Jennifer Harris wins Excellence in Education award from Michigan Lottery
Manchester graduate and resident Jennifer Harris is in some very good company. She is one of 36 teachers each school year to be nominated for and receive the Excellence in Education Award, sponsored by the Michigan Lottery. Established in 2014 to recognize outstanding Michigan public school educators, each week during the school year, the Michigan […]
Riverfolk announces Culture Creations Project with the Pan African Youth Orchestra
The Riverfolk Music & Arts Organization invites the Manchester community to participate in creating works of art, music, or written essays/poetry/thoughts inspired by listening and viewing the Pan African Youth Orchestra (PAYO). During February, in honor of Black History Month, Riverfolk will release short videos and photo posts about PAYO to educate and inspire our […]
Basketball boys await season start
It has been a disappointing season so far for the boys’ basketball team, especially the Class of 2021 seniors. Following up on a highly successful 2019-20 season, that was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic after the team won the District Championship on March 11, the Flying Dutchmen had ended last season with a 10-12 […]
Jessie Phillips signs with Madonna University
Jessica Phillips, a senior at Manchester Jr/Sr High School, signed with Madonna University to run on their track and cross country teams, at an event held at Manchester High School on January 20. “Jessie is your typical sprinter,” says her father, Derek Phillips, who is a physical education teacher and conditioning coach. “She has always […]
MCSF January Student of the Month: Phoenix Waters
submitted by Manchester High School Our January 2021 Manchester Community Schools Foundation Student of the Month for Manchester High School is Phoenix Waters. Phoenix is the daughter of Connie and Jeff Waters. She is currently in the Key Club and has been for the past two years. She volunteers for the Key Club and also […]
Groundhog Day
Tuesday is Groundhog Day. And whenever I think about it, the music starts: “I’ve Got You, Babe.” I know — the sound track in my head is evidence that I have probably seen the movie, Groundhog Day, too many times. I first wrote this column many years ago, before the 1993 Bill Murray movie was […]
Stories of Wil: Finding Wil Taylor
submitted By Christie Taylor Wil is a 13-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 […]
Michigan restaurants still likely to struggle after reopening amid COVID
By Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) Travelers to Ohio haven’t had far to go if they want to eat inside a restaurant while dining rooms were closed in Michigan. About three-fourths of a mile along US-23 separates the Wolverine State from Italian fare at Ciao! In Sylvania, located “literally right over the border at the first exit,” said […]
Michigan getting better at vaccine distribution. It’s still not good enough.
By Mike Wilkinson, Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) After a slow start, Michigan has ramped up its coronavirus vaccinations and now is one of the better states at getting shots into arms. Michigan now ranks 20th in the rate at which it is vaccinating its residents, up from 45th just weeks ago. But despite the improvement, […]
Michigan Dominican Sisters find ‘grace to carry forth’ as 9 die of COVID
By Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) The 130-acre, red-brick campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters remained COVID-free through most of 2020. But in the end, the coronavirus that arrived Christmas week would kill with swift efficiency. In all, nine sisters — among them, local teachers and educators — have died so far in January after contracting […]
