Stockbridge Community News
Red-tailed hawk a local native
article and and photos by Rose Collison Red-tailed hawks have a bony ridge above eye for extra protection, a large wing span (on average) 58 inches, a hooked beak to catch prey easier. They are the most common North American hawk, and can be sighted year around throughout most of the continental U.S., usually either […]
Community Spotlight: Munith farmer Dean Katz lives life of family and faith
by Cindy Lance “And on the eighth day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, ‘I need a caretaker.’ So God made a farmer.” These words of Paul Harvey, delivered in a speech to the FFA in November 1978 in Kansas City, Mo., aptly describe lifelong Munith resident Dean Katz. Dean has spent his […]
Breaking news: Stockbridge Schools selected major grant awardee from Michigan Marshall Plan
Monday, Dec. 17: Stockbridge InventTeam Consortium was today named one of nine talent consortia awarded a total of $15 million to improve state’s talent development and education excellence system. Estimates put the Stockbridge award in the range of $200,000. More to follow.
Local author named first-place winner of national book award
by Judy Williams Congratulations are again in order for first-time author Patrice Johnson. The Stockbridge resident and editor-in-chief of the Stockbridge Community News was notified that her book, “The Fall and Rise of Tyler Johnson” is the first-place winner of the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Award for new nonfiction. The panel of judges, made […]
From the Superintendent’s Desk: Bond update
Dear Parents and School District Community, It is my pleasure to pass along information on our final construction project with remaining construction bond funds available. We are at the very end of our bond construction projects, and we have enough bond funds remaining for a small scale project. The project scope includes a small maintenance […]
December’s ‘Where’s Waldo’ mystery location
Think you know the area? Here’s your chance to prove it. Each month, SCN photographer Rose Collison is selecting a mystery location within the Stockbridge School District. Names of readers who correctly identify the subject of the photo will be entered into a drawing, and one overall winner will be selected. December’s winner will receive […]
Bald Eagle patrols rural area
article and photos by Rose Collison The bald eagle is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle. Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. Mass. 6.6-14 lbs., […]
Opening day Big Buck Bash
photos and article by Rose Collison The 2018 Buck Bash was again a success, with at least 20 bucks and a hoard of attendees gathering Thursday, Nov. 15 outside Crossroads Church. A tent with food and hot chocolate kept hunters and friends warm. 1st and 2nd prize winners went to John Pidd and Nate Dawson, winning […]
Check from Stockbridge Bowl awarded to Crossroads 180 Youth Center
article and photo Deanna Kruger Stockbridge Bowl presented a check for $364.45 to Crossroads 180 Youth Center. The funds, generated from the Halloween Light Pole Decorating contest, will go to support the planned Crossroads 180 Youth Center under construction at the new Stockbridge Activity Center, or SAC, at the former Middle School.
November’s ‘Where’s Waldo’
by Rose Collison Think you know the area? Here’s your chance to prove it. Each month, SCN photographer Rose Collison is photographing a mystery location within the Stockbridge School District. Names of readers who correctly identify the subject of the photo will be entered into a drawing, and one overall winner will be selected. […]