Decorate a birdhouse at the library
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library Stop by Manchester District Library’s Upstairs Lounge at 3:30pm for After School Art on Monday, March 16, to customize your own birdhouse to welcome songbirds to your backyard. Materials will be provided. All ages are welcome. Stop by the library or visit the event calendar for information about this […]
MDL Adult Book Club reading speculative fiction in March
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library Join other members of the Manchester District Library (MDL) Adult Book Club on March 18 in discussion of A Psalm For the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers and All Systems Red by Martha Wells. These are the book club’s speculative fiction selections for the season; participants can choose to read […]
Manchester library & restaurant participating in National Ag Week celebration
submitted by Kathleen Siler, Washtenaw County Farm Bureau Washtenaw County Farm Bureau (WCFB) will join countless other organizations across the country to celebrate agriculture’s important role in daily life as part of National Ag Week — March 15–21, and the 250th anniversary of Ag Day on Tuesday, March 24. The theme this year is Agriculture: […]
Learn about aquatic insects & woody plants at the Eddy Discovery Center
submitted by Patrick Muldoon, Waterloo Natural History Association Program Coordinator Discover the outdoor world at the Eddy Discovery Center in the Waterloo Recreation Area! The Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center is located at 17030 Bush Rd, Chelsea, Mich., just 10 minutes north of Sharon Township, in the Waterloo Recreation Area. The Waterloo Natural History Association […]
Are you pregnant or a parent or guardian? See if you’re eligible for WIC.
submitted by Washtenaw County Health Department In honor of National Nutrition Month, the Washtenaw County Health Department encourages parents and guardians to sign up for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program if they are eligible. WIC provides free food, nutrition and health education, breastfeeding support, and other services to qualifying families. Anyone who meets […]
Obituary: Lela Ardith Watford
Lela Ardith Watford, 89, of Manchester, Mich., passed away on Monday, March 9, 2026, at the River Gate Health Care Center in Riverview, Mich. Lela’s family and friends will gather from 11am to 12pm, on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Eineder Funeral Homes — Manchester Chapel. Her funeral service will follow at 12pm at the […]
WCRC: Roadwork on Pleasant Lake Rd TODAY
submitted by Washtenaw County Road Commission On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) will be performing shoulder work on Pleasant Lake Rd between Esch Rd and Fletcher Rd in Freedom Township. The road will not be closed to traffic, but delays are likely due to intermittent lane closures. The shoulder work […]
Help pull garlic mustard at Iron Creek Preserve
by Sara Swanson On March 28 from 10am to noon, Legacy Land Conservancy will be leading a workday at Iron Creek Preserve located at 11703 Noggles Rd. Come help remove the invasive species garlic mustard. Volunteers will be hand-pulling garlic mustard and disposing of the invasive species in garbage bags provided by Legacy, so it […]
WCRC: Daytime road closures for drainage work on Grass Lake Rd
submitted by Washtenaw County Road Commission On Monday, March 9, 2026, the Washtenaw County Road Commission began performing drainage work on Grass Lake Rd between Sylvan Rd and M-52 in Sharon Township. The drainage work is expected to take approximately three days to complete. However, all dates are tentative and subject to change due to […]
Letter to the editor: Remembering Anna Alber
March 6, 2026 By now, you’ve seen Anna Alber — Mrs. Alber’s obituary. I met her in her late sixties, and my family purchased the fifth-generation apple orchard and cider mill from her children in 2000 — a divide that never really closes. As such, I don’t know her as well as many of you […]
