Public Notice: Manchester Township
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF the Township of Manchester: NOTIClE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2019 FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. AN ELECTION WILL BE HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING ON two (2) MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP PROPOSALS (SEE BELOW FOR SUMMARY). For complete proposal language visit: www.ewashtenaw.org/government/clerk_register/elections PRECINCTS […]
Public Notice: Manchester Township
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, November 5, 2019 THE TOWNSHIP OF MANCHESTER, MICHIGAN TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE TOWNSHIP MENTIONED ABOVE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector in the township of Manchester in the state of Michigan who is not already registered, may register to vote at […]
Deadly EEE virus in Michigan forces daylight football starts, cancellations
by Robin Erb (Bridge) Mosquitoes carrying the deadly Eastern equine encephalitis have driven at least one Friday night football game in Michigan to the daylight hours. Superintendents from Kalamazoo County — the epicenter of an outbreak that has claimed three lives in Michigan and seriously sickened five other residents — agreed to reschedule school activities that […]
Dems break with Whitmer, pass small funding increase for Michigan schools
by Ron French, Riley Beggin (Bridge) LANSING – Michigan House Democrats broke with their governor on Thursday and voted to approve a 1.4 percent to 3 percent increase in per-pupil funding for state schools and a small boost in special education money. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer expressed disappointment in the bill that passed the House and Senate […]
What to expect when you’re expecting a Michigan government shutdown
by Riley Beggin (Bridge) Buy your hunting license and visit your favorite state park soon — there’s no guarantee you’ll have that option come Oct. 1. That’s the first day of the new fiscal year. If the Michigan state budget isn’t agreed to by the end of September, nearly two-thirds of the state’s 49,000 employees will […]
Slow start to county mental health services in Manchester; clinic coming soon
In 2017 Washtenaw County passed an 8-year Public Safety and Mental Health Millage. Resources from the millage became available on January 1, 2019. One of the goals was to to provide mental health services to traditionally under-served areas of Washtenaw County, of which Manchester is one. How has this impacted the need for mental health […]
Time to nominate volunteers for recognition!
submitted by Laura Seyfried, executive director Community Resource Center For the past 31 years, the Annual Volunteer Recognition Banquet has provided the forum for area organizations to shine a spotlight on those who go the extra mile to make local organizations and the community successful. Once again, the Community Resource Center is proud to provide this […]
Help fill the blessing box
Manchester United Methodist Church’s blessing box, a small wooden box filled with shelf safe food located at the southeast corner of the church, is nearing its one-year anniversary. And so far it has been a success! Anyone can take things out whenever they need to, 24-hours a day, and anyone can fill it back up […]
Girl Scout Round-Up
Girls in grades K-12 who are interested in joining a Girl Scout troop or just finding more out about Girl Scouts and their families are invited to a round-up event at Emanuel church’s Fellowship Hall on October 8th at 6 pm. Girls do not need to attend Manchester Community Schools to join. Interested in Girl […]
Dutchmen break losing streak, beat Napoleon 56-27
Editor’s Note: This week’s Flying Dutchmen Varsity Football Coverage sponsor is JoAnn Okey. by Tyler Scott It might be all starting to come together. The Flying Dutchmen earned their first victory of the season Friday, winning 56-27 on the road against the Napoleon Pirates. A torrent of big-yardage plays by Manchester’s offense led to the lopsided […]
