State Sen. Jeff Irwin holds coffee hour in Manchester
by Marsha Chartrand About 10 constituents attended to hear updates from Lansing from Sen. Jeff Irwin and Rep. Carrie Rheingans in the Village Room on the lower level of the Manchester District Library. Unfortunately, Rep. Rheingans was taken ill with Covid last weekend and was unable to attend, but her staff liaison Ryan Bartholomew was […]
MHS Mountain Bike Team proposes formation of new Manchester trails
by Sara Swanson Manchester High School has a new high school mountain bike team! The Rolling Dutch team is open to 6th through 12th graders this year and is coached by Christian Burrell, who has more than 10 years of experience coaching high school mountain bike teams in three different states (Utah, California, and Idaho). […]
Project RED (Rural Education Days) this week!
submitted by Nancy Thelen The 34th annual Project RED (Rural Education Days) will be held April 23, 24, and 25, 2024, at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. This activity is sponsored by Washtenaw County MSU Extension, Washtenaw Conservation District, Washtenaw County Farm Bureau, and the Washtenaw Farm Council, with support and partnership from many agricultural […]
Digital Dislocators make it into finals at Worlds!
submitted by Andy Galicki, Manchester Digital Dislocators The official 2024 season has finally come to an end, but the Digital Dislocators have ended it on a high note! This week the team traveled all the way to Houston, Texas to take part in the FIRST Robotics World Championship where 600 teams from around the planet […]
Klager’s new clothes/shoes recycling bin: a year-round fundraiser!
by Sara Swanson You may have noticed a new green bin near the Luther C. Klager Elementary School parking lot. What is up with this bin? It is in fact a new, year-round fundraiser that will help raise money for Klager! Widad Luqman, principal of Klager Elementary and director of Manchester Early Childhood Center (housed […]
Worth Repeating honors volunteers
submitted by Pat Sahakian, Worth Repeating April is Volunteer Appreciation Month. Worth Repeating, Manchester’s Charity Resale Shop, could not operate without its past and present volunteers. Our store is completely staffed by volunteers who have given their time and talents to return more than $115,000 to the community since we reopened in 2020. During the […]
American Legion Auxiliary supports Digital Dislocators!
submitted by Rita Huber Rita Huber, Children and Youth Chairman, represented the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 117 to present a check for $1,000 to the Manchester FIRST Robotics program. The high school team, 6081 The Digital Dislocators, have had another spectacular season. They were the captains of the winning alliance for their first tournament of […]
It’s tick and mosquito season – time to fight the bite!
submitted by Washtenaw County Health Department The Washtenaw County Health Department is reminding residents to take steps to prevent tick and mosquito bites when enjoying the outdoors. Preventing tick bites is especially important as local cases of Lyme disease have increased dramatically in recent years, and many of these cases were exposed here in Washtenaw County. “In […]
Last summer’s storms lead to expanded mission for church
by Sara Swanson You may have seen a sign out in front of Emanuel Church that reads “Have dinner on us” or a post on Facebook for a free meal at Emanuel and wondered what that was about. It is exactly what it sounds like — a once-a-month free dinner that everyone is invited to, […]
Beeman weighs in on public safety and mental health in Washtenaw County
by Marsha Chartrand Two weeks ago, we shared a statement from Sheriff Jerry Clayton regarding the 2020 Public Safety and Community Mental Health millage that provides much-needed funding for mental health services and also augments the contract-police-funding model that is utilized in out-county areas, including a collaboration between the City of Manchester and Lodi Township. […]
