Unadilla township
Unadilla Township bands together to help fire chief
By Judy Williams Unadilla Township Fire Chief Mark Schroeder spent his entire life helping others in need, interrupting his own activities, day or night, in times of emergency. Now, his friends, neighbors and township residents are rallying to his side as Schroeder faces his own health crisis. On […]
Looking Back – January 2019
Closing out 2018 the microfilm reader at Stockbridge’s Library is in for repair so no film copies of old papers are available to view. As a result this months column covers more recent history. Our library has been saving print versions for about thirty years and they are the source for this column. Twenty years ago […]
Unadilla Police Township Activity: November
Unadilla Township Police Department Activity for the Month of November” Thursday, 11/01 Medical Assist EMS/Lift Assist-W. M-36/Livermore Rd. Domestic Verbal-Church St./Webb St. Friday, 11/02 Welfare Check/Medical-Hadley Rd./Joslin Lake Rd. Sunday, 11/04 Animal Complaint/Lost/Stray Horses-Barton Rd./Spears Rd.Monday Monday, 11/05 Trespassing/Loitering-Rose Hill Rd./Spears Rd. Medical Assist EMS-Arnold Rd./W. Lakeland Trl.Tuesday Tuesday, 11/06 Medical Assist EMS-Kane Rd./Green Rd.Wednesday […]
Looking Back – November 2018
November 1918, 100 years ago, was a significant time for our community, our country and the entire world. On Nov. 11 of that year at 11 a.m. local time, Germany’s ruler signed a truce with terms ending World War I. President Woodrow Wilson previously had announced the exact time the war would end. In Stockbridge, […]
Look Back in Time – September
One hundred years ago, Stockbridge was a quiet little town as were the many surrounding villages. School opened in the village on Sept. 3 and opened within a week in most other area communities. The Community School District was yet to be created. In Stockbridge (the village), Miss Carr resigned as principal and Miss McKenzie […]
August 7 2018 Michigan Primary Election Results
Unofficial local election results for the State of Michigan August 2018 Primary Election are below. To view full election results for Ingham, Jackson and Livingston Counties scroll to the bottom. State of Michigan Governor: Gretchen Whitmer (Democrat) Bill Schuette (Republican) U.S. Senate Debbie Stabenow (Democrat) John James (Republican) House of Representatives D1: Jack Bergman (Republican) […]
Back in Time
by Diane Rockall For August, let’s look back to 1928 (90 years ago), 1978 (40 years ago) and 1998 (20 years ago). In 1928, the Stockbridge Brief Sun was the paper of record for Stockbridge. In its Aug. 2 edition, the paper announced that the 31st annual Catholic picnic to be held at Artz Brothers Grove in […]
‘Never say never” describes Kathryn Humrich
by Judy Williams Kathryn Humrich always considered the Gregory/Plainfield area to be her home. The 99-year-old has lived all but two of her years in the area. Those two years away from her family, she said, were a very difficult time in her life. She lived in Arizona, from 1943 to 1945, and […]
Unadilla Township scores another hit with 4th of July Celebration- 44th year
Residents lined the streets and gravitated toward patches of shade, braving 90-degree heat to see the 44th annual Gregory Parade. Smiling cloggers seemed not to notice the rising temperatures as they transitioned from one song to the next, hands on their hips and feet tapping in sync. “I’ve come to every 4th of July parade […]
Death Notice
Edward Peter Grumelot, Unadilla died May 31, 2018 – Visitation June 1, 2018 from 6-8 p,m. at Caskey-Mitchell, Stockbridge. Funeral Services June 2, at 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Stockbridge