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Rylma Owen turns 103
by Diane Rockall On May 9, Rylma Owen celebrated her 103rd birthday. She was born in 1916 to Art and Eva Nelson in Stockbridge Township where she grew up. Her father from Canada and her mother from Stockbridge were the major influences in her life, Owen said. Owen considers the war years to be […]
Historian shares Civil War discovery hiding in plain sight
by Alex R. Weddon A lone bullet resting near the Civil War grave marker of soldier J.A. Clark was exciting news for famed historian Brian Egen Sunday, May 19 at the annual Waterloo Area Historical Society’s (WAHS) Volunteer Appreciation Social and business meeting. “No one has noticed it in this picture of the Monroe, Michigan […]
Scarlet Tanagers: Bright, exotic, and rarely seen
article by Rose Collison, photos by Patrice Johnson Startlingly bright male scarlet tanagers strike those lucky enough to sight them as too exotic for northeastern woodlands. Actually, these birds are fairly common in oak forests around Stockbridge, but they often remain out of sight as they forage in the leafy upper branches. In spring the […]
Junior and Senior High Honors Night signals bright future for Stockbridge youth
On May 16, Stockbridge Jr/Sr High School recognized junior and senior students for their outstanding efforts, demonstrating once again that, thanks to the promise of America’s youth, the future looks bright. The Stockbridge Community News wishes to thank the Stockbridge Junior and Senior High School administration for providing the list of names and awards […]
Local EMTs deliver baby as ambulance races to hospital
revised 5/23/2019 by Mary Wilson and Patrice Johnson In the early morning hours of May 16, a call came into the SAESA ambulance from 911 services. A pregnant woman’s water had broken, the dispatcher said, and she was going into labor in a car en route to Sparrow Hospital. EMT paramedics Steve Gipe and Michael Biehn, both on […]
Unadilla Township Police Dept. activity April 7-May 14
Sunday, 4/7 Assist Village of Pinckney Police Department-Fairwood Dr./Mower Rd. Domestic Verbal-Williamsville Rd./Roepke Rd. Monday, 4/8 Suspicious Vehicle-Arnold Rd./W. Lakeland Trl. Grass Fire-Townview Ln./Stonehouse Dr. Wednesday, 4/10 Conservation/Dumping Complaint-Church St./Webb St. Thursday, 4/11 Boating Complaint-Pleasant Dr./Woodside Dr. Assist EMS-Templer Rd./Doyle Rd. ATV Complaint-Roepke Rd./Oklahoma Dr. Saturday, 4/13 Animal Complaint-Kaiser Rd./Hadley Rd. Assist EMS-Pleasant Dr./Woodside Dr. […]
Michigan Department of Education names SHS senior winner of Breaking Traditions 2019 Excellence Award
by Diane Rockall In a ceremony held on May 16 at the Michigan Historical Library, SHS senior Chloe Miner became one of four students statewide to win the Michigan Breaking Traditions 2019 Excellence Award. All told, 91 high school and college students were recognized for overcoming obstacles and stereotypes to succeed in career and technical […]
Chelsea retiree’s life: A lesson in navigating a small boat through rough waters
by Amy Heydlauff After reading last month’s article, “Failing Forward,” Trinh Pifer, retiring director of the Chelsea Senior Center, shared a glimpse of her life story with this writer. While Pifer is well known for her senior and outreach efforts in all five healthy towns, few people are probably aware of her harrowing story and […]
Stockbridge Library goes wild…with live animal program
by Jenny Smith The Stockbridge Branch of the Capital Area District Library went wild May 1 when a representative from Potter Park Zoo presented a live animal program. A box turtle, blue-tongued skink, Chilean rose haired tarantula, domestic rat, and a hedgehog-like tenrec from Madagascar all raised eyebrows and squeals of delight among all in […]
Where there’s smoke, there’s a SAESA open house and chicken BBQ
by Alex Weddon “It wouldn’t be a Stockbridge Memorial Day without our annual Chicken Barbeque,” observed John Beck, SAESA general manager when asked about the scheduled Memorial Day open house for the Stockbridge Area Emergency Services Authority’s impressive new headquarters. The former automobile dealership, located at the corner of South Clinton […]