FIRST Robotics Team to sponsor Run Manchester for third year
Although there have been leadership changes in the Manchester FIRST Robotics Team this year, the team and its advisers are moving forward with plans for a third annual sponsorship of the traditional Run Manchester! “Run Manchester has been a 5K/10K for the past to years, including a free Kids Fun Run,” according to a presentation […]
Worth Repeating nearly ready to open March 4
A “soft opening” is planned for the new Worth Repeating store, 110 E. Main Street, on Wednesday, March 4. Planned hours for the charity resale shop will be 11-5 Wednesday through Saturday. “Our Grand Opening will be in April, on a Saturday to be announced later,” said lead organizer Pat Sahakian. “It will be a […]
Famed Fish Fry to fire up this Friday
Submitted by Betty Cummings Come and enjoy a delicious fish dinner each Friday in Lent (with the exception of Good Friday) from February 28 through April 3 from 4:30 to 7:00 pm at St. Mary Parish Center, 108 Madison Street (behind the Marathon gas station on Main Street in downtown Manchester). The menu includes fried […]
Bringing world music to downtown Manchester
A kanun (middle-Eastern harp) is more than an instrument–it is a piece of history. And Ara Topouzian is trying to keep that history alive. Through a combination of storytelling and sharing the beautiful and haunting music of middle-Eastern Armenians (part of what is now Turkey), Ara and his band mates–Jerry Gerjekian on drums and Tom […]
Spring Bible study set at Victory Baptist Church
Submitted by Pastor Gary Page Victory Baptist Church announces its Spring Bible Study, a thirteen-week study and examination of the gospel of Jesus Christ according to Matthew, beginning Sunday, March 8. The study will examine and try to answer such questions as: Who exactly is this man who claims that all authority has been given […]
Michigan clerks’ pleas for help with absentee ballots fall on deaf ears
By Riley Beggin (Bridge) Michigan’s city and county clerks are sweating about the impact an expected influx of absentee ballots may have on the state’s presidential primary and general elections. State voters passed a ballot measure in 2018 allowing absentee voting for any reason, and absentee applications for the March 10 primary are up 60 […]
Driver hurt by concrete chunk. It fell from a bridge Michigan deemed safe.
By Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) LANSING — Warnings about Michigan’s failing infrastructure appeared to come true Wednesday when a chunk of concrete fell from a 54-year-old bridge, crashed through a windshield and struck the driver in the head. The 38-year-old Jackson woman was rushed to a hospital for treatment after the 8 a.m. incident on US-127 […]
No Michigan cases of coronavirus but hundreds are being ‘monitored’
By Robin Erb (Bridge–Michigan Health Watch) Last updated Feb. 19 The new coronavirus hasn’t arrived in Michigan, but the state confirmed Wednesday that it has monitored hundreds of residents or visitors who may have been exposed to the virus. Since Jan. 31, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has referred 334 people to the […]
Good news on the school finance front
It is Kendra Lieb’s second year as Business Manager at Manchester Community Schools and it has been an eventful time for both the district and for Lieb personally. During her tenure the district has seen a very detailed (and somewhat nerve racking) audit, and ended last school year with a higher than anticipated fund balance. […]
Another one for the record books …
It was an exciting night in Vandercook Lake on Wednesday, February 12, as the Manchester Flying Dutchmen varsity basketball team travelled to take a big win over the Jayhawks by a phenomenal score of 98-74. “We almost hit that century mark,” commented head coach Mike Ahrens. “In addition, senior Tyler Horky broke a few more […]
