Recipe: Excess school milk? Make farmers cheese!
During the closure due to COVID-19, the school is providing breakfast and lunch to-go for all students, regardless of income, which we are VERY grateful for. This includes generous amounts of milk. If your kids, like mine, don’t like to drink milk but do like to eat cheese, and you have found yourself with excess […]
March 2020 Student of the Month, Elizabeth Mrocko
The Manchester Community Schools Foundation’s March 2020 Student of the Month for Manchester High School is Elizabeth Mrocko. Elizabeth is the daughter of Kurt and Michelle Mrocko. She is the President of the 2020 graduating class, the treasurer of the Manchester High School National Honor Society and the secretary of the Future Farmers of America. […]
Obituary: Hilda May Arnold
Hilda May Arnold, 92, passed away April 27, 2020. She was born on May 29, 1927 in Manchester, Michigan to Edward and Helen Dayss. Hilda married the love of her life, Clare E. Arnold, on June 8, 1946, in Manchester, Michigan. She will be remembered for her love of spending time with her family, going […]
Photos: Manchester Athletic Boosters honor Class of 2020
The Manchester Athletic Boosters, along with the community, honored the graduating 2020 seniors by lighting the football field on May 20th at 8:20 pm for 20 minutes and 20 seconds. The seniors’ names were read over the loud speaker as well. Another tribute will be held in May, with more details coming.
Patients at 1 in 3 Michigan nursing homes have coronavirus, records show
Search list of Michigan nursing homes for COVID-19 cases here. by Ted Roelofs, Mike Wilkinson (Bridge) Michigan released records on Friday confirming fears that the coronavirus is raging in state nursing homes, with 2,108 confirmed cases and dozens of homes with more than 20 cases apiece. The records show nursing home patients account for at […]
Coronavirus cases rising again in Michigan. That may not be bad news.
by Robin Erb, Mike Wilkinson, Brie Zeltner (Bridge) Michigan’s coronavirus cases climbed again Friday for the fourth consecutive day, but health experts say that may not be cause for serious concern. “The more you test, the more you’ll find,” said Dr. Peter Gulick, an infectious disease expert at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic […]
Coronavirus empties pediatrician offices in Michigan, decreases vaccinations
by Robin Erb (Bridge) The bright and colorful lobby at Children’s Hospital of Michigan — usually packed with youngsters playing on a giant interactive video screen with virtual fireworks and popping balloons — remains quiet these days. The hallways of the Detroit hospital are emptier too. Most of Dr. Kevin Dazy’s young patients now come […]
Acorn Farmers Market – The transition is beginning with Meghan Berry’s help
submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Acorn Farmers Market and Cafe In January 2019 after the news that the Manchester Market was closing, the owners of Argus Farm Stop came to Manchester to talk to a group of Manchester residents about the store model they were using at two locations in Ann Arbor. You might call Argus […]
Lasinski and Theis find alternative methods of holding town halls
Manchester’s State Representative Donna Lasinski and State Senator Lana Theis are frequent visitors to Manchester and have both held multiple coffee hours since winning their elections to represent us in Lansing. Because of COVID-19, they are finding alternative methods of connecting with constituents. You can participate and ask questions! Sen. Theis will host a tele-town […]
Katelyn Packard named 2020 Young Farmer Awards Ag Leader
submitted by Michigan Farm Bureau Katelyn Packard is a Washtenaw County dairy farmer, milking 400 cows and raising 800 acres of corn, alfalfa, wheat, soybeans and forage crops with her grandparents, parents, brother, and husband. “My leadership activity over the past five years includes involvement on multiple county Farm Bureau committees and events, and involvement […]
