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Chamber names Cheryl Holloway Volunteer of the Year

by Patrice Johnson In keeping with tradition, the Stockbridge Area Chamber of Commerce announced its Volunteer of the Year award during the annual Day in the Village, and this year a retired Stockbridge teacher was named recipient. Cheryl Holloway’s unwavering commitment to Outreach’s Tide Me Over program ranked high among her many kind and generous […]

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July’s Student of the Month: Eastyn Good inspires kindness and compassion

by Cassandra Watson As many local residents are well aware, the Stockbridge area is home to a strong and unique body of students. Eastyn Good, nominated and selected by school staff and administrators as Student of the Month, is one such young man. This Stockbridge Elementary School student has faced exceptionally difficult challenges in his […]

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Local author awarded two national awards

by Judy Williams  Congratulations are in order for first-time author Patrice Johnson. The Stockbridge resident, former Stockbridge teacher, non-paid editor-in-chief of the Stockbridge Community News, and a graduate of Stockbridge High School was notified that her book is the winner of two national awards. The Fall and Rise of Tyler Johnson was selected as Winner […]

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VILLAGE OF STOCKBRIDGE Council Meeting

VILLAGE OF STOCKBRIDGE Council Meeting 305 W. Elizabeth Street, Room #112 June 4, 2018 at 7:00pm UNAPPROVED Minutes Meeting called to order by President Howlett at 7:00 pm. Roll Call:   PRESENT: President Molly Howlett Pro-Tem Frederick Cattell Trustee Patrick Harden Trustee Richard Mullins Trustee Carmelita ValdezWeaks ABSENT: Trustee Christina DuWig   Others Present: Debbie […]

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The wins keep coming: SCN honored with three national awards

  by Agnes Geiger After winning top honors in at-large competitions, the Stockbridge Community News earned three awards in the 2018 National Communications Contest of the National Federation of Press Women. To win the national honors, SCN competed against dozens of entries that had received first-place awards in state or at-large contests. SCN, a monthly […]

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Thank you note on Child ID Program

Good Morning everyone. On behalf of everyone  from Stockbridge Lodge #130F & AM,  thanks to  the volunteer Masons, their spouses and/or significant others and all the other who helped make the June 16, 2018 Child Identification Program in Stockbridge, MI a huge success. Special thanks  to Becky Muraf who made the event happen, getting volunteers, sending […]

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Rural Perspectives: The precocious Killdeer

by Rose Collison The killdeer’s unmistakable call “KILL-DEE” announces its presence across fields. The pair makes their nest on the ground, often on gravel, and the speckled eggs blend so well with gravel that they are sometimes hard to spot.  The eggs take 24 to 28 days to incubate before the chicks hatch, and when […]