Bring your drawings to life with Cartooning 101 every Thursday in June
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library Bring your drawings to life in Cartooning 101 at the Manchester District Library (MDL) on Thursdays at 4pm through the end of June. Learn how to make your doodles come alive in our introductory cartooning class! We’ll teach you how comics work as well as some tricks to […]
Play canasta at the library
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library Join staff at the Manchester District Library (MDL) for canasta in the upstairs lounge on Thursday, June 20, at 4pm. Open to both experienced players and folks looking to learn, come for a fun and friendly classic card game for all ages. Stop by the library or visit […]
Obituary: Ann Marie Roth
Ann Marie Roth, 63, of Jackson passed away at home under hospice care June 10, 2024. Ann’s family gathered Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at Eineder Funeral Homes – Brooklyn Chapel for a private viewing. There will be a family and friends visitation, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, from 10am to 11am, at Eineder Funeral Homes – […]
Obituary: David Perrin Renner
David Perrin Renner, age 94, of Manchester, Michigan, died peacefully at home on June 8, 2024, surrounded by his family. Dave was born in Schenectady, New York, on March 27, 1930, to William and Doris (Perrin) Renner. He was the second of six children. Dave attended six different elementary and high schools in three […]
Letter to the editor: A Path to Prosperity: The Case for Eliminating Property Taxes in Michigan
6-9-2024 The debate over Michigan’s property taxes has reached a critical juncture with the proposal of the AxMiTax initiative, which seeks to eliminate property taxes across the state. In the recent article from the Manchester Mirror, AxMITAX — what would it mean for Manchester?, the City of Manchester expresses concerns about the implications of this […]
Public notice: City of Manchester
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public meeting of the City of Manchester Zoning Board of Appeals will be held at the Manchester City Offices located at 912 City Road, Manchester, MI 48158 on Monday, July 1, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. During this meeting the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on […]
Public notice: City of Manchester
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public meeting of the City of Manchester Zoning Board of Appeals will be held at the Manchester City Offices located at 912 City Road, Manchester, MI 48158 on Monday, July 1, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. During this meeting the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on […]
Drugs, microplastics, forever chemicals a growing concern in Great Lakes
by Fatima Syed, The Narwhal (Bridge Michigan) Rania Hamza calls it “a coincidence” that an engineer, a biologist and a lawyer at the same Toronto university were independently worrying about the harmful substances and chemicals being flushed down Ontario’s toilets. Three years ago, after figuring out they were all interested in the same thing, […]
Get ready for amorous mayflies, Michigan, and the smelly crunch of love
by Janelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) Michiganders can expect to see hundreds of thousands of mayflies in the coming weeks as mating season for the insects nears. There are over 100 species of mayflies in Michigan. Swarms of them converge each year in lakeside communities near Houghton, Burke or Douglas lakes, where one of the […]
How tornado sirens operate in Michigan, and other ways to stay on alert
by Janelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) An unforeseen tornado struck Livonia Wednesday afternoon, so quickly that the National Weather Service didn’t have time to alert city officials to sound outdoor alarms warning people of the incoming storm. The National Weather Service called it a “spin-up storm” as it formed so rapidly that weather radar had not picked […]
