School board selects officers & committee representatives
Manchester Community Schools Board of Education held its organizational meeting last Monday. Chris Fegan was elected president, Tom Mann was elected Vice President, Rebecca Harvey was elected secretary, and Karen Rothfuss was elected treasurer. Committees were determined. Mike Austin, Chris Fegan, and Tom Mann will make up the building and grounds committee. Tom Mann, Karen Rothfuss, […]
Pancake and pajamas for Take your Child to the Library Day (photos)
The Manchester District Library held a pancake and pajama party Saturday morning for Take Your Child to the Library Day! Participants enjoyed eating pancakes and making crafts. (Photos courtesy of Manchester District Library).
St. Thomas Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser
St. Thomas Lutheran Church is hosting a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, February 9th from 5 to 7:30 pm benefiting Dr. Kim Jackson. The dinner will be held at Freedom Township Hall, located at 11508 E. Pleasant Lake Rd. Dinner is “all you can eat” and will include spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, and dessert. Meals are $10 for […]
February 2019 gardening advice
by Jennifer Fairfield Let’s Dream About Gardening! I’m looking for the “glass half full” thing in our weather the last days of January, and it’s a little hard – I think the glass froze! My friends and family will attest to the fact that I don’t like hot weather (I get whiny when it goes […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – February 2019
The February 2019 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: February 2019 Trumpeter
Flint residents welcome Nestlé donations. But its ads? Not so much.
by Jim Malewitz (Bridge) FLINT — Peaceful music plays in the background. Residents wait for donations before dawn. And Nestlé Waters North America is there to help, as workers load a semi-truck of the company’s Ice Mountain bottled water and head south to Flint. “Some people have forgotten about Flint,” Flint water volunteer Sandra Jones says in […]
Gov. Whitmer seeks speedy Michigan public record response, but not (yet) for her office
by Ted Roelofs (Bridge) GRAND RAPIDS—Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order Friday aimed at speeding the response of state government to public record requests, even as she declined ‒ for now ‒ to lift the veil on her own office. Speaking before the Michigan Press Association, Whitmer said state government must be “open, transparent and […]
Federal court scuttles Michigan gerrymandering deal, rejects trial delay
by Joel Kurth, Mike Wilkinson (Bridge) DETROIT – A federal court on Friday rejected an attempt to settle a Michigan gerrymandering case that would have redrawn 11 state House districts before the 2020 elections. The ruling paves the way for a trial to start in the explosive case Tuesday. A three-judge panel from U.S. District Court hearing the […]
Groups working to find solutions to gap left by grocery store closure
With the Manchester Market’s impending closure, groups throughout the community are pursuing solutions to provide grocery access to our community. The Manchester Farmers Market Committee is looking into expanding the Farmers Market. One model they are looking at Argus Farm Stop. Argus Farm Stop is an “everyday farmers market.” It is indoors, stocked with locally […]
