Diubles plan fall fund-raiser
Lilly and Abby Diuble (along with parents, Scott and Angela!) invite the community to their Diuble Family Vision fall fundraising event, which this year is called “Color My World,” and will be held at 6 pm on November 11, in Building A at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. The event will include a catered meal, live and silent auctions, […]
October 2017 gardening advice
submitted by Jennifer Fairfield What kind of weird September weather was that? We had late-September weather at the beginning of the month and more like July weather towards the end. Late September should be a time for cool-temperature plants to be happily growing and producing, but the lettuces that I planted in late August suffered […]
WCRC announces local road work projects
The Washtenaw County Road Commission last Friday announced a number of late fall road work projects that will affect drivers county-wide. The schedule includes scheduled road work for the upcoming week –Monday, Oct. 23 through Sunday, Oct. 29, and two rural Manchester-area routes are affected. In Bridgewater and Freedom Townships, Bemis Road between Ernst and Schneider […]
Letter to the Editor: Fill out your survey!
Over the last 8 years I’ve lived my life immersed in healthy concepts. Every work day I think about population health – how we get there and what 5 Healthy Towns Foundation can do to help. I know a lot about what it takes to get and stay healthy, yet my daily decisions don’t always […]
Village Council, DDA continue discussions of vacant building ordinance
Discussions are continuing at recent meetings of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and Manchester Village Council, on the possibility of implementing an ordinance that would discourage owners from keeping vacant storefront buildings in the downtown area. Recent meetings which included merchants and DDA have hashed out the pros and cons of such an ordinance, which […]
Text Messaging Service Aims to Improve Children’s Literacy
The Manchester District library is part of a new service that aims to improve childhood literacy … with text messages! Parents of kids 5 and under can receive messages suggesting easy, fun ways to incorporate learning into their everyday lives. The more words children hear in their early years, the easier it is to learn to […]
Freedom Childcare to host fall event
The Freedom Childcare Center will be hosting a “Fall Festival Fabulosa” on Sunday, October 29 from 2-3:30 pm. The center is collecting items for Faith in Action in Chelsea. There will be a scarecrow that can be dressed with hats and mittens, and a pumpkin to be filled with non-perishable food items for the Faith […]
Freedom church to host dinner Oct. 26
St. Thomas Lutheran Church will host a Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser on Thursday, October 26, from 5:30-7 pm at the Freedom Township Hall, 11508 E. Pleasant Lake Road. All proceeds will go toward hurricane relief efforts. The all you can eat dinner includes drink and dessert. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for kids 12 and […]
Lock it or lose it! Secure your gun
Earlier this summer, the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office reported investigating 20 stolen vehicles in the month of July and how significant of an increase that was for this area. Many of the vehicles that were stolen or broken into were taken by opening an unlocked door. Some of these vehicles also had unsecured guns that were stolen. […]
National Walk Day draws a crowd!
Between 85-90 kids, parents, community members, and Klager staff participated in National Walk to School Day last Wednesday, October 4. It was a great turnout despite many logistical challenges for the staff coordinating this year’s walking program. Kathy O’Mara has headed up this program for four years, and is always eager to find new ways to […]
