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Knowing your neighbor – Schray’s
Barb and Jim Schray have a lovely Centennial Farm that smiles at you as you drive by. The farm captures your attention with neat and trim flowerbeds, lawns, and various farm buildings–including a stone fence. Depending on where the sheep are grazing, you may get a peek at their flock. The Centennial Farm is 130 […]
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57th annual Pioneer Day set for Oct. 13
Visit the 57th annual Pioneer Day at the Waterloo Farm and Dewey School museums from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 13 for some old-fashioned fun in the spirit of a time long ago. The annual event features horse-drawn wagon rides, pretzels and pies from the farm wagon, and molasses cookies and cider from the Bake […]
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Smith and Heritage elementary schools focus on kindness and building relationships
by Reaghan Walz Everyone knows that schools are for teaching academic courses such as math, science, language arts, history and other customary subjects. Teachers and administrators at Smith and Heritage elementary schools believe and are demonstrating that the educational experience extends beyond. With Heritage focusing on “kindness” and Smith focusing on “building relationships,” teachers and […]
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All Clubs Day 2019
by Suzi Greenway The 13th Annual All Clubs Day motorcycle show on Sunday, Sept. 15 came about again with lots of community participation. The famous Country Breakfast at the Presbyterian Church served lots of locals, and a big group of motorcyclists that came early for the show just for THAT breakfast. Stockbridge Lions put out […]
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Stockbridge restaurant and cross-state bike event share debut in tandem
article and photos by Patrice Johnson More than 50 bicyclists cruised into the area for the inaugural Great Lake-to-Lake Bike Ride, Monday, Sept. 16, and as they pedaled, they whispered hot news into their headsets: “Don’t miss the new pit stop in Stockbridge.” Trail ride participants veered off the Mike Levine Lakelands Trail […]
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Obituary – Robert C. Brown Jr
Robert Coleman “Bob” Brown, Jr., 91, passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019 at the RidgeCrest nursing home in Jackson, MI. He was born July 28, 1928 in Jackson, MI, son of Mary (Gorton) and Robert C. Brown, Sr. On June 30, 1948 he married his high school sweetheart, Rosalie Chesney. Bob is survived by […]
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Big John Howard fights the Big C
by Tina Cole-Mullins “After 24 years of working at Ford Motor Company, John Howard was told he would never work again or return to his job. The battle had begun, not only a physical battle but of mind and spirit, and a mounting financial one with no end in sight. “While the news was devastating, […]
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The Communities of our Forefathers
by Ron and Arlene Kaiser Pioneer Day at the Waterloo Farm and Dewey School Museum is soon to arrive, so now is a good time to take a moment to remember the people who settled in Stockbridge, Gregory, Plainfield and Waterloo and myriad other small communities in this area. These communities are rich in history, […]