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Obituary: Matthew Johnson
Matthew Johnson, age 35, formerly of Stockbridge, MI, passed away of Huntington’s Disease on Friday, June 26, 2020 at the Kresge Rehabilitation Center in Chelsea, Michigan. He was born on November 29, 1984 in Lansing, MI, the son of Charles J. “Butch” and Marilyn E. (Smith) Johnson. Matthew grew up in the Stockbridge area and […]
The ever famous Dandelion and its benefits!
article and photo by Rose Collison The dandelion, a common meadow herb of the sunflower family, is one of the first wildflowers to greet us during early spring mornings. It then closes in the evening to go to sleep. Every part of the dandelion is useful: from its root, to its leaves, to its cheery, […]
Updated Information on the Bunkerhill Homicide
The link below is an update from the Lansing State Journal regarding the homicide that took place in Bunkerhill Township on March 30,2020. https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2020/06/19/three-more-people-charges-connection-fatal-shooting-near-stockbridge/3226596001/
July’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. July’s winner will receive a $20 Farmers State Bank Branded Prepaid […]
Kintsugi: Embracing the flawed or imperfect
by Amy Heylauff In the past two weeks I randomly heard kintsugi mentioned twice. So, I looked it up. It’s the art of repairing broken pottery with seams of precious metals. This pottery is considered more beautiful and valuable because of the mending. Wikipedia says kintsugi is an embracing of the flawed or imperfect. In […]
History of Metal Roofing
by Arlene and Ron Kaiser Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello, was being built in 1769. It had a standing seam metal roof. Metal roofs with galvanizing were common in Canada 1850s, more common in post Civil War era in the United States. The Realy (Reuhle) homestead farmhouse had a meal roof in early photographs, and with […]
SDDA moves ahead on crowdfunding idea for Stockbridge TIF district
by Mary Jo David The Stockbridge Downtown Development Authority (SDDA) is making progress on the launch of a new crowdfunding initiative to benefit businesses in the downtown TIF district. Geri Uihlein, SDDA vice president, proposed the yet-unnamed project at the organization’s May 28, 2020, meeting, followed by a board vote to move the project idea […]
StockBIZ: Stockbridge-area residents hungry for new grocery market may find soon-to-open Plane Food Market is their cup of tea
by Mary Jo David Donald and Deanna McAlister of Stockbridge are hungry—hungry for a sustainable grocery alternative in the village of Stockbridge and hungry to find a good use for the storefront space they own at the corner of S. Center and E. Elizabeth streets. The space has been empty since the auto parts store […]
Staff Spotlight: A winding path led Bonnie Rattai to students who love her at Smith Elementary
by Amy Haggerty For the past eleven years we are very fortunate to have Bonnie Rattai in the Stockbridge Community School District. Working at Smith Elementary School as a paraprofessional, she assists students with disabilities, and she accomplishes this with grace and ease. Rattai exhibits so many of the characteristics that are important for her […]
Have you seen Amethyst, only 1 of 4 whooping cranes in Michigan?
by Patrice Johnson BOLO (Be on the lookout) for Amethyst, one of only four endangered whooping cranes believed to summer in Michigan. Last fall, on Nov. 15, 2019, local resident and photographer Dave Alsobrooks captured the accompanying image of one of these rare, nearly extinct species on the northwest corner of a small swale on the […]