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 […]
September 2018 Student of the Month, Elizabeth O’Hotzke
The September 2018 Manchester Community Schools Foundation Student of the Month for Manchester High School is Elizabeth O’Hotzke. Elizabeth is the daughter of Gary and Whitney O’Hotzke. She has been the president of the Manchester High School Key Club her Junior and Senior year and is currently the co-president of MHS National Honor Society. She has also been the […]
Scarecrows decorate the Village (photos)
Have you noticed the scarecrows decorating downtown? They were made by community members two Thursdays ago at the The Manchester Farmers Market, as part of a scarecrow contest! Fourteen scarecrows were made in total. Many of them were made by families and some were made by individuals. Some of the clothes were donated and some […]
School Board candidate forum scheduled
With all of the attention on the national and state level candidates on the ballot in November, you may not be aware that in addition to other local races, Manchester has three seats on the Manchester Community Schools board of education up for election, with four candidates running. Current school board members Mike Austin, Rebecca Harvey will […]
