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Stockbridge Community News celebrates 2-year anniversary
by Judy Williams and Patrice Johnson Measuring the impact of a local news and information service can be subjective at best. If a steady stream of donations, a growing advertiser base, financial solvency and letters of appreciation are indicators, the Stockbridge Community News is wrapping up its second year in fine health. Other signposts are […]
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Police Blotter by Police Chief Johnnie W. Torres Jr.
Stockbridge Police responded to the following complaints this week: 1017/18, 3:30 pm: Fraud complaint in the 800 block of S. Clinton St. An elderly woman reported that she was the victim of a scam involving a person calling and claiming to be a relative in jail and in need of money for criminal proceedings. The […]
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Obituary: Pauline Grace (Minar) Nottingham
Pauline Grace (Minar) Nottingham was born February 23, 1920, in Plainwell, MI daughter of Alex and Helen (Richmond) Minar of Gun Plains Twp. where she spent her childhood. She died October 18, 2018 after a brief stay at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Michigan. She attended Bellingham Grade School district # 6 in Gun Plains Twp. After […]
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Death Notice – Nottingham
Pauline Nottingham, Stockbridge lifetime area resident, died October 18, 2018. Memorial celebration to be held December 16 at 11 a.m. at 4665 Cooper Rd. Stockbridge.
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Jim Meadows, Jr., Marine and Army vet, too
by Patrice Johnson James M. Meadows, Jr., age 79, grew up and attended school in Taylor, Mich. His father, James Morgan Meadows, hailed from Macon, Georgia, and his mother, Bernadette (Trudeau) Meadows, came from Detroit. Meadows married Patricia G. (Cobb) Meadows Sep. 3, 1960, and the couple gave birth to and raised six children: […]
Stockbridge Village ‘Meet the Candidates’ session, Wed. Oct. 24
Wednesday, Oct. 24, Stockbridge Village residents are invited to meet the candidates running for village office at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Stockbridge Activity Center, S.A.C. (the former Middle School.) All are welcome.
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Stan Daily: US Army veteran
by Patrice Johnson Stan Daily, now 77 years old, grew up in Wayne, Mich., to parents George Daily of Indiana and Mae (Blaker) Daily of New York. In 1966, he married Gregory resident Susan Howlett, and together they raised three children, Jeffrey, Carrie (Wengorovius), and Michael. After graduating Wayne St. Mary’s High School, Daily joined […]
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Student of the Month: Finn Coffman
By Cindy Lance Blink, and you may not see the highly motivated and energetic Finn Coffman. This sixth grader at Heritage Elementary stays active, mountain biking, running cross country and playing soccer. This past summer Coffman placed second in a mountain bike race while in the Upper Peninsula. Most recently, he medaled in his […]
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From the Superintendent’s Desk: Our Early Childhood Education program continues to grow and flourish!
by Karl Heidrich For two consecutive years the enrollment of early learners has continued to increase and has been running at capacity. We currently run four early childhood classrooms. Having all of our early childhood programs in the same building along with our K-2 educational programs is a huge success. Our all-inclusive school staff is […]
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Staff Spotlight: Pam Gower, Committed, caring and driven to excellence
by Amy Haggerty In this age of technology in the classroom, English teacher Pam Gower taps into creative ways to engage her ninth grade students and inspire them to learn. Every day, her students use digital tools to express their learning via videos, websites and podcasts. She also teaches sociology, an elective class, with students […]