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Thank You Donor Carol Steingasser
The Stockbridge Community News wishes to express its appreciation to Carol Steingasser for her generous donation. Welcome new friend!
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American Beauty Turf Nurseries Inc. a successful business for 62 years
by Roberta Ludtke An old adage states people don’t plan to fail, instead they fail to make a plan. This does not apply to Abe and Ruth Anne Parente, owners of American Beauty Turf Nurseries Inc. in Stockbridge. Early on, these octogenarians had a life plan. Abe and Ruth Anne were both raised in […]
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Band students complete week of band camp
by Joann Brooks Aug. 6-10 band students completed a week of band camp. These students worked 8 hours a day, learning new music and marching routines for the upcoming football season. The band is small, but these students showed determination and grit in working to master their program throughout the week. The community can see their […]
Death Notice: Jeanette (Osburn) Schneider
Jeanette (Osburn) Schneider, formerly Stockbridge, died August 24, 2018. Funeral service August 29 at 11 a.m. at Caskey-Mitchell Funeral Home. Visitation Tuesday the 28th from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Letters we receive
Dear editor: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! To Jean Boyhan, Crystal Williams, the lady and her daughter (living on Main Street), Chief of Police Johnnie Torres Jr., Stockbridge ambulance personnel and Stockbridge fire first responders. At 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, Jean Boyhan and I started to take our daily hike. We proceeded to […]
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Annual Antique Tractor-Truck show full of fun for families
by Ron Kaiser It was a great time for all lovers of tractors, trucks and farm equipment to gather, talk and reminisce. The 12th annual Antique Tractor-Truck and Farm Equipment Show at the Waterloo Farm Museum on Aug. 11-12 featured activities for all ages. In fact, the name of the event could have been changed […]
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Stockbridge students heading to American Samoa
by Michelle Zemke and Bob Richards The Stockbridge InvenTeam has been invited to conduct research, test equipment and conduct an educational outreach project in The National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, November 21 to December 5, 2018. Stockbridge InvenTeam members traveling to American Samoa include; Michelle Zemke, Katelyn Knieper, Chloe Miner, Kael Bunce, Baylee Heidrich, […]
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School Staff Spotlight: Langone spurs artistic creativity in Stockbridge students
by Amy Haggerty Now beginning his 24th year of teaching, Jay Langone’s classes remain as popular as ever. Langone teaches all the art classes at Stockbridge Junior and Senior High School. His classes fill up fast with eager students in grades 7-12 wanting to learn all about art. Langone wanted to become a teacher because […]
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Panther Report Fall 2018
The Fall 2018 Panther Report from Superintendent Karl Heidrich is attached below. Panther Report Fall 2018 (1)
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From the superintendent’s desk: Welcome back
by Karl Heidrich Welcome back to the 2018-2019 school year! We hope you had an enjoyable summer. First of all, we would like to thank our school district community for passing our operating millage renewal. We appreciate your continued support of our school district. Over the summer, our administrative team has been working hard preparing […]