Public notice: Manchester Community Schools
Manchester Community Schools Notice of Board Vacancy The Manchester Community School District is seeking applications for the current vacant position on the board of education. An individual will be appointed to fill the vacant position through December 31, 2024 and will be replaced by the individual elected to the position (based upon the November 5, […]
Watch the Timberdoodle Tumble in the Leonard Preserve
by Sara Swanson Have you ever wanted to see a Timberdoodle Tumble? Join Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation naturalist Kelsey Dehring Saturday, April 15, from 7:45 to 9pm in the Leonard Preserve. As the sun sets over open fields, experience the delightful aerial display of the American Woodcock, also known as a timberdoodle. During spring nights the […]
Create the perfect personalized massage oil at MDL
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library (MDL) welcomes back Nichole Jensen from Hand and Heartwork for Massage Oils Make & Take on Monday, March 27. This workshop will be held at 6:30pm in the library’s upstairs lounge. Learn about different carrier oils, essential oils, and the various plants that can […]
Adult Learners Institute announces its April classes
submitted by Joan Gaughan, Chelsea’s Adult Learners Institute (ALI) Last fall, with the help of the Webb and Hubbell telescopes, Dr. Charlie Taylor turned our gaze to the farthest reaches of the known universe. This semester, in his class Biology 101 on the first three Wednesdays in April, he reverses our focus to the microscopic […]
Take the Washtenaw County Community Health Survey
submitted by Washtenaw County Health Department The Washtenaw County Health Department is inviting residents to share what they think about health in our county by taking the Washtenaw County Community Health Survey. The survey will help the Health Department, community partners, and local health care providers better understand the needs of our community, establish health priorities, […]
Seasonal Weight Restrictions suspended
submitted by Washtenaw County Road Commission The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) suspended the Seasonal Weight Restrictions as of Friday, March 17, 2023, at 6am. The Seasonal Weight Restrictions went into effect February 8, 2023. Typically, each spring, in accordance with the state law, the Road Commission reduces the weight and speed limits for trucks. […]
Collins named to Palmer Dean’s List
Avery Collins of Manchester has been named to the fall 2022 Dean’s List at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa. Palmer College of Chiropractic, the first and largest college in the chiropractic profession, has campuses in Davenport, Iowa; San Jose, California; and Port Orange, Florida. If you have a student who made […]
Three Manchester students make SVSU Dean’s List
Nearly 1,900 students from Saginaw Valley State University earned a spot on the fall 2022 semester Dean’s List. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and carry a semester GPA of 3.4 or better. Among the students named to the Dean’s List were Madelyn Harris, Anthony […]
DTE, Consumers Energy to Michigan lawmakers: We need to do better
by Janelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) Elouise Garley says she never imagined she’d have to use lanterns to light her home after leaving war-torn Liberia more than 20 years ago for Detroit. “As a teenager, we used (lanterns) as electricity, and I got traumatized by darkness. Whenever it’s dark, I think of the days of […]
Michigan moves to end threat of jail to hunters who fail to report deer kills
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) Michigan lawmakers are moving to reform a controversial law that threatens hunters with 90 days in jail for failing to notify state regulators of deer kills. Fresh off the first season under a mandatory reporting policy that was never fully enforced, momentum is building to ease penalties to a simple […]
