Varsity girls Bowling team heads to state competition
submitted by Brigette Reinhardt After qualifying at Regionals qualified last weekend, the Manchester Varsity Girls Bowling Team is headed to States in Battle Creek, Michigan this week. The six-lady team competed at Regionals this past weekend and placed third. That qualified them their spot at States this Friday March 3,2023. These six ladies have become […]
Thank you to community as it pulls together in time of need!
by Sara Swanson and Marsha Chartrand In cases of widespread destruction and damage, smaller communities are oftentimes on their own while larger population centers with the greatest density of people (as well as hospitals) are first in line for getting power restored, and major thruways are ahead of county roads for getting trees and limbs […]
What’s going on at the Blacksmith Shop?
submitted by Annette Siffin, Manchester Area Historical Society Two classes remain for the first Winter Class Session at the Blacksmith Shop. Coming this evening (Monday, February 27, 6–9pm) is Paper Cutting. Learn the art of several paper-cutting approaches to make ornaments, stationery, and shelf paper. We will learn the basics of paper cutting or “Scherenschnitte.” […]
Winter Survival Series continues in March at the Manchester District Library
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library The Winter Survival Series of fun-filled activities for all ages will continue into March at the Manchester District Library (MDL). Stop by the library or visit the event calendar for more information about these and other great programs coming soon to the MDL. Dr. Seuss Book Club March […]
The streets of Jerusalem in Manchester
submitted by St. Mary Parish Office On Friday, March 10, the people of St. Mary Church in Manchester invite their friends and neighbors to step back in time and enter into a powerful moment of history! Throughout the centuries, Christians around the world have remembered in a special way the journey Jesus walked on His […]
Michigan has far more power outages this week than other Midwest states
by Janelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) Two days after a rare ice storm barreled through the Upper Midwest, power outages continued to be a far bigger challenge for Michigan than for any of its neighbors. And it’s not even close. More than 700,000 Michigan homes lost power following the mid-week storm, and that number had […]
Food assistance cuts loom for 1.3 million Michiganders. No legislative action yet
By Yue Stella Yu and Ted Roelofs (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — As food costs rose, Nancy Cromley saw the number of families coming to her for help spike. “In the last couple months, we saw a 17% increase in clients,” Cromley, director of the Green Apple Pantry in Grand Rapids, told Bridge Michigan. Now, Cromley […]
Michigan outraged toxic waste from Ohio derailment shipped to Belleville
by Minnah Arshad (Bridge Michigan) Michigan officials say they are outraged toxic waste from an Ohio train derailment earlier this month has been transported to Wayne County. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell said at a news conference Friday evening that some solid waste was delivered earlier this week to a Wayne County site, and five trucks of liquid […]
Manchester Township board hears of county plans
by Sybil Kolon All board members except John Seefeld and Krista Jarvis were present at the February 14 township board meeting. Also present were fire chief Bill Scully, assistant fire chief Mike Kouba, county commissioner Shannon Beeman, and a few other members of the public. Scully provided the monthly report for January. There were 48 […]
Free children’s books all March long at the Friends of the Library’s used book sale
submitted by Brenda Bancroft, Book Sale Coordinator for the Friends of the Library “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” — Dr. Seuss In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday on the second, March is designated as National Reading Month. Children’s books, […]
