Winter birding hike in the Spike Preserve in Sharon Township
from Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation In the crisp morning air, we’ll gaze upon nuthatches foraging, spot a hawk soaring overhead looking for a meal, and enjoy many other daily routines of winter birds with a winter birding hike in the Clark & Avis Spike Preserve on Saturday, February 22, 2025, from 8 to 10am, […]
Family History Guild resumes after-hours lock-in
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library The Family History Guild will hold after-hours lock-in research events on the third Saturday of each month through May 2025; the first event will be held on January 18 starting at 2pm. These events are open to all community members interested in genealogical research, and Manchester District Library […]
Chef Keegan to teach sourdough starter workshop
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library (MDL) will host Chef Keegan of The Lakehouse Bakery on Thursday, January 16, at 6pm for a sourdough starter workshop. Learn all about artisan bread-making hands-on, and make your own sourdough starter to take home. Materials provided; all ages welcome. Advance registration is required. […]
Adult Book Club meets to discuss ‘Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent‘
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library (MDL) Adult Book Club will meet to discuss Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Dame Judi Dench on Wednesday, January 15. This is the book club’s biography selection for the year. Copies of the book are available for on-demand checkout from the […]
Manchester District Library invites local stuffed toys to a sleepover
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library (MDL) invites all local stuffed toys for a special sleepover event January 14–15. Do teddy bears dream of cotton-ball sheep? Let’s find out! Favorite humans can bring a stuffed toy to the library between 10am and 8pm Tuesday and let their furry friend spend […]
Valentine Make & Take at the library
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library will offer a Valentine Make & Take crafting program on Friday, January 17, at 3pm in the City Room. Participants can create a unique Valentine design on a ceramic tile complete with easel for display. All ages welcome. Stop by the library or visit […]
January 2025 Gardening Advice
by Jennifer Fairfield, Garden Mill This year, I am resolving to spend more time in my gardens. While that may seem like an easy New Year’s resolution for me to keep, it’s not as easy as it sounds. There always seems to be something else that needs to be done that keeps me from getting […]
Michigan high schools embrace artificial turf, but safety concerns persist
by Donté Smith, Capital News Service (Bridge Michigan) LANSING – Artificial turf fields are becoming a hallmark at high schools across the state with the Michigan High School Athletic Association reporting around 100 high schools now playing on them. AstroTurf, one of the largest artificial turf installers in the state, notes that 14 of the […]
‘Human composting’ of dead available in Michigan as long it’s not done here
by Anna Rossow, Capital News Service (Bridge Michigan) LANSING – The popularity of a cheaper and environmentally friendly burial alternative is rising in the U.S., but Michigan has yet to legalize it. Human composting transforms the body into soil, according to Earth Funeral, a human composting company with locations in Washington and Nevada.Human. Human composting, which […]
Michigan’s total deer harvest is down, but hunters shot more bucks in ’24
by Janelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) Michigan hunters have killed fewer deer so far this year than at the same point in 2023. As of Friday morning, hunters had killed 266,009 deer, down 3%. That’s a drop of more than 8,200 deer. Antlerless deer harvests are down 7%, which accounts for most of the overall […]
