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Characters Come to Life in Cemetery Tour
By Dutch Ramsdill The eleventh annual tour of Oaklawn Cemetery took place September 22, 2019 on a warm Sunday afternoon. The Stockbridge Area Genealogical/Historical Society presented the program free of charge. The Society “brought to life” individuals from Stockbridge’s past using actors to tell their stories. The cast of characters, with actors in parentheses, […]
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Panthers Down Lakewood for First Win of Season
The biggest struggle for the Stockbridge football team in recent years has come on the defensive side of the ball, but they have been showing improvement as the 2019 season has moved along. Friday night the defense finally clicked as the Panthers defeated Lakewood 16-14 for the first win of the season for Stockbridge. The […]
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State Champion Cross Country Teams Honored
The 1994 and 1995 Class B Boys’ Cross Country teams were honored for the 25 year anniversary of the championships at halftime of the Stockbridge football game Friday, October 4. Coaches Jim and Anita Lister and 12 members […]
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Saint Joseph Mercy Health System to host health ministry seminar in Manchester on October 15
CHELSEA, Mich. (Oct. 3, 2019) – Saint Joseph Mercy Health System will host a gathering of faith leaders and a national expert in Manchester on October 15 to explore the concept of Health Ministry. Attendees of the event, which will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., will have an opportunity to learn how […]
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Local student pursues life-changing opportunity at Michigan Youth Challenge Academy
by Amy Haggerty There are only a few times in life you can get a second chance. Bradley Cooper, who would have been a senior this year at Stockbridge High School, recently made an important decision about his future. Cooper said, “I needed to do something different. I decided to attend the Michigan Youth […]
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Volleyball Snaps Out of Slump
The Stockbridge volleyball team snapped a recent slump with some strong play over the past two weeks and improved its overall season record to 13-10-4. The team hosted the Panthers Invitational September 21 and reached the championship game before falling to New Lothrop and finishing second. Stockbridge defeated Owosso 20-25, 25-18, 15-9; East Jackson 25-11, […]
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Waterloo Township Board Unapproved Meeting Minutes September 24, 2019
September 24, 2019 7:00 P.M. 9773 Mt. Hope Road Munith, MI 49259 Call to Order: 7:01 p.m. Pledge Present: Lance, Walz, Kitley, McAlister, Morency. 8 residents present along with Charlie Barnum, Building Inspector. Public Comment: None Consent Agenda: Walz motioned with support from McAlister to approve the consent agenda as presented. Aye/all; no/none. Motion […]
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Stockbridge Area Tractor Show takes us back to our roots
by Judy Williams Stockbridge, once known as the vegetable basket of the country, went back to its roots, so to speak when on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27 and 28, the community celebrated its agricultural roots with a tractor show. The show, an annual event since 2010, was organized by co-chairs Lynn and […]
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Pedal Pull: Family highlight of tractor show
Photos by Sarah Heinz Rain did not dampen the family fun event of the kids pedal tractor pull, Saturday, Sept. 28. In all, 44 kids, ranging in age from 3 to 12, participated in the popular and fun event, always a highlight of the two-day tractor show. Weights pulled according to age groups were as […]
Death Notices – Beyer, Adams, and Gladstone
Amelie Bohne Beyer. Waterloo died September 28, 2019. visitation Oct 4. 6-8 p.m. Staffan-Mitchell funeral home, Chelsea. Memorial service Waterloo Village United Methodist Church, Oct. 5, at 10:30. Private burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Waterloo Twp. David L. Adams, Jackson, died September 30, 2019. Funeral service Caskey-Mitchell Thursday Oct, 3, 2019. Burial to follow at […]