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Wes Perry puts the art in Industrial Arts
by Mike Burtch On return to his Stockbridge alma mater, Wesley R. Perry has found a career that benefits both his community and himself. After graduating Stockbridge High School, Perry earned a degree in Construction Management at Central Michigan University. Then the 2008 economic slowdown stalled his construction career, so he returned to school to obtain […]
Faces of Addiction, Part II: Through the eyes of the incarcerated
by Tina Cole-Mullins “Stuck in my little hole just thinking of you, pounding on these prison walls screaming I am abused. I read the morning papers in disbelief. Opioids! Our choice of the aggrieved.” — From “Methylene Blue” by Pull the Trigger, a southern Michigan band Richard, who served multiple drug sentences, or Shannon Howard, […]
Unadilla Township Police Department Celebrates Golden Anniversary
by Judy Williams Unadilla Township residents have had the good fortune to have their own local police department for 50 years. The township officially formed a police department March 19, 1968, with Earnest Clark hired as the first constable and serving until 1978. Constables served as the only peace officers until 1978. In 1978, […]
Stockbridge Community News Policy on Political Statements
Given SCN’s mission to help build a stronger, healthier community through consistent, quality communications, it is our policy to remain neutral on political campaign activity. While we seek to encourage residents to vote, we shall neither support nor oppose any political party or candidate for public office. While we appreciate all letters to the editor, we must […]
Introducing: The Wonders of Science
The universe made conscious by Eric Rasmussen Gaze at images of prehistoric cave art, and chances are you’ll sense a connectedness with our long-gone hominid ancestors, a link of one mind to another across the millennia of space, time, and culture. Ever since awareness of self and awe at the miracle of life first burned […]
Moth or hummingbird? The clearwing hummingbird moth may fool us
by Rose Collison At first sight, it is easy to mistake a hummingbird moth for a tiny hummingbird. It may catch your eye as it hovers close to a flower with its transparent wings beating so fast as to appear nearly invisible. Then its long, beaklike proboscis uncoils like a spring and dips into a […]
Announcement from the Village of Stockbridge
As you may have noticed, the Village of Stockbridge recently fell behind in its duties to mow Oaklawn Cemetery and Veterans Park. This slippage in quality arose as the result of unforeseen staff shortages, so Monday evening the Village Council voted to contract a lawn care service. Work should begin before this weekend. In the […]
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea to promote healthy eating programs for older adults
by Bobby H. Maldonado On July 12, 2018 from 3:30 to 5 p.m., St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea will attend the Manchester Farmers Market alongside the Washtenaw County Health Department to begin registering people for this year’s Senior Market Bucks and Senior Project FRESH programs. Both programs were developed to encourage local seniors to eat better […]
Beckwith Preserve gains eastern access point and parking area for Lakeland Trails
By Frances Laird and Patrice Johnson Legacy Land Conservancy has purchased the three-acre parcel along Mich. 106 (Main Street), adjacent to the Beckwith Nature Preserve on the east side of Stockbridge. The acquisition, finalized last fall, will provide an eastern access point to the trail as well as parking for hikers and bicyclists using the […]