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March – Relieving stress by Gary Hicks March 2021 and we’re inching closer to spring. We have been stuck in the house, for the most part, due to weather issues and restrictions. Now is a good time to address how we can relieve a little stress. Stress is basically the body’s reaction to change. When […]
JV Girls Open Season with Five Straight Wins
The Stockbridge JV girls’ basketball team opened to 2021 season in impressive fashion by rolling off five straight victories to start the campaign. Stockbridge 54 Chelsea 32 Alaina Kellenberger had a double-double of 20 points and 15 rebound to lead the Panthers. Gracee Robidou added 14 points, including four triples, while Maddie Dalton chipped in […]
Panthers Pick Up Pair of GLAC Wins
The Stockbridge basketball team opened GLAC play with a pair of big wins last week after a slow start to the season. The Panthers opened the week by rolling over Maple Valley 72-43. Stockbridge led 13-7 after one when Riley Kennedy sparked the Panthers to a big run in the second. Kennedy would score nine […]
Lady Panthers Cruise to Fourth Straight Win
The Stockbridge girls’ basketball team had a big week, cruising to three wins and making it four wins in a row for the Lady Panthers. They opened the week by routing Maple Valley 67-33 Wednesday, February 17. The Panthers jumped out to a quick 13-5 lead behind six points by Grace Hall and four by […]
Blackbirds and Mallo Cup money
by Alex Weddon A few weeks after the start of a new school year, blackbirds start to fly overhead in ever-growing numbers, a sure sign that fall is just a cold wind away in Michigan. One Saturday of my early ninth-grade year, neighbor Larry Cobb and I were riding our bikes to town in search […]
SDDA crowdfunding grant initiative empowers community support for local Stockbridge businesses
Community is more than just the folks you meet around town, in shops, in church, or on nearby walking trails. Nowadays community for many people extends to the Internet. Congratulations to the Stockbridge Downtown Development Authority (SDDA) for recognizing this and harnessing the potential of online crowdsourcing for one of its recent successes—the Bridge to […]
Staff Spotlight: Learning by doing is how Angie Nichols engages her fifth-grade students.
by Amy Haggerty Angie Nichols has been teaching for Stockbridge Community Schools for 21 years. Throughout her career, she has taught many elementary grades and subjects, including elementary music. “Being part of the ‘specials’ staff, teaching music allowed me to see that students needed that time to express themselves and figure out their gifts.” During […]
Famous Fish Fry Goes Mobile at St. Mary
Volunteers Create “Drive By Fish Fry” to Protect Those At-Risk and Meet Growing Fundraising Needs PINCKNEY–As area non-profits and churches begin Lent this week, two words come to mind: “fish fry.” Lenten fish fry season is upon us, and this year it arrives with extra suffering. At St. Mary in Pinckney, older parishioners who have quarterbacked […]
You’re invited to participate in County Response to Mental health Crises Virtual Presentation
by Patrice Johnson NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness for the Lansing area, is hosting a virtual presentation March 9 and 10 on the Tri County Response to Mental Health Crises. According to volunteer Greta deWolf, in addition to discussions on the needs in the community, the presentation will include the documentary, “Ernie and Joe: […]
Firefighters trapped. Escape without injury.
Around 9:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 17., firefighters from four departments were called to the scene of a fire at the 800 block of S. Clinton St. in downtown Stockbridge. They found the home ablaze. “We managed to put the fire out,” said Russell Stowe, Fire Chief with the Stockbridge Area Emergency Services Authority (SAESA). According […]