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“Guiding Good Choices” Virtual Parent Workshops
SRSLY is partnering with St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea and the Community Mental Health Partnership of Southeast Michigan to lead free “Guiding Good Choices” parent workshops in Stockbridge, Chelsea, Dexter, and Manchester. Due to social distancing, our parent workshops will now be held virtually! These workshops help parents with communication, bonding, and setting rules and boundaries. […]
Stockbridge Community Outreach offers weekly, monthly food distributions
by Karen Smith, program director Throughout this long period of COVID lockdowns, the Stockbridge Community Outreach adapted to meet state guidelines and recommendations. We closed donations, we opened donations. Again, and again! Now, at the risk of confusing everyone (including ourselves!), we are ready to partially reopen the pantry to clients. Beginning in July, clients […]
OneBigConnection.org launches during Mental Health Awareness Month
Adapted from 5 Healthy Towns Foundation news release To foster and build community connections, optimism, resilience, and engagement, 5 Healthy Towns Foundation (5HF) and its partners are launching OneBigConnection.org (OBC) in May 2021, during Mental Health Awareness Month. OneBigConnection.org is a new virtual platform tool that anyone in the 5HF service area can use. […]
Faces of Mental Wellness Part 2: Mother, daughter discuss their journeys
by Tina Cole-Mullins and James Clark-Swalla There are many different faces to mental wellness. In our community, a few people have stepped up to join us in this difficult conversation and tell their stories. These people have experienced different forms of mental illness, a phrase that created its own stigma. The various diagnoses can include […]
Stockbridge Soccer Routs Durand in District Opener
The Stockbridge girls’ soccer team opened district play with a 7-0 trouncing of Durand Wednesday night. The Panthers dominated on both ends of the field pouring in seven goals and not allowing Durand a shot on goal all night. Peyton Killinger and Haylie Steinkraus split time in net, while the defense of Hailey Howard, Krista […]
Start your Memorial Day weekend at your local market: May 28
This is the Market’s 11th season and each Friday through October 29 (26 weeks), we will be on the township square in downtown Stockbridge from 4 to 7 pm. Seasonal items available this week include: asparagus, rhubarb, hanging baskets and spring flower and vegetable plants. You can also buy frozen chicken and pork, eggs, honey, […]
ONLINE COMIC WORKSHOPS KICKING OFF THIS SPRING
Learn how to make your very own comics from professional cartoonist Jerzy Drozd! FAQ: Do I have to have any experience? No, all level of artists are welcome. But you do need to be ready to do a lot of drawing! Who can participate in the workshop? The workshops are being offered to students in […]
Memories of good times spent with Dad, shared by area residents in honor of Father’s Day
compiled by Mary Jo David To celebrate Father’s Day, the Stockbridge Community News reached out to some area residents to ask them to share a favorite memory of times spent with their Dad. Following are their contributions. “As a kid I felt like my dad knew EVERYTHING! Now as an adult I’m pretty sure my […]
StockBIZ: Business news in and around Stockbridge
Crafting Lovely bucks the COVID trend, moves into a Stockbridge storefront by Mary Jo David Who says brick-and-mortar stores are passé? Certainly not Jennifer Conant, the proprietor of the recently opened Crafting Lovely store at 104 East Main St. in Stockbridge (corner of Main and Clinton streets). According to bigcommerce.com, “The COVID-19 pandemic has put […]
FROM CADL STOCKBRIDGE
by Head Librarian Sherri McConnell Summer is here and there’s so much happening at CADL Stockbridge. Starting on June 1 all CADL branches are opening for 45-minute browsing sessions! To get the latest on CADL’s opening go to cadl.org/safety or call 517-851-7810. June 1 is also the kick-off to CADL’s Summer Reading Challenge that runs […]