‘You just react’ — Hunter deaths shadow opening of Michigan firearms season
by Bob Campbell (Bridge) This is the week each year when anticipation builds for the traditional Opening Day of Michigan firearms deer season, which begins Friday. Hunters are sighting-in guns, gathering gear, tracking weather reports and recalling past hunts. It’s also the week in which spouses, children, parents and friends routinely urge hunters to “be […]
Michigan hunters thought they shot deer, squirrels — they hit other hunters
by Bob Campbell (Bridge) Bridge Magazine culled 20 accidents from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ annual summaries of hunting-related injuries and deaths involving weapons from 2010 to 2018. Over these nine years, 86 people were injured and 16 died after being struck by bullets, slugs, pellets or arrows. The incidents selected illustrate a wide […]
Liberal super PAC sues Michigan over voting restrictions
by Riley Beggin (Bridge) A liberal super PAC that plans to spend millions in Michigan in 2020 has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel, arguing certain laws that restrict voter services are illegal and asking the court to stop Nessel from enforcing them. The group, Priorities USA, argues in […]
Superintendent commits to preserving sledding at Klager
On Tuesday, November 5, many parents and staff were surprised and dismayed to see solar panels being installed on the Klager Elementary School “sledding hill.” In 2001-2002, when the school building was renovated and a new bus-only drive created on the north side of the school building, care was taken in the design phase to […]
Local ump travels far to fulfill his dreams
When Jim Connors got a job with Saline Rec fresh out of college in 1994, he probably never gave a second thought to starting a career that would involve international travel. But, 25 years later, that is what has happened! This summer, Connors was selected to to attend the PanAm Games in Lima, Peru, as […]
Family History Guild to welcome guest speaker
The local Family History Guild will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, November 19, starting at 6:30 pm. “November has historically been dedicated to researching veterans or different topics related to veterans,” said Charlotte Major, one of the organizers of the Guild. “In the past we have often shared how and where to research veterans, […]
Leaf pickup ongoing along village streets
The Village of Manchester Department of Public Works (DPW) is doing leaf pickup on village streets throughout November. Leaves must be raked to the curb or roadside; not in the street, and leaf piles should not contain any sticks or brush, which could damage equipment or even injure workers. Watering the pile will help keep […]
No deal: Senate GOP rejects possible budget compromise
By Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) LANSING — County sheriffs, small schools, local governments, and other groups grappling with state funding cuts will have to wait several more days — or possibly weeks — for Michigan leaders to try and resolve an ongoing budget dispute. Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, on Thursday rejected a potential budget […]
Attorney General Dana Nessel takes hard line in juvenile inmate rape cases
By Ted Roelofs (Bridge) For more than five years, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette was a brick wall defending the state against allegations that prison officials failed to protect juvenile inmates as young as 14 from being raped and assaulted when they were housed with adult prisoners. Schuette fought the 2013 juvenile inmate lawsuit up and down […]
Measures aim to end ‘surprise billing’ for Michigan medical patients
By Robin Erb (Bridge) In the tense hours at a Grand Rapids emergency room last year — as Lisa Grinzinger struggled to form words and a medical team scrambled to rule out a possible stroke — finances were far from top-of-mind. “I never even thought about it,” said her husband Mike Grinzinger, a retired chief […]
