Recreational pot is nestling comfortably into small-town Michigan
by Ted Roelofs (Bridge Michigan) LOWELL—Judging by the day-long stream of traffic at a local marijuana shop, this small community in Kent County is all in on pot. “We’ll see anywhere from 450 to 800 people a day,” said Kyle Miller of Meds Cafe, as locals and customers from Lansing to Grand Rapids pulled in […]
School Board ends virtual Wednesdays
It has been a tough and emotional week for Manchester students and staff. Up until this week, Manchester Community Schools has been observing asynchronous virtual Wednesdays during the 2020-2021 school year. Students did not report to school on Wednesdays in person, but instead worked on a day’s worth of assignments from home while teachers caught […]
Local musician and promoter turns radio DJ in pandemic
It’s been a long year for those involved in the music scene. “The pandemic has definitely put a pause on live events — but it’s only just a pause,” said Steve Girbach, of Manchester Underground. The Manchester Underground is Steve’s joint project with fellow Manchester friends John Mooneyham and Jason Heinrich, and was just getting […]
Acorn vendor of the week: Shoreline Salmon
The Manchester Mirror is planning 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 basketball chalks up two wins this week
It was a very busy week for the varsity Dutchmen, playing three games while being short-handed due to injuries. Tuesday, the Dutch headed to state-ranked #2 Hanover Horton, and lost to the Comets by a 75-27 score. However, said coach Zach Neal, “It was great learning experience for us as they play the brand of […]
Lila Harvey earns essay recognition for second straight year
Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsors the Patriot’s Pen essay/scholarship competition. Students from the 6-8th grades from across the United States, US territories, and US defense/diplomatic locations overseas compete for a national scholarship worth $5,000. This Patriot’s Pen program begins with submission of written essays to local VFW posts. Essays are due by […]
WWRA keeps our community greener through recycling
submitted by Shawn Personke, WWRA PR/Outreach The Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority (WWRA) collects, sorts, and distributes tons (literally) of materials. We also get questions about those materials — what we take, what we don’t take, and what do we do with all the paper, plastic, glass, and metal that we accept. Non-Acceptable Items Over the […]
I ❤️ Downtown Manchester finale
submitted by Pat Sahakian Shirley Disch of Manchester is the winner of the I ❤️ Downtown Manchester Contest. Her name was drawn on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Worth Repeating. Shirley wins a $200 gift certificate, that may be spent at any combination of the 17 participating merchants in downtown Manchester to be used in […]
Library adult book club to meet virtually
submitted by the Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library Adult Book Club will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, March 17 to discuss “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas. The discussion group will be held virtually via Zoom at 7 pm. To receive details about joining the March meeting, please email azahner@manchesterlibrary.info. Copies […]
