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Obituary: Vladimir Theodore Bibicoff
Vladimir Theodore Bibicoff of Pinckney, age 78, died Monday, June 29, 2020, at his home. He was born August 4, 1941, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of Vladimir Hilarion & Ethel Marie (Lapp) Bibicoff. Vladimir graduated in 1959 from University High School in Ann Arbor, and attended several colleges. He was a tool and […]
Obituary: Delores R. Johnson
Delores R. Johnson, age 78, of Munith, MI, passed away at her home on June 25, 2020. She was born in Marseilles, IL on April 25, 1942, the daughter of Joseph G. and Marion G. (Spencer) Przybylski. Delores had lived in the area since 2003, moving from Florida. She loved her family and spending time […]
Obituary: Matthew Johnson
Matthew Johnson, age 35, formerly of Stockbridge, MI, passed away of Huntington’s Disease on Friday, June 26, 2020 at the Kresge Rehabilitation Center in Chelsea, Michigan. He was born on November 29, 1984 in Lansing, MI, the son of Charles J. “Butch” and Marilyn E. (Smith) Johnson. Matthew grew up in the Stockbridge area and […]
The ever famous Dandelion and its benefits!
article and photo by Rose Collison The dandelion, a common meadow herb of the sunflower family, is one of the first wildflowers to greet us during early spring mornings. It then closes in the evening to go to sleep. Every part of the dandelion is useful: from its root, to its leaves, to its cheery, […]
Updated Information on the Bunkerhill Homicide
The link below is an update from the Lansing State Journal regarding the homicide that took place in Bunkerhill Township on March 30,2020. https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2020/06/19/three-more-people-charges-connection-fatal-shooting-near-stockbridge/3226596001/
July’s “Where’s Waldo” mystery location
Think you know the area? Each month, SCN photographer Rose Collison is selecting a mystery location within Stockbridge School District. Names of readers who correctly identify the subject of the photo will be entered into a drawing, and one overall winner will be selected. July’s winner will receive a $20 Farmers State Bank Branded Prepaid […]
Kintsugi: Embracing the flawed or imperfect
by Amy Heylauff In the past two weeks I randomly heard kintsugi mentioned twice. So, I looked it up. It’s the art of repairing broken pottery with seams of precious metals. This pottery is considered more beautiful and valuable because of the mending. Wikipedia says kintsugi is an embracing of the flawed or imperfect. In […]
History of Metal Roofing
by Arlene and Ron Kaiser Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello, was being built in 1769. It had a standing seam metal roof. Metal roofs with galvanizing were common in Canada 1850s, more common in post Civil War era in the United States. The Realy (Reuhle) homestead farmhouse had a meal roof in early photographs, and with […]
SDDA moves ahead on crowdfunding idea for Stockbridge TIF district
by Mary Jo David The Stockbridge Downtown Development Authority (SDDA) is making progress on the launch of a new crowdfunding initiative to benefit businesses in the downtown TIF district. Geri Uihlein, SDDA vice president, proposed the yet-unnamed project at the organization’s May 28, 2020, meeting, followed by a board vote to move the project idea […]
StockBIZ: Stockbridge-area residents hungry for new grocery market may find soon-to-open Plane Food Market is their cup of tea
by Mary Jo David Donald and Deanna McAlister of Stockbridge are hungry—hungry for a sustainable grocery alternative in the village of Stockbridge and hungry to find a good use for the storefront space they own at the corner of S. Center and E. Elizabeth streets. The space has been empty since the auto parts store […]