Community Calendar

Coffee Chat
Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20 & 27; April 3, 10, 17 & 24; May 1, 8, 15, 22 • 11 a.m.
Welcome Spring by connecting with other community members on Wednesday
mornings. Talk about local events, favorite books or movies, new reads, or whatever
comes up.

Help Outreach turn hotcakes into help for your neighbors! Stockbridge McDonald’s is generously donating $2 of every $2.50 ticket sold for the All-You-Can-Eat delicious hotcake supper being held this Thursday, March 7 from 4 – 7 p.m.

One dollar spent by Outreach at the Greater Lansing Food Bank allows them to buy over $4 worth of food. For 2018, Outreach spent $4553.43 at the Greater Lansing Food Bank and received $26,024.88 worth of food that was distributed to area residents in need. In addition to food, Outreach helps those who qualify with transportation, housing, utilities, prescriptions and more.

Outreach serves those who live in the Stockbridge Community School district. They are newly located in the Stockbridge Activity Center (old middle school). Their entrance is door #20 off the back parking lot on Cherry Street, just north of Elm Street. Hours are Mondays and Fridays from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Wednesdays from 1 – 6 p.m. For more information, please call 517-851-7285, go to https://www.stockbridgecommunityoutreach.org/ or check them out on Facebook.

Minecraft Game Night (Ages 8-15)
Get your game on with fellow Minecrafters in an after-hours event open to beginner,
intermediate and advanced players. Refreshments provided. No registration required.
Fridays, March 8 and May 10 • 7–8:30 p.m.

Coffee Chat
Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20 & 27; April 3, 10, 17 & 24; May 1, 8, 15, 22 • 11 a.m.
Welcome Spring by connecting with other community members on Wednesday
mornings. Talk about local events, favorite books or movies, new reads, or whatever
comes up.

Hispanic Outlaws in the Old West.
Join Carlos Villegas-Castaneda in a program about 19th century Hispanic outlaws – a
general view of motives, cases and motivations to break the law. Mr. Villegas-Castaneda
is an instructor of Spanish language, literature and culture at Adrian College
Wednesday, March 13 • 4 – 5 p.m.

Kids Read to Oliver (Ages 6 & up)
Kids will enjoy reading aloud to a specially trained golden retriever.
Wednesdays, March 13, April 10, May 8 • 6–6:30 p.m.

CHELSEA, Mich. (March 4, 2019) — Beginning March 14, St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea will host a 12-week family-to-family educational program to help parents, friends, and caregivers understand and support individuals with serious mental illness. The family-to-family program is one of several signature programs developed by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and is an evidenced-based program; it has quantitative research to support its effectiveness.

Enrollment Information

Program begins March 14

Time: 6 – 8:30 p.m.

Location: St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea, 775 S. Main Street, Chelsea, MI

Stockbridge Community Schools’ Kindergarten and Young 5’s Round-Up Information

WHEN:  Thursday, March 21, 2019 ~ Session 1: 9:30-12:00 ~ Session 2: 1:00-3:30

WHERE:  Emma L. Smith Elementary, 100 Price Ave., Stockbridge, MI

TO REGISTER:  Please call the Smith Office at 517-851-7735, ext. 0, to place your child’s name on our Round-Up list.

REGISTRATION GUILDELINES:

Kindergarten — If your child will be five on or before September 1, 2019, they will be eligible for Kindergarten for the 2019/2020 school year.

Young 5’s — If your child will be five between September 1, 2019 and December 1, 2019, they will be eligible for our Young 5’s program.

* If your child’s birthday is between the September 1 and December 1, 2019 dates and you would like them to attend Kindergarten, please send an email to Mr. Edwards, Principal at Smith Elementary at edwardsb@panthernet.net. Explain specifically that you would like for your child to be considered for Kindergarten and list any reasons that would help inform the school. Mr. Edwards will contact you with further registration information.

Items needed for registration

To complete registration, parents/guardians must provide all of the following documentation during their round-up session on March 21, 2019:

• A State Birth Certificate (Hospital birth certificates cannot be accepted) &
• Proof of Residence (any current piece of mail with a Parent/Guardian name and physical address) &
• Up-to-Date Immunization Record &
• Smith Elementary School Enrollment Packet (available at Round-Up) &
• Custody Paperwork (if applicable).

An enrollment packet will be sent in March to parents/guardians who contact the school to pre-register by returning this form to Emma L. Smith Elementary, 100 Price Ave, Stockbridge, MI  49285.

St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea to host free
National Diabetes Prevention Program Beginning in March

Informational session scheduled for March 21

CHELSEA, Mich. (March 4, 2019) — St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea will host the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) beginning March 28. The NDPP will meet regularly on Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m., for 16 weeks, in the Dexter Wellness Center, located at 2810 Baker Road in Dexter.

NDPP helps those at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle by eating right, increasing physical activity and losing a modest amount of weight. In a classroom setting, a trained lifestyle coach facilitates a small group of participants in learning about behavior changes. Topics include healthier eating, getting started with physical activity, overcoming stress, staying motivated and more. The group helps to motivate and encourage each other.

This program is free, but registration is required. For more information or to register, please call 734-593-5276.

For people not sure if a Diabetes Prevention Program is right for them, they are invited to attend a free informational session at the Dexter Wellness Center on March 21, from 4 to 5 p.m.

St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea to host a peer-to-peer
educational program for individuals living with mental illness

CHELSEA, Mich. (March 4, 2019) — Beginning March 21, St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea will host a 12-week peer-to-peer educational program to help individuals living with mental illness who want to discover new coping strategies, reduce stigma, gain knowledge, connect with others who share a similar experience, and find volunteer and advocacy opportunities.

Classes will be led by trained NAMI peer mentors who also live with mental illness. This is not a support group, but a supportive, safe and confidential program.

Enrollment Information

Program begins March 21

Time: 6 – 8 p.m.

Location: St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea, 775 S. Main Street, Chelsea, MI

Family Game Night
Take a break with family and friends on selected Fridays. Play Sushi Go Party!,
Codenames, Spot it Junior!, Animal upon Animal, Apples to Apples and more. We’ll
have snacks, too.
Fridays, March 22, April 26, May 17 • 5:00 – 6:45 p. m.

The Green Book: Driving Through the Jim Crow Era with the Gilmore Car Museum
Hear the true story behind the Green Book, a guide that helped black travelers during the
height of segregation find safe and welcoming accommodations, resorts, restaurants and
even gas stations. Learn about discrimination of all kinds and the Civil Rights Movement
in America.
Tuesday, March 26 • 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Coffee Chat
Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20 & 27; April 3, 10, 17 & 24; May 1, 8, 15, 22 • 11 a.m.
Welcome Spring by connecting with other community members on Wednesday
mornings. Talk about local events, favorite books or movies, new reads, or whatever
comes up.

Preschool Storytimes with crafts (Ages 3-6)
This series was designed especially for 3-6 year olds, but younger patrons are welcome
with close adult supervision.
Wednesdays, March 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24 and May 1 • 12:15 p.m