostal Church of God, and celebrated 50 years together in 2022. The Hackworths currently live in Fitchburg in a […]

The Johnstons prove it can be done: 50 years of mutual respect and no arguing by Chuck Wisman In 1973, a gallon of gas was 40¢, a Morton’s TV dinner was 36¢, and for the first time, women could serve on juries in all 50 states.  It was also the same year David Johnston and […]