Sara Swanson

Sunrise hike at Watkins Lake

Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation will be holding a sunrise nature hike in Watkins Lake State Park & County Preserve on Tuesday, March 8 from 8:30 - 10 am. The hike will be led by Parks Naturalist, Elle Bogle. Winter is slowly winding down. Red-winged blackbirds are starting to return, skunk cabbages are poking through the ice, and […]

 Sara Swanson

Maker nights coming to Manchester District Library in March

submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library  Beginning March 10, Manchester District Library (MDL) will host Maker Nights, a brand new event every second and fourth Thursday from 6:30-8:30 pm in the Village Room of the Manchester Community Building. Makers in all mediums are invited to bring their latest project and get inspiration from other […]

 Sara Swanson

February 2022 Senior Student of the Month: Jordyn Porter

submitted by Manchester Jr./Sr. High School Our February 2022 Manchester Community Schools Foundation Student of the Month for Manchester High School is Jordyn Porter. Jordyn is the daughter of Justin and Kate Porter. She has been on the varsity softball team the last four years.  Jordyn has been in the Pistol Prodigies youth Pistol and […]

 Sara Swanson

Underclass Students of the Month announced for February

submitted by the Manchester Junior/Senior High School Students in grades 7-11 at Manchester Junior-Senior High School received their Student of the Month awards for promoting a good way of life; for working and getting along with people; for working up to your capacity; for inspiring respect for adults, peer groups, and people in authority; for […]

 Sara Swanson

Natalie Bargardi & Madelyn Harris named to Saginaw Valley State University Dean's List

Nearly 2,000 students from Saginaw Valley State University earned a spot on the Fall 2021 semester Deans' List. To be eligible for the Deans' List, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and carry a semester GPA of 3.4 or better. Among those named to the list are two Manchester students: Natalie Bargardi […]

 Sara Swanson

Weight restriction imposed on Bemis Road

As of February 16th, Washtenaw County Road Commission has imposed a weight restriction on Bemis Road between Ernst Road and Schneider Road in Freedom Township because of structural deterioration over the creek. The load rating has been reduced to 29/44/52T. A schedule for maintenance at this location is undetermined.

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Manchester Township

TOWNSHIP OF MANCHESTER 2022 MARCH BOARD OF REVIEW MEETINGS As required by the General Property Tax Act, public notice is hereby given by the Township of Manchester, that the 2022 March Board of Review will meet on the following days at the Manchester Township Hall located at 275 S Macomb, Manchester Michigan, for the purpose […]

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Bridgewater Township

NOTICE OF BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, 3 Mar-22 at 7:00 pm the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on the proposed Township budget for fiscal year 2022-2023.   The public hearing will be held at the Bridgewater Township Hall, located […]

 Sara Swanson

Letter to the editor: I want an Australian to give me a pep-talk

February 12, 2022 Something my daughter, Allison, wrote about the Olympics: I love the Australians. There’s the commentator for the Olympics for Skeleton and he is awesome — he gets so excited. Whenever I hear an Australian, they all sound like Crocodile Dundee but they can all make the most mundane things sound super-exciting. They […]

 Sara Swanson

Oxford High students push gun reforms in Michigan: ‘Things need to change’

by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Kylie Myrand describes it as the scariest three minutes of her life. The 16-year-old Oxford High School student was locked in a classroom and waiting for her brother, a freshman, to text her back while a shooter opened fire in the school’s hallways. When her brother finally responded three minutes later […]