Stockbridge
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 […]
Police Blotter by Police Chief Johnnie W. Torres, Jr.
Stockbridge Police responded to the following recent complaints: 12/14/18, 2 pm: Threats complaint in the 400 block of N. Clinton. Stockbridge police were alerted to a video that was sent via social media to several Stockbridge students by another student from Eaton County. The posted threat depicted a handgun held in a suggestive manner. Stockbridge police […]
Obituary – Justin Wayne Allen
Justin Wayne Allen Justin W. Allen, age 34, of Stockbridge, MI passed away on December 17, 2018. He was born on January 23, 1984 the son of Taylor and Joan (Outwater) Allen. He is survived by his parents, his daughter, Norah Jean; siblings, Kimberley (Joe Jr.) Medina and Shawn Allen; his paternal grandparents Arthur and […]
Stockbridge Community Resource Guide 2019
GROUPS AND RESOURCES THAT ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY The Stockbridge area is home to a wide array of nonprofit and charitable organizations, all for the benefit of local residents. The information below represents the Community News second try at compiling descriptions and contact information. Not listed or notice an error? Please accept our apologies and email […]