MDL Adult Book Club to discuss ‘The Dockporter‘
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library (MDL) Adult Book Club will meet to discuss The Dockporter by Dave McVeigh and Jim Bolone on Wednesday, February 21. This is the book club’s young adult fiction and Michigan author selection for the year. Copies of the book are available for on-demand checkout from the […]
Obituary: Ronald Marvin Savela
Ronald Marvin Savela of Calumet, Michigan passed away February 10, 2024 in Manchester. He was 86 years old. Ronald’s family and friends will gather on February 24, 2024 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am at Eineder Funeral Homes – Manchester Chapel (207 East Duncan St. Manchester, MI). A memorial service will be held following visitation […]
Sharon Valley Road closure this week
from Washtenaw County Road Commission In Sharon Township, Sharon Valley Road (over River Raisin) between Sharon Hollow Road and Meyers Road will close this week for soil boring for permit work. The suggested detour is Sharon Hollow Road to Pleasant Lake Road to Meyers Road. The work is expected to take about a week and […]
MSU’s Dean’s List for Fall 2023 announced
The Michigan State University Dean’s List honors all full-time undergraduates who earn a 3.50 or better grade-point average for courses totaling 12 or more credits: Manchester graduates named to the fall 2023 Dean’s List include: Kat Elaine Bonner in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources studying Animal Science, Quenton Bortmas in the College of […]
Public notice: Bridgewater Township
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW MEETINGS PUBLIC NOTICE The Bridgewater Township Board of Review for 2024 will be held at the Bridgewater Township Hall, 10990 Clinton Road, Manchester, Ml 48158 on the following dates: Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 7:00 pm — Organizational Meeting Monday, March 11, 2024, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and […]
Public notice: Bridgewater Township
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE THURSDAY, MARCH 07, 2024, 7:00 P.M. The Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Thursday, March 07, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the township hall located at 10990 Clinton Road, Manchester, Michigan, phone (517) 456-7728, internet where meeting notices are posted: www.twp-bridgewater.org. Any person […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER — February 2024
The February 2024 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: February 2024 Trumpeter
As Michigan winters vanish, researchers study snow for clues about what’s next
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) PELLSTON — It’s February in northern Michigan, a time typically marked by deep snow and a deeper freeze. Normally, this time of year, temperatures stay below freezing and snow is 16 inches deep. But this week, the day was warm as Adam Schubel hiked to a clearing in the forest […]
Reimagined St. Ignace memorial to be a showcase of Native American history
by Janelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) An Upper Penninsula monument that burned to the ground 24 years ago is getting new life and a new historical focus thanks to multiple partners and a $3.6 million grant. The project will expand the Father Marquette National Memorial site in St. Ignace, after the original was struck by […]
As opioid deaths mount, Michigan governments sit on millions for intervention
by Ron French & Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) TAWAS CITY — Zach Williams knows he’s lucky to be alive. He was an opioid addict in northeast Michigan for 22 years, and “more of the people I used with are dead than are still alive.” Sober five years, the 44-year-old peer recovery coach in Iosco County for […]
