CRC Social Hour teaming up with MASCC lunch
The Community Resource Center is teaming up with the Manchester Area Senior Citizens Council to pair their social hour with the seniors’ lunch on May 14th at Emanuel Church located at 324 West Main Street (enter from parking lot in back). Lunch begins at 11:45 am and costs $4 for attendees aged 55 and older and […]
Washtenaw County Clean Up Day
Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority is joining the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office Board of Public Works to host the annual Washtenaw County Clean Up Day on Saturday, May 18, 2018, from 9 am to 1 pm, at Chelsea High School, 740 N. Freer Rd., Chelsea. The event is an opportunity for Washtenaw County residents […]
Bills to bar Michigan “sanctuary cities” face headwinds in Lansing
by Riley Beggin (Bridge) A pair of bills intended to ban “sanctuary cities” in Michigan revived debate over local immigration policy when they passed out of a House committee Tuesday. The legislation, which would bar local governments from preventing police from cooperating with federal authorities’ immigration policies, was met with fury from civil rights groups and law […]
After years of impasse, bipartisan Lansing drive for criminal justice reform
by Riley Beggin (Bridge) Republican and Democratic leaders in Lansing have officially moved on from divided government’s early kumbayas into trash talking over Line 5 and proposed taxes on business and gas. Criminal justice reform, however, seems to be staying above the fray. Multiple bipartisan bills seeking to reduce the state criminal justice system’s reach have been […]
Michigan Commission: Fund courts so judges aren’t turned into fundraisers
by Ted Roelofs (Bridge) Seeking to fix a “broken” legal system, a state commission is urging reforms that would remove incentives for local judges to charge guilty defendants court costs to fund court operations and other government functions. But the Michigan Trial Court Funding Commission offers no alternative funding solution should the Michigan Supreme Court, […]
Manchester residents express broadband frustrations to county commissioners
On April, instead of holding their regularly scheduled working session in their usual location in Ann Arbor, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners met in Sylvan Township Hall, south of Chelsea. They had a much larger turnout than usual, as residents from the western half of the county took the opportunity to attend, including some […]
April 2019 Student of the Month, Logan Huff
The April 2019 Manchester Community Schools Foundation Student of the Month for Manchester High School is Logan Huff. Logan is the daughter of Laura and Don Huff. Logan has been very involved with the student chapters of Kiwanis Club since middle school. She became active with the middle school Builders Club and is currently the secretary of […]
Meet the MCS staff: Parapros
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Math and Science Night 2019!
Mark your calendars for 2019 Math & Science Night, coming up on Friday April 26th from 6 to 8 pm at Klager Elementary School located at 405 Ann Arbor Street. All are welcome to attend and enjoy this free community event that will feature a large number of interesting, local, hands-on museum-quality math and science-focused attractions. […]
Obituary: Martha Anna “Sally” Tobias
Her Legacy… Martha Anna “Sally” Tobias, Age 89, passed away April 3, 2019. She was born on March 25, 1930, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania to James and Ida (Pudder) Devine. Sally married the love of her life, Joe Tobias April 11, 1953 in Ida, Michigan. Sally was a baker for the University of Michigan, retiring […]
