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The Founders of the Waterloo Area Historical Society (Part 1)
by Arlene Kaiser This is the first of a three-part series. The Waterloo Area Historical Society was the driving force behind the restoration of the Realy farmstead to become the Waterloo Farm Museum. As we look to the future with great concern, I’m taken back to our past. How our ancestors survived through illness, drought, […]
Families left homeless after fire at Lakewood Apartments; community rallies to help
by Tina Cole-Mullins Hours after a major fire destroyed 16 units at the Lakewood Apartments Aug. 11, displaced resident Vivian Risner welcomed the morning with a sense of gratitude despite the loss of her home. “I’ve lived to see the dawn of a new day,” she said. “The fog is laying on the field and […]
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UTPD Activity from Wednesday, July 1-Friday, July 31, 2020
Wednesday, 7/1 Medical-Kathryn Ct./W. M-36 Welfare Check-Woodside Dr./Lake Shore Dr. Domestic Physical-Location Undisclosed Thursday, 7/2 Assist EMS–/Fall-Pleasant Dr./Woodside Dr. Electrical Hazard-Joslin Lake Rd./Hadley Rd. Respond to Alarm-Worden Rd./Doyle Rd. DHS Referral-Location Undisclosed Property Damage Accident-Main St./Dewey St. Friday, 7/3 Assist EMS – W. M-36 Fraud – Main St. Animal complaint – Stockbridge St. Assist EMS […]
High School Football Postponed Until Spring
The Michigan High School Athletics Association announced Friday that it will be postponing football until the spring season due to the coronavirus outbreak. “At the end of the day, we did everything we could to find a path forward for football this fall,” MHSAA executive director Mark Uyl said in a news release Friday. “But […]
Annual Stockbridge Athletic Boosters Golf Scramble a Success, despite Covid-19 restrictions
by Mackenzie Williams The 26th Annual Stockbridge Athletic Boosters Golf Scramble, held July 31 at Hankerd Hills Golf Course in Pleasant Lake, raised funds from golfers and local business sponsors to help fund Stockbridge High School athletic programs. On hand and coordinating the event were coaches Jeremy Killinger, Steve Allison, Jeff Trapp, and Darren Hejnal. […]
Breaking News: Lakewood Apartments on fire in downtown Stockbridge. Early reports indicate possibility of a total loss
by Hope Salyer At 8 p.m. Aug. 11, Village President Molly Howlett was seated in an outdoor council meeting when her phone dinged with a text from Stockbridge Chief of Police Johnnie Torres. An enclosed photo (pictured above) showed flames shooting from a building roof. Torres wrote: “FYI. Major file at Lakewood Apts.” Immediately following […]
Staff Spotlight: Early childhood parapro Lori Cook assists children in developing a strong foundation
by Amy Haggerty A preschool paraprofessional is an important member of the educational team as they assist in orienting young children to education, care, and nurturing in the classroom. Lori Cook has been working with this age group for twenty years in the Stockbridge Community School District. Every day she assists young students with handling […]
Julianne Muscato, Second Place Winner of This I Believe Contest
Below, is the second essay of the three month student written, “This I Believe,” column. We are pleased to feature Julianne Muscato’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 to second place and […]
Comment to the Editor
by Amy Haggerty A quote from Benjamin Franklin 1722 Submitted by, Jane James an avid reader of Stockbridge Community News “Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.”