Report: 38 percent of Michigan households don’t earn enough for basic needs
by Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) Even before the coronavirus struck last year, Michigan faced headwinds in bringing better-paying jobs to the state. The industry promising the most new jobs in the years ahead in Michigan will be fast food: about 24,000 of them are expected every year through 2028. And few fields pay less. About […]
Teacher retirements soar in Michigan schools amid COVID pandemic
by Ron French (Bridge) In the span of a few weeks last fall, Alaiedon Elementary in Mason Public Schools lost two of its three first-grade teachers. First to resign was Jackie Lyons, who came from a family of teachers and loved being around kids. She left in mid-October. A colleague turned in paperwork to leave her […]
Michigan warns of PFAS contamination in Lake Superior smelt
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) Bad news for Michigan anglers who plan to net and fry a mess of fish during Lake Superior’s spring rainbow smelt run: The fish could be contaminated with PFAS. On Wednesday, Michigan regulators urged residents to limit consumption of smelt from the northernmost Great Lake to no more than one […]
Changes ahead for the Chicken Broil
This year’s Chicken Broil will not look significantly different than in previous years. There will still be the famous half of a chicken, slowly roasted over charcoal on grids, basted in butter, and served accompanied by secret recipe coleslaw, radishes, bread and butter, and a bag of chips. But one change you will see is […]
Dale Weidmayer remembered by Freedom colleagues
At the regular meeting of the Freedom Township Board on March 9, the board paused to remember the life and service of their former supervisor, Dale Weidmayer, who passed away on February 26 at the age of 76, just three months after ending his term last November. “A moment of silence was held in memory […]
Acorn Vendor of the Week: Needle-Lane Farms
The Manchester Mirror is running a series of articles to introduce the many vendors at Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café to the community. Each week a different vendor will be featured, to highlight the wide variety of offerings at our local Market, both now and in the future. Watch for this regular feature to learn […]
Varsity Dutchmen look forward to District play this week
Manchester’s varsity basketball team finished out its regular season last week, playing three games against Conference rivals. Monday, the Dutch faced a 44-33 loss against Addison. “It was a game of missed opportunities,” said head coach Zach Neal. “We continued to get good looks at the basket but couldn’t convert; unfortunately that is how it […]
Photo: Youth Hoops increases basketball excitement
The Manchester Youth Hoops participants including fifth and sixth grade kids, did an organized demonstration during the half time of Monday night’s varsity game against Addison. The program is run by Manchester High School graduate Jake LaCross. “Jake is doing a fantastic job with the kids and they are having a ton of fun,” said […]
Caleb Goodell receives ROTC award
submitted by the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) The AUSA Arsenal of Democracy Chapter is excited to announce the 2021 recipient of the Chapter’s U.S. Army Officer’s Saber: Cadet Caleb Goodell from Western Michigan University. Cadet Goodell is a 2021 Distinguished Military Graduate who will commission from Western Michigan University on May 1 with […]
Community wide garage sale set
The Community-wide garage sale is a “go” for 2021. Last Monday night, Village Council approved the event for Friday and Saturday, July 23-24, from 8 am to 4 pm each day, after a presentation by organizer Kim Strickland. As an exception to the village sign ordinance, sellers may put freestanding signs in front of their […]
