Letter to the editor: Thank you to river clean-up crew
May 14, 2022 We’d like to thank the crew that cleans up the river for the Canoe and Kayak race. Besides myself, the clean-up crew consisted of Tim Houchin, Silis Bialecki, Dennis Kittel, Ryan Novess and Masonic members Joe Jarvis and Ron Marecle. Jim Mann Manchester Views expressed in any Letter to the Editor are […]
Public notice: Village of Manchester
ATTENTION VILLAGE OF MANCHESTER RESIDENTS NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing has been scheduled for June 6, 2022, at the regular Council Meeting at 7pm at the Manchester Village Hall in Council Chambers, 912 City Rd., Manchester, Michigan, for the purpose of discussing adoption of the 2022/2023 Budget. A copy of the budget is available […]
Michigan’s teacher shortage: What’s causing it, how serious is it, and what can be done?
by Tracie Mauriello and Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit At a state school board meeting earlier this year, a Muskegon teacher told a story that underscored why education leaders, lawmakers, and the governor are pushing hard to address Michigan’s teacher shortage problem. Danielle Groendyk, an English language arts teacher at Oakridge High School who is […]
Complaint: Michigan group fighting voter ID ‘secretly’ bought out circulators
by Yue Stella Yu (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — A Michigan group opposing voter ID requirements paid a firm not to gather signatures for its opponents and failed to properly disclose the payments, according to a complaint obtained by Bridge Michigan. Protect MI Vote — a group fighting Republican-led ballot measure Secure MI Vote — hired […]
Michigan National Guard wants to double Camp Grayling training land
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) The Michigan National Guard wants to more than double the footprint of its Camp Grayling military training complex in Crawford, Kalkaska, and Otsego counties in northern Michigan. Under the plan, the Guard is seeking permission to use surrounding state-owned property to bolster capacity for modern training that requires vast swaths […]
Thorn Lake Solar Farm; Boon or Bust?
by Kenny Frost There is certainly no shortage of hot-button topics in the public discourse today, although few are echoed globally both in media and scientific journals as much as climate change. With many factions and just as many proposed calls to action, the movement to employ reliable, renewable, and, optimistically, cheaper and safer alternatives […]
Manchester native authors Amazon bestseller, Until September
Manchester native, and the Manchester Mirror’s new copy editor, Harker Jones has a book out! Until September is a coming-of-age love story about two boys meeting one summer between high school and college in 1966. Jones stated, “It seemed too obvious for homophobia to be the central issue, even for the time period, so while […]
Nonprofit Round Table is shifting venues
by Anita Herman The Nonprofit Round Table was initiated by the Manchester Community Resource Center (CRC) in September of 2014. Since then, representatives of Manchester-area nonprofit organizations have been meeting every four months (January, May, and September) to exchange ideas, identify areas of need in the community, confirm each group’s mission and area of focus, compile […]
Annual Plant and Garden Sale on May 21 supports water protections
by Carol Westfall Residents in Freedom Township have a history of protecting local land, lakes, and streams. That’s why neighbors banded together over 15 years ago to challenge the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality over its leniency on research, timing, and oversight of gravel pits to assure there would be no excavating below the water […]
Loved One and Me: Dance Under the Stars
submitted by Shea Van Vuuren, Manchester Community Schools Foundation Manchester Community Schools Foundation presents Loved One and Me: Dance Under the Stars on June 4 from 6 to 8 pm at the Athletic Field Complex. Calling all students: This is a night to share with an adult you love. Invite an adult to spend the […]
