Klager Elementary Kindergarten Roundup
Do you have a child who will be kindergarten-aged next fall? Klager Elementary School, located at 405 Ann Arbor St., will be holding their kindergarten roundup on May 12 from 5:30pm to 7pm on the playground. Join the fun and register your child for kindergarten. There will be several stations for you and your child […]
May events at the Manchester District Library
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library Manchester District Library (MDL) will offer a variety of events and activities for all ages during April. MDL Board of Trustees Meeting Thursday, April 5 | 7 pm | Village Council Chambers The MDL Board of Trustees is an all-volunteer governing body made up of two members from […]
May 2022 Gardening Advice
submitted by Jennifer Fairfield, Garden Mill and Manchester Community & School Gardens I don’t know about you, but I could use a little more sunshine than we’ve gotten lately! April was a bit too gloomy for my taste, and didn’t really give me much opportunity to get out into my yard and gardens. Here’s hoping […]
Letter to the editor: there is value in a small town newspaper
April 29, 2022 To the editor: I would like to start this letter by thanking Sara Swanson and Marsha Chartrand for keeping this publication up and running for almost 10 years. I know that it is difficult to run an operation like this with such a small number of contributors, so your continued dedication is […]
Legal notice: notice to creditors
NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Settlor, Elva L. Heslip, who lived at 12779 Schleweis Rd., Manchester, Michigan, died on 4/4/2022. There is no personal representative of the decedent’s estate to whom Letters of Administration have been issued. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the Heslip Family Trust, dated 9/4/2007, will be forever […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – May 2022
The May 2022 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: May 2022 Trumpeter
With insulin prices skyrocketing, Michigan may go DIY
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) If drugmakers won’t lower insulin prices, maybe Michigan should make its own. That’s the thinking of a small group of lawmakers and others, led by Sen. Curt VanderWall, R-Ludington, who have been meeting with drugmakers and university representatives to determine whether Michigan can make its own insulin to sharply reduce […]
Got COVID? Michigan has 66 one-stop shops that both test and treat
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) With COVID treatments now widely available in Michigan, there are dozens of one-stop sites across the state where you can get tested and treated at the same time. “We have a surplus in the state, to be honest,” Dr. Matthew Sims, director of infectious diseases research at Beaumont Health, said […]
Republicans add transgender athlete ban to Michigan education budget bill
by Isabel Lohman & Tracie Mauriello (Bridge Michigan) Republican lawmakers in Michigan are stepping back into the national debate over the right of transgender athletes to participate in school sports. After a Senate effort to limit opportunities for transgender athletes stalled last year, state Republicans found a new vehicle: the state budget. The Republican-controlled House Appropriations Committee advanced […]
327 W Main leased for Biggby Coffee & Cold Scoops
submitted by Sarah Simmons Chris Moyle has spent more than 29 years as a successful business owner here within the Village of Manchester. He opened his first original Ollie’s location in 1993, and second location of Ollie’s Pizza and Grinders side by side with Over The Edge Sports Bar in 2016, restoring another previously abandoned […]
