Stockbridge
Texting now available for 911 service
Do you need 911 service? Now you can use your cellular phone to get help in emergencies. The following is an excerpt from a letter released by Ingham County 911 Director Lance Langdon. On Jan. 8, 2019, the Ingham County 9-1-1 center enhanced its service to the community by adding Text-to-911 Services. Central dispatch director […]
Village of Stockbridge DPW Laborer Position
Village of Stockbridge DPW Laborer Position OPEN UNTIL FILLED The Village of Stockbridge is accepting applications for the DPW Laborer position. The Village of Stockbridge offers an excellent benefit package. Job responsibilities may include but are not limited to mowing grass, chipping brush, equipment maintenance, working in water distribution, sewer collection, meter reading, road maintenance, […]
VILLAGE OF STOCKBRIDGE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING
VILLAGE OF STOCKBRIDGE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Village Council of the Village of Stockbridge will hold a Public Hearing on the 2019-20 Budget in accordance with the Truth in Budgeting Act of 1995, as amended, on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 7:00 pm, located at the Village Hall, 305 W. […]
Minute Synopsis: VILLAGE OF STOCKBRIDGE COUNCIL MEETING
VILLAGE OF STOCKBRIDGE Council Meeting 305 W. Elizabeth Street, Room #112 January 7, 2018 at 7:00pm Synopsis Meeting called to order by President Howlett at 7:00 pm Roll Call: PRESENT: President Molly Howlett, Pro-Tem Frederick Cattell, Trustee Chadwick Quintanilla, Trustee Greg Uihlein, Trustee Heath Corey, ABSENT: Trustee Richard Mullins, Trustee Patrick Harden; Others Present: Debbie […]
STOCKBRIDGE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 21, 2019 Stockbridge Township Supervisor CG Lantis called the Regular Stockbridge Township Board Meeting to order on January 21 at 7:36 pm at the Stockbridge Township Hall. Members present at the Stockbridge Township Regular Board Meeting; Supervisor CG Lantis, Clerk Becky Muraf, Treasurer Kris Lauckner Trustee Terry Sommer, Trustee Ed Wetherell Member absent from […]
Wonders of Science: Tick tock goes the clock
by Eric Rasmussen Spend one hour doing something you enjoy. Then spend an hour standing in line at the Secretary of State’s office waiting for a license plate. Good chance the second hour will feel much longer. Depending on our situation, time passes at different rates for us humans, and amazingly, this relativity holds true […]
Matters of the Heart: Jim and Edith Zeitz Celebrate 75th Wedding Anniversary
Seventy-five years ago, January 15th Jim and Edith Zeitz were married at the Robbins Church on Bunker Road, Aurelius Township, Michigan. From there the wedding party travelled to the home of her parents, Luman and Luella Klink. That afternoon the newlyweds went home to their small trailer parked in Jim’s Uncle Albert Royston’s yard on […]
Death Notice – James Robert Ruggles
James Robert Ruggles, died January 9, 2019 – visitation Caskey-Mitchell, Stockbridge Thursday January 17, 2-4 p.m. and 6 – 8 p.m. Funeral services 11 a.m. Friday January 18, 2019.
Garden of the Month
by Joan Tucker Congratulations to Dorothy Craft of Stockbridge, February’s “Garden of the Month” contest winner. A judge wrote, “The butterflies and hummingbirds have plenty of nectar to feast on in this beautiful Lantana bed.” Stay tuned because next month, March, readers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite garden since this column […]
Looking Back – February 2019
Village post office/store about 1890. pictured are Postmaster Mather Grimes, Mrs Grimes, daughter Mabel Grimes, Henry Stillson and editor W.R. Gildart Stockbridge was a very different place 180 years ago when records listed the early settlement with a population of 657 and, in 1839, an assessed valuation of $78,497.00 with 104 resident taxpayers. The price […]