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January 15, 2018 Corrected Stockbridge Township Minutes
STOCKBRIDGE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES January 15, 2018 Stockbridge Township Supervisor CG Lantis called the Regular Stockbridge Township Board Meeting to order on January 15, 2018 at 7:32pm at the Stockbridge Township Hall. Members present at the meeting Supervisor CG Lantis, Clerk Becky Muraf, Treasurer Kris Lauckner, Trustee Terry Sommers, Trustee Ed Wetherell. […]
Draft of Stockbridge Area 5-year Parks and Recreation Plan now available for public review
By Matt Pegouskie Local stakeholders in Stockbridge have been working since late summer 2017 to produce a five-year Parks and Recreation plan that the Village of Stockbridge and Stockbridge Township can use to help shape the future of open spaces within the local area. A draft version of the plan will be available for public […]
Munith Café opens under new management
By Cindy Lance While the Sasquatch statue still stands guard over the Munith Café, big changes are afoot. After a brief shutdown, the restaurant reopened Jan. 1 under new management. Thanks to partners Jesse Fowler and Patrick Crabtree, breakfast is now served daily from 8:00 a.m. until noon with more hours to come in the […]
Nationally acclaimed rock & roll nutrition show tours SHS
During the second week in January, Stockbridge junior high school students enjoyed a nationally acclaimed rock and roll nutrition show, Jump with Jill in support of health, community, and environment. Michigan’s Dairy Farmers in partnership with the United Dairy Industry of Michigan (UDIM) awarded the show to 35 Michigan schools as part of its Milk […]
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea appoints new board chairman and three new board members
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea has appointed Michael Coghlan, managing partner of KHK Ventures, LLC, and director of Ann Arbor State Bank, as chairman of its board of trustees, effective January 2018. Coghlan replaces Paula Rode, DVM, owner and president of Chelsea Animal Hospital, who has transitioned to the role of vice chair of the board. Until 2002, Coghlan was co-founder […]
Future Basketball Stars: K-2nd grade boys & girls
Stockbridge Community Education hosted basketball training for K-2 boys and girls. The players work on skills, drills, and play scrimmages under the supervision of the SHS coaches and players. The program is a fundraiser for the SHS basketball program. The K-2 students will play a game during half time at a High School basketball game. […]
Obituary: Rosalie Normagene Brown
Rosalie Normagene Brown, 88, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018 at her home in Jackson, Michigan. She was born June 1, 1929 in Leslie, Michigan, daughter of William and May Belle (Hatch) Chesney. She graduated from Stockbridge High School in 1947. On June 30, 1948 she married Robert Coleman Brown in the garden of his […]
Old Katz School to become Katz Communities
By Judy Williams Rumors are swirling around the community as to the fate of the old Katz Elementary School in Munith, so this reporter went to the horse’s mouth, so to speak. In January 2016, Doug and Cindy Lance purchased the building and property. Since then, Cindy Lance […]
Seeing beauty in the cold winter
Story and photos by Rose Collison. With the hustle and bustle of the holidays but a memory, most are tired of snow and cold weather. Time to take a few moments to appreciate the winter in our local area. There is beauty to the snow and ice if we pause to notice. Going out to […]
Time to get your garden on
By Michael Sweet The weather outside still may be frightful, but if you are like me, the recent warm snaps have you ready to get outside and start your vegetable garden. This is a good thing. It is motivation to begin the prep work needed to make your organic garden a bountiful success. The first […]