Australian visitors enjoy a taste of small-town life
Six years ago, while Pat and Dwayne Vailliencourt were visiting New Zealand, Pat happened to be working on a quilt square during a tour when a woman approached her to inquire about the pattern. “As fellow quilters, Allison and I bonded pretty much immediately,” Pat recalls with a chuckle. “It turned out that both Dwayne […]
Whelan family requests messages to Paul for July 4
The following message has been received from Elizabeth Whelan, Paul’s sister (and Rosemary and Ed’s daughter), in Massachusetts: “I am heading back to DC next week to push for more action on the part of our government to get Paul N. Whelan out of Lefortovo Prison, Moscow. It’s been almost 6 months, for goodness’ sake! […]
Sidewalk ramps to accompany summer street work
The street work approved at the May 20 Village Council meeting will be complemented by the addition of Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) sidewalk approaches at each intersection affected by the repaving that will take place this summer. Streets receiving new overlay before September 1 will include South Macomb, from Territorial to Wager; West Duncan, […]
Potato Plants Sneak in as an Ornamental Plant for Yards– a bit of “Acorn” news
by Ruth VanBogelen, Acorn Farmers’ Market & Cafe Last year I visited a friend’s house and in her yard she had a beautiful flowering plant between her house and the driveway for everyone to see. It was gorgeous! The plant looked like a potato plant. I asked her what flower plant looks like potato plants. […]
Michigan lawmaker: Require dental screenings for school children
By Robin Erb (Bridge) Vision and hearing are standard on the to-do list of Michigan parents whose youngsters are heading to school. Making sure their teeth get a once-over by a trained professional may soon be added as well. House Bill 4223 would require parents to make sure their children have at least a basic dental […]
Surging Great Lakes water levels shrink beaches, flood docks in Michigan
By Jim Malewitz (Bridge) Lakes Erie, St. Clair and Superior broke records for average water heights during the month of May, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday. And as wet weather persists across the region, all five Great Lakes — as well as Lake St. Clair — may set additional records, the agency […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer opens up more Michigan farmland to solar power
By Jim Malewitz (Bridge) LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a policy change Monday that would allow solar energy development on up to 3.4 million acres of farmland. Landowners in Michigan’s Farmland and Open Space Preservation program — which offers tax credits to those who keep land under contract for agricultural use for decades […]
She’s in a good place at Manchester Eye Care
Growing up in Grass Lake, Dr. Michelle Danko always dreamed of working in health care. “I was never afraid of dentists, doctor visits, or the eye doctor,” she says. “I always enjoyed it. That’s kind of weird, I know.” And she always knew she wanted to be able to work with children. At first, she […]
Chicken Broil announces 2019 sponsors
Something new at the 66th annual Manchester Chicken Broil will be the addition of corporate sponsorships, so the broil can give even more money back to the Manchester community. Although co-chair Michael Tindall says that he received approval almost 10 years ago from the board to pursue this idea, he had felt ambivalent about it. […]
Five village streets to be re-paved this summer
At the May 20 Village Council meeting, DPW supervisor Brent Jones made a recommendation for asphalt overlay work on five streets within the village this summer. Work is scheduled to be complete before the beginning of the school year in September. The streets that will receive new overlay include South Macomb, from Territorial to Wager; […]
