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Recreational use of marijuana is likely to go on Michigan’s November 2018 ballot. Here’s what that means to you.
by Patrice Johnson Organizers of a petition drive submitted 375,000 signatures to the Secretary of State on November 20, more than enough support to have the question of recreational marijuana put on next fall’s ballot. If passed, according to the Associated Press, people 21 and older could possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and […]
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Enbridge Tour: A Lesson in Risk Management
Article and photos by Michael Sweet “Welcome to Enbridge Stockbridge Terminal!” rang a greeting to visitors from Enbridge employees Lara Hamsher and Rob Kitchen. After formal introductions and before commencing a tour of the grounds, Hamsher, Enbridge Community Engagement Advisor, led the way down a hallway to a conference room for a quick overview of the […]
Uncaged Student Journalists Travel to Dallas to Win Nation’s Top Award
PHOTO CREDIT MATT HILL At the culminating session of the JEA/NSPA national conference in Dallas, Texas, Uncaged journalists earned the preeminent award in high school journalism: the National Pacemaker. “NSPA is honored to recognize the best of the best,” Laura Widmer, executive director of the National Scholastic Press Association said of the award that is […]
Stockbridge Festival Chorus Sings to Near-Full House
Click IMG_0047 below to listen to music clips from the evening: IMG_0047 IMG_0047 After an absence of approximately 15 years the Stockbridge Festival Chorus returned under the direction of Kristi Stevens with Carol Hatch in accompaniment on Saturday, November 18 at the Stockbridge Township Hall. Both Ms. Hatch and Ms. Stevens, mother and daughter, are […]
Girls Varsity Volleyball and Three Seniors Named to Academic All State
by Patrice Johnson The week of November 13 scored big for the SHS Girls Varsity Volleyball as the team was named Academic All State. And that’s not all. Three of its varsity-lettered seniors were also named to Individual Academic All-State: Madie Gee-Montgomery (#7), Shelby Hall (#5), and Kaylee Samulak (#1). To qualify for All-State awards, […]
Love for Hobby Grows to Full-time Endeavor
by Bev Glynn Drive through the quaint township of Unadilla, and you may see a few treasures sitting by the side of the road. You have reached the home of John and Denise Rokke. The Rokkes moved to Michigan a few years ago to be near their children and grand children. They had always been […]
Southwest Nazarene Church-Gregory hosted Mime Artists
photos by Carolyn Schoonover November 11, Gregory’s Southwest Nazarene Church-Gregory hosted a spaghetti dinner featuring local residents and mime artists, Michael Lee and Danielle Gamelin. Below are photos of the mind-expanding event:
Gregory Golfer Sinks Hole-in-One
Photo by Jim Douglas and Article by Judy Williams November 13 was cold and blustery, hardly a golf day but for the most avid of golfers. Undeterred, Gregory resident Scott Chimner and Jim Douglas, his golfing buddy of 35 years, braved the elements to play 18 holes at Eaglecrest in Ypsilanti. Their persistence paid off. […]
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Meghan Kunzelman, the New Jr./Sr. High School Athletic Director
by Patrice Johnson There is an unflappable quality to Stockbridge Community Schools’ first female Athletic Director. One might say Meghan Kunzelman emanates competence and good-natured steadiness, a Kunzelman Factor if you will. Senior High Principal Jeff Trapp may have hit the nail on the head when he said, “Meghan has had a positive impact right […]
Kudos to Stockbridge High School’s Outstanding Fall Sports Athletes
Correction: The incorrect image of Ron Tolson was published in error. The correct image is as follows: article revised 11/30/2017 by Patrice Johnson. Stockbridge Fall sports wound to an end with an impressive array of accolades: “Our Boys Cross Country team qualified for the MHSAA State Meet for the 7th consecutive season,” Athletic Director Meghan […]