Sara Swanson

Obituary: Harold Lloyd Strahle

Harold Lloyd Strahle, 84, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020.  He was born on February 23, 1936, in Grass Lake, Michigan to Arthur and Blanche (Curtis) Strahle. Harold married the love of his life, Delores Below, on October 25, 1958 at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Manchester, and she precedes him. He will be remembered […]

 Sara Swanson

Happy Hearts Feline Rescue Holiday Bazaar

submitted by Jeanne Spencer, Happy Hearts Feline Rescue Get in the Holiday Spirit at the Happy Hearts Feline Rescue Holiday Bazaar on Friday, November 27, 10 am to 4 pm and Saturday, November 28, 10 am to 4 pm at the Freedom Town Hall, located at 11508 Pleasant Lake Rd. COVID may be here, but […]

 Sara Swanson

Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment is Nov. 1 to Dec. 15

submitted by Washtenaw Health Plan Office The Health Insurance Marketplace is open for enrollment from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15, 2020 for coverage starting January 1, 2021. The Washtenaw Health Plan (WHP) team can help you find the plan that’s best for you. WHP staff are trained Certified Application Counselors and are waiting to help […]

 Sara Swanson

Free Thanksgiving meal from St. Joe’s Chelsea

submitted by Saint Joseph Mercy Health System As in years past, members of our community who are unable to afford a Thanksgiving meal are invited for a free meal provided by St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital is unable to organize a gathering this year, but meals will be available for […]

 Sara Swanson

Photo: Thursday’s drive-through flu shot clinic

 Sara Swanson

Whitmer orders Enbridge Line 5 shutdown, citing easement violations

by Kelly House, Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) Following a state review that found the Line 5 petroleum pipeline is putting the Great Lakes at risk, Michigan has ordered Canadian petroleum company Enbridge Energy to shut down the pipeline that runs through the Straits of Mackinac by May. The Friday announcement followed a long-awaited review of Enbridge’s […]

 Sara Swanson

Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is being made in Michigan

by Paula Gardner (Bridge) Two square miles in Portage, near Kalamazoo, on Monday became the epicenter of hopes that the United States will be distributing coronavirus vaccines by year-end. That property in southwest Michigan is home to the largest manufacturing site in the world for drug giant Pfizer Inc. On Monday, Pfizer [NYSE: PFE] and […]

 Sara Swanson

Human error, Dominion voting equipment fuel false fraud claims in Michigan

by Jonathan Oosting, Madeline Halpert (Bridge) When Antrim County’s Republican clerk reported last week that Democrat Joe Biden had trounced President Donald Trump in the fiercely GOP region of northern Michigan, officials and experts correctly questioned what turned out to be a clerical mistake. But Trump and his supporters cried foul, and days after the […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Community Schools moving to remote learning through November 30th

After reporting last Friday that one Klager Elementary student had tested positive for COVID-19, the district alerted families this afternoon that a Manchester High School student has also tested positive and that seven additional high school students are quarantining. Shortly after, families were informed that given the current rise in new community cases in our […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester District Library to return to curbside only

submitted by Manchester District Library Due to the rising number of COVID 19 cases in Washtenaw County and the immediate community, Manchester District Library will cease in-person services beginning Thursday, November 12, 2020. This includes both walk-in and by-appointment services. Curbside will continue to be offered for hold pickups, small print jobs, and faxing. Drop […]