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High School Sports Returns to Stockbridge
In what was a long time coming, Stockbridge athletes took part in a sports contest for the first time since March due to the Covid-19 Pandemic this week as the cross country teams hosted a tri-meet Friday, August 28. With numerous cancellations to Invitationals due to the pandemic, the teams are scrambling to find new […]
Obituary: Chita Kay Kunzelman
Chita Kay Kunzelman (pictured in the middle with her kids), age 73, of Gregory, MI, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family on August 23, 2020. Chita was born in Stockbridge, MI on September 25, 1946 to Kenneth and Mona Moeckel. She was married on February 15, 1969 to Duane Kunzelman, and he survives. She […]
Filling the COVID time warp: We’ve asked area residents, “What’s your secret?”
by Mary Jo David Secret #1: Dip into your heart to help others Laura Jarvis was looking for a way to fill her time and, at the same time, accomplish something meaningful during the pandemic shutdown, before the state began opening back up. As the owner of KootsiQuilting at 120 E. Main St. in Stockbridge, […]
Update on Amethyst. Our local, rare whooping crane
by Suzi Greenway After reading SCN’s story in July on Amethyst, one of four rare whooping cranes who summers in Michigan, local reader Suzi Greenway grew concerned that she hadn’t seen Amethyst this year. Greenway wrote to the International Crane Foundation. “I am looking for information on 72-17 named Amethyst. He has spent two previous summers in my area of White Oak Township, […]
Highest Praise Worship Center Backpack Give Away 2020
by Tina Cole-Mullins Saturday Aug. 1, eager kids and parents, grandparents or guardians donned face masks and practiced social distancing while attending the Annual Backpack Giveaway on Stockbridge’s Township Square, hosted by the Highest Praise Worship Center. “I think it’s a wonderful thing, especially now with so many hurting because of the Covid concerns going […]
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editorial Team: There have been so far three break ins at 3750 Chapman Rd, Stockbridge. It is our rental and currently being rented by Miguel Medina and Jake Sutton. All three times Ingham CO. police have been called. The first break in was on Jan. 27, 2020. Guns were taken. A window was […]
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Make your absentee ballot count
by Judy Williams Due to COVID-19, more people voted absentee ballot in the August primary. Mistakes made by voters can cause their ballot not to count. The most common mistakes causing a ballot not to count are the ballot arriving after 8 p.m. on election day, the envelope missing the ballot, unsigned voter ballot envelope, and […]
SAEF Approves Four Grant Requests
by Bruce Brown Four grant requests were recently approved by the Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation in partnership with the school district. Each will enrich the school experience for Stockbridge area students. Optimistically moving forward with one’s mission is well and alive in Stockbridge even during uncertain times. The Stockbridge Schools Choir Director, Carol Hatch, submitted […]
Ring Necked Pheasants down but not out
article and photo by Rose Collison Mornings, readers’ ears may be treated to the distinctive cackle of a ring-necked pheasant making its presence known. Because ring-necks nest on the ground and don’t tend to roost in trees at night, they and their fledglings are vulnerable to fox and dreaded coyotes. Ring-necked pheasants, native to China […]
September’s ‘Where’s Waldo’ mystery location
Think you know the area? Each month, SCN photographer Rose Collison is selecting a mystery location within Stockbridge School District. Names of readers who correctly identify the subject of the photo will be entered into a drawing, and one overall winner will be selected. September’s winner will receive a $20 Farmers State Bank Prepaid Visa […]