2023 Manchester Community Fair Queen contest results
submitted by Angie Schaible Miranda Austin was recognized as Manchester Community Fair’s 2023 Fair Queen. First runner-up was Melanie Fierro Vasquez. Second runner-up was Anna Amburgey. Third runner-up was Olivia Milkey. Fourth runner-up was Savannah Roe. Miss Congeniality was Lauren Blaine.
Pistol Prodigies wrap up ’23 season and ramp up for ’24
submitted by Scott & Lisa Poet, Head Coaches – Pistol Prodigies Youth Pistol and Rifle Team The Pistol Prodigies just completed a great 2022-2023 season. Some of the highlights included: participating in the Manchester Fair Parade and the MHS Homecoming Parade, hosting a successful fundraising banquet, certifying two SSSF Action Shooting Program Junior Coaches, adding […]
Helmke to continue soccer career at Baldwin Wallace University
submitted by Baldwin Wallace University Grace Helmke of Manchester and Manchester High School is one of 13 women’s soccer newcomers to continue their career at Baldwin Wallace University. Coach Wojtkun, who is in his seventh season, returns eighteen letterwinners, two All-Ohio Athletic Conference players, and 10 Academic All-OAC selections from last year’s OAC tournament-qualifying team […]
September Discovery Center programs
submitted by Kathy Claflin, Waterloo Natural History Association Program Coordinator Public programs for September 2023 at the Waterloo Recreation Area are sponsored by the Waterloo Natural History Association. Programs are presented at the Eddy Discovery Center, located at 17030 Bush Rd, in the Waterloo Recreation Area, 10 minutes north of Sharon Township. To reach the Discovery […]
WCRC roadwork this week
by Sara Swanson In Freedom Township, Hieber Road between Reno Road and Schneider Road will continue to have intermittent lane restrictions through August 25 for drainage and gravel resurfacing. Unpaved local roads in Freedom Township will continue to have intermittent lane restrictions for dust control through August 24. Kirk Road between Tracey Road and M-52 […]
Public notice: Bridgewater Township
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SYNOPSIS 3-Aug-23 The regular monthly meeting of the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Fromhart at 7:07pm. Four board members were present (quorum) with 1 citizen in attendance. One citizen spoke. The board approved the 1-Jun-23 meeting minutes as presented, the 06-Jun-23 and 24-July-23 special meeting […]
Michigan Democrats eye stricter gun restrictions for domestic abusers
by Yue Stella Yu (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — A week before her death, Amber Jo Thomas sensed it coming. On July 27, the 40-year-old Adrian resident filed a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, Barry Garza, who she said abused and stalked her during and after a nine-year relationship. “He has physically harmed me so many […]
Michigan kindergarten vaccination rate plunges
by Robin Erb & Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) The number of Michigan kindergartners attending school where vaccination rates were less than 90 percent has more than doubled between 2015 and 2022, state records show. That means roughly 37,000 of the state’s 112,300 kindergartners last year were in buildings with vaccination rates less than the threshold generally […]
The life of Peanut: Inside the story of the world’s oldest living chicken
by Jack Armstrong, Great Lakes Echo (Bridge Michigan) In the spring of 2002, Marsi Darwin noticed one of her hen’s eggs hadn’t hatched and had gone cold. As the caretaker of the farm, she knew rotten eggs would attract unwanted animals. So she carried it to the pond to throw it away where it would […]
Meet MCS’s new special education supervisor
submitted by Brad Bezeau, superintendent of Manchester Community Schools It is with great excitement that we announce the hiring of our new Manchester Community Schools Special Education Supervisor, Rachel Tierney. Rachel worked with the district last year as our School Social Worker, and we look forward to her leadership in this critical area for us. […]
