Marsha Chartrand

Listening leads to new pathways of understanding

  The past two years have changed many things. It has changed our personal lives as well as professional lives. It has changed relationships and how we do our jobs. The way we look at our lives and the way we look at our careers has evolved significantly. And so it was for Tina Zimmerman. […]

 Marsha Chartrand

School board makes changes at the top

The Manchester Community Schools’ board of education held a special organizational meeting prior to its regular board meeting last Monday, January 24. For the coming year, Michael Tindall was elected President, by a vote of 6-1. Ryan Novess was elected Vice-President, Brandon Woods remains Secretary, and Corey Horky, Treasurer. Tindall, who was elected to the […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Chamber organizes for new year

The Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce met for an annual organizational meeting on Wednesday, January 26, at the Village Room on the lower level of the library. A great turnout with nearly 20 members in attendance either in person or via Zoom, allowed plenty of information to be shared with everyone. The main order of […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Remembering Mike Miner

For much of the past two years, many of us could say that the COVID-19 pandemic was bad or tragic or annoying or any number of other adjectives. It may have touched our lives personally when one of our family members or friends got sick. Maybe they got ill, maybe they were asymptomatic. Maybe they […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Varsity basketball posts a January win

The varsity Dutchmen returned from a Covid pause this week and played three games, ending up with a Saturday night win over the Addison Panthers in a make-up game. Wednesday night, in a home game vs. Grass Lake, the Dutch posted a 58-40 loss to the Warriors. “We started out well and led 14-9 three […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Come fall in LOVE with Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café!

In preparation for Valentine’s Day, Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café will be hosting a couple of fun filled classes: On Thursday, February 3, at 6 pm, the very talented Joy Matthews will teach an Apple Heart Tea Towel Class. For only $5 per towel, you can make an adorable tea towel with your very own […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Mikayla Ball Earns Honors at U-M Dearborn

Mikayla Ball, a 2020 graduate of Manchester High School, has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Michigan – Dearborn based on her academic performance during the fall semester 2021 for earning a 3.5 or above GPA while carrying a course load of 12 or more graded credit hours. A sophomore in […]

 Marsha Chartrand

COVID may be here to stay. So much of Michigan is weighing risks, moving on

By Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) COVID-19 is still raging across much of Michigan, with some of the highest rates of new infections ever recorded and many hospitals nearing patient peaks. Outside those hospitals, though, much of Michigan has weighed the risks and concluded it’s safe to resume pre-pandemic activities. Highway traffic is up, while crowds […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Whitmer: Cut taxes, boost schools. Michigan GOP agrees, but devil’s in details

By Yue Stella Yu, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Could there be common ground after all between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republicans who control the Legislature? On Wednesday, the Democratic governor used the last State of the State address of her first term to propose tax cuts, investments in mental health initiatives and the biggest […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Chili cookoff set for this weekend

The Manchester Co-Op Preschool has a new date and a new location for one of its most popular events, the annual Chili Cookoff! Originally scheduled for during December’s Christmas in the Village celebration, the event had to be postponed due to Covid concerns. Their new date is this Saturday, January 29, from 5 to 8 […]