Stories of Wil: Drum roll, please! Common ground at play
Wil is a 14-year-old boy with Down syndrome. He is the little brother, by 20 months, to twin sisters, Katherine and Elizabeth. Wil’s mom, Christie, knew very little about Down syndrome when Wil was diagnosed shortly after his birth. It didn’t take long for Christie to realize how enriching life with Down syndrome is. Embracing […]
Chamber of Commerce Spotlight: The Sutton Agency
Fun facts about the Sutton Agency: The building was originally the People’s Bank and still has the bank vault in the basement to this day. The building has also been home to a Secretary of State office before Don Sutton opened his insurance agency in 1959. The insurance business was originally family owned (since 1880!), […]
Custer and other Michigan historical markers may get a history update
By Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) The bronze sculpture of George Armstrong Custer — a towering figure in Monroe’s central park — gazes regally from astride a horse, celebrating the town’s most famous former resident as a Civil War hero. Beneath it, a historical marker lauds Custer’s valor at the Battle of Gettysburg, with only a […]
Few third-graders held back by Michigan’s read-or-flunk law, report finds
By Ron French, Tracie Mauriello (Bridge Michigan) Michigan schools cut the “flunk” out of the state’s controversial “read or flunk” law, holding back less than 7 percent of students eligible for retention because of poor reading scores. A report released Monday by researchers at Michigan State University found that Michigan schools planned to retain just 229 […]
Michigan’s balmy October means more mosquitoes, peril for coldwater fish
By Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) Normally this time of year, Dennis Eade would be on a boat in the Pere Marquette River or Grand River, hooking chinook salmon or steelhead as they migrate upstream for the annual fall spawning season. But instead, Eade is still waiting for his fishing buddies to alert him that the […]
Witches Night Out event set for Saturday
Something “wicked” is coming your way. A “Witches Night Out” event is planned for Saturday, October 23 from 6-9 pm in downtown Manchester. The evening will include spooky treats, shopping, drinking, dining, games, raffles, and in-store specials. Goodie bags with discounts, business information, and raffle tickets will be provided to the first 75 participants! Look […]
Village plants 25 new trees with Consumers Energy grant
The Village of Manchester has been awarded a $2,500 grant as part of the 2021 Consumers Energy Community Street and Boulevard Tree Planting Grant Program. This funding will be used in addition to budgeted funds for annual tree planting, removal, and maintenance to plant 25 young trees to beautify our neighborhoods. Trees of varying species […]
Boys Varsity soccer team dedicates October games to support breast cancer awareness
Submitted by Cheryl Smith, Manchester Varsity Boys Soccer team parent October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Manchester Varsity Boys Soccer team has dedicated all their home games in the month of October to showing their support to the POWER of the PINK! On Tuesday, October 12th, Dutch Soccer debuted their pink jerseys hosting […]
Dalenberg already looking ahead to next big venture
Several years ago, when Justin Dalenberg lived in Saline, he used to ride his bike to Manchester, and pick up a Gatorade at the old Manchester Market before his ride back. He has since moved to Adrian, but while driving through town on his way to his business in Jackson, he noticed his former stopping […]
Soccer team wraps up regular season, heading to playoffs
Submitted by Scott Somerville The Manchester High School Boys Varsity Soccer team finished their final three regular season games and started district playoffs during the weeks of October 4 and October 11, 2021. On Tuesday, Oct. 5, the Dutchman faced the visiting Jonesville Comets. In a match that only featured 10 players for the visitors, […]
