Gazebo Concert series debuts this week
Since 1989, each summer has brought a variety of musical styles and sounds to the gazebo on the “village square” in Wurster Park. This summer is no exception and the lineup will be fantastic! This year’s Gazebo Concert series will kick off, as is its tradition, with a Children’s concert. This week’s featured group is […]
Diuble sisters have a spring filled with honors
Abby and Lilly Diuble, ages 15 & 17, have received multiple awards and recognition this spring for their community service. Abby, who is finishing her freshman year at Manchester High School, and Lilly, who will be a senior at Manchester next fall, are the daughters of Angela and Scott Diuble of Manchester. Abby and Lilly […]
Enjoy this summer’s ice cream socials
submitted by Mary Sue Moore Beginning in June, six area churches will be hosting their ice cream socials. Many delicious food items are offered that might include beef barbecue, hot, or cold, chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, German and American potato salads, coleslaw, baked beans, macaroni & cheese and several beverage options. The meal is then […]
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 […]
