Farmers Market open Thursday, July 4
Don’t worry about last-minute dinner preps for the Fourth of July–the Manchester Farmers Market will have you covered! Yes, there will be a farmers market on July 4, from 3:30-7 pm. And free American flags will be offered to the first 50 customers. Market manager Laura Wohlgemuth said that since this is the first time […]
Pistol Prodigies Compete at Multiple SASP State Championships
Submitted by Scott Poet, Pistol Prodigies Manchester’s own Pistol Prodigies Youth Pistol and Rifle Team competed at the Wisconsin Scholastic Action Shooting Program’s (SASP) State Championships in Racine, WI June 15-16, and the Michigan SASP State Match June 22-23. For the fourth consecutive year, the Michigan match was held at the St. Joseph County Conservation […]
Old-fashioned wax paper: A bit of “Acorn” news
Submitted by Acorn Farmers Market & Café Board If Acorn is going to sell locally grown food – why are we talking about wax paper? Who uses wax paper anymore when plastic bags that zip shut are so nice and convenient! Well, I was inspired in March when visiting my brother in California. We went […]
Around the fairs in 55 days
Submitted By Cindy Radak, Saline Community Fair The Manchester Community Fair, Chelsea Community Fair, and Saline Community Fair are pleased to present our “Around the Fairs in 55 Days” promotion in 2019. Visit at least two fairs in Washtenaw County, turn in your passport at the Chelsea Community Fair or Saline Community Fair, and you […]
Road work for week of July 1
This week, only one local (county) road will be affected by road work, other than continuing work on resurfacing M-52 south of Manchester. On Sharon Hollow Road, between Ely and Herman roads in Manchester Township, the WCRC has extended its estimated completion date for intermittent lane closures due to drainage improvements, to July 4 due […]
“Fight the Bite”–County launches tick and mosquito surveillance program
This summer, the Washtenaw County Health Department will participate in the Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance and Prevention Program in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The Health Department will provide mosquito and tick monitoring data to MDHHS as part of a statewide system which helps communities to track and prepare for […]
SBAM Names State Rep. Donna Lasinski as Legislator of the Year
The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) last week honored state Rep. Donna Lasinki as its 2019 Legislator of the Year from the House Democratic Caucus. “Michigan’s small businesses have a hero in state Rep. Donna Lasinski,” said SBAM President Brian Calley. “She is a respected leader who takes a thoughtful and inclusive approach to […]
Pressure builds on Michigan Republicans to share their road funding plan
By Lindsay VanHulle (Bridge) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is upping pressure on Republican lawmakers over road funding, criticizing them for approving a summer recess without first finishing next year’s budget, including a plan to raise billions to fix Michigan’s battered roads. The first-term Democratic governor told reporters Tuesday she has not had any substantive talks with […]
Michigan congresswoman pushes national plan to fix recycling woes
By Jim Malewitz (Bridge) A Michigan congresswoman is pushing the federal government to develop a strategy to bolster local recycling programs nationwide — including some in Michigan reeling from a global plunge in prices for recycled paper, plastics and other materials. U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Rochester Hills, co-sponsored an amendment to a larger package of […]
What the U.S. Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling means for Michigan
By Riley Beggin, Lindsay VanHulle (Bridge) Michigan’s attempt to throw out Republican-drawn legislative and congressional district maps is essentially dead, redistricting experts said, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday that said federal courts should play no role in deciding partisan gerrymandering cases. That power, the court wrote in a 5-4 majority opinion penned by Chief Justice […]
