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Obituary: Barbara Jean McClinchey
Barbara Jean McClinchey, age 91, of Munith, Michigan, passed away with her family by her side on January 24, 2025, at Ganton’s Countryside Retirement Community in Jackson, Michigan. Barbara was born on March 28, 1933, on Hannewald Road in Munith, the daughter of Howard and Beatrice (Randolph) Titus. A lifelong resident of Munith, she was […]
Obituary: Philip “Phil” Balkus
Philip “Phil” Balkus, 61, of Westland, MI, passed away on 01/22/2025, surrounded by his loved ones. Born on January 28, 1963, in Detroit, MI, Phil grew up with a love for family, faith, and Michigan’s great outdoors. Phil married the love of his life, Mary Lynn (Schupbach) Balkus, on July 21, 1990, and together they […]
From CADL Stockbridge
Learn all about birds with help from the library by Sherri McConnell CADL Stockbridge Head Librarian The Great Backyard Bird Count is Feb. 14-17, and it’s easy to do. Pick a spot. Watch birds for 15 minutes or more at least once over the four-day period. Identify all the birds you see or hear during […]
Trinity Health Michigan acquires next generation surgical robots
New ‘da Vinci 5’ Systems are at Ann Arbor, Livonia and Chelsea Hospital Information provided by Trinity Health Michigan Trinity Health Michigan announced the acquisition of “da Vinci 5” robots at Trinity Health Ann Arbor and Chelsea Hospital, and a “da Vinci Xi” robot at Trinity Health Livonia, further strengthening its standing as home to […]
Stockbridge Community Schools bond planning meeting set for Feb. 5
by Brian Friddle Stockbridge Community Schools superintendent Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first community meeting on Jan. 8 to begin gathering input on the needs of our school community. While we made great progress, we’re eager to hear from even more members of our community. Your voice matters! Please join us […]
Obituary: Linda Sue Carey
Linda Sue Carey, age 75, of Gregory MI, passed away peacefully on January 20th, 2025, at home surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born on December 6th , 1949, in Louisville, KY, the daughter of Robert Earl and Audrey Glenna (Williams) Hatfield. Linda married the love of her life, Glendon Carey. Together they shared […]
Obituary: Rial Edward Ashmore
Rial Edward Ashmore, born on January 10, 1937, in Pontiac, Michigan, passed away peacefully at his home in Chelsea, Michigan, on January 19, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Rial was the son of Richard Edward Ashmore and Dorotha Clare Smith, who preceded him in death. He graduated from Stockbridge High School in 1955, where […]
Outreach in Action: If buying food is putting a hole in your pocket, help may be on the way.
UPDATE: This Outreach in Action column in the February edition of the Stockbridge Community News mistakenly attributed the food distribution on first Fridays from 1–2 p.m. to the wrong program and neglected to specify who is eligible for this food distribution program. CORRECTION: The First Friday distributions from 1 to 2 p.m. are part of the […]
Free fertilizer: What could go wrong?
by Chuck Wisman As I am still residing on the family farm—a former, small dairy operation—I often receive offers in the mail for “free fertilizer.” What possibly could go wrong with such an offer? As it happens, the answer to that is: a whole lot of unanticipated and potential harm. These offers of fertilizer came […]
Clyde’s Corner: Good ol’ Katz Elementary School, we miss you
by Clyde Whitaker Hello again, everyone. Here we go, full speed ahead into February 2025 already, and I’m happy! Golf season is just around the corner, I hope 😊. As I was thinking about my story for February, I was drawing a blank, which happens to us writers once in a while. So, I did […]