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Volume 1, Issue 13 Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Published Weekly

The Forgotten “Thank You” by Julie Glair, freelance writer

Karen Kirk is a woman dedicated to her family, her work and her community. She has lived in Stockbridge for 17 years and lives with her husband and 2 of their 5 children. She enjoys spending time with her 5 grandchildren, too. Karen is an avid reader, loves her cats, and is “down-right crazy about NASCAR!” Karen has worked for the Stockbridge Area Emergency Services Authority (SAESA), previously Stockbridge Ambulance, since January, 2000 as a full-time Paramedic. She has

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Commodities Distributed by Julie Glair, Freelance Writer

Although the weather was dreary, the smiles were bright as seniors picked up their Commodities Boxes for this month. The Henrietta Fire Station parking lot was busy Friday, November 14th as the team of Dixie Ferguson and Chief Richard Wetmore do what they do best – help others.

As promised, Dixie had wanted to add something special to each box for the Thanksgiving holiday. She was able to get a special deal on turkeys from Kroger’s and was graciously given half of the cost from the American Legion while the other half she covered herself. Richard packed the boxes and carried them to each car with a “Happy Holiday” wish for each.

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Blackhawks - 2008 Regional Champions The Blackhawks defeated Kalamazoo Christian 37 - 7 Friday night at Soisson-Rapacz-Clason Field in Kalamazoo. They will play in the semi-finals of the MHSAA tournament this against Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central. The game will be played Saturday at Withington Stadium in Jackson. Kickoff is 1:00. See page 6 for more photo’s and information.

SAESA Paramedic, Karen Kirk, poses with another important member of the Stockbridge Community. Make sure to tell Karen thanks the next time you see her.

Chief Wetmore helps load cars with a box of commodities during Friday’s event at the Henrietta Township hall.

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UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS The Clothes Closet at Gregory Community Church is in urgent need of boys and girls clothing sizes 5 – 14. Please call for a drop-off appointment. 734-498-2591. Thursday, November 20, 5-7pm Thanksgiving Dinner hosted by the Leslie United Methodist Church, 401 S. Main Street, Leslie. Public Invited. Take-outs will be available. Free will offering will be taken. Saturday, November 22, 7pm Folk singer and guitarist, Joel Mabus, will perform at the Town Hall in Stockbridge. This event is free to the public and sponsored by the Stockbridge Area Arts Council. Saturday, November 22, 6pm A Holiday Dinner - Turkey with all the trimmings. Music provided by Dan and Cheryl Evans from Howell. Southwest Church of the Nazarene, Gregory, MI A free will offering will be received. Saturday, November 22, 9am - 4pm Dansville Elementray PTO Craft Show - Over 100 Vendors - Free Admission - Free Parking. Proceeds go to benefit the Dansville PTO.

Church of Christ 4783 S. M-52 Hwy, Stockbridge (517) 851-8141 Sunday Bible Study 10:15 am Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 am Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 pm Dansville Free Methodist Church 1340 Mason Street, Dansville (517) 623-0365 Pastor Amy Thompson SS 9:30-10:30 am Morning Worship 10:30-11:30 Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wednesday Prayer meeting 7:00 pm Dansville United Methodist Church 1317 Mason Street, Dansville (517) 623-6591 (517) 623-6594 Worship & Sunday School 9:15 am Pastor Don Fry Family Tabernacle Church of God 5115 Green Road, Stockbridge (517) 851-8327 Sunday Worship 10:30 am Wednesday Evening 7:00 pm at Howlett School 126 Webb St, Gregory www.familytabernaclecog.net Pastor Jeff Howard First Baptist Church “Leading people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ” 950 S. Clinton Road, PO Box 64, Stockbridge (517) 851-7075 Sunday Worship 9:15 & 11:00 am Discovery Island Sunday 11:00 am Wednesday 5th Dimension Youth Group 6:00 pm Tuesday & Thursday Exercise Class 9:00am www.1stbcs.org pastorb@1stbcs.org Pastor Brian Johnson First Methodist Church of Waterloo Territorial Road, Stockbridge (517) 851-7287 First Presbyterian Church 101 S. Center Street, Stockbridge (517) 851-7015 Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 am Church Offices open T-W-F 9:00am-noon Pastor Shannon O’Leary Good Shepherd Mission 5050 E. M-36, Stockbridge (517) 851-9800 Sunday School 10:00 am Morning Service 11:00 am Tuesday Bible Study Parson Billy R. Allen

Gregory Community Church “A Caring Community” 126 Church Street, Gregory (734) 498-2591 Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Rev. Heidi DeMott Shanes, Pastor gregcomchur@hotmail.com Highest Praise Worship Center 5107 S. Clinton Street, Stockbridge (517) 851-7758 Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 am Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wednesday Family Enrichment Night 7:00-8:00 pm Bishop Jeffrey Lambert Heritage United Brethren Church Meets at Dansville High School (517) 281-8931 Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 am Sunday Night HS Youth Group 7:00 Tuesday Night MS Youth Group 7:00 Monday Night Elementary Youth Group 3:00 pm www.hubchurch.weebly.com Pastor Cal Hodgson Email: DansvilleHUB@yahoo.com Pastor: Jeruel Baptist Church 11400 Plum Orchard Road, Munith (517) 596-2128 Sunday School 10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 am Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wednesday Youth Clubs & Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Pastor Bob Castle Asst. Pastor Jerry Gould PaPastor:Pastor: Millville United Methodist Church 1932 N. M-52 Hwy, Stockbridge (517) 851 -7853 Pastor Robert Freysinger millvillechurch@hughes.net www.millvillechurch.org Sunday Services: Traditional Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Christian Education Classes for all ages 9:30 a.m. Fellowship Time 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study Class 11:00 a.m. UMYF- Meet in His Crib Sundays from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Connections ( Young Adults) Sunday from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday - 6:30p.m. Potluck and Praise Munith United Methodist Church 224 N. Main Street, Munith (517) 596-2441 Worship Hour - 9:30 Rev. Larry Rubingh Plainfield United Methodist Church 17845 M-36, Gregory Sunday School 10:00 am Sunday Worship 11:15 am Minister Judi Darling

S.S. Cornelius & Cyprian Catholic Church 1320 Catholic Church Road, Leslie (517) 589-8492 Weekend Masses: Saturday 5 pm, Sunday 8:00 am & 10:30 am Saturday Confessions 4:00-4:30 pm Father Mike Petroski Southwest Church of the Nazarene 14555 Holmes Road PO Box 74, Gregory, MI 48137 Church : (734) 498-2682 Pastor : (734) 395-9157 Pastor Gary A. Slusher southwestnaz@charterinternet.com Sunday Services: Sunday School - 10:00am Morning Worship - 11:00am Evening Service - 6:00pm Wednesday - 7:00pm NETS (Teen Program) Caravan for Grades 1 - 6 Benson’s Buddies - Age 3 - K St Jacob Evangelical Lutheran Church 12501 Reithmiller Rd, Grass Lake (517) 522-4187 Sunday Worship 10:15 am Pastor Scott Schwertfeger www.atjacobgrasslake.org Stockbridge United Methodist Church 219 E. Elizabeth Street, Stockbridge (517) 851-7676 Rev. Larry Rubingh Worship Hour - 11:00 am Trinity Pentecostal Church 4935 Freiermuth Road, Stockbridge (517) 565-3310 Sunday School 10:00 am Sunday Worship 10:45 am Wednesday Youth Group 7:00 pm Thursday Bible Study 10:30 am Pastor Mark Roark Trinity Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 5758 West M-36 Putnam Township 734-878-5977 Pastor William Gatz Sunday School 8:45 am Sunday Worship 10:00 am Pastor: Unadilla Presbyterian Church 20175 Williamsville Road, Gregory (734) 498-2348 Sunday Worship 11:00 am Pastor John Qiu United Baptist Church 2510 Heeney Road, Stockbridge (517) 565-3121

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DANSVILLE LIBRARY EVENTS Adult Adult Book Discussion Tuesday, Nov. 18 6:30 pm Nov. 18: Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian Teen Page to Screen Discussion Group Saturday, Nov. 22 2:00 pm Nov. 22: Movie and discussion of the series starting with the Field Guide by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Refreshments provided. Children Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5) Thursdays, Sept. 11-Nov. 20 10:30 am Stories and crafts Movers & Readers (Ages 1-3) Tuesdays, Sept. 9-Nov. 18 10:30 am

STOCKBRIDGE LIBRARY EVENTS Children Preschool Storytimes with Crafts (Ages 3-5) Tuesday, Nov. 18 10 am Especially for 3-5 year olds, but younger patrons welcome with close adult supervision. Teens Teen Book Discussion Group Thursday, Nov. 20 2:30 pm Refreshments provided. Adults Adult Book Discussion Friday, Nov. 21 12 noon Bring your brown-bag lunch at noon and discuss books with us! Refreshments served. Year of Wonders: a novel of the plague by Geraldine Brooks

Thanksgiving is almost here and we thought that this picture was appropriate. We really get excited about Thanksgiving because it means we get to go to Pennsylvania to see our cousins while daddy goes hunting. We hope you enjoy this weeks picture.

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SUDOKU PUZZLE OF THE WEEK If you have never completed one of these you might be asking what the rules are. They are quite simple. Each column needs to contain the numbers 1 - 9, each row needs to contain the numbers 1 - 9, and each 3 x 3 set of squares needs to contain the numbers 1 - 9.

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8 1 9

4 3 9 2 8

3 8 1

1 2 9

6

6 4 5

3 5 8

1 8 9 3 6

7 3 4

Solution to last week’s puzzle.

8 2 9 7 4 6 3 5 1 4 6 3 2 1 5 7 9 8 1 7 5 3 9 8 4 6 2 2 3 6 1 8 7 5 4 9 9 8 4 6 5 2 1 7 3 7 5 1 9 3 4 8 2 6 3 9 7 4 6 1 2 8 5 5 1 2 8 7 9 6 3 4 6 4 8 5 2 3 9 1 7

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extensive training allowing her to be one of the two Nationally Registered Paramedics at SAESA. Her training began in the same building, Stockbridge EMT School, where she currently works. With a total of 26 employees, Karen is one of 7 females working there. Each of the employees “wears two hats” and Karen’s second responsibility is the billing of services rendered. “I really enjoy being a Paramedic. It’s very rewarding work. My previous career was running a bakery out of my home. I wouldn’t go back for anything,” explained Karen. “I have trouble saying ‘no’ when people ask me to help get something done for the community,” Karen admits. She has just collected $700 in donations for the lights on the Christmas tree on the square in Stockbridge. Karen also organized the Halloween Costume Contest that was recently held. “This will be my 8th year working the Community Thanksgiving Dinner in Stockbridge. I make sure my children each put in a couple of hours every year, too”, she explained. Karen went on to say, “Every time something tragic happens, this community really pulls together. The people here offer plenty of support. If the need is money, clothing, food, or a shoulder to cry on, help will be there. It’s one of the best parts of this community.” Well, Karen Kirk, it’s people like yourself that offer the support we all need some times. Thank you for all you do for all of us! If you know someone deserving of a Forgotten "Thank You" please contact me with info by email at: forgottenthankyou@ yahoo.com.

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Deer Baiting Ban Becomes Permanent

by Julie Glair, freelance writer The Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) voted unanimously to replace the temporary ban on baiting deer and elk in the Lower Peninsula with a permanent ban. The six-month ban went into effect in August, after a 3 year old doe on a Kent County deer farm was found to have Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). As stated in the Michigan 2002 Chronic Wasting Disease Response Plan, the DNR director is required to ban baiting in the peninsula where the disease is found.

CWD is transmitted by exposure to saliva of infected animals, eating feces from an infected animal or contact with soil contaminated by an infected animal. The baiting ban is meant to keep deer from congregating in large numbers, where the disease could be spread. Dr. Mike Miller, who is head wildlife veterinarian for the state of Colorado and considered the world expert on Chronic Wasting Disease, said the baiting ban creates a broad protective safety net. He said it was “amazing” that Michigan still allowed baiting given all of the trouble it has had with TB showing up in deer. The bans’ critics, mainly growers and sellers of vegetables sold as bait, say they were being hurt economically by the ban. That was the argument used by farmers and store owners who filed a lawsuit. The suit was dismissed by Ingham County Circuit Judge Doyce Draganchuk, choosing to uphold the DNR’s authority to issue the ban. Supporters of the ban have said there would be an even larger economic loss at stake if the disease showed up in the wild deer herd and spread. Deer hunting in Michigan generates $500 million in economic activity each year. Keith Charters, NRC chairman said, “We don’t want to play Russian roulette with the wild deer herd.” John Lerg, a wildlife biologist for the DNR said baiting isn’t necessary to attract deer in our area. Lerg added, “The weather will have a greater impact on this year’s hunt than the ban on baiting. We hope that hunters get out there and enjoy this great Michigan tradition.”

The MI-DNR is concerned that CWD may impact our deer herd and bring an end to bucks like this.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR November 14, 2008 To The Weekly Pride, I am writing this because we were thrilled with the article your writer, Julie Glair wrote about our Munith/Henrietta Senior Center. We are happy to report that we have 4 new seniors joining us since Julie’s visit and we made $600 at our fundraising craft and bake sale. Thank you for your support, Dixie Ferguson Site Leader Munith/ Henrietta Senior Center

There are still some openings available for anyone over 60 years old that would be interested in receiving a Commodities Box each month. Cereal, cheese, pasta, tuna, rice, beans, canned fruit and vegetables, peanut butter and juice are generally included to help stretch the income that so quickly disappears. If you are interested in more information, feel free to call either Dixie Ferguson (517) 769-2893 or Richard Wetmore (517) 769-6656.

Dottie enjoys helping her local community.

Juvenile Joyrider’s In Trouble

A single truck crash on Mt. Hope Rd. has landed a couple of Stockbridge boys in deep trouble. The roll-over accident happened on the 9th of November at about 3:00 pm after the white Ford Ranger pick-up truck missed the curve and ran into the ditch, causing it to rollover. The investigating officer arrived shortly thereafter and found no one around the truck. The officer canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and found a nearby homeowner who had let a couple of boys in to make a phone call. The homeowner heard one of the boys say they had trouble with the truck and needed to be picked up. A short time later, a woman arrived and took the pair toward Stockbridge. The investigating officer hit the redial button on the phone and found the mother of one of the boys on the other end of the phone. A trip to an apartment in Stockbridge exposed the identity of the less than dynamic duo. As the investigation of the crash developed, Waterloo Police enlisted the aid of the Stockbridge Police as the truck in the crash had been stolen in Stockbridge from a local auto repair shop. The inexperienced driver and his buddy, both 16 years old, failed to compensate for both the rush of adrenalin and the sharpness of the curve on the dirt road. Neither boy was injured in the crash. The truck had to be towed from the scene by Brewster's wrecker service in Pleasant Lake. The pair now face charges for their joy ride in the juvenile court of Jackson. Let us know what you think with a

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What Showdown? What was billed as a rematch of last years 6 - 0 defensive showdown between the Leslie Blackhawks and the Kalamazoo Christian Comets turned out to be more of a show-off by the men from Leslie. In front of a standing room only crowd at Mayor’s Riverfront Park in Kalamazoo, the Leslie Blackhawks soundly defeated the previously unbeaten Comets, 37 - 7 to advance to this Saturday’s semi-final game against St. Mary Catholic Central High School. The game will be played at Jackson’s Withington Stadium at 1:00. Leslie made it look easy as they took the opening kick-off and marched down the field for the first score of the night on a Trent Page 65-yard run just over 2:30 into the game. Travis Crowe converted the 2-point conversion and Leslie led 8 - 0. Kalamazoo answered the bell with a score of their own just 3:11 seconds later on a Jorden Dehann 7-yard scamper. The Comets send Kaj Carlson onto the field for the extra point kick and cutting the lead to 8 - 7. Christian seemed sure that they would score again, but the Leslie Defense yielded no more points on the night. The Blackhawks offense got it’s motor into high gear the rest of the evening as Page rushed for a school record 333 yards on 20 carries behind his monstrous offensive line. At times it looked as though he was the only player on the field as the line opened gapping holes for him and his teammates. Travis Crowe added 96 yards on 17 carries and Devyn Twombley garnered 63 yards on 14 carries.

Page scored on runs of 65 and 5 yards and also caught an 11-yard touchdown pass for Crowe’s only completion of the night. Crowe converted scores of runs of 1 and 22 yards to round out the Leslie touchdowns. Nathanial Jansen, Page and Crowe all added 2-point conversions and Twombley kicked one extra point to round out the point total for the Hawks. Last years defensive struggle turned out to be a one-sided affair this time around as Leslie outgained Kalamazoo Christian 492-172 on the ground and 503-242 in total offense for the game. Leslie will face the Falcons of Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central Saturday at Withington Stadium in Jackson. The Falcons defeated Manchester 18 - 14 Friday night to advance to the semi-final game. Kickoff will be at 1:00. Come on out and help support the Blackhawks as they continue their journey to Ford Field.

GAME TIME 1:00

SATURDAY AT

WITHINGTON STADIUM

Leslie Coach - Scott Farley Record - 11 - 1 Colors - Black/Orange Nickname - Blackhawks Points Scored - 459 - 38.25 points per game Points Against - 200 - 16.7 points per game Week 1 East Jackson 47-6 Week 2 Sand Creek 40-20 Week 3 Stockbridge 22-9 Week 4 Hillsdale 26-36 Week 5 Western 36-12 Week 6 Albion 42-0 Week 7 Columbia Central 36-14 Week 8 Durand 34-20 Week 9 Michigan Center 44-14 Round 1 Hanover-Horton 46-28 Round 2 Laingsburg 49-34 Regional Final Kalamazoo Christian 37-7

Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central Coach - Jack Giarmo Record - 10 - 2 Colors - Green/Gold Nickname - Falcons-Kestrels Points Scored - 392 - 32.6 points per game Points Against - 192 - 16 points per game Week 1 Erie-Mason 35-6 Week 2 Riverview 28-8 Week 3 Flat Rock 37-6 Week 4 New Boston Huron 49-21 Week 5 Grosse Ile 49-15 Week 6 Carleton Airport 0-21 Week 7 Milan 28-21 Week 8 Monroe Jefferson 14-25 Week 9 Dearborn Divine 41-19 Round 1 Allen Park Cabrini 59-7 Round 2 Bishop Foley 34-29 Regional Final Manchester 18-14

STATE SEMI-FINAL GAME CAPSULE

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Yards were hard to come by for the Comets as Leslie gang-tackled their way to a 37 - 7 win.

The offensive line was huge for Leslie, and we don’t mean just their 260 average, as they opened holes for a whopping 492 yards Friday.

COMING SOON As the winter sports season get’s into full swing this week we will be busy putting together our Winter Sports Previews for all your favorite teams. Keep your eyes open in the next couple of weeks to see how well your favorite team looks to fair against the competition this season.

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SHS Sprit Wrap Blankets for Sale! The Stockbridge High School and Middle School choirs are selling Spirit Wrap Blankets in time for Christmas. Each blanket is Black, Orange, White and Grey and sports the image of an awesome panther. The image is surrounded by the words “Stockbridge Panthers”. The blankets are 60” x 80” and are very warm and snugly. The price is $50 per blanket. Proceeds from the sale of the blankets will go to benefit the vocal music department at both schools. Supplies are limited. Please see your favorite Stockbridge Choir Student or contact choir director Carol Hatch for more details at 517-851-7770.

5th Grade Stockbridge Girls Hoops Results

The 5th grade girls basketball team was defeated by 2 Fowlerville teams. Stockbridge put up a good effort even though they fell short, but not by much. Against Fowlerville (Green), the score was 23-27. McKenzie Carpenter was the points leader with 5. Samantha Rattai, Makayla Gradowski, Alex Eibler each had 4, while Kendra Crockett and Autumn Aiken each added 2. The game against Fowlerville (White) was a battle to the end, the score being 22-23. Carpenter once again was the leading scorer with 8. Gradowski had 6, Crockett had 4, and Eibler and Amanda Page added 2 a piece. Despite the losses, the girls should be proud since two weeks ago when they played both Fowlerville teams, they lost by a very large margin.

STOCKBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLAR

ATHLETES FOR THE FALL SPORTS SEASON

Stockbridge High School is pleased to announce the 40 athletes who qualified for Scholar Athlete awards for the Fall sports season. 18 students qualified for the first time. To qualify for this honor students must have a current grade point average of 3.5 or better and earn a varsity letter in their particular sport. The current grade point average was based on the 1st nine week marking period. Varsity Sideline Cheerleading Brooke Baisden, Marilyn Delorey, Sarah Feeheley Varsity Boys Cross Country Tyler Graustein, Joseph Rizzolo Varsity Girls Cross Country Jacqueline Fillmore, Kristen Fillmore, Jasmine Holloway, Cassandra Lance, Kellie Rizzolo, Katherine Salow, Whitney Williams Varsity Football Justin Frey, Ross Hall, Ethan Holley, Bradley Kot, CJ Lewis, Roberto Moyeda, Dustin Noll, Jeffrey O’Brien Varsity Girls Golf Allison Minix, Breanna Reid, Stephanie Schneider, Lauren Sutter Varsity Boys Soccer Ezekiel Allen, Sami Al-Mansoor, Eric Berry, Jason Berry, David Campbell, Cody Chadwick, Rieko Peters, Joseph Summers Varsity Volleyball Christina Amell, Andrea Bell, Justine Campbell, Nichole Chapman, Katie Crockett, Zoey Hohmann, Ashley Noffsinger, Grace

Blood Types Ever wonder what type of blood you have? If you know who type you have, ever wonder what in the heck all those letters and pluses and minuses mean? First, a little information to further understand blood types. Each person receives an A, B, or O gene from each parent. A and B genes are dominant (similar to brown eyes) which means if one or the other parent gives you an A or B gene, you will not be type O blood. Only people with both parents giving them O genes will be an O type. Now for the pluses and minuses. This is called the Rh factor. If you have the “Rh” gene in your blood make up, you are a positive; if you do not, you are a negative. If you have the following blood types:

A+ : About 34% of the population has this type of blood. They can receive blood from A+, A-, O+, and O-. They can donate blood to A+ and AB+. A- : About 6% of the population has this type of blood. They can receive blood from A- and O-. They can donate blood to A+, A-, AB+, and AB-. B+ : About 9% of the population has this type of blood. They can receive blood from B+, B-, O+ and O-. They can donate blood to B+ and AB+. B- : Only about 2% of the population has this type of blood. They can receive blood from B- and O-. They can give blood to B+, B-, AB+, and AB-. AB+ : Only about 3% of the population has this type of blood. They are the universal recipient. They can receive blood from everyone. This type of blood can only donate to other AB+. AB- : Only about 1% of the population has this type of blood. They can receive blood from AB-, A-, B-, and O-. They can give blood to AB+ and AB-. O+ : About 38% of the population has this type of blood. This type of blood can be given to about 84% of the population (types A+, B+, AB+, O+). O+ people can only receive O+ or O- blood. O- : About 7% of the population has this type of blood. This is called the universal donor blood type because it can be given to anyone with any blood type. That means there is high demand for this type of blood. This is a common type given in emergency situations where there isn’t time to test someone’s blood first. However, O- can only receive blood from other O-, which puts further demands on this blood type. If you are O-, please give extra consideration to giving blood. References: American Red Cross Please visit www.redcross.org to find out where you can donate blood near you. Supplies are at precariously low levels and you can help. Please consider donating blood today.

- with Trainer Val Towery

Leslie Coach Scott Farley accepts the Regional Trophy.

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Help Wanted Accounts Payable Position Stockbridge Community Schools is accepting applications for a 12-month Accounts Payable position. Work hours are flexible and will range from 10 to 30 hours per week. Computerized accounts payable experience is required. A minimum educational level of an Associates Degree or equivalent is preferred. Pay is $12 per hour with sick and vacation days. Interested candidates should send a letter of application with attached resume by December 1, 2008 to Tracey Wooden, Business Manager, at woodent@panthernet.net.

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DEPUTY CLERK/TREASURER The City of Leslie is now accepting applications for a full-time Deputy Clerk/Treasurer. Starting pay range is $12.00/Hr. - $15.00/Hr. DOQ. Generous fringe benefit package. Pre-employment physical & drug screen required. No phone calls, please. Applications available online at www.cityofleslie.org or during regular business hours 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday, Leslie City Offices, 106 E. Bellevue Street, Leslie. APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 5, 2008.

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Thursday 7:30 - 5:00 Friday 7:30 - 5:00

Saturday 7:30 - 2:00

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Kitchen Hours Mon - Thurs - 6am - 9pm

Fri - Sat - 6am - 11pm Sunday 7am - 8pm

OPEN FOR BREAKFAST

Medina’s Mexican Cuisine Monday 11-5

Wednesday 11-7 Friday 11-5

Join us during the 2nd Annual Winter Wonderland for all day food. Kids 10 & under will receive one free kid’s meal from our kids’ menu with adult entrée purchase. From 3pm-5pm Happy Hour with 1/2 off our regular priced appetizers. From 9pm-1am Back-Up Solution will be the night’s entertainment.

Deer shoulder mount $350.00 European mount $100.00

Antler Mount $65.00

AS HUNTERS TAKE TO THE WOODS SOME DEER MAY TAKE TO THE ROADS. WATCH OUT FOR

DEER. CARS DON’T LIKE DEER!

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STOCKBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL ALL “A” HONOR ROLL

1ST NINE WEEK MARKING PERIOD 9TH GRADE Tyler Adams, Nicholas Balkus, Eric Berry, Alyssa Caroen, Cody Chadwick, Clorissa Diedrich, Nathan Dunlap, Chad Elmer, Jill Engel, Michael Hoard, Jasmine Holloway, Brandon Johnson, Lyndsey Lampe, Emily Meier, Allison Minix, Ashlee Muscato, Cody Pierce, Breanna Reid, Anthony Rickle, Kellie Rizzolo, Adam Sears, Julia Snider, Lauren Sutter, Megan Sutter, Noelani Sweet, Scott Watson, Caroline White 10TH GRADE Ruth Bauer, Haley Boyer, Laurel Branstrom, Heather Chapman, Holite Doxtator, Lori Engel, Jacqueline Fillmore, Kristen Fillmore, Victoria Hughes, Emily Lewis, Ashley Poszywak, Taylor Reilly, Joseph Tekieli, Morgan Ward 11TH GRADE Brooklyn Baldridge, Crystal Biddix, Justine Campbell, Holly Duncan, Zachary Fallot, Danielle Hart, Courtnee Katz, Nicole Kelly, Marissa Klimkiewicz, Brandon Mason, Bram Ritsema, Sarah Schaeffer 12TH GRADE Christina Amell, Brooke Baisden, Mary Balkus, Jason Berry, Rose Branstrom, Madeline Carr, Zoey Hohmann, Mallari Johnson, Jessica Lindquist, Ashley Morawiec, Mandi Pena, Heather Platte, Kendra Poszywak, Erin Richards, Joseph Rizzolo, Grace Rodriguez, David Rowse, Emily Taylor, Kendall Waters, Katherine Zellmer STOCKBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL 3.00 GPA OR BETTER HONOR ROLL 1ST NINE WEEK MARKING PERIOD 9TH GRADE Lacey Allen, Sami Al-Mansoor, Leslie Babbitt, Brody Batdorff, Allie Battle, Alex Boyce, Brittani Bradley, Matthew Busen, David Campbell, Tyler Carpenter, Mitchel Clark, Jessica Crider, Austin Doupe, Haley Eilers, Robert Fonseca, Krista Gaynor, Ashley Gipson, Jennifer Gradowski, John Grassmyer, Austin Heinze, Patrick Kimmel, Dean Kot, Robbie Lee, Jr., Jamie Lindquist, Kyle Losey, Paige Marshall, Kara Mehrhof, Samantha Minger, Leah Payne, Blanca Pelayo, Hannah Powell, Rebecca Powers, Kaylee Raymo, Hunter Royal, Benjamin Rube, Jr., Paige Sawyer, Samantha Stephens, Joel Trego, Bobbie Vitter, Breanna White, Christopher Wilkerson, Taylor Winnie, Cassandra Wright 10TH GRADE Chad Allen, Jordan Allen, Shelby Andrews, Paul Austin, Ashton Baalaer, Nathan Badish, Amanda Ballagh, Hannah Barney, Annmarie Beeson, Samantha Binschus, Evan Brune, Dominic Busen, Scott Crandall, Katie Crockett, Marlee Croff, Ashley Cuendet, Mason Cutler, Ross Fallot, Samantha Fletcher, Jenna Frazzini, Jacob Frey, Zachary Galdes, Michelle Gallup, Anthony Gipson, Daniel Graff, Koltin Grammer, Michael Hendrick, William Hickman, Joseph Hodges, Jeffrey Katz, Daniel Kimmel, Alecia Klann, Matthew Klann, Samantha Knepley, Morgan Leighton, Ashlyn Mancini, Emily McCalla, Michael

McCleery, Krystal McInnes, Madison McLelland, Ryan Montgomery, Jeffrey O’Brien, Aaron Ostrander, Jacob Pace, Britany Page, Kristi Paton, Jedediah Platte, Katlyn Risner, Caroline Rodriguez, Robert Sexton, Ai Lun Shen, Thomas Shepherd, Courtney Taylor, Taylor Theaker, Andrew Vowels, Jacob Williams, Nicole Wisnewski 11TH GRADE Christopher Adams, Cody Allred, Sara Al-Mansoor, Emily Armstrong, Philip Balkus, John Battle, Andrea Bell, Ian Bumpus, Nichole Chapman, Nicole Clark, Justin Cox, Meghan Dyer, Lauren Fischer, Alicia Gaynor, Tyler Graustein, Ashton Havens, Ian Hohmann, Steven Horn, Diamond Howard, Kyle Kramer, Cassandra Lance, Angela Ledesma, Thomas Lovachis, Robert Marshall, Jr., Becca Maus, Miles McCalla, Patrick Morris, Ashley Noffsinger, Dustin Noll, Megan Okorowski, Colby Parks, Callie Penix-Wilson, Zacharia Platte, Jordan Poll, Jacob Powers, Brian Reilly, Samantha Sanchez, Jamie Schlaff, Brian Sears, Lydia Seely, Jeffrey Showerman, Jessica Stevens, Andrea Sutton, Emily Ten Eyck, Jacob Titus, Brandon Tweedy, Sawyer Williamson, Megan Wright, Zachary Zweifler 12TH GRADE Edward Abbey, Cole Abel, Ezekiel Allen, Ashley Andrews, Michael Asher, Mathew Barr, Christopher Bates, Olivia Bell, Brooke Boyd, Destiny Cleland, Andrew Cowan, Ariel Davis, Marilyn Delorey, Chelsey Esper, Rein Ewald, Amanda Farris, Sarah Feeheley, Justin Frey, Dylan Fusco, Emily Galdes, Ross Hall, Richard Hendrick, Ethan Holley, Sean Hopersberger, Scarlet Knipple, Carl Lewis, Bryson Maddick, Chrystal Maschke, Trissa McClinchey, Brittany McDonald, Kelly McDonough, Ryan Miller, Roberto Moyeda, Daniel Parks, Robert Paton, Robert Patrick, Rieko Peters, Tobias Petzold, Melissa Prus, Jamie Rose, Katherine Salow, Stephanie Schneider, Kaci Schoenberg, Stephanie Scott, Katherine Sexton, Rebecca Spada, Christoph Thormann, Karen Tolly, Shaila Vratny, Lauren Walker, Christina Watson, Anthony Whalen, Nicholas Williams, Whitney Williams, Jack Winnie, James Wireman

City of Leslie Has Open Board

Positions The City of Leslie has announced that they are accepting letters of interest for two vacant board positions. Currently the Downtown Developmental Authority and the Economic Development Corporation have openings. For the next two weeks, the City will accept these letters of interest for these two positions. These positions are appointed by the City Council. If you have any questions, please call Brian Reed, Leslie City Manager, at 517-589-8236

Leslie School Musical Leslie Community Schools will put on the performance of the year this week as they perform “Footloose the Musical”. Showtime will be at 5:00om both Friday and Saturday and 3:00pm on Sunday in the Leslie High School Auditorium. For more information contact Leslie High School.

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Stockbridge bowl weekly league results

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STOCKBRIDGE Sporting Events This Week

November 18 - November 24 Wednesday - 11/19 MS Boys Basketball @ Parma Western - 4:30 Monday - 11/24 MS Boys Basketball @ Albion - 4:30

DANSVILLE Sporting Events This Week

November 18 - November 24 Wednesday - 11/19 MS Volleyball vs Fowler - 5:00 Monday - 11/24 MS Volleyball vs. Bath - 5:00

LESLIE Sporting Events This Week

November 18 - November 24 Wednesday - 11/19 MS Boys Basketball vs. Webberville - 4:30 Saturday - 11/22 Varsity Football @ Withington Stadium - 1:00 Monday - 11/17 MS Boys Basketball @ Western - 4:30

Visit www.highschoolsports.net for up to date sports schedules for your school.

A Stockbridge player get a shot off in traffic.

Kalab Gee of Stockbridge pushes the ball up the court against Columbia Central in Middle School hoops action last week. Make sure to check out the sporting events list above to find out when then play again. The Stockbridge cheer team performs.

The 2008/09 Stockbridge Grade Cheerleading Team poses for a picture during last weeks game.

Photo Policy We have received many request for the photos that have been published in The Weekly Pride and we have some exciting news for you! In most cases they are available for purchase in hi-resolution glossy photos to add to your collection. Most of the pictures are printed with a website address on the bottom and some are not. Regardless, if you see a photo that you would like for your collection send us a note to photos@theweeklypride.com and we will help you get a copy. Costs vary based on picture size and photographer.

2008 Football Banquet a Success The Stockbridge Football Program closed out its season with it’s annual football banquet this past week. The event was a huge success with many in attendance. The evening was kicked out by an invocation from Head Coach Jeremy Killinger followed by a potluck dinner. The teams were then split-up for individual team honors. The night concluded with a varsity highlight film. The following Varsity Athletes received special recognition at the banquet: League Awards: 1st Team Tim Good, Sr. Jeff O’Brien, So. 2nd Team Brad Kot, Jr. Chris Stevens, Sr. Justin Frey, Sr. Honorable Mention Dominc Busen, So.

The following athletes were honored by their teammates and coaches in various areas: Team MVP - Ross Hall, Sr. Offensive Player of the Year - Jeff O’Brien, So. Defensive Player of the Year - Brad Kot, Jr. “Big Dog” Award Tim Good, Sr. Most Improved Player Award Sawyer Williamson, Jr. “Team Player” Award Roberto Moyeda, Sr. “Coaches” Award Justin Frey, Sr. Congratulations guys on a great year. Thank you seniors for all the memories.