Still not enough vaccines for teachers in Washtenaw; should in-person teachers get priority?
Last Thursday, the Washtenaw Superintendents’ Association issued a statement calling for additional vaccine supplies for educators in Washtenaw County. This was prompted by the results of the Michigan Education Association COVID-19 Vaccine Survey released Feb. 9, 2021. The report that of all the counties in the state, Washtenaw has the lowest percentage of K-12 educators […]
Manchester has first week with no new COVID-19 cases since October
The Manchester area (zip code 48158) had its first week since mid-October with no new reported cases of COVID-19. The Washtenaw County Health Department confirmed that our last positive cases were reported on February 9th, 2021. Washtenaw as a county, experienced a first wave early last spring when COVID-19 first reached Michigan. Manchester didn’t experience […]
Obituary: Thomas “Tom” Burch
Thomas Merrick Burch, 80, passed away peacefully, Saturday, February 20, 2021. Tom’s family and friends will gather Tuesday, February 23, 2021 from 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm, with a Rosary to be at 7:00 pm and Wednesday, February 24, 2021 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church,( 210 W. Main […]
Water could make the Great Lakes a climate refuge. Are we prepared?
by Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue (Bridge Michigan) TRAVERSE CITY—Intrigued by warming winters, researchers from the University of Michigan set out in 1989 to formally measure changes in the geographical distribution of plants and animals in the dense pine and hardwood forests of northern Michigan. Their laboratory, the university’s 10,000-acre Biological Station east of Petoskey, […]
Invasive mussels now control key Great Lakes nutrients, threatening fish
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) The stunning beauty of Lake Michigan’s crystal clear water draws comparisons to the French Riviera. But to Dustin Van Orman, it’s a hideous sight. Van Orman, whose family owns Mackinaw City’s Big Stone Bay Fishery, knows that the clearer the water gets, the scarcer whitefish and chubs become. It’s a […]
Michigan wanted to end gerrymandering. Census delays make it ‘really messy’
by Madeline Halpert (Bridge Michigan) A delay in the release of crucial U.S. Census population data is jeopardizing the timeline of Michigan’s first independent redistricting commission and sowing ‘chaos’ for potential candidates in the 2022 election. On Friday, the Census Bureau announced it is pushing back the release of data needed to draw Michigan’s new […]
Tensions mount as 3 Michigan school districts hesitate to open classrooms
by Ron French, Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) It was an email Monday evening from the Ann Arbor Public Schools superintendent that finally broke Nicholas Bagley. The email, from Superintendent Jeanice Kerr Swift, informed families that Tuesday would be a snow day. “We will call #virtual snow day tomorrow,” Swift wrote. “Take a break (from) the […]
Newly elected Ryan Novess chosen as president of MCS Board of Education
The Manchester Community Schools Board of Education held its organizational meeting on January 25 and of the four officers elected, three offices were filled by newly elected members, including the school board presidency by Ryan Novess. . Alternating every two years, three or four of the seven school board seats are up for election. This […]
Local author Jennifer Carson releases new picture book, Dragons Don’t Dance Ballet
Local author Jennifer Carson has a new picture book out called Dragons Don’t Dance Ballet. Dragons Don’t Dance Ballet, aimed at readers aged 4 – 8 (and those young at heart) tells the charming tale of Esmeralda, a dragon who works the spotlight at the Metropolitan Ballet, even though what she really wants to do […]
Ash Wednesday is this week
submitted by St. Mary Catholic Church This week, Wednesday, Feb. 17 is known as Ash Wednesday because of the long tradition of beginning Lent by receiving the sign of ashes. Once again this year, while observing covid precautions, St. Mary Catholic Church will have three Masses, during which all in attendance may receive this penitential […]
