Washtenaw County Conservation District offering free webinar on land management Planning
submitted by Megan DeLeeuw, Executive Director, Washtenaw County Conservation District Whether you own a small lot or hundreds of acres, having a land management plan can help you to maximize your resources and implement conservation more effectively. Do you want to transition land to native pollinator habitat? Establish an orchard? Reforest an area or just […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – December 2020
The December 2020 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: 3. 12 DEC 2020 Trumpeter Download the calendar here: 4. 12 Dec Calendar 2020
Some Michigan schools will stay remote until January amid COVID
By Ron French (Bridge) Many Michigan students won’t be returning to classrooms until at least January as COVID roars through the state. A Michigan Department of Health and Human Services order mandating a three-week closure of the state’s high schools ends Dec. 8, but many schools in some of Michigan’s most populous counties aren’t waiting to see if […]
Some Michigan drunken drivers would get records expunged in bipartisan bill
By Mansur Shaheen (Bridge) First-time drunken drivers may get their records wiped clean under bills that would expand Michigan’s felony expungement law to include about 200,000 people convicted of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. A bipartisan group of Michigan leaders announced last Wednesday their support for a bill that would expand on landmark criminal […]
Jobless benefits, COVID stimulus likely focus of Michigan lame-duck session
By Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) LANSING — With federal assistance funding running dry, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican leaders in the Michigan Legislature were set to begin negotiations last week on a potential state stimulus for residents and businesses struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor is proposing a $100 million spending plan, and both sides […]
Toys for Tots collection begins
Because of COVID-19, this year’s Christmas is definitely going to be different from previous years. But you can help make a child’s Christmas special, right here in Manchester. The Manchester Township Fire Department and the Dutchmen Firefighters Association are running their annual Toys for the Toys for Tots campaign. Buy a toy and donate it […]
St. Thomas Annual German Bake Sale
submitted by Elissa Weidmayer, St. Thomas Lutheran Church St. Thomas will be holding its annual German bake sale on Saturday, Dec 5th from 9 am to 1 pm. The sale will be curbside only, and features authentic German baked goods, homemade pretzels and pretzel buns, doughnuts and a huge cookie walk with 20+ varieties of […]
Stories of Wil: Time after time
Submitted By Christie Taylor Wil is a 13-year-old boy with Down syndrome. He is the little brother, by 20 months, to twin sisters, Katherine and Elizabeth. Wil’s mom, Christie, knew very little about Down syndrome when Wil was diagnosed shortly after his birth. It didn’t take long for Christie to realize how enriching life with […]
Obituary: David Bryers
A long time resident of Sault Ste. Marie, Dave departed this earth on the afternoon of December 1st, 2020. He was born in L’Anse Michigan to Faye and Leatha Bryers on August 29, 1928. He was preceded in death by his former wife Helen L. Bryers, son Sam E. Bryers, brothers Verne, James, Alan and […]
Obituary: Imogene Joy Spiegel
Imogene Joy Parrott Spiegel died on November 26, 2020, at the age of 93, in her home of 55 years in Bristol, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by parents, Mary Pennington Parrott and husband Robert; husband, Robert Spiegel; sisters, Elizabeth Jewell Sharp and Janice Katherine Parrott; brother-in-law, Robert Estes Sharp; nephew, Robert Estes Sharp, […]
