Stockbridge
A glance in the rearview mirror: April 2020
By Mary Jo David • On Saturday, April 1, 1995, more than 2,500 were in attendance, including 561 competitors, at a USA Wrestling Federation / Michigan Wrestling Federation sanctioned freestyle developmental tournament at Stockbridge High School. The Stockbridge club consisted of 27 wrestlers, including two girls. Twelve Stockbridge wrestlers captured medals, including four golds by: […]
StockBIZ: From horses to performing to coaching, Michael Fouts capitalizes on movement to shape a unique career
by Mary Jo David Last month, this column ended with a reminder: “If you can do what you love, you’ll likely love what you do.” The ink was barely dry on the March edition when an interview with Michael Fouts presented the opportunity to learn from someone who has made a career out of doing […]
WAVE Suspended Launch of Transportation Initiative
Dear Stockbridge and Manchester Community Leaders, At a special meeting convened on March 14, WAVE Board of Directors voted to suspend all transit programs effective March 16 through April 5. As we continue to monitor the evolving situation around COVID-19, St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea and WAVE have decided to also suspend the launch of its […]
Stockbridge Community Schools will offer breakfast and lunch to any child 18 years of age or younger
March 15, 2020 Update #4 Dear SCS Families: On Tuesday, March 17th, SCS will offer breakfast and lunch to any child 18 years of age or younger who attends SCS or lives in the community. This includes children who are younger than 5 years of age, as well as students with disabilities ages 18-26 with […]
Farmers State Bank Announces Winners of Annual Stockbridge Schools Art Contest
Farmers State Bank is proud to support the arts in the communities we serve. For the past several years Farmers State Bank has sponsored an art contest for students in the Stockbridge Area Community Schools district. We offer a small cash prize in each age category and the winning entries are professionally mounted and displayed […]
March 10 Michigan Primary Election Ballot Proposals
by Hope Salyer A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate whom they believe should be a political party’s candidate for elected office to run in the general election. Primaries, also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders, are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a […]
Central Michigan University honors and graduation lists for December 2019.
Central Michigan University has recognized all graduates and honors winners statewide. Found in the lengthy list were: December 2019 Honors List McKenzie Carpenter, Stockbridge Madeline Clough, Gregory Sarah Mesko, Gregory Shelby Hastings, Stockbridge Stockbridge Community News congratulates all of you. If somehow your name was overlooked from either list please notify us at stockbridgecommunitynews@gmail.com. […]
Heritage School 4th grader winner of a Kids’ World Newspaper contest
Nevaeh Sood, a fourth-grader at Heritage School, was the big winner of a Kids’ World News contest with this beautiful coloring page. She was presented with a gift certificate for a week at the YMCA Camp located at Mystic Lake, Mich. Nevaeh is the daughter of Shannon and David Sood. Kids’ World distributes interactive workbooks […]
A glance in the rearview mirror: March 2020
25 years ago this month • On March 7, 1995, The Town Crier reported on a house fire that occurred on March 1 in a Gregory duplex. Laurie Herman got her two children who were home out safely, but she and her 18-month-old daughter, Ashley Elliott, were transported by helicopter to U of M Hospital. […]