Haunted Manchester–the Tour!
At last–here by popular demand, comes the first ever Tour of Haunted Manchester! Building on the stories from the popular Ghost Talk presented at the Ladies’Day at the Community Fair, the Manchester Area Historical Society will beconducting a walking tour of sites around the village where strangehappenings have been reported by past and present residents. […]
Third Thursday to feature park dedication events
Next week’s Third Thursday celebration, September 19, will have a special component as the River Raisin Park will be dedicated at 6 pm near the park’s plaza area. A ribbon cutting will “officially” open the newly-completed park at the corner of M-52 and Main Street, along with the Shared Use Trail, a section of which […]
Klager and Riverside fund-raiser begins
Along with the new school year, the Klager and Riverside PTO have started their “Fun Run” fund-raiser to bring in donations to help finance their year’s programming. “The Fun Run is a no-nonsense, health-centered event in which the kids from Riverside Intermediate and Klager Elementary raise pledge money, win a variety of prizes and participate […]
County clean-up day set in Saline this weekend
Washtenaw County is hosting a County-wide clean up day from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Thomson Reuters, 6300 Interfirst Drive, Ann Arbor (located in Pittsfield Township between Ann Arbor and Saline.) All Washtenaw County residents are welcome to bring traditional recyclables; appliances (refrigerator, dryer, a/c unit); old electronics (TV, computers), […]
What you need to know about Michigan’s flavored e-cigarette ban
by Riley Beggin, Joel Kurth (Bridge) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made national news on Wednesday by announcing an order to make Michigan the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes. Here’s what you need to know. Why the ban? The Democratic governor said she was moving to protect Michigan children by ordering the state Department of Health and Human Services to issue emergency […]
Michigan Republicans push budget without road deal, a likely no-go for Whitmer
by Riley Beggin (Bridge) Republican leaders controlling the Michigan House and Senate have agreed on a budget, they announced Friday ‒ one that doesn’t include a negotiated deal on road funding with the state’s Democratic governor. The announcement raises the stakes for a possible state government shutdown in less than a month. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has […]
Algae is again fouling Lake Erie. Thanks a lot, Ohio.
by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge) Across western Lake Erie, a giant green algal mass is again forming and it’s the largest in three years. How big is it? So big it can be seen from space and, at 620 square miles, is about bigger than the largest cities in Michigan (Detroit), Ohio (Columbus) and Indiana (Indianapolis) put together. Not […]
Report: Funding cuts, high tuition spawn a cost crisis at Michigan colleges
by Ron French (Bridge) Michigan families are facing a college affordability crisis caused by a “perfect storm” of falling wages and state disinvestment in higher education, according to a new report released Friday. That affordability crisis is hitting hardest among Michigan’s rural and low-income families, according to the report, by the New York-based Century Foundation, which describes […]
Schulte honored on “Wall of Fame” for 2019
It’s been 30 years since a car accident paralyzed 10-year-old Paul Schulte. You could say that paralysis took away his dreams of playing sports. Or you can put it like Paul did, himself, in a Facebook post last week: “(Thirty) years ago I gained my paralysis from a car accident. In the time that followed, […]
Riverfolk fund-raiser a swinging success
A cool and breezy late-summer evening surrounded by apple trees and a country summer sunset was the perfect setting for Riverfolk Music & Arts Organization’s first major fund-raiser last Saturday night. Hosted in the orchard at Alber’s Cider Mill in Freedom Township, the event featured both classic and modern string performances by Cultural Art Strings, […]
