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St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea appoints new board chairman and three new board members
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea has appointed Michael Coghlan, managing partner of KHK Ventures, LLC, and director of Ann Arbor State Bank, as chairman of its board of trustees, effective January 2018. Coghlan replaces Paula Rode, DVM, owner and president of Chelsea Animal Hospital, who has transitioned to the role of vice chair of the board. Until 2002, Coghlan was co-founder […]
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From the Superintendent’s desk: To close or not to close school?
By Karl Heidrich It has been a very cold winter so far this season. I sometimes receive inquiries on the threshold regarding frigid temperatures and wind chill factors that cause school to be closes. A variety of factors are part of the decision, including the amount of time children are waiting at bus stops and […]
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Future Basketball Stars: K-2nd grade boys & girls
Stockbridge Community Education hosted basketball training for K-2 boys and girls. The players work on skills, drills, and play scrimmages under the supervision of the SHS coaches and players. The program is a fundraiser for the SHS basketball program. The K-2 students will play a game during half time at a High School basketball game. […]
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Obituary: Rosalie Normagene Brown
Rosalie Normagene Brown, 88, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018 at her home in Jackson, Michigan. She was born June 1, 1929 in Leslie, Michigan, daughter of William and May Belle (Hatch) Chesney. She graduated from Stockbridge High School in 1947. On June 30, 1948 she married Robert Coleman Brown in the garden of his […]
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Old Katz School to become Katz Communities
By Judy Williams Rumors are swirling around the community as to the fate of the old Katz Elementary School in Munith, so this reporter went to the horse’s mouth, so to speak. In January 2016, Doug and Cindy Lance purchased the building and property. Since then, Cindy Lance […]
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Seeing beauty in the cold winter
Story and photos by Rose Collison. With the hustle and bustle of the holidays but a memory, most are tired of snow and cold weather. Time to take a few moments to appreciate the winter in our local area. There is beauty to the snow and ice if we pause to notice. Going out to […]
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Time to get your garden on
By Michael Sweet The weather outside still may be frightful, but if you are like me, the recent warm snaps have you ready to get outside and start your vegetable garden. This is a good thing. It is motivation to begin the prep work needed to make your organic garden a bountiful success. The first […]
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Police Blotter From Police Chief Johnnie Torres, Jr.
Stockbridge Police responded to the following complaints this week: 12/25/2017 10:20 am: Stockbridge police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 200 block of S. Clinton Street. The driver, a 25 year old male Chelsea resident, was discovered to have a felony warrant for drugs out of Jackson County. Police arrested the male […]
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When one plus one adds to more than two
By Amy Heydlauff, CEO of the 5 Healthy Towns Foundation When I was a director of a small department at Chelsea Community Hospital my boss, Maggie Morehouse, taught me one of the best things I ever learned about leadership and life. She said some people lead with an attitude of abundance. Working together, there […]
Mona Moeckel: Turning 97 years old and family-focused as ever
by Patrice Johnson Mona (Mills) Moeckel has witnessed the emergence of aerosol cans and movie cameras, of jet engines and radar. She grew up during the Great Depression, kept the home fires burning as her husband trooped off to World War II, and raised eight children. This March, this petite, compassionate woman who was born […]