Obituary: Virginia Dzengeleski
Virginia Dzengeleski passed away at home on September 14, 2020. She was born, one of five children, to Leonard and Irene Pappas on February 24, 1952 in Detroit. Ginny, as she was known to friends and family, graduated from Cooley High School in Detroit in 1970. She married her husband James in 1974 and moved […]
Michigan’s unemployed to get $900 more. System glitches remain
by Paula Gardner (Bridge) A second round of $300 in additional weekly jobless benefits should reach laid-off Michigan workers before the end of month, while the state continues to fix glitches in its unemployment system and investigate fraud. Michigan has been approved for three more weeks of funding through the federal Lost Wages Assistance benefit […]
Coronavirus kept us home, igniting real estate frenzy in northern Michigan
by Paula Gardner (Bridge) Tad Randolph remembers the first time he saw his house near Grayling. He’d rounded a bend in the Manistee River, looked 30 feet up the bank and told his son, “Wouldn’t it be nice to have a house like that?” A few years later, he and Bonnie, his wife, were ready […]
Voting activists get twin victories in Michigan with transport, ballot cases
by Riley Beggin, Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) Two judges granted victories to voting-rights advocates in Michigan, allowing absentee ballots postmarked before the general election to be counted and blocking a law that barred groups from hiring drivers to take voters to the polls. The separate rulings, which came Thursday and Friday in closely watched lawsuits fought […]
Manchester Underground presents Diamondbuck live at The Village Tap
On Saturday, September 19, Manchester Underground will be presenting platinum-selling recording artist, Vinnie Dombroski, as Diamondbuck from 8 to 10 pm at The Village Tap, 235 East Main Street. Frontman for Sponge, Crud, and the Orbitsuns, Vinnie is bringing his brand of outlaw country with a cosmic twist to the Village Tap. This is a […]
St. Mary Catholic Church & K of C collect supplies for Riverside Intermediate School
submitted by Mark Ball, Knights of Columbus, Fr. Edwin A. Fisher Council 4354 The Manchester Knights of Columbus, Fr. Edwin A. Fisher Council 4354, in conjunction with St. Mary Catholic Church Manchester, recently operated a school supplies donation program for Manchester Community Schools. This year, all donations went to Riverside Intermediate School. In just four […]
Manchester non-profit roundtable to be held virtually
The next Manchester Community Resource Center hosted Nonprofit Roundtable gathering will be held virtually on Tuesday, September 15 at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Special agenda topics include presentation from partner agency special presentations on older adult resources Huron Valley PACE and Ahead of the Curve. Additionally, the 33rd Annual Volunteer Recognition Program, a conversation about […]
Sen. Lana Theis holding in-person coffee hour
Sen. Lana Theis announced on Tuesday that she will be hosting a coffee hour in the Manchester area on Friday, Sept. 25 from 11 am to noon at Sharon Township Hall, 18010 Pleasant Lake Road. The coffee hour is open to district residents to express their opinions or concerns about state government or to request […]
Thank you to online livestock auction buyers
submitted by Denise Blumenauer, Manchester Community Fair Due to the cancellation of the Manchester Community Fair, the youth exhibitors of the Manchester Swine and the Manchester Steer Club were looking for a way to market their livestock that they worked so hard to raise and train. The clubs worked with Sheridan Auction Service to create […]
Adult Learners Institute is making it happen
submitted by Joan Gaughan, Adult Learners Institute While the COVID-19 outbreak has made the fall schedule a bit more modest, the Adult Learners Institute is proud and happy to announce classes, both in person and virtually, where, as usual, you can stimulate your brain while making new friends. Beginning on September 23 and running until early […]
