May 2022 Gardening Advice
submitted by Jennifer Fairfield, Garden Mill and Manchester Community & School Gardens I don’t know about you, but I could use a little more sunshine than we’ve gotten lately! April was a bit too gloomy for my taste, and didn’t really give me much opportunity to get out into my yard and gardens. Here’s hoping […]
Letter to the editor: there is value in a small town newspaper
April 29, 2022 To the editor: I would like to start this letter by thanking Sara Swanson and Marsha Chartrand for keeping this publication up and running for almost 10 years. I know that it is difficult to run an operation like this with such a small number of contributors, so your continued dedication is […]
Legal notice: notice to creditors
NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Settlor, Elva L. Heslip, who lived at 12779 Schleweis Rd., Manchester, Michigan, died on 4/4/2022. There is no personal representative of the decedent’s estate to whom Letters of Administration have been issued. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the Heslip Family Trust, dated 9/4/2007, will be forever […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – May 2022
The May 2022 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: May 2022 Trumpeter
With insulin prices skyrocketing, Michigan may go DIY
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) If drugmakers won’t lower insulin prices, maybe Michigan should make its own. That’s the thinking of a small group of lawmakers and others, led by Sen. Curt VanderWall, R-Ludington, who have been meeting with drugmakers and university representatives to determine whether Michigan can make its own insulin to sharply reduce […]
Got COVID? Michigan has 66 one-stop shops that both test and treat
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) With COVID treatments now widely available in Michigan, there are dozens of one-stop sites across the state where you can get tested and treated at the same time. “We have a surplus in the state, to be honest,” Dr. Matthew Sims, director of infectious diseases research at Beaumont Health, said […]
Republicans add transgender athlete ban to Michigan education budget bill
by Isabel Lohman & Tracie Mauriello (Bridge Michigan) Republican lawmakers in Michigan are stepping back into the national debate over the right of transgender athletes to participate in school sports. After a Senate effort to limit opportunities for transgender athletes stalled last year, state Republicans found a new vehicle: the state budget. The Republican-controlled House Appropriations Committee advanced […]
327 W Main leased for Biggby Coffee & Cold Scoops
submitted by Sarah Simmons Chris Moyle has spent more than 29 years as a successful business owner here within the Village of Manchester. He opened his first original Ollie’s location in 1993, and second location of Ollie’s Pizza and Grinders side by side with Over The Edge Sports Bar in 2016, restoring another previously abandoned […]
Manchester Dutchmen track & field teams kick off a strong start for spring season
submitted by Cheryl Smith On a cold spring evening in early April, both the Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams finished in the top of their division brackets at the Whitmore Lake Trojan Relays and brought home trophies and many individual medals. It was so great to see our skilled athletes back on the […]
The Digital Dislocators season comes to an end with excitement for next year!
submitted by Caiden Kippnick and Luke Somerville, The Digital Dislocators After an abrupt cut to our 2020 season due to the pandemic and a slow, almost nonexistent 2021 season that consisted of no competitions, team #6081 was excited and ready for this year. This year’s game, Rapid React, required us to design and build a […]
