American Legion Auxiliary celebrates 100 years
The 100th anniversary of the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) creates an opportunity to reflect on the past and showcase each Unit’s success and contributions. It is also an occasion to celebrate the successes that the organization has worked to accomplish. Emil Jacob Unit 117 of Manchester continues to contribute to the needs of veterans in […]
“Underground” concert series starts in Manchester
Coming across a somewhat enigmatic Facebook post about an “Underground” music series starting in Manchester was enough to pique plenty of people’s interest to show up on Saturday night for a great night of acoustic music. “What do Muddy Waters, Doc Watson, Don McLean, Bruce Cockburn, Josh White Jr., Mose Allison, John Hartford, and Sonny […]
Memorial Day parade plans set
The American Legion Post #117 has announced its plans for the 2019 Memorial Day parade and observances on Monday, May 27. Members of the Legion post will travel for a brief service at the Norvell cemetery at 10 am. They will return to Manchester for an 11 am parade, which begins on the Main Street […]
Road work this week: MDOT & WCRC working in Manchester
Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is planning to place an asphalt overlay on M-52 from US 12, just south of the Washtenaw/Lenawee County line, to Austin Road, beginning the week of May 20. Aaron Jenkins, Communications Representative for MDOT, said that there will be a single-course hot mixed asphalt overlay on 5.23 miles of highway, […]
Michigan governor and Republicans at impasse on auto insurance reform bills
By Riley Beggin (Bridge) LANSING — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer promised Thursday to veto legislation passed by the Michigan House and Senate last week that would bring big changes to an auto insurance system that has made Michigan’s rates the most expensive in the nation. The Republican-backed bills, she argued, “serve a corrupt system where insurance companies are allowed to […]
Michigan’s next superintendent led gains in Kalamazoo, fought GOP policies
By Ron French (Bridge) Kalamazoo Superintendent Michael Rice, who has worked in education in several states and battled the Republican-led Michigan Legislature on several school policies, will be the next superintendent of Michigan’s public schools. By a 5-3 vote on Tuesday, May 7, the State Board of Education agreed to offer the job to Rice, who […]
Betsy DeVos: Michigan doesn’t have enough school choice
By Koby Levin (Bridge) Michigan is often cited as a case study of broad school choice and its troubles. Betsy DeVos thinks students in her home state don’t have enough options. “The reality is, Michigan doesn’t have wide open choice,” the U.S. education secretary told journalists last week at the annual gathering of the Education Writers […]
Nestlé to allow feds to monitor water withdrawals in central Michigan
By Jim Malewitz (Bridge) Nestlé Waters North America on Wednesday announced it will allow a federal agency to monitor its withdrawals of up to 400 gallons per minute in central Michigan for its bottled water. In an effort to answer questions about whether withdrawals are straining water supplies, the U.S. Geological Survey has begun collecting […]
Whelan family still waits for their son to return home
On New Years Day, Manchester residents Rosemary and Ed Whelan received news that turned their lives upside down. That was the day they learned that their youngest son Paul, had been arrested on December 28, while in Moscow attending a friend’s wedding. It started off very innocuously. Paul, a seasoned traveler who speaks a small […]
