Stockbridge
Stockbridge celebrates Memorial Day
The Stockbridge Village police lead the parade through town.
Ask an Expert: What a difference a part makes
by John and Theresa Kightlinger of My Body Shop This month we touch on the difference in parts used to repair a vehicle. Many consumers may be aware of the existence of tried and trusted non-OEM (non-Original Equipment Manufacturer) mechanical parts sold at traditional and highly advertised auto parts stores. Sears Die Hard batteries, NAPA, […]
Death Notice – Donald Steffey
Donald Steffey, Stockbridge died May 22, 2019. Funeral Services to be held May 29 at 1:00 p.m.Caskey-Mitchell Funeral Home. Visitation, May 28, 5-8 pm at Funeral Home.
Rylma Owen turns 103
by Diane Rockall On May 9, Rylma Owen celebrated her 103rd birthday. She was born in 1916 to Art and Eva Nelson in Stockbridge Township where she grew up. Her father from Canada and her mother from Stockbridge were the major influences in her life, Owen said. Owen considers the war years to be […]
Historian shares Civil War discovery hiding in plain sight
by Alex R. Weddon A lone bullet resting near the Civil War grave marker of soldier J.A. Clark was exciting news for famed historian Brian Egen Sunday, May 19 at the annual Waterloo Area Historical Society’s (WAHS) Volunteer Appreciation Social and business meeting. “No one has noticed it in this picture of the Monroe, Michigan […]
Local EMTs deliver baby as ambulance races to hospital
revised 5/23/2019 by Mary Wilson and Patrice Johnson In the early morning hours of May 16, a call came into the SAESA ambulance from 911 services. A pregnant woman’s water had broken, the dispatcher said, and she was going into labor in a car en route to Sparrow Hospital. EMT paramedics Steve Gipe and Michael Biehn, both on […]
Where there’s smoke, there’s a SAESA open house and chicken BBQ
by Alex Weddon “It wouldn’t be a Stockbridge Memorial Day without our annual Chicken Barbeque,” observed John Beck, SAESA general manager when asked about the scheduled Memorial Day open house for the Stockbridge Area Emergency Services Authority’s impressive new headquarters. The former automobile dealership, located at the corner of South Clinton […]
Folks turn out for 4th annual ‘Blessing of the Plow’
The American Legion Hall in Stockbridge was busy Saturday, May 11. The Sons of the American Legion (SoAL) were hosting their 4th annual “Blessing of the Plow” dinner and festivities. “We have a great crew of cooks and volunteers, “ offered SoAL commanders Marty Bliss and Al DeCroix. The enticing aroma of barbecue filling the […]
Volunteers gather to spruce up Oaklawn Cemetery for Memorial Day
by Tina Cole-Mullins A small procession of cars could be seen entering Oaklawn Cemetery on Saturday, May 11. Fortunately, this was not a funeral procession but rather a flow of energetic community volunteers gathered to clean up the cemetery grounds in preparation for upcoming Memorial Day events. Gray skies and occasional raindrops did not deter […]
Obituary: Rosemary Laverne Glowacki, 1928-2019
Glowacki, Rosemary Stockbridge, Michigan Her Legacy… Rosemary Laverne Glowacki, 91, passed away May 12, 2019. She was born on March 24, 1928, in Little Falls, Minnesota to Peter Pierzinski and Emily (Jendro) Pierzinski. Rosemary married the love of her life, Arthur Alfred Glowacki, on October 15, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan. She will be remembered as […]