February 2019 gardening advice
by Jennifer Fairfield Let’s Dream About Gardening! I’m looking for the “glass half full” thing in our weather the last days of January, and it’s a little hard – I think the glass froze! My friends and family will attest to the fact that I don’t like hot weather (I get whiny when it goes […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – February 2019
The February 2019 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: February 2019 Trumpeter
Flint residents welcome Nestlé donations. But its ads? Not so much.
by Jim Malewitz (Bridge) FLINT — Peaceful music plays in the background. Residents wait for donations before dawn. And Nestlé Waters North America is there to help, as workers load a semi-truck of the company’s Ice Mountain bottled water and head south to Flint. “Some people have forgotten about Flint,” Flint water volunteer Sandra Jones says in […]
Gov. Whitmer seeks speedy Michigan public record response, but not (yet) for her office
by Ted Roelofs (Bridge) GRAND RAPIDS—Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order Friday aimed at speeding the response of state government to public record requests, even as she declined ‒ for now ‒ to lift the veil on her own office. Speaking before the Michigan Press Association, Whitmer said state government must be “open, transparent and […]
Federal court scuttles Michigan gerrymandering deal, rejects trial delay
by Joel Kurth, Mike Wilkinson (Bridge) DETROIT – A federal court on Friday rejected an attempt to settle a Michigan gerrymandering case that would have redrawn 11 state House districts before the 2020 elections. The ruling paves the way for a trial to start in the explosive case Tuesday. A three-judge panel from U.S. District Court hearing the […]
Groups working to find solutions to gap left by grocery store closure
With the Manchester Market’s impending closure, groups throughout the community are pursuing solutions to provide grocery access to our community. The Manchester Farmers Market Committee is looking into expanding the Farmers Market. One model they are looking at Argus Farm Stop. Argus Farm Stop is an “everyday farmers market.” It is indoors, stocked with locally […]
Update on the Nellie Ackerson Building
Representatives from Manchester area non-profits met earlier this month at the regularly scheduled roundtable. Manchester Community Schools superintendent Nick Steinmetz gave an update on the process to turn the Nellie Ackerson Building, 410 City Road, into a community center. The building which has in the past served all grade levels and as an administrative building […]
Shannon Beeman sworn in as District 3 County Commissioner
Manchester resident Shanon Beeman was sworn in January 10th as Washtenaw’s District 3 County Commissioner, representing the Manchester and Saline areas. Board of Commissioner meetings are held ever other Wednesday at 6:30pm at 220 North Main Street in Ann Arbor. The meetings are recorded and can be watched online at https://www.washtenaw.org/215/Webcast. Commissioner Beeman can be reached through email […]
Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce elects new officers
Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce held its first official board meeting of 2019 on January 7th. The board elected the 2019 officers including president: Jennifer Wojtowicz of Proper Property Services, Inc.; vice president: Barry Allen of Manchester Lions Club; treasurer: Tammy Melcher of Old National Bank; secretary: Kathy Dimond of Manchester District Library; and trustees Steve Alber […]
Take your child to the library day
by Tamara Denby, Manchester District Library Grab the kids and bring them to the Manchester District Library Saturday, February 2 for national “Take Your Child to the Library Day.” We have a fun-filled pancake pajama party planned. Ms Karen and Ms Angela will be cooking pancakes and reading stories. And, who knows what other surprises they […]
