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Obituary: Arlene Mary Barringer

Arlene Mary Barringer, age 70, of Novi, MI, passed away on November 18, 2023. Arlene was born September 11, 1953 in  Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of  Bill and Alexandra Lovachis. She was the beloved wife of Ronald J. Barringer, loving mother of Nicole Marie, cherished “Baba” (grandmother) to Ashton and Aubrie Bruining, dear sister to […]

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Woah Nellie!

Memories in the kitchen, while not always fun, are still to be treasured by Mary Jo David About once a year, Nellie Maxwell’s recipes have to take a backseat to strong memories this writer just can’t suppress. This is one of those months. Writing this column in time for the December issue of Stockbridge Community […]

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Positive Parenting

Introducing ‘Positive Parenting,’ a resource for elevating parenting skills by Kelsey Rasmussen and Amanda Mathews Parenting is hard. Parenting is vitally important. We believe parents want what is best for their children, families do their best, and it takes a village to thrive. The COVID pandemic shut down many in-person supports for families, and increasingly, […]

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Staff Spotlight: K-4 STEM teacher Donnie Anderson is a ‘BESTagon’ when it comes to making learning fun

by Mary Jo David If you didn’t know better, you’d guess that STEM teacher Donnie Anderson has spent his entire adult life teaching. Surprisingly, the four years he has taught for Stockbridge Community Schools—one of those years as a building sub—represent his first formal foray into teaching for a school system. However, while working in […]