MDL Adult Book Club to discuss ‘IDENTITY‘
from Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library (MDL) Adult Book Club will meet to discuss IDENTITY by Nora Roberts on Wednesday, April 17. This is the book club’s Thriller selection for the season. Copies of the book are available for on-demand checkout from the library. The meeting will begin at 6pm in the Claire […]
Come play Pictionary at the library
from Manchester District Library Join the Manchester District Library for group Pictionary on Tuesday, April 16, from 3:30pm to 4:30pm in the Village Room (located on the lower level). Group Pictionary allows everyone to play every turn. Whether it’s a stick figure or a three-dimensional drawing, this game of Pictionary is for you! All ages […]
Canasta at the Library
from Manchester District Library Join the Manchester District Library in the upstairs lounge for a fun and friendly card game of canasta on Thursday, April 18, at 4:30pm. Open to both experienced players and folks looking to learn. All ages welcome.
April 2024 Gardening Advice
submitted by Jennifer Fairfield, Garden Mill If you’ve been into The Garden Mill recently, you’ve probably seen lots of boxes and a bit of chaos as we have been trying to receive in and put away all of the spring merchandise that has been arriving daily. Please excuse the mess a little longer, as we […]
New/refurbished mailbox at the post office (photos)
submitted by Linda Mussio On Monday, April 1, the Manchester Post Office swapped out their old mailbox for a new/refurbished mailbox.
Bird flu found in hens at Michigan’s top egg producer
by Janelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) The highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in poultry at Michigan’s top egg producer, Herbruck’s. The infected flock was found at the company’s Green Meadow Organics facility in Ionia County. This is the fourth case of avian influenza in a commercial facility since the disease was first detected in […]
In traveling RV, Michigan nurse tries to undo opioid damage she helped cause
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) WIXOM — Jordana Latozas could offer an excuse for her part in Michigan’s deadly drug crisis. She will not. She doesn’t even flinch. “Did I contribute? Absolutely,” said Latozas, a nurse practitioner who prescribed countless pain pills more than a decade ago — a time when patients walked away with […]
Wolf killed in southern Michigan is first sighting in more than 100 years
by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) Wildlife officials confirmed Wednesday the killing of a gray wolf in southern Michigan, hundreds of miles from the state’s only known wolf population in the Upper Peninsula. A hunter killed the wolf in January in Calhoun County, believing it to be a coyote, according to the Michigan Department of Natural […]
‘Border bloodbath’ in Michigan? Here are the facts.
by Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) GRAND RAPIDS — Former President Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden and fellow Democrats on immigration issues Tuesday in Michigan, calling the situation a “bloodbath” that could get worse without a border crackdown. Trump’s latest campaign visit followed the March 22 murder of Ruby Garcia, 25, a Grand Rapids resident […]
Grow your own vegetables this summer!
submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Manchester Community Garden The taste of fresh-picked vegetables is amazing and Manchester is very fortunate to have a Community Garden that provides space and water for local residents who: do not get enough sun in their yard don’t have space to garden at their home have a problem with animals eating […]
