Kidz Biz featured along with other first Thursday vendors at outdoor market
submitted by Acorn Outdoor Market Join us at Acorn‘s Outdoor Market from 3 to 6pm this Thursday, August 4, for Kidz Biz 2022, to support not only our awesome weekly vendors but also the youngest entrepreneurs here in Manchester! Our Kidz Biz vendors will be selling fresh produce, including beans, tomatoes, and summer squash, flowers, […]
Summer fun continues in August at Manchester District Library
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library Manchester District Library (MDL) will offer a variety of events and activities for all ages during August. Scavenger Hunt — August 1–31 Are you seeking local adventure? Pick up a Manchester scavenger hunt from the library front desk and let the fun begin! Young Readers Book Club — […]
Flying Dutchmen Football looks forward to bright future
by Marsha Chartrand Manchester Youth Football Camp was held this past week with 46 students participating! The campers participated in multiple skill drills such as passing, catching, blocking, and kicking. Varsity team members and staff conducted the camp to help build interest and develop future teams for the Manchester Flying Dutchmen. “A great time was […]
Chamber Spotlight: Manchester Fair
The Manchester Community Fair originally started in the halls of the Manchester High School in the 1930s. At that time it was organized by the members of the Future Farmers of America and the Future Homemakers of America. As it grew, a group of Manchester residents filed Michigan non-profit articles of incorporation with the Michigan Department […]
Ticket sales and auction open for Farm to Table event benefiting 5 Healthy Towns Farmers Markets
submittted by Shawn Personke, Farm to Table co-chair Calling all farmers market fans! Tickets for the seventh annual 5 Healthy Towns Farm to Table Fabulous Feast are now on sale. And the virtual auction benefiting the Chelsea, Grass Lake, Dexter, Stockbridge, and Manchester farmers markets opens Aug. 7. With the Farm to Table Fabulous Feast […]
Michigan prison staffers quitting in droves. Will 5% raises make them stay?
by Ted Roelofs (Bridge Michigan) In two decades as a corrections officer, Georgiann Stan learned that long hours sometimes come with the job. But those occasional extended shifts early in her career in Michigan prisons are nothing compared to the grueling days she’s endured the past few years. “I’m a train wreck every day. I […]
Most threats made after Oxford were hoaxes. How should they be punished?
by Ron French (Bridge Michigan) School threats skyrocketed following the mass shooting at Oxford High School last November Most were hoaxes — middle schoolers looking to get out of class Prosecutors and courts favor counseling, probation, and community service over incarceration Late in the afternoon last Dec. 8, officials at Alpena Public Schools were alerted […]
Judge delays Michigan minimum wage increase until at least February
by Yue Stella Yu, Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) A judge last week increased the Michigan minimum wage to $12 an hour and required businesses to offer paid sick leave. Those changes are now delayed, after the judge considered the ability of businesses and the state to adapt to new laws. A court fight over the […]
69th annual Chicken Broil another success
by Marsha Chartrand It’s still Manchester’s biggest event. And certainly one of its proudest. The Manchester Chicken Broil was once again a success, and is growing in popularity once again after a few years of decline and a year off for COVID in 2020. In long ago years, the annual crowds were advertised at 10,000 […]
Bringing a fresh new vibe to Main Street
by Marsha Chartrand As the owner of Exhale Yoga for the past seven years, Anna Deevers will again have a consistent spot for her classes and, just as exciting, she is combining it with a new endeavor, Millie’s Coffeehouse, with a lifelong friend as her silent partner. Deevers is bringing a “family-owned, family-style“ atmosphere to […]
