National Bike to School Day
National Bike To School Day was held on Wednesday, May 8, and had great participation from Klager and Riverside students, staff, school board and administration, village representatives, as well as parents and community members. All told, coordinator Kathy O’Mara estimated 80 participants–with 65 student walkers and bikers and 15 or so adults. “This was probably […]
Healthy Thoughts for 5 Healthy Towns: Life changes can be hard, but rewarding
by Amy Heydlauff, 5 Healthy Towns CEO On the heels of my recent column about failing forward, Trinh Pifer told me a story about her early life. Many of you know Trinh, the retiring Director of the Chelsea Senior Center. Even those of you outside Chelsea know her through her senior and other outreach efforts […]
Letter to the Editor: Where are our Senators?
May 16, 2019 To the Editor: Currently our border with Mexico is under siege from Central and South American citizens who wish to come to America for a better life. It seems that a very small percentage of those seeking sanctuary are legitimate. But they are simply trying to gain access to our system of Social freebees. […]
Right to Life of Michigan launches ballot drive to ban abortion procedure
by Riley Beggin, Lindsay VanHulle (Bridge) Right to Life of Michigan says it has launched a petition drive to ask voters to ban a common abortion procedure, one day after the state House and Senate passed bills that would outlaw the practice and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vowed to veto them. The anti-abortion advocacy group said Wednesday it formed a […]
Reader FAQ: Does Michigan Lottery money really go to schools?
by Alexandra Schmidt (Bridge) Where’d all the Michigan lottery money go? It’s a question the public engagement team from the Center for Michigan (which also publishes Bridge Magazine) hears all the time during our statewide engagement campaigns. Michiganders tell us they don’t understand how our public schools could be underfunded with all the lottery money they receive. […]
Six times more third-graders may flunk next year under Michigan reading law
by Ron French (Bridge) More than 5,000 third-graders–five percent across the state–may be held back from advancing to fourth grade following the 2019-20 school year because of Michigan’s “read or flunk” law, which takes effect this fall. That’s a more than six-fold increase over the number of third-graders who were held back in 2017-18 (777 […]
Three departments assist Manchester with fire at Martinrea plant
The Manchester Township Fire Department was dispatched shortly after 11:30 pm on Friday, May 10 to a reported structural fire in the shipping area of the Martinrea plant on Parr Street on the southeast side of town. “The first engine arrived minutes later with smoke venting from an open door,” said MTFD Chief Bill Scully. […]
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 […]
