Stories of Wil: Turn it up … and get down
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 Down syndrome is. Embracing […]
Obituary: Melissa Revill
Melissa Ann (Hamilton) Revill, age 53, of Manchester, passed away at Michigan Medicine on September 18, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was born on January 3, 1967, daughter of Douglas and Cheryl (Werner) Hamilton. On May 16, 1998, Melissa married Jeffery A. Revill, and he survives her. Melissa lived in the Manchester area her entire […]
Sharon United Methodist to host drive-through dinner
Sharon United Methodist Church will host a drive thru “Brats, Dogs, and Sloppy Joe” dinner on Friday, September 25, from 4:30 to 7 pm. The drive-through will be held at the Sharon UMC Fellowship hall parking lot, 19980 Pleasant Lake Road at the corner of M-52. Please enter off M-52 and exit onto Pleasant Lake […]
Fall Events at the Clinton Township Public Library
In addition to using the Manchester District Library, Manchester and Bridgewater Township residents can get a library card for free to check out materials from the Clinton Township Library. Additionally, Manchester and Bridgewater residents are welcome to attend all library events at the Clinton Township Library. The Clinton Township Library is located at 100 Brown […]
How do Michigan universities compare on COVID outbreaks? Hard to tell
by Sammy Sussman (Bridge) ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan’s COVID-19 Data webpage is sleek, interactive and fashioned in the school colors of maize and blue. On the site, students, parents and the public can see the number of coronavirus cases reported on campus each week since March, COVID tests given per week and positivity rates […]
Michigan officials have dwindling faith in an accurate census count
by Bisma Parvez (Bridge) The 2020 Census has had all the cards stacked against it: a pandemic that has caused confusion on where to respond and stopped most in-person events, a shortened timeline, an executive order calling for the exclusion of undocumented residents, an increased mistrust of government, and so much more. So it should […]
Militias, far-right groups recast selves as mainstream at Lansing gun rally
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) LANSING — Michigan militia members say they are trying to take their movement mainstream, fashioning themselves as a private security force willing to defend against protests over racial injustice and police brutality that have turned violent in some parts of the state and country. Dozens of armed members from various militias, […]
Cruising in (your choice of) a Corvair
Ron Mann’s first car was a white four-door 1963 Chevrolet Corvair, bought brand-spanking new off the showroom floor at Tirb Chevrolet (131 Adrian Street). But it wasn’t his last Corvair–not by a long shot. He has bought and sold several more Corvairs over the years, a hobby he considers “relatively inexpensive” as collector cars go. […]
“Tiny houses” set for review by Manchester Township planning commission
The Sept. 3 joint meeting of the Manchester Township board and planning commission continued its discussion of planning issues with planner John Enos talking about a rather new topic of tiny homes. Currently the township has no ordinances specifically regulating tiny houses. In the past they may have been called “accessory dwellings” or “mother-in-law lodging,” […]
