Stockbridge Community News
TIPS EVERY HOMEBUYER SHOULD KNOW
by Laurie Goodlock, Vice President, Farmers State Bank Buying a home is the single largest investment most people will make in their lifetimes. The choices homebuyers make are likely to affect their long-term financial health and even their retirement prospects. So what are the dos and don’ts in home buying? “It is important to take […]
Amy Haggerty joins Board of Stockbridge Community News
Former Stockbridge teacher Amy Haggerty was appointed by unanimous vote to the Board of Directors of the Stockbridge Community News on June 27. Haggerty retired from Stockbridge Community Schools in the fall of 2017 after 25 years of teaching special education. She writes SCN’s monthly “Staff Spotlight” column. “Amy is a welcome addition to our […]
July’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 providing a photo of 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. July’s […]
Announcing: Garden of the Month
Dear Readers, SCN is pleased to launch the “Garden of the Month” feature/contest. If you have a favorite garden spot based on its beauty or uniqueness, send us one to five photos of it. Each month, July to March, the Stockbridge Area Garden Club will select a garden for SCN to feature. We will keep […]
July 4, 1776 is Independence Day, right?
by Ron Kaiser Honored patriotic tales at times turn out to be more fiction than fact. As an example, it is common knowledge that the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. But in fact, the Second Continental Congress voted for a Declaration of Independence on July 2. The event prompted John Adams […]
Letters we receive
Dear Editor: Just want to tell you that as I am selling my house in Stockbridge I am feeling very sentimental and reflective on my 20+ years in Stockbridge. Worked, went into business, raised my boys, got to know the people and school district. I have wonderful memories from my time there. I love reading your newspaper with awesome […]
From the Superintendent’s Desk: Millage renewal vote scheduled for August 7
Millage renewal vote scheduled for August 7 Stockbridge Community School residents will have the opportunity to vote on the school district’s operating millage renewal on August 7. The operating millage renewal will allow the district to levy 18 mills on non-homestead property. This is not a new tax increase but simply a renewal of millage […]
Faces of addiction – Part One: Not me, not my child, not the one I love…
by Tina Cole-Mullins Loretta Wright’s oldest son, Eric, was only 25 when he became addicted to the painkiller Vicodin. “I knew he had a problem when he started missing work and leaving his kids with me,” she recently shared in a very open interview. Numbers and statistics on addiction and the opioid crisis vary and are […]
U Drive. U Text. U Pay.
By Police Chief Johnnie Torres It’s summer break and time to talk about the very serious matter of distracted driving. Distracted driving laws don’t just prohibit texting and driving. The Michigan Vehicle Code (Section 257.602b) also prohibits reading, typing, or sending messages while driving on the roadways. While the civil fine for violating this law […]