Stockbridge
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 […]
Staff Spotlight: Passion for music drives Stockbridge choir teacher
Photos and article by Amy Haggerty Music is therapeutic and can help people cope with the stress of everyday life. Thanks to Carol Hatch, a love of music is evident in the successful Stockbridge High School choir. But that’s not all. Hatch is that special person who is all over the district, teaching her number […]
Death Notices -Graf and Miller
Glenn Graf, Stockbridge – died May 10, 2019. Funeral services to be held Tuesday, May 14, 11:00 a.m. at Millville United Methodist Church. Family will receive friends at the church Monday evening from 5-8 p.m. Private burial at North Stockbridge Cemetery. Brinda Lee Miller, Munith died May 10, 2019, Friends and family will gather Wednesday, May 15 […]
Haley Gipson, First Place ‘This I Believe’ winner
This past February, SCN launched its first student-written column. Since then, SCN has published the third- and second-place winners in the “This I Believe” essay-writing contest. Now, SCN is pleased to present below, the unabridged, First Place winning essay by Haley Gipson. The contest, held twice annually and offered through SHS and Stockbridge Friends of […]
Death Notice – Deborah L. Cipta
Deborah L. Cipta, Stockbridge, died April 17, 2019. Visitation Friday April 19, 2019 Caskey-Mitchell 6-8 pm. Service April 20, 3 pm at funeral home. Contributions to S.A.E.S.A.
Death Notice – Irma M. Smith -Olive Farrington
Irma M. Smith, Leslie, died April 15, 2019, originally Irma Norton of Stockbridge. Service April 23, 2019 11 a.m. at Caskey-Mitchell funeral home, burial to follow at Oaklawn Cemetery. Visitation April 22 from 6-8 p.m. Olive Farrington, Stockbridge, died April 16, 2019, arrangements at Caskey-Mitchell are pending.
We Receive Letters: A letter to the editor
Surprise, Surprise. What happens when an atheist newspaper reporter, award-winning legal affairs editor of the Chicago Tribune, no less, thoroughly investigates Christianity so as to prove to his wife that she was wrong to have become a Christian? In the case of Lee Strobel, he ends up writing a book titled The Case For Christ. After […]