January 2022 Senior Student of the Month: Logan Reppert
submitted by Manchester Jr./Sr. High School Our January 2022 Manchester Community Schools Foundation Student of the Month for Manchester High School is Logan Reppert. Logan is the son of Craig and Lisa Reppert. He has been a member of DECA for his senior year as well as the Chester Chat News Team. Logan has been […]
Underclass Students of the Month announced for January
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 […]
Letter to the editor: Fill out Manchester Township survey to help them decide how to spend ARP funds
Jan. 25, 2022 To the Editor: I have been covering Manchester Township board meetings in the Mirror for nearly two years. As a resident of Manchester Township, I saw that the minutes of board meetings lacked detail, basically covering who was there and specific motions the board voted on. It is nearly impossible to tell what […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – February 2022
The February 2022 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: 3. Feb 2022 Trumpeter 1-2-3 ok. Download the calendar here: 4. Feb Cal. 2022 ok
Activists push Michigan for bolder, faster climate efforts
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) As Michigan regulators consider how to transition the state away from fossil fuels by 2050, activists want them to focus more heavily on housing, transportation and rooftop solar. During the first of two scheduled listening sessions as state regulators circulate the draft climate plan published this month, activists on Wednesday lauded the […]
Updating Michigan energy rules on new homes faces pushback from builders
by Ted Roelofs, Michigan Environment Watch (Bridge Michigan) Updating Michigan standards last addressed in 2015, state officials are to consider a new, more energy-efficient home construction code this year ─ likely sparking a battle between home builders and environmentalists who back stronger energy mandates. “These provisions are critical,” said Charlotte Jameson, chief policy officer of […]
Michigan community colleges vie for 4-year nursing programs amid shortages
by Isabel Lohman (Bridge Michigan) A demand for more Michigan nurses during the pandemic is once again pitting the state’s community colleges against its four-year universities. Michigan community colleges currently provide only two-year associate nursing degrees. They want to expand to offer four-year bachelor degree programs, a move fiercely opposed by the state’s four-year universities. […]
Manchester Township: Short survey & new website
submitted by Kim Thompson, Manchester Township Treasurer Manchester Township invites you to visit our new website- https://twp-manchester.org/ While you are there, we would like residents to complete a short survey regarding future planning of our township. We want to hear from you! We are looking for your input as we begin the process of updating […]
WCCD presents “Waterbody health: Benefits of natural/living shorelines”
The Washtenaw County Conservation District (WCCD) will be hosting a presentation by Erick Elgin, an aquatic ecologist and water resources educator with Michigan State University Extension, on the benefits of natural shorelines on January 27, 2022, from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Are you concerned about the water quality in your stream or lake, frustrated by […]
It's a good time to check your home for radon
Did you know that Washtenaw is in the highest zone for potential radon? And of all of the parts of the county, that Manchester-area residences have the highest average radon levels? With Covid and lead in the news recently, radon might not even be on your radar. But, as January is National Radon Action Month, […]
