Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – May 2022
The May 2022 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: May 2022 Trumpeter
With insulin prices skyrocketing, Michigan may go DIY
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) If drugmakers won’t lower insulin prices, maybe Michigan should make its own. That’s the thinking of a small group of lawmakers and others, led by Sen. Curt VanderWall, R-Ludington, who have been meeting with drugmakers and university representatives to determine whether Michigan can make its own insulin to sharply reduce […]
Got COVID? Michigan has 66 one-stop shops that both test and treat
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) With COVID treatments now widely available in Michigan, there are dozens of one-stop sites across the state where you can get tested and treated at the same time. “We have a surplus in the state, to be honest,” Dr. Matthew Sims, director of infectious diseases research at Beaumont Health, said […]
Republicans add transgender athlete ban to Michigan education budget bill
by Isabel Lohman & Tracie Mauriello (Bridge Michigan) Republican lawmakers in Michigan are stepping back into the national debate over the right of transgender athletes to participate in school sports. After a Senate effort to limit opportunities for transgender athletes stalled last year, state Republicans found a new vehicle: the state budget. The Republican-controlled House Appropriations Committee advanced […]
327 W Main leased for Biggby Coffee & Cold Scoops
submitted by Sarah Simmons Chris Moyle has spent more than 29 years as a successful business owner here within the Village of Manchester. He opened his first original Ollie’s location in 1993, and second location of Ollie’s Pizza and Grinders side by side with Over The Edge Sports Bar in 2016, restoring another previously abandoned […]
Manchester Dutchmen track & field teams kick off a strong start for spring season
submitted by Cheryl Smith On a cold spring evening in early April, both the Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams finished in the top of their division brackets at the Whitmore Lake Trojan Relays and brought home trophies and many individual medals. It was so great to see our skilled athletes back on the […]
The Digital Dislocators season comes to an end with excitement for next year!
submitted by Caiden Kippnick and Luke Somerville, The Digital Dislocators After an abrupt cut to our 2020 season due to the pandemic and a slow, almost nonexistent 2021 season that consisted of no competitions, team #6081 was excited and ready for this year. This year’s game, Rapid React, required us to design and build a […]
Yoga for seniors returns!
submitted by Betty Cummings, Manchester Area Senior Citizens Council, Inc. Yoga is back! Washtenaw Community College is planning to hold in-person Senior Focus classes during spring/summer term beginning in May 2022. The Manchester Area Senior Citizens Council, Inc., will again sponsor the yoga classes. They will be held at the Manchester United Methodist Church Fellowship […]
More information on avian flu in Washtenaw
The Washtenaw County Health Department has shared more information on the avian influenza (HPAI) detected in Washtenaw County last week. They shared a press release from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) stating that the case in Washtenaw was detected in domestic parrots at a residential location. The press release stated that […]
Road work this week
Submitted by Washtenaw County Road Commission The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) is continuing road work this week in Sharon Township. Pleasant Lake Road between Sharon Hollow Rd and Smythe Rd will see daytime road closures for drainage improvements and road resurfacing. The work is scheduled to be completed by this Friday, April 29th. However, all […]
