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STOCKBRIDGE AREA BICYCLISTS PREPARE FOR ANNUAL DALMAC TOUR
Stockbridge area cyclists are preparing to ride in the 49th annual Dick Allen Lansing to Mackinaw (DALMAC) bicycle tour at the end of the month. A list of local riders and their hometowns is attached. Founded in 1971 by former State Sen. Dick Allen, DALMAC offers riders a choice of routes beginning on Wednesday, Aug. […]
It’s always a dog day at this beach
by Cathy Collins Though summer days are waning, it’s not too late for a trip to a Michigan beach with your favorite dog. September is an ideal time to visit, as the summer crowds have thinned and you may have the entire beach to yourselves. While many beaches don’t allow dogs, one section of a […]
Stockbridge InvenTeam set to return to American Samoa
by Bob Richards As part of Joining Hands 2019, Stockbridge High School’s InvenTeam has been invited to return to American Samoa August 14 through 30 to conduct an ROV(remote operating vehicle) workshop for educators in American Samoa. While there, the SHS InvenTeam will conduct an educator workshop and planning meeting of American Samoa educators, government agencies […]
Stockbridge Teen Center receives $5,000 donation from Eaton Federal Savings
by Patrice Johnson The Stockbridge Teen Center hopes to open next month, and on Thursday, Aug. 8, Eaton Federal Savings Bank provided a shot in the arm with a $5,000 donation to the cause. On hand to receive the funds were Bonnie Davidson and daughter Samantha Young, student ministry directors of Stockbridge Crossroads Community Church. […]
Farm to Table Event to Benefit 5 Healthy Towns Foundation’s Farmers Markets
by Matt Pegouskie Dexter is all in. Gordon Hall is ready. And local farmers are busy planting, growing, and harvesting. Why? Because the 4th annual 5 Healthy Towns Farm to Table Fabulous Feast is less than two months away! Held this year on Sunday, Sept. 22, at Dexter’s historic Gordon Hall, the event benefits each […]
Obituary: Donald James Johnston
Donald James Johnston, of Gregory, Michigan passed away at home at the age of 83 on Friday, August 2, 2019. He was born November 5, 1935 to Clarence and Carol Johnston in Garden City, MI. Don moved to Gregory as a child. On May 9, 1959, he married Sandra (Gregory) Johnston, and she survives. He […]
Two seniors teeter on brink of abyss. One falls in; Stockbridge woman survives.
by Patrice Johnson “An 80-year-old Detroit woman lived in filth. Nobody knew until she was found dead, eaten by her dog.” –“Unfathomable” by Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, Sunday edition, Aug. 4, 2019, p. A001. (See link below.) This grisly scene was on the verge of replaying in the Stockbridge-Gregory area. But residents recognized […]
Michigan Bankers Association Announces New Board Chairman, Jeanne Richter, President & CFO of Farmers State Bank
The Michigan Bankers Association (MBA) has announced the election of Jeanne Richter, President and Chief Financial Officer of Farmers State Bank, as chairman of their Board of Directors. “We are proud to support Jeanne in her work with the Michigan Bankers Association,” states Craig M. Goodlock, Chairman & CEO of Farmers State Bank. “Jeanne’s experience […]
Andrew Carriero studies marine life and explores future in science
by Judy Williams If you ask Andrew Carriero what he did this summer, prepare for an impressive answer. The Stockbridge High School senior recently returned from the month-long Marine Science High School Course, and he’ll tell you he had “the experience of a lifetime.” Carriero was selected as one of just 30 students across the […]
Death Notices – Johnston and Hyden
Donald James Johnston, Gregory died August 2, 2019. Visitation August 7, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Caskey Mitchell Funeral Home. Funeral August 8, 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial Plainfield Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Stockbridge Lions Club. Mary (Maggie) Hyden, died July 26, 2019 in Huntsville Alabama. Visitation took place August […]