Obituary: John Charles Binder
John Charles Binder, 72, passed away May 8, 2020. He was born on June 7, 1947, in Detroit, Michigan to Joseph and Isabell (Raetzel) Binder. Jack married the love of his life, Janet Reinhart, on October 16, 1976 in Manchester, Michigan. He will be remembered for his love of remodeling multiple homes, and refurbishing furniture. There […]
A Mothers Day treat
When school closed early for the year, Manchester’s School Lunch workers, Lisa Garrison, Tamra Belaire, Lynnette Clark, Susan DeSautel, Karen Lorincz, Jill Smith, and Dee Teresky became essential frontline workers. Since March 17th they’ve served more than 32,000 meals, braving wind, snow, rain, beating sun and freezing cold every Tuesday and Friday to provide breakfasts […]
In Michigan, 23K are ‘recovered’ from COVID. Many still feel like hell.
by Robin Erb (Bridge) As a data point on the state’s coronavirus dashboard, Nancy Blodgett has moved to “recovered.” And yes, she’s home after getting whomped full-force by COVID-19. But recovered? Not even close. “Heavens no. ‘Recovered’ is when you can go back to work [and] when you can walk to the mailbox and not […]
Michigan’s definition of coronavirus ‘recovery’ looser than other states
Editor's note: Washtenaw County and the State of Michigan use different definitions of "recovered". In Washtenaw County's COVID-19 numbers, "recovered" is defined as no symptoms/fever for over 72 hours and at least 7 days since symptoms started. Robin Erb (Bridge) Not dead. In the crassest of terms, that’s how the state of Michigan defines the 22,686 […]
Letter to the Editor: The (very long) tale of a letter
May 11, 2020 Re: The ‘Thank You’ Letter which will have Traveled 14,580 miles from Paul Whelan in Moscow, Russia to Sandy in Manchester, Michigan, USA We are hoping to find the kind lady, named Sandy from Manchester who, last June 2019, sent a July 4th card to our son Paul Whelan in Lefortovo Prison, […]
Public notice: Bridgewater Township
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SYNOPSIS 7-May-20 The regular monthly meeting of the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Fromhart at 7:04 pm. Five board members were present (quorum) with 0 citizens in attendance. Board heard citizen participation. Board approved the 2-Apr-20 meeting minutes as amended. Board approved the agenda as presented. Board approved […]
Public notice: Manchester District Library
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MANCHESTER DISTRICT LIBRARY COUNTY OF WASHTENAW, MICHIGAN ON THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS IN THE LIBRARY DISTRICT OF THE MANCHESTER DISTRICT LIBRARY PLEASE TAKE NOTE that the Board of Trustees of the Manchester District Library, County of Washtenaw, State of […]
Public notice: Village of Manchester
ATTENTION VILLAGE OF MANCHESTER RESIDENTS NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing has been scheduled for June 1st, 2020 at the regular Council Meeting at 7:00 PM for the purpose of discussing adoption of the 2020/2021 Budget. This public hearing will be held via teleconferencing. The public may attend the meeting by making a telephone call to […]
Whitmer reopens Michigan from coronavirus in phases: What that means to you
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday announced details of a six-phase economic restart plan and announced that Michigan is already in the third phase because coronavirus case counts are “flattening.” That means manufacturing firms, which represent approximately 19 percent of the state’s economy, will be permitted to reopen Monday with new workplace safety rules. With Detroit’s Big Three automakers […]
Part nurse, part detective: A day in the life of a Michigan contact tracer
by Kelly House (Bridge) Christina Zilke’s first interaction with her patients is often unpleasant. As a contact tracer with the Washtenaw County Health Department, she must ask them to relive the onset of an illness that has made them a statistic in a global pandemic. Zilke knows how important it is to interview COVID-19 patients […]
