Michigan minimum wage, sick leave laws to start Friday under legal cloud
by Lindsay VanHulle (Bridge) Michigan’s minimum wage will rise to $9.45 per hour on Friday, the same day new state requirements for employers to offer paid sick leave also take effect. Yet as the new, if scaled back, laws that raise the minimum wage and require paid sick time take effect this week, it’s still unclear if they’re constitutional. […]
McLennan “Sugar Shack” destroyed by fire
The appearance of blue bags on trees all around Manchester has long been a sign that spring time is finally here. For 14 years, the McLennan family has been blessed with the ability to provide fresh maple syrup to not only those in Manchester, but around the world. “We’ve given many tours, hosted pancake breakfasts for […]
Riverfolk’s Blacksmith Shop concert features Thunderwüde
“Born out of a need for Bluegrass in the Chelsea area,” the tight-knit bluegrass trio Thunderwüde showed that it could charm a sold-out Manchester crowd on Saturday night at the historic Blacksmith Shop. Thunderwüde, which started in 2014, consists of Jason Dennie, Wesley Fritzemeier, and Tommy Reifel. The band started out primarily as a traditional bluegrass […]
St. Mary Manchester voted best fish fry in the Ann Arbor area
submitted by Betty E. Cummings The third fish fry of 2019 is in the books. St. Mary Manchester was voted best fish fry in the Ann Arbor area by a wide margin. They were MLIVE’s People’s Choice Winner for this area, in a survey conducted in March. Several guests came to the fish fry after reading […]
Public welcome at PLPOA annual meeting–State Senator Lana Theis to speak
The Pleasant Lake Property Owners Association (PLPOA) will hold its annual meeting from 10 am to noon on Saturday, April 27 at Zion Lutheran Church, 3050 S. Fletcher Road in Freedom Township. The meeting includes breakfast. Special guest speaker will be Senator Lana Theis, representing the 22nd Senate District of Michigan, which covers all of Livingston […]
MCSF to host Mother-Son fun night out
The Manchester Community School Foundation will host a “Mother-Son Fun Night Out” at Kelly Inflatables in Tecumseh on Friday, April 5. Two sessions will be held: from 5:15-7:15 pm or 7:30-9:30 pm. Younger students (preschool to second grade) are welcome to the earlier time, with older students (third grade and above) going later. Depending upon registrations, these age divisions may […]
Beekeeping workshop set for this Wednesday
Have you ever considered taking up beekeeping, either as a hobby or as a business? Join longtime beekeeper, John Dohner, in this beginning workshop designed for the newbie. John has a small farm in Lima Township where he raises bees and sheep. He actively assists his son and daughter-in-law, Jill Dohner, with their beehives (Rustic […]
Open records package passes the House
Recently, the House passed House Bills 4007-4013, 4015 and 4016, a bipartisan package which aims to increase accountability and address Michigan’s last-in-the-nation ranking for transparency in government. Included in the package was Manchester’s state Rep., Donna Lasinski’s HB 4009, which details the process by which exempt and non-exempt records are separated. “This is a great day […]
Obituary: Richard James Willis
Richard James Willis of Manchester, age 83, died of Alzheimer’s dementia on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was born February 12, 1936 in Jackson, Michigan, the son of James & Mildred (Vaughn) Willis. Richard graduated from Northville High School in 1954, and spent a year at Alma College. He was in […]
GVSU names December grads
More than 1,150 Grand Valley State University students participated in commencement ceremonies on December 8, 2018 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. Manchester students who graduated at the conclusion of the Fall 2018 semester in December include: Isabella L. Keller with a Bachelor of Science and Ryan A. Stautz with a Bachelor of Science. Grand […]
