A year after pot became legal, Michigan still months away from retail sales
By Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) LANSING – Retail sales of recreational marijuana may still be months away and confined to select communities, even though Michigan began taking applications for businesses on Friday. The Marijuana Regulatory Agency last week began accepting applications for what is expected to be a lucrative new industry. That’s more than a month […]
Enbridge vows to cover costs in ‘unlikely’ case of Michigan Line 5 rupture
By Jim Malewitz (Bridge) Enbridge is disputing Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s suggestion that state taxpayers “could be left holding the bag” for cleanup costs if the Candadian-based company’s twin Line 5 oil and gas pipelines were to rupture in the Straits of Mackinac. “The bottom line is Enbridge will take full responsibility and pay […]
Winter Farmers Market opens!
Manchester’s Winter Farmers Market opened at 3 pm on Friday and very quickly was packed with residents excited to shop for fresh food indoors once again. The Winter Farmers Market is set up in the building that will eventually house Acorn Farmers Market and Cafe at 327 West Main Street, and is open Thursdays and […]
One and done: Manchester drops playoff game to Grass Lake, 22-30
by Tyler Scott A brutal struggle with turnovers abound. A chance for revenge, squandered. The re-match between Cascades Conference foes, this time in the playoffs, ended again in disappointment, and brought the Flying Dutchmen’s varsity season to a close. Manchester lost to the Grass Lake Warriors 22-30 in the pre-district round of the MHSAA 11-man […]
Veteran’s Day Luncheon
submitted by Elizabeth Wallace, American Legion Auxiliary A Veteran’s Day Luncheon will be held on Sunday November 10th at the Legacy Events Center in Manchester. The lunch is being catered by Stockwell Catering and is open to ALL VETERAN’S and their families. Lunch begins at 12:30pm. Editors note: This article originally stated lunch begins at noon […]
24 local volunteers recognized at 2019 CRC banquet
Over 150 Manchester residents gathered Saturday night in the dining room at the St. Joseph Chelsea Hospital to honor local volunteers at the Community Resource Center’s 32nd Annual Volunteer Recognition Banquet. Volunteers honored by their organizations included Garry Blossom, Dan Budd, Cara Chandler & Kimberly Wooden, Betty E. Cummings, Jan Davis, Erica Finnegan, Ava Goff, […]
Humane Society of Huron Valley celebrates 10 year anniversary with $10 adoptions
submitted by Humane Society of Huron Valley While the Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) was founded in 1896, October 2019 marks 10 years in a state-of-the-art animal care facility. “We can’t wait to celebrate with the community, who helped build this incredible animal care facility and keep our life-saving services running every day through […]
Photo: Frank’s Place vandalized by 4-legged hoodlum
Wednesday morning Sybil Kolon arrived to unlock the Pyramid Office Supply building and found the Frank’s Place patio area in disarray. Once the Sheriff’s deputy arrived on scene and reviewed camera footage from the Marathon Station, they were able to determine that the damage was in fact done by a deer. Further confirming this, a […]
WCRC road work this week
The Washtenaw County Road Commission will be limestone-resurfacing Braun Rd in Bridgewater Township between Clinton Rd and McCollum Rd from November 11th through November 22nd. This will result in daytime road closures.
Michigan schools are now average. That’s progress.
By Mike Wilkinson, Ron French (Bridge) Michigan public school students show marked improvement compared to their peers in other states, according to national test results released Wednesday. On the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress, often called “the nation’s report card,” Michigan students were firmly in the middle of the pack in eighth-grade math and reading […]
