Marsha Chartrand

A northern Michigan restaurant survived the pandemic, but not inflation

By Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) The story of Up North Family Cafe may be told in a lot of ways: The entrepreneurial dreams of a Cheboygan family. The creativity of a restaurant thriving during the pandemic. The curves of seasonal spending in Northern Michigan. And it can be told through chicken pot pies. Orders for […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Canoe and Kayak race is coming, May 15!

Submitted by Sybil Kolon on behalf of the canoe/kayak race committee Spring is here and Manchester’s 56th Annual River Raisin Canoe/Kayak race will be here before we know it: Sunday, May 15, starting at noon. Registration opens April 6 and we are encouraging everyone to register by May 2. A late fee of $5 per […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Easter events coming up!

Easter is just around the corner (April 17), and Manchester has some special events in store for fans of the Easter Bunny. Sweet Leilani’s welcomed their fuzzy white friend last Saturday for an afternoon photo session and a whirlwind tour of the downtown, and the bunny will make a return appearance this coming Saturday, April […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Worth Repeating holds a silent auction

submitted by Pat Sahakian from Worth Repeating Worth Repeating is holding a silent auction from March 30 until May 7. There are 20 items on display in the store window and inside the store at 110 East Main. Many of these are hand-crafted pieces created by area residents. There is also a selection of vintage […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Photos: String jam at Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café

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Meet the Farmer at Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café

submitted by Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café Come join us for Meet the Farmer: Webbed Foot Pines this Saturday, April 9, 11 am to 1 pm. Farmer Lucas from Webbed Foot Pines will join us as he shares his vast knowledge of poultry farming and more than 25 varieties of fowl he has on his […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Parks Commission to hold clean-up day April 9

Would you like to do your part to help make Manchester a little more beautiful this spring? The Manchester Village Parks Commission is planning a Parks Clean Up Day from 10 am to noon this coming Saturday, April 9. Each of the village parks will be ready for trash pick up, brush clean-up, and any […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Obituary: Elva Lee Heslip

Elva Lee Heslip, 93, of Manchester, passed away peacefully Monday, April 4, 2022. Elva’s family will hold a private graveside service. Elva was born on December 22, 1928, in Detroit, Michigan to Scott and Ida (Brown) Cannon. Elva married the love of her life, James Heslip, on September 2, 1950 in Angola, Indiana. She will […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Kick-off to Earth Day 2022 – First annual climate change forum

submitted by League of Women Voters The League of Women Voters Lake Michigan Region invites the public to attend their first annual Climate Change forum, “Developments in Climate Change Science and Policy: “Code Red” in the Great Lakes and Beyond” on Saturday, April 16, 2022, from 2-4 pm, at Venue Six 10, 610 S. Michigan […]

 Marsha Chartrand

League of Women Voters present Juvenile Justice study group

submitted by League of Women Voters of Washtenaw County The public is invited to join a Juvenile Justice presentation by Carolyn Madden, (LWV-WC Board, and Friends of Restorative Justice), and Mary Lynn Stevens (Friends of Restorative Justice, and Safe & Just MI) for a discussion of restorative justice. This presentation of restorative justice will be […]