Michigan finds some success fighting opiate crisis on front line: emergency rooms
By Ted Roelofs (Bridge) DETROIT — A couple of months ago, Detroit resident Juanita Gross was desperate to turn her life around. She had a $200 a day opioid habit. She had already overdosed three times – and feared the next one might be her last. So she had her two adult children drive her […]
Michigan term limits face court challenge from former lawmakers
By Riley Beggin, Ron French (Bridge) LANSING – As unpopular among policymakers as they are popular in the public, Michigan’s term limits will now face a challenge in court. A bipartisan group of former legislators on Wednesday announced plans to file a federal lawsuit against the state, seeking to end term limits on Michigan legislators. […]
Michigan youth suicide rate doubles: what parents can do
By Robin Erb, Mike Wilkinson (Bridge) In the small northern Michigan town of Kingsley, Jamie Pobuda heard the news last year that a 16-year-old local boy had killed himself. Then just months later, a 14-year-old boy took his own life, too. An inventory control supervisor raising her teenage granddaughter, Pobuda remembers the way the […]
Display at Historical Society Museum celebrates 100 years of American Legion Auxiliary
submitted by Rita Huber The Manchester American Legion #117, has set up a historical display at the Kingsley Center House celebrating the 100th year of the American Legion Auxiliary. Auxiliary members Jeannine Uphouse and Rita Huber, with the help of Sue Hansen LaRocque from the Historical Society, set up the display on November 11th, Veterans […]
Boardwalk installed over wet area in Leonard Preserve
The Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation (WCPR) reported last week that they have installed a 150-foot rustic plank boardwalk at the Leonard Preserve to improve access through the low, wet areas surrounding the entrance. The entrance to the 259-acre nature preserve is off of Union Street, just outside the Village limits. The trail into the […]
Adiska Dental hosting Christmas party for local senior citizens
Tuesday December 17th, from 5:30-7:30 pm, Adiska Family Dental will be hosting a “Christmas Party” at the Shoppes of Alber Mill for local senior citizens looking for a fun activity without having to drive out of town. Attendees will be painting a Christmas Gnome on canvas that they can take home with them. The painting […]
Time to register for Christmas in the Village parade and contests!
Christmas in the Village will once again include many contests this year! The third Annual resident outdoor decorating contest will have two categories, “Most Christmas Spirit” and “Most Manchester Spirit.” The deadline to enter is this Friday, November 22. Judging will take place Thursday, December 5th from 6:30 to 9 pm. Winners will be announced […]
Manchester Area Sacred Music and Thanksgiving Service
Manchester area congregations will be presenting an Annual Service of Thanksgiving with choral and hand bell selections at 3 pm on Sunday, November 24th in the Sharon United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, located at 19890 Pleasant Lake Road. A time for fellowship with light refreshments will follow the service. Everyone is welcome.
Zion Lutheran Church offering Thanksgiving Eve service
Grateful to be home for the holiday? Begin your Thanksgiving in worship together at Zion Lutheran Church, located at 3050 S. Fletcher Road, on the corner of S. Fletcher and Waters Road. Everyone is invited to a Thankgsgiving Eve service on Wednesday, November 27, at 7:30 pm. Holy Communion will be offered in a relaxed […]
