Walkers win big prizes
With the end of the school year, Walk to School Wednesdays (and Mondays and Fridays!) have wrapped up for the summer. Walkers who have reached milestones had the opportunity to choose the prizes for which they wanted to be eligible. Each walker had his or her own punch card, and for every 10 punches they […]
Saying “so long” to a familiar face in Manchester
For 15 years, Paul Goosby, a Sharon Township resident, has been delivering UPS packages to Manchester homes and businesses south of Bethel Church Road. On June 21, Paul will be retiring to take more time for his favorite pursuits, so this week is his last week driving a big brown truck! When you see Paul […]
Summer road work continues
Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) has announced its planned road work for the week of June 17. Affected roads in the Manchester area include the following: Bridgewater Township: Hogan Road, which has been closed northwest of Wallace Road for a culvert replacement, has been reopened! Freedom Township: Parker Rd between Weber Rd and Pleasant Lake Rd. […]
Fruit or Vegetable?– a bit of “Acorn” news
Submitted by Acorn Farmers Market & Cafe board Do you eat five servings of fruits/vegetables a day? In Manchester, surveys say only about a quarter of us do. With local summer produce coming on strong, try for five a day. You might ask if you can eat five fruits and no vegetables or five vegetables […]
Letter to the editor: An ode to Pyramid
June 16, 2019 To the Editor of the Manchester Mirror: I will be sorry to see the end of Pyramid Office Supply, a Manchester Main Street stalwart for 32 years. I love shopping there! It’s great not having to drive to the big city for a good pen and notebook, or even a package of […]
Michigan lawmakers’ pet projects get funding, new controls added
By Mike Wilkinson (Bridge) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration has added new controls on money spent for a handful of legislators’ pet projects, allowing the state to recoup unspent or misused funds and requiring regular updates. The changes were adopted last week, several months after Whitmer derided more than $115 million for over 70 projects that the Legislature and her […]
More than a dozen hospitals in rural Michigan at ‘high risk’ of closing
By Ted Roelofs (Bridge) It’s been seven years since Cheboygan Memorial Hospital shut its doors, costing hundreds of jobs and jolting rural residents in the northeast Lower Peninsula. But health care analysts now warn that more than a dozen rural hospitals scattered across Michigan risk the same fate, as fiscal pressures, staff recruitment troubles and dwindling […]
Whitmer on Census: Get counted or lose money, clout for Michigan
By Chastity Pratt (Bridge) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday announced that she is creating a committee to ensure that everyone in Michigan is counted during the 2020 census. And her message was stark: Michigan cannot afford to lose federal aid or a congressional seat due to an undercount. Whitmer signed an executive order creating the Complete Count […]
Congratulations Class of 2019
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Chicken Broil to be featured on Under the Radar: Michigan
Two years ago, the popular PBS television program “Under the Radar: Michigan” featuring the people, places, and things that make Michigan such a great place, visited the famous Manchester Chicken Broil. A short video on the Chicken Broil Facebook page, taken on July 20, 2017 during the crew’s visit shows host Tom Daldin trying to […]
