Scientists warn of health impacts as Great Lakes plastic pollution grows
by Irving Mejia-Hilario,(Bridge Michigan) As a lifelong West Michigan resident and avid beach walker whose hometown draws its drinking water from Lake Michigan, Arthur Hirsch has always loved spending time along the Great Lakes. That’s how he spotted something worrying in the water three summers ago. Thousands of plastic pellets littered the beach’s sandy shore, […]
Give thanks: No fall wave of COVID in Michigan
by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) As Michigan and the nation are just weeks from beginning the fourth year of COVID-19, the signs are remarkably positive, according to new state data release Monday and Tuesday: For the first time since July, Michigan hospitals are treating fewer than 1,000 COVID-19 positive patients. New confirmed cases fell this […]
Lame Duck? Michigan session could be super lame this year
by Tracie Mauriello, Chalkbeat Detroit (for Bridge Michigan) After the last midterm election, Michigan lawmakers voted on 300 bills and ended the term with an exhausting 21-hour day as Republicans looked to push through controversial legislation before Democrat Gretchen Whitmer took office. Don’t expect the next few weeks to look anything like that. Lawmakers may gather during […]
Alumni Field meeting elicits plenty of community ideas
by Marsha Chartrand It’s been the site of the Manchester Community Fair for 77 years; the Manchester Chicken Broil for 69. It currently welcomes little ones for youth soccer on the weekends. According to legend, the location hosted Bob Seger long before he led the Silver Bullet Band. A lot has happened at Alumni Memorial […]
Men’s Club tree sale starts Friday
by Marsha Chartrand The Manchester Men’s Club is starting its annual Christmas Tree sale at Chi-Bro Park on Friday, November 25, at noon … shop early for the very best selection! The sale will continue until trees are sold out. But beware … they will sell out fast! Last year, the club sold nearly half […]
STEM and Language Arts combine to provide life lessons for fourth graders
by Marsha Chartrand When Cindy Hanewald’s fourth-graders were reading about “Punkin Chunkin“ during their language arts class last month, the idea caught the imagination of many of the kids as Ms. Hanewald showed them short videos of a “trebuchet“ to add to their knowledge base. It’s not surprising, of course, that many of the kids […]
Mrs. Kelly’s journey continues to unfold
by Marsha Chartrand A year and a half ago this was all just a pipe dream … and now it’s a dream coming true — and much more — for Breeda Miller. “My mother’s just gotta be beaming,“ Breeda says. “She has to be loving this.“ “This“ is the amazing success of the one-woman show […]
Fire department monitors minor plane crash in Manchester Township
by Marsha Chartrand On Sunday morning, November 13, the Manchester Township Fire Department was dispatched to a plane that had landed/crash landed in a field west of town near the intersection of Austin and Lamb Roads in Manchester Township. MTFD Chief Bill Scully said apparently the plane experienced an engine issue and the pilot landed […]
Local woman to appear in TCA presentation of “A Christmas Carol“
The Tecumseh Players, the Tecumseh Center for the Arts, and the TCA Big Band & VocalAires have teamed to present “A Christmas Carol” on Saturday, December 10, at 2 and 7pm, and on Sunday, December 11, at 2pm. It will be presented as a 1940s-style radio show complete with sound effects and music by the […]
Last chance to fill out 5HF survey!
submitted by Manchester Wellness Coalition The Five Healthy Communities have responded well to this year’s survey, but with just a little more than one and a half weeks to go … we’d like to get as much community participation as possible! Responses to the 5 Heathy Towns survey help the 5HF Board of Directors, coalitions, […]
