Obituary: Wanda King
Her Legacy… Wanda King, Age 97, passed away September 28, 2018. She was born on March 11, 1921 in Alma, Michigan to Frank and Alma (Noffziger) Hicks. Wanda married the love of her life, Jay King on January 23, 1943 in Martin, Florida. Wanda worked in accounting as a bookkeeper during WWII at University of […]
Librarian’s corner: Author Josh Malerman
The Manchester District Library will be highlighting a different author or topic each week. by Amelia Herron, Manchester District Library Josh Malerman is both an author and a musician from Ferndale, Michigan. He started out as a member of the band, The High Strung, and wrote many novels and short stories for himself. But, once […]
WCRC road work in Freedom Township this week
In Freedom Township, Washtenaw County Road Commission will be gravel-resurfacing Ellsworth Road between Parker Road and Steinbach Road on October 10th. Pleasant Lake Road will have intermittent lane closure 1976 feet East of Schneider Road for guardrail installation starting on October 10th with an estimated completion date of October 19th.
Letter to the Editor: Time for a Change
October 7, 2018 I’ve wondered for some time, what are Representative Tim Walberg’s positions on a number of topics? I asked him for clarification but have yet to receive more than form letters that avoid answering my questions. So, I ask again: What are Representative Walberg’s positions on the following … Separation of immigrant children […]
Public Notices: Bridgewater
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SYNOPSIS 4-Oct-18 The regular monthly meeting of the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Fromhart at 7:00 p.m. All five Board members were present (quorum) with 9 citizens in attendance. Board heard citizen participation. Board approved the 6-Sep-18 meeting minutes as amended. Board approved […]
CRC’s Seyfried travels to DC to represent food pantries in Michigan
A few weeks ago, Manchester had the honor of having a very special representative in Washington DC for 24 hours. On Wednesday, September 12, Laura Seyfried, director of the Community Resource Center was one of seven food pantry representatives from the state of Michigan invited to fly out to DC for a Farm Bill Fly-In […]
4 pieces of Mill art donated to CRC to be auctioned off
Correction, October 15, 2018: This article originally started that the two works of art by artist Nancy Feldkamp were original watercolors. Since then, Feldkamp has visited the CRC and identified the works as prints, not originals. The article has been updated with this correction. One thing art can do is freeze a moment in time […]
Teacher’s interest in architecture translates into learning opportunity for Klager students!
Klager Elementary School is trying something new this Fall. Each week, students will be able to spend time in an interest-based course that they have chosen. There will be three sessions of Innovation Hour and each one will run for 6 weeks. These sessions will be multi-age and school-wide and students will be placed in sessions […]
