MHS grad Chance Lowery honored for trapshooting win
Manchester High School 2019 graduate, Chance Lowery, was named Shoreman of the Week at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland where he is a freshman. Lowery is a trap and skeet student-athlete. Two weekends ago he lead the Washington College trap and skeet team at the Annie Oakley Classic, an Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) event conducted […]
SRSLY on Manchester students & smoking cigarettes
submitted by Michaela Buckhannon, SRSLY Manchester According to the 2018 Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth (MiPHY), 98% of Manchester High School students have not used tobacco products in the past 30 days and 99% of Manchester Middle School students have not used tobacco products in the past 30 days. Nationally 8% of high school students […]
Letter to the Editor: Ashkay Island and Andy Bobo are great
September 23, 2019 Dear Editor, This past summer 2019, our family spent a week at AshKay Island in Manchester (Manchester Township, Washtenaw County) for our annual vacation get away. This island experience was the best vacation opportunity we have had since we starting family vacations with our children and grandchildren. This wonderful paradise for adults […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – October 2019
The September 2019 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: October 2019 Trumpeter Note: The Trumpeter has a new editor, Jaclyn Steele. Contact her through email at mascc2019@yahoo.com.
Public Notice: Manchester Township
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST FOR 11/5/2019 ELECTION To the qualified electors of Manchester Township, Precincts 1 and 2 that a Public Accuracy Test for the November 5, 2019 Election has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Manchester Township Hall, […]
Public Notice: Sharon Township
Sharon Township 8/1/19 Board Meeting Synopsis: The Sharon Township Board held its August Board meeting on August 1, 2019 at the Sharon Town Hall. There were 11 public attendees. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Roll Call: Guysky, Mikel, Psarouthakis, Simons, Cooper: PRESENT. Approval of the […]
Public Notice: Sharon Township
SHARON TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST The Sharon Township Election Commission will be conducting a public accuracy test Thursday, October 17, 2019, at 10:00 am, at the town hall, 18010 Pleasant Lake Rd, Manchester, MI. The purpose of this meeting is to test the election equipment to be used in the upcoming November 5, […]
Talk about Pure Michigan: Outdoor pursuits generate $10B, report says
by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge) Outdoor recreation contributes $10 billion annually to Michigan’s economy, according to new data that confirm the importance of the industry that is spurring growing jobs, talent and spending from Monroe to Marquette. The data, released last week from the federal government’s Bureau of Economic Analysis, shows that Michigan’s boating industry is the […]
Judge slams Dana Nessel in gay adoption case for ‘targeted attack’ on religion
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) LANSING — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily suspended Michigan’s new gay-friendly adoption policy and accused Attorney General Dana Nessel of “a targeted attack on a sincerely held religious belief.” U.S. District Court Judge Robert Jonker also denied most elements of the state’s motion to dismiss the highly-charged case, allowing the […]
Michigan House considers expungement of marijuana, traffic convictions
by Riley Beggin (Bridge) LANSING—Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders would be eligible to set aside their criminal record — or parts of it — under a bill package before the state House Judiciary Committee. The proposal to expand criminal expungement would include misdemeanor marijuana convictions for conduct that is now considered legal under the adult-use marijuana law […]
