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FROM CADL STOCKBRIDGE
by Head Librarian Sherri McConnell Picture Caption: Head Librarian Sherri McConnell stands with the newly installed Little Free Library in front of the Stockbridge Branch. You haven’t heard from the Stockbridge Branch since spring, but we are in the building delivering books and more from Monday—Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. […]
Audrey Austin, First Place Winner of This I Believe Essay
Below, is the first place winner and last essay of the three month student written, “This I Believe,” column. We are pleased to feature Audrey Austin’s “This I Believe” essay. The essays, submitted anonymously to a Friends of the Library panel, are reviewed and winners recommended. The Friends then contribute $25 to first place, $15 […]
Area farmer directs $2,500 donation to the Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation
by Jennifer Hammerberg Local farmer Ben Topping recently directed a $2,500 America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to the Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation. The donation is sponsored by the Bayer Fund. Ben Topping is a fourth-generation farmer who farms alongside his father and brother. The Topping families operate Hickory Ridge Farms, located between Stockbridge and Gregory. […]
Boys 2nd, Girls 4th at Marshall Barney Roy XC Invite
The boys and girls’ cross country teams had strong showings at Marshall’s Barney Roy Invitational Thursday. The Panther boys finished 2nd out seven teams at the event. They finished just three points behind first place Parma Western. Parma finished with 45 points, while Stockbridge had 48. GLAC rival Olivet was third with 65. Dalton Satkowiak […]
MHSAA Allows Fall Sports Teams to Start Competing
Fall sports teams are allowed to start competing when the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association reinstated the 2020 season after Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order 176 lifted restrictions that previously did not allow the sport to be played. Whitmer’s executive order also allows for an immediate start of competition boys soccer; […]
Reminder: Free Stockbridge-to-Chelsea WAVE shuttle
by Mary Jo David Due to COVID-19, the new round-trip shuttle between Stockbridge and Chelsea, provided by WAVE* and St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea, was postponed before it even had a chance to get started. Now, updated plans are calling for this free transportation service to begin on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. The shuttle will make […]
2008 Chevy Tahoe for Auction at Mullins Auction
I have a 2008 Chevy Tahoe up for auction for the date of Sept 4, Th at 10:00 AM. The Vin Number is 1GNFK13048J152155 . It has 148,895 miles on it. Auction address is 1490 E. Covert Rd, Leslie Mi, Name will be Mullins Towing
Obituary: Bronislaw J. Zonca
Bronislaw J. Zonca, passed away on August 29, 2020. He was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Polish immigrants. He served in the United States military from 1945 – 1948 and later retired from Ford Motor Company. He lived many years in Garden City, Michigan then came to love the small town […]
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Martell describes a first day of school with remote teaching
by Amy Haggerty As this unique year continues on to autumn, the coronavirus still plays a part in daily activities. One of the most difficult challenges during the pandemic is getting children safely back to school. In Stockbridge, the 2020-21 school year opened Aug. 24 with online learning from teachers for all students at home […]
Obituary: Ronald Edward Thomas
Ronald Edward Thomas “Ronnie” was born November 13, 1933 in Belleville, Michigan. He passed away peacefully at his family farm in Gregory, where he had lived since 1944, on August 30, 2020. He loved his family, his “extra” kids, watching/yelling at sports, his cows, playing golf and his John Deere 4020. Ronnie was a profound […]