WCPRC presents Freedom in Rural Michigan on Sharon Hollow and Watkins Farm
Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission will be hosting a presentation in celebration of Black History Month: Freedom in Rural Michigan on Sharon Hollow and Watkins Farm on Thursday, February 24, at 6:30 pm over zoom. Join the webinar at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84745125282 Carol Mull, the historian who worked to get Watkins Lake State Park and County […]
Sunrise hike at Watkins Lake
Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation will be holding a sunrise nature hike in Watkins Lake State Park & County Preserve on Tuesday, March 8 from 8:30 – 10 am. The hike will be led by Parks Naturalist, Elle Bogle. Winter is slowly winding down. Red-winged blackbirds are starting to return, skunk cabbages are poking through the ice, and […]
Maker nights coming to Manchester District Library in March
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library Beginning March 10, Manchester District Library (MDL) will host Maker Nights, a brand new event every second and fourth Thursday from 6:30-8:30 pm in the Village Room of the Manchester Community Building. Makers in all mediums are invited to bring their latest project and get inspiration from other […]
February 2022 Senior Student of the Month: Jordyn Porter
submitted by Manchester Jr./Sr. High School Our February 2022 Manchester Community Schools Foundation Student of the Month for Manchester High School is Jordyn Porter. Jordyn is the daughter of Justin and Kate Porter. She has been on the varsity softball team the last four years. Jordyn has been in the Pistol Prodigies youth Pistol and […]
Underclass Students of the Month announced for February
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 […]
Natalie Bargardi & Madelyn Harris named to Saginaw Valley State University Dean’s List
Nearly 2,000 students from Saginaw Valley State University earned a spot on the Fall 2021 semester Deans’ List. To be eligible for the Deans’ List, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and carry a semester GPA of 3.4 or better. Among those named to the list are two Manchester students: Natalie Bargardi […]
Weight restriction imposed on Bemis Road
As of February 16th, Washtenaw County Road Commission has imposed a weight restriction on Bemis Road between Ernst Road and Schneider Road in Freedom Township because of structural deterioration over the creek. The load rating has been reduced to 29/44/52T. A schedule for maintenance at this location is undetermined.
Public notice: Manchester Township
TOWNSHIP OF MANCHESTER 2022 MARCH BOARD OF REVIEW MEETINGS As required by the General Property Tax Act, public notice is hereby given by the Township of Manchester, that the 2022 March Board of Review will meet on the following days at the Manchester Township Hall located at 275 S Macomb, Manchester Michigan, for the purpose […]
Public notice: Bridgewater Township
NOTICE OF BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, 3 Mar-22 at 7:00 pm the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on the proposed Township budget for fiscal year 2022-2023. The public hearing will be held at the Bridgewater Township Hall, located […]
Letter to the editor: I want an Australian to give me a pep-talk
February 12, 2022 Something my daughter, Allison, wrote about the Olympics: I love the Australians. There’s the commentator for the Olympics for Skeleton and he is awesome — he gets so excited. Whenever I hear an Australian, they all sound like Crocodile Dundee but they can all make the most mundane things sound super-exciting. They […]
