WAVE expands transportation options with new app, more routes, more services
The Western-Washtenaw Area Value Express (WAVE), which provides door-to-door shuttle service in Manchester, together with its technology partner, MUVE, a leader in mobility solutions, recently announced the launch of a new transportation app platform. This mobility ecosystem application integrates the full suite of MUVE’s technology offering, which includes dispatch mapping, driver in-bus real-time information updates, […]
Update on the canoe and kayak race
submitted by Sybil Kolon for the canoe race committee Fewer than two weeks to race day! Our team is hard at work in the final stages of planning the 56th Annual Manchester River Raisin Canoe/Kayak Race on Sunday, May 15. Online registration is closed as of Monday, May 2. However, there is still time to […]
Lady Dutch post three great wins in busy week; fall short in tournament play
submitted by Scott Somerville The Manchester Lady Dutch Varsity Soccer team completed a very busy sixth week of competition, playing five games in a six-day span from April 25-30. The first game of the week, on Monday April 25, featured a rare home appearance for the Lady Dutch vs the Cardinals from Michigan Center High […]
Meet the Farmer: Noggle Farms
This Friday, May 6, at 5:30pm, Noggle Farms will join us at Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café to tell us a little more about themselves, the history of their farm, and their farming practices. Farmer Matt will also dive into cattle nutrition, calving, farming, and more. Come with your questions and be ready to learn! […]
May 7 debut of Mrs. Kelly’s Journey Home will benefit Acorn
Breeda Miller says if you see her walking around town and talking to herself, please don’t call and report her to the authorities. She’s just rehearsing her lines. “Mrs. Kelly’s Journey Home,” Miller’s one-woman show detailing her family’s history from its origins in Ireland to her time of caregiving during her mom’s final years, will […]
Manchester participates in Project RED after two-year hiatus
After two years, the Washtenaw County Farm Bureau was happy to be back “in person“ at Project RED (Rural Education Days) April 19–21. This event, held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, features a three-day parade of school buses filled with third graders from across the county with a purpose of educating them about agriculture […]
Road commission working in Sharon, Bridgewater, Freedom townships this week
In Sharon Township, Pleasant Lake Rd between Sharon Hollow Rd and Smythe Rd will have daytime closures. Contractors will be placing the new road shoulders following the road resurfacing. Placing road shoulders is the last phase of this project. The road will reopen at the end of each day and remain open until work resumes […]
Get ready for Mother’s Day with Acorn’s Outdoor Market
Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café will be hosting a special Outdoor Market right outside Manchester Market, located at 455 W. Main St., every first Thursday, May through October, from 3 to 6pm with fun, family-oriented events. Email farmersmarket48158@gmail.com for more information on becoming a vendor or if you are interested in volunteering at any of our […]
Free blood pressure screenings in May to raise awareness and prevent strokes
submitted by Matt Pegouskie, 5 Healthy Towns Foundation Do you know what to do when you suspect a loved one may be having a stroke? Do you know the risk factors for heart attack and stroke? May is National Stroke Awareness Month and National High Blood Pressure Education Month, and to help area residents understand […]
