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‘This I Believe’ Second-place winning essay by Maggie Jones
Winners of the semiannual “This I Believe” contest are in, and first place goes to Samantha Nothnagel. The second-place winner is Maggie Jones, and the third-place winner is David Villegas. For the past several years, Stockbridge High School and the Stockbridge Friends of the Library have collaborated to offer an essay-writing contest in order to […]
Along the Fence Daylilies a blooming business
Article by Joan Tucker, photos by Saundra Dunn Along the Fence Daylilies on Parman Road between Dansville and Stockbridge offered a unique colorful experience on a beautiful summer day. Pulling up to the multiple gardens of daylilies brought me nothing but joy. The intense and vibrant color of the daylilies stood out against a backdrop […]
Volleyball Drops Three at Dansville Quad
Photo by Pam Mackinder The Stockbridge volleyball team had a rought night at the Dansville quad Monday, dropping three matches. Two of the matches went to a third set tiebreaker, but the Panthers were not able to pull out a win. The Panthers fell to Durand 19-25, 25-12, 12-15; Dansville 12-25, 8-25; and Owosso 25-18, […]
Cross Country Teams Compete at South Lyon Invite
The Stockbridge cross country team competed at the South Lyon Invititaional Saturday and came home with a strong showing in the meet the featured several Division 1 teams. The boys finished 4th overall and were the small division champions, while the girls finished 9th. Novi won the boys race with 24 points, while Sylvania Northview […]
A glance in the rearview mirror: September 1921—Thief leaves ring in melon patch. Diphtheria in the village. Murderer no longer.
by Mary Jo David The following excerpts are from September 1921 editions of the Stockbridge Brief-Sun newspaper. These news excerpts are usually reproduced in the original, without edits or corrections. For those interested, the Stockbridge Library has old issues of local news publications dating back to 1883 on USB drives that can be plugged into […]
Volleyball Rallies for First Win of Season
Things looked bleak for the Stockbridge volleyball team in its home opener last week when the Panthers dropped the first two sets to Quincy Thurday night. Things turned around quickly and the Panthers rallied to take the next three sets and claime a five-set 24-26, 23-25, 25-16, 25-22, 15-8 win over the Orioles. Quincy pulled […]
Panthers Hold Off East Jackson in Wild Opener
The short-handed Stockbridge football team held off a late second half rally to take down East Jackson 69-53 in a wild opening night win Frdiay, August 27. The Panthers were without seven varsity players as well as head coach Jeremy Killinger all due to possible close contact with a positive Covid case. Stockbridge moved up […]
Gwen Reid chosen as new Outreach executive director
by Paul Crandall New Stockbridge Community Outreach Executive Director Gwen Reid hit the ground running on her first day, Aug. 18, having spent the past couple of years volunteering in many capacities at Outreach. “We are so lucky that Gwen can step into the void being left by (departing director) Karen Smith,” said Kelly Schmidt, […]
SOWING INSPIRATION ~ practical potting shed adds nostalgic charm
August’s garden inspiration features Connie Risner’s potting shed. She found her inspiration on Pinterest when she saw an adorable potting shed. She showed the picture to her husband Paul, knowing he had some barn wood that could be used to build this adorable design. He was up to the challenge. Adding the red tin roof, […]
Obituary: Robert W. “Bob” Hoffman
Robert W. “Bob” Hoffman, age 69, of Gregory, MI, passed away on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. He was born September 26, 1951 in Ann Arbor, MI, the son of William and Cora (Fox) Hoffman. He married Jeanne A. (Keiser) on February 26, 2004 in Hawaii, and […]