Stockbridge
Jennifer Grumelot: Lifetime volunteer to retire
by Diane Rockall Anyone who meets Jennifer Grumelot is bound to see that her life centers on three things: her religious faith, her family and her community. Now, after 55 years of service to the Stockbridge Community Grumelot says she is retiring. When asked about her volunteer efforts, she recalled her first volunteer project in […]
The new year: Time to put our lives in order
By Roberta Ludtke The coming of a new year is a perfect time to organize our lives. After I retired, I realized if anything unfortunate were to befall my husband and me, our children would have a difficult time settling our affairs. I set out to organize a family notebook containing all of our information. […]
Police Blotter submitted by Police Chief Johnnie W. Torres Jr.
Stockbridge Police responded to the following complaints this week: 12/04/2017 4:10: The Stockbridge Police Department was dispatched to the 4000 block of E. Main Street in response to a mail carrier advising that they heard someone screaming in distress at this location. The mail carrier then left. Police arrived and discovered that a 77 […]
Stockbridge community greenhouse up and running
The Stockbridge Community Greenhouse is up and running. A few community members have shared their gardening tips with student gardeners, and Josh Nichols encouraged others to reach out to him at 517-917-3223 or at nicholsj@panthernet.net if they would like to share information or use some of the space in the greenhouse for their gardening needs. . […]
Smith Elementary Winter Carnival
Photos by Julie Shotwell Smith Elementary was a happening place on Thursday, December 7th. Great family fun for everyone.
Police Blotter submitted by Police Chief Johnnie W. Torres Jr
Stockbridge Police responded to the following complaints this week: 11/9/17, 4:45 pm: Car/Deer crash at M-36 and S. M-52. Minor damage and no injuries reported. 11/13/17, 9:20 am: Harassment complaint in the 200 block of S. Clinton St. Stockbridge Police Department were dispatched to a complaint in which a woman was reporting that her ex-boyfriend […]
Looking Back
by Diane Rockall December brings the celebration of Christmas and New Year’s Eve, the final day of the year. It is a time of preparation, extra baking, getting together with family and friends, shopping for and wrapping gifts, Holiday greeting cards, and perhaps more than all else, memories of the past. Not surprisingly a […]
Sixth Annual Festival of Lights Brings Cheer and Joy to Stockbridge Residents
Article and photos by Hope Salyer Christmas music flows through the breeze of the crisp winter air in downtown Stockbridge. The Stockbridge Township Hall is lit up with white Christmas lights. The smell of freshly made kettle corn and hot dogs grilling travels through the air as residents from as far as downtown Lansing, Mich. […]
Stockbridge Community Thanksgiving 2017: 24 Years of Warming Hearts and Bodies
by Diane Rockall Work goes on year around as volunteers gather donations and recruit helping hands for the annual Community Thanksgiving, for the past several years held in the Heritage School Cafeteria. A small group of enthusiastic volunteers assembled in the High School cafeteria on Tuesday evening to cook turkeys. Wednesday, many of the same […]
Larry Lindemer: Living Proof of How Serendipity and Hard Work Walk Hand in Hand
by Roberta Ludtke In 1921, three years after the end of World War I, Syracuse, New Yorkers George and Altamae Lindemer gave birth to son Lawrence. Now “Larry,” 96 years old and a former Michigan Supreme Court Justice, looks back on watershed moments that affected his storied life. “My father, an optometrist, owned an optical […]