Michigan schools say they can’t find enough substitute teachers
by Ron French (Bridge) Michigan schools are increasingly unable to find enough substitute teachers to fill their classrooms, a shortage that threatens to impact learning in the state’s already struggling public education system. A survey of school leaders released Monday by Michigan Applied Public Policy Research and the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, […]
SRSLY adds new youth programming this school year
submitted by Alex Duranczyk, SRSLY Manchester Coalition Director Do you remember the “SRSLY? Check your Stats” campaign from 2018? This year, our Project Success counselor and SRSLY team are working with students to develop a lunch campaign called “SRSLY–Check in with Us.” You will see the team at lunch at Manchester Junior/Senior High School once […]
School board adds two new positions at Klager and Riverside
Last Monday night at the regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting for Manchester Community Schools, two new positions, each titled “Dean of Student Success,” were hired for Klager Elementary and Riverside Intermediate schools. “With the administrative shift this year, we wanted to make sure that there is an administrator in each building at all times, […]
Village continues to seek public input on city status
Village Council met last Monday night with an agenda item to field public questions or comment on seeking city status, but no citizens came forward. Village President Pat Vailliencourt announced that she will be available to meet with residents to answer their questions on at 9 am each Wednesday in the lobby of the village […]
MAGIC Garden Club news
MAGIC members met at the home of Ron and Sue Fielder for a social gathering last week. Three area gardeners were among those present. Rose Boldman, Astrida Punches and Carol Westfall all were complimented for their contributions and for inspiring other gardeners. A tour of the Fielder gardens included discussion of challenges gardeners may have faced in […]
September library programs
Submitted by Tamara Denby, Manchester District Library It’s hard to believe, but summer is already winding down. You know what that means…? Yes, that’s right, the kids are heading back in school (did I hear a “woo hoo,” or was that a “boo hoo?”) No matter how you feel about school, the Manchester District Library […]
Let’s focus on the positive–for once!
I’m tired. Tired of what? I’m tired of grouchy people who daily seem to find things to announce on Facebook or elsewhere in the community, about how bad things are. Or rumors of how bad things are. Or singing a dirge about Manchester’s impending death by implosion. It’s so easy to get embroiled in the […]
County makes draft of new rec plan available
A meeting held in Manchester in early May has helped shape the development of a new draft Five-Year Plan for recreation in Washtenaw County. A copy of the DRAFT 2020-2024 5-Year Recreation Master Plan is available online and ready for review at: https://www.washtenaw.org/2860/5-Year-Recreation-Master-Plan. There are 14 parks, 34 nature preserves, and 6,000 acres of land owned […]
Clinton UCC kicks off Youth Connection Sept. 8
The United Church of Christ in Clinton is holding a parents’ meeting for everyone interested in participating in the free Youth Connection group Sunday, September, 8, following church service (which begins at 9:45 am). The church address is 300 Tecumseh Rd. Clinton, MI 49236 The Youth Connect Group is a youth group that welcomes ALL […]
Letter to the Editor: Gloom Town or Boom Town?
August 17, 2019 Are you feeling the frustration and concern that I’m feeling about all the empty and soon-to-be empty storefronts in our town? We’ve just added a new park along the River Raisin and an extended trail to bring people to town, but then we have nothing to offer them but empty stores with […]
