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Stockbridge Community Calendar

Staff Spotlight: Biology and physics teacher Abby Nicholson can even make the quadratic formula fun!

Rural Perspectives: Walkingsticks difficult to see high up in the trees

Obituary: Donald James Sharbowski

Baseball Takes Down Webberville in Season Opener

Softball Splits Pair in Season Opener

Adiska Family Dental—Accepting New Patients

Open Air Market of Stockbridge embarks on 15th season in May

Four Trinity Health Hospitals among best in Michigan, according to Newsweek

Trinity Lutheran Church hosts Lenten services

Real Students with a lack of Real Skills

March 2025 Community Calendar

ABBOTT & FILLMORE AGENCY—FULL SERVICE SINCE 1946

FALL FLORA OF WATERLOO STATE RECREATION AREA

Fiber Arts with the Flock

All You Can Eat Country Breakfast: Sept. 15

Smokey Bear Reading Challenge

Talk Like a Pirate Day

Family movie/craft night.

Third Tuesdays Book Discussion Group

After-Hours Book Discussion

Fiber Arts with the Flock

RAPTOR MIGRATION

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September

8

FALL FLORA OF WATERLOO STATE RECREATION AREA
2:00 pm-4:30 pm
09/08/2024
Eddy Discovery Center
17030 Bush Rd, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
17030 Bush Rd, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
https://stockbridgecommunitynews.com/event/fall-flora-of-waterloo-state-recreation-area/2024-09-08/
FALL FLORA OF WATERLOO STATE RECREATION AREA: 2:00 – 4:30 p.m., Sunday, September 8.
Join naturalist Robert Ayotte for an investigation of fall flora in the vicinity of the Eddy Discovery Center.
We’ll look at asters, goldenrods, sunflowers, spotted coralroot orchids, and discuss just about anything that is
blooming or fruiting at this time of year. Be prepared for about a 2.5 mile of easy walking along the trails. Bring
a loupe (hand lens) or borrow one from the Eddy Discovery Center. Cost: $2/person or $5/family with State
Recreation Passport. Eddy Discovery Center, 17030 Bush Rd. in the Waterloo Recreation Area near Chelsea.
Program limited to 16 people. Please register in advance at 734-475-3170.

9

Fiber Arts with the Flock
1:00 pm-2:00 pm
09/09/2024
Capital Area District Library – Stockbridge Library
134 Wood St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
134 Wood St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
https://stockbridgecommunitynews.com/event/fiber-arts-with-the-flock/2024-09-09/
2nd and 4th Mondays: Fiber Arts with the Flock, 1:00-2:00. Stockbridge Library

15

All You Can Eat Country Breakfast: Sept. 15
8:00 am-12:00 pm
09/15/2024
First Presbyterian Church of Stockbridge
101 S Center St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
101 S Center St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
https://stockbridgecommunitynews.com/event/all-you-can-eat-country-breakfast-sept-15/2024-09-15/
The First Presbyterian Church of Stockbridge is hosting an All You Can Eat Country Breakfast on Sunday, September 15 from 8 a.m. to Noon for the eighteenth annual All Clubs Day event in Stockbridge.
Everyone is welcome to attend the breakfast served at the First Presbyterian Church CE Building, located at 101 S. Center Street, Stockbridge.
Breakfast includes: homemade biscuits and gravy, eggs, waffles, French toast sticks, hashbrowns, bacon and sausage patties.
Adults………………………………….. $15
Children 5-10 yrs……………………. $8
Under 5 yrs…………………………. Free
Please note that we only accept cash. All proceeds support local missions and outreach programs.
The show will feature vintage, classic and remarkable motorcycles. Participation is by invitation only, but spectators are welcome.

16

Smokey Bear Reading Challenge
9:00 am-10:00 am
09/16/2024
Capital Area District Library – Stockbridge Library
134 Wood St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
134 Wood St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
https://stockbridgecommunitynews.com/event/smokey-bear-reading-challenge/2024-09-16/
Sept. 16: Smokey Bear Reading Challenge begins at Stockbridge Library. Ends in October.

18

Talk Like a Pirate Day
12:00 pm-5:00 pm
09/18/2024
Capital Area District Library – Stockbridge Library
134 Wood St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
134 Wood St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
https://stockbridgecommunitynews.com/event/talk-like-a-pirate-day/2024-09-18/
Sept. 18: Talk Like a Pirate Day, Noon-5 p.m. Stockbridge Library

Family movie/craft night.
5:30 pm-6:45 pm
09/18/2024
Capital Area District Library – Stockbridge Library
134 Wood St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
134 Wood St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
https://stockbridgecommunitynews.com/event/family-movie-craft-night/2024-09-18/
Sept. 18: 5:30-6:45 p.m. Family movie/craft night. Stockbridge Library.

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Third Tuesdays Book Discussion Group
12:30 pm-1:30 pm
09/19/2024
Capital Area District Library – Stockbridge Library
134 Wood St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
134 Wood St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
https://stockbridgecommunitynews.com/event/third-tuesdays-book-discussion-group/2024-09-19/
Sept. 17: Third Tuesdays Book Discussion Group, 12:30-1:30. Stockbridge Library

After-Hours Book Discussion
5:30 pm-6:30 pm
09/19/2024
Capital Area District Library – Stockbridge Library
134 Wood St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
134 Wood St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
https://stockbridgecommunitynews.com/event/after-hours-book-discussion/2024-09-19/
Sept. 19: After-Hours Book Discussion, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Stockbridge Library

23

Fiber Arts with the Flock
1:00 pm-2:00 pm
09/23/2024
Capital Area District Library – Stockbridge Library
134 Wood St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
134 Wood St, Stockbridge, MI 49285, USA
https://stockbridgecommunitynews.com/event/fiber-arts-with-the-flock/2024-09-23/
2nd and 4th Mondays: Fiber Arts with the Flock, 1:00-2:00. Stockbridge Library

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RAPTOR MIGRATION
2:00 pm-3:30 pm
09/29/2024
Eddy Discovery Center
17030 Bush Rd, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
17030 Bush Rd, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
https://stockbridgecommunitynews.com/event/raptor-migration/2024-09-29/
RAPTOR MIGRATION: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., Sunday, September 29. Francie Krawcke of Michigan Avian Experience will bring several raptors including hawks, a turkey vulture & an eagle, and discuss how & why they migrate. Cost: $2/person or $5/family with State Recreation Passport. Program will be held at the Eddy Discovery Center, 17030 Bush Rd. in the Waterloo Recreation Area near Chelsea. Please register in advance at 734-475-3170.