Michigan, we have a budget deal. But no tax relief yet, despite surplus
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — The Michigan House and Senate voted early Friday morning to approve a major $76.9 billion state budget deal after Republican leaders reached an agreement with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The deal includes new money for school safety and teacher recruitment programs, local government debt relief, blight removal and […]
Obituary: Patricia Anne Christensen
Patricia Anne Christensen, age 54, of Tecumseh passed away peacefully June 26, 2022, at home. Patricia was born May 23, 1968, in Ann Arbor, the daughter of James and Carolyn (Bowers) Rogers. September 1, 2018, she married Chuck Christensen and he preceded her September 2, 2019. Trisha graduated from Manchester High School, Class of 1986. […]
Passport to Manchester returns for a second season
by Marsha Chartrand Last year, Riverfolk Music & Arts Organization and the Manchester Area Historical Society partnered to sponsor a unique series of events called “Passport to Manchester“ — an initiative to explore and highlight landmarks in and around Manchester through associated historical, visual, musical performance, and cultural diversity themes. Choosing landmarks that could be […]
Community wide garage sale coming July 22–23
It’s time to start getting all your treasures together and get ready for the annual Community Wide Garage Sale in Manchester! Time is running short to register for the event, though, and you must sign up by July 16. You can sign up at https://bit.ly/ManchesterGS2022. If you have trouble accessing the Google site online, you […]
Dodworth-Saxhorn to liven up 200-year-old brass band music at the Gazebo
by Marsha Chartrand Gazebo concerts have been a summer staple in Manchester since 1989 and provide entertainment for everyone in the family. The first week this year we welcomed Joe Reilly, doing a nature-centered children’s concert, while last week’s gazebo concert featured the Palooka Brothers, playing everything from rags to reels to ’60s rock and […]
After a life-long love affair with books, Ed Surovell learns to let go
by Roni Kane (Bridge Michigan) The last thing Ed Surovell said he remembers reading about is the ocean. Two years ago, before the 82-year-old Ann Arbor book collector could no longer distinguish the words on a page, he recalls sitting comfortably nestled among the 10,000 books in his private collection and traveling from the Arctic […]
Cutting cigarette nicotine? Juul banned? What’s next for Michigan smokers
by Julia Forrest (Bridge Michigan) The Biden administration wants to lower the level of nicotine allowed in cigarettes to make them less addictive. Combined with the banning of Juul vapes and the possible ban of all menthol cigarettes, the federal efforts could save thousands of lives. The administration announced plans this week to create a […]
Michigan gas prices could drop 75 cents per gallon if state, feds freeze taxes
by Zahra Ahmed (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Congress to suspend the federal gas tax and called on states to do the same, something Michigan legislators have urged of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer since prices hit record highs. The federal tax, 18.4 cents per gallon of gas and 24.4. cents for diesel, […]
Special education needs community support
Concerned parents attended Monday, June 20th’s, school board meeting in hopes of convincing board members that the special education system at Manchester Community Schools deserves support and adequate teaching staff to reach out to students at all levels, from preschool through high school, who require special education services. “I received some disturbing news that the […]
Palooka Brothers come to the Gazebo stage Thursday night
The Palooka Brothers string band will present a community concert at 7:30pm on Thursday evening, June 23, at the Gazebo in downtown Manchester’s Wurster Park. This performance is free and open to the public, but a freewill donation basket will be passed during the intermission of the concert. The program will include performances of two […]
