Attention MHS Class of 1969
submitted by Paul Heinrich Many of the invitations sent out by the MHS Alumni Association regarding the Annual Alumni Banquet scheduled for June 15 at the High School Commons, have been returned due to the fact they do not contain a PO Box number. We have left copies of the letter and registration form at […]
Bortmas named to Dean’s List
Emily Bortmas, a 2015 graduate of Manchester High School, has been named to the Dean’s List of the College and Arts and Sciences at Western Michigan University for the semester ending Spring, 2019. If you have a student who made the Dean’s List at their college or university, let us know; we’d like to run […]
Report: Michiganders divided on road funding options, just like Lansing
By Lindsay VanHulle (Bridge) Michigan residents agree with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and infrastructure experts who say Michigan’s roads are in bad shape, and will get worse if the state doesn’t invest to fix them. But there is little consensus on solutions, from the amount of extra money Michigan policymakers should set aside to the source […]
High blood pressure is rampant in Michigan. Better data may lead to a cure.
By Robin Erb (Bridge) They call it the silent killer because of its ability to lurk undetected – hardening arteries, stiffening heart muscles, depriving blood from the brain and damaging kidneys and retinas. Now, high blood pressure may be losing a bit of its ability to hide. A new color-coded, data-driven mapping tool developed at Wayne State […]
Michigan lobbyist for polluter wrote law easing toxic cleanups, emails show
By Jim Malewitz, Craig Mauger (Bridge) LANSING — In a single year, a self-described “lawyer-lobbyist” went from working on behalf of a company accused of poisoning groundwater to writing a law that could weaken Michigan’s standards for pollution cleanups. A joint investigation by Bridge Magazine and the Michigan Campaign Finance Network found that attorney Troy Cumings last year […]
Conflict looms for Whitmer, Nessel as Enbridge accelerates Line 5 tunnel plan
By Lindsay VanHulle, Bridge MACKINAC ISLAND — Canadian energy giant Enbridge Inc. on Thursday announced it can finish a tunnel to house the controversial Line 5 oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac by 2024 at the earliest, shaving years off previous estimates. Enbridge said in a statement that construction could start as soon as 2021, […]
Shared-use trail progressing
Work on the shared-use trail that eventually will extend east-to-west through the village has been seeing a lot of activity over the past two weeks. Excavation is nearly complete and layers of crushed limestone have been placed on much of the surface from the River Ridge condos east of Hibbard Street, and extending west to […]
Graduating senior offers advice to young students
By Mitchell Ernst “What Do You Want To Tell Younger Students?” In 15 years of schooling, including preschool, this is the hardest question that I have ever had to answer. But, after taking two weeks to finally come up with a response, I found out that it could be summed up in one word. I […]
June events at Manchester District Library
Submitted by Tamara Denby, MDL Summer is just around the corner, and the staff of the Manchester District Library has a great month planned for you! Our new Writer’s Support Group will hold their first meeting on Wed. June 5 at 5pm. The meeting is open to the public and anyone interested in writing is encouraged […]
First Annual Native Plant Expo & Marketplace and Fish Distribution set for June 1
The Washtenaw County Conservation District (WCCD) will host the First Annual Native Plant Expo & Marketplace on June 1 at the Farm Council Grounds (5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd) from 9 am- 2 pm. The Native Plant Expo & Marketplace offers landowners one convenient location to shop for Michigan native plants from several Michigan native plant growers, […]
