The Shakespeare Club greets the New Year
submitted by Joan Gaughan, The Shakespeare Club The Shakespeare Club’s first meeting of 2023 on January 10 featured a PowerPoint presentation by Betty Cummings on Michigan’s seventeenth governor, Charles Croswell. He was born in Newburgh, New York, in 1825, orphaned at the age of 7, and, with his uncle, moved to Adrian, Michigan, in 1837, […]
Community Connection Night at Riverside
by Sara Swanson Have you wondered how you can help the school district move past the turmoil of last year? Manchester Community Schools, along with C.A.R.E. in Schools, school improvement consultants, invites employees and district families as well as the wider community to a Community Connection Night at Riverside Intermediate School, located at 710 E […]
Obituary: Webb Douglas Seegert
Webb Douglas Seegert, age 86, died Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at his home. He was born May 24, 1936 in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Theodore Peter and Phyllis Lou (Wadsworth) Seegert. Webb graduated from Petersburg (Summerfield) High School in 1954. He worked at Chrysler for 34 years in Vehicle Impact and was a member […]
144th Alumni Banquet announced for June!
submitted by Julie Trolz Ashley, Class of 1973 The Manchester High School Alumni Association is excited to announce the 144th Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, June 17, at Manchester High School. The banquet is a memorable occasion for Alumni and guests to socialize and reminisce along with special recognition to the classes of 1943, […]
Guest editorial: Preserving Manchester’s rural character
Guest editorials are by local leaders or experts with specific knowledge of a topic and may contain opinions. Views expressed in any editorial are always exclusively those of the author. by Sybil Kolon Last Thursday I gave the introduction at a meeting held at Manchester Township Hall presented by the Washtenaw Conservation District and others […]
Michigan State shootings: MSU to pay victims’ hospital bills, funeral costs
by Ron French (Bridge Michigan) EAST LANSING – Michigan State University will pay the hospital bills of five students wounded in the Feb. 13 shooting spree on campus, along with the funeral expenses of the three students who died. Interim President Teresa Woodruff made the announcement at a news conference Sunday afternoon that focused primarily […]
Flying object over Lake Huron shot down. What we know and what we don’t?
by Janelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) While some Michiganders may have been doing some last-minute grocery shopping and preparing for Super Bowl parties on Sunday, the U.S. was tracking down an object flying over the Great Lakes state. A U.S. F-16 fighter jet shot down another unidentified object, this time flying over Lake Huron, according […]
Kristina Karamo to lead Michigan GOP, topping Trump favorite
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Election denier Kristina Karamo will lead the Michigan GOP for the next two years after delegates on Saturday elected her state party chair in a contentious convention vote. Karamo’s victory signals the completion of a years-long grassroots takeover of the Michigan GOP, which is now dominated by a […]
MCS hires John Wilkins as new Athletic Director
by Sara Swanson Superintendent Dr. Brad Bezeau announced last week the hiring of a new athletic director. He stated, “The Manchester Community Schools proudly announces the hiring of John Wilkins as our new Athletic Director. John was approved to be the new Athletic Director and Dean of Students at Manchester Jr./Sr. High School at the […]
Manchester grad talks about career in theater
by Sara Swanson Kelsey Edwards, a 2017 Manchester High School (MHS) graduate, was recently hired as the Technical Director of Aquinas Theatre and The Circle Theatre at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids. While young to be hired into this role, her education and experience in theater, including her time at MHS, helped prepare her for […]
