Learn to make pasta with Chef Keegan
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library will host Chef Keegan of The Lakehouse Bakery on Thursday, April 3, at 6pm for a pasta-making workshop. Learn how easy it is to make pasta at home. Chef Keegan will teach step by step how to make delicious homemade pasta with just a […]
Come play bingo at the library!
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat Join the Manchester District Library staff for BINGO! for all ages April 3 at the Library. Join the staff on the first Thursday of each month for a rousing round in the Teen Spot at 6:30pm. All ages are welcome. Stop by the library or visit the event calendar for information […]
Poetry: When is a grave not a grave
When is a grave not a grave by Spenser Swanson Concave Hole in the ground in the wall in the window pane cracked with the force of god empty husk like the seashells on the shore line up north where the water always runs cold It opens like a mouth and says “When it feels […]
Tackett named to dean’s list at SVSU
submitted by Saginaw Valley State University More than 1,800 students from Saginaw Valley State University earned a spot on the fall 2024 semester deans’ list. Elise Tackett of Manchester was among those honored for academic excellence. To be eligible for the deans’ list, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and carry a […]
Letter to the Editor: Elon Musk is a traitor
March 18, 2025 See: Letter to the Editor: Elon Musk is a patriot Elon Musk didn’t get to where he is by following the democratic rules we’ve always followed in our government. Instead, he used his money to get to the top of American politics. So, how can someone like him—who gained power through corrupt […]
Public notice: Manchester Township
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the Manchester Township Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 7:00 pm. The purpose of this hearing is to receive public comments on a proposed variance in the AR, Rural Agricultural Zoning District, located at 17001 Mulvaney Road, 48158 (PID: P -16-30-200-009). Location: […]
Amid China fears, GOP seeks to bar some nonresidents from buying Michigan land
by Simon D. Schuster (Bridge Michigan) Some Michigan Republicans want to block residents of “countries of concern” from buying property in broad swaths of the state to prevent “foreign adversaries” from infiltrating the United States. The package of bills would target people and entities from China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria and Venezuela. Any […]
Michigan sheriffs: We’re too overwhelmed to help ICE round up immigrants
by Victor Wooddell, Capital News Service (Bridge Michigan) LANSING – For many sheriff’s departments in Michigan, enforcing federal civil immigration laws is beyond their legal authority, though they remain willing to assist federal agencies in many cases, officials say. According to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) website, while arrests nationally were down in 2024, […]
What the end of the Department of Education means for Michigan
by Isabel Lohman & Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at further dismantling the US Department of Education, continuing a campaign promise to return education governance to the states. In the order, Trump directs the Secretary of Education to take steps toward closing the department, which has a $268 billion […]
Manchester Masons donate $3,000 toward MASCC’s new senior & community event center
by Sara Swanson Last Tuesday, the brothers of Manchester Lodge #148 F&AM met with Pat Vailliencourt and members of the Manchester Area Senior Citizens Council to present a check for $3,000 to help them furnish their newly remodeled space. Vailliencourt stated, “We are thrilled with this generous donation. As we look at completion of the […]
