Brauer Preserve lovely location for winter walk
The Manchester area is home to 7 Washtenaw County nature preserves. Located in the north-east corner of Freedom Township on Parker Road, the 226-acre Brauer Preserve is is a lovely location for a winter walk. The county purchased the 226-acres encompassed by the preserve in 2003. It includes forest, swamp, marsh, and a small lake. Notably, during […]
Obituary: Jane Cornelia Blackman Korth
Jane Cornelia Blackman Korth passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018 in Chelsea, Michigan at the age of 88. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Jane was born on November 16, 1929 in Bridgeton, New Jersey, the daughter of Paul and May (Smith) Blackman. She grew up and attended high school […]
Fatal accident last week in Bridgewater
From the Sheriff Office: On Tuesday February 13, 2018, at approximately 11:20 am, Sheriff Deputies and Traffic Investigators responded to Michigan Avenue near Neblo Road for a head-on traffic crash with injuries. Upon arrival and after extricating the two drivers and providing emergency medical services to both, one of the drivers, 29 year-old Jeremy Ryan […]
9 Manchester students make GVSU Fall 2017 Dean’s List
Grand Valley State University announces the names of students who were placed on the dean’s list for the Fall 2017 semester concluding in December. The list includes those students who have maintained a 3.5 grade point average and been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits. The honor is noted on the students’ official records. […]
Letter to the Editor: Disappointment and anger at School Board decision
Feb. 18th, 2018 Dear Editor, I would like to express my disappointment and anger at the Manchester school boards latest action in closing the Ackerson building and decision to sell alumni field. To implement both of these actions with no recent resident input is terribly disappointing. These actions will gut an entire section of the […]
Young-fives Program, Alumni Field, artificial turf all subjects of Superintendent coffee hour
Interim Superintendent Brad Hamilton fielded questions on a wide range of topics at the first of three coffee hours last Wednesday morning. The coffee hours were scheduled to give students’ families and community members an opportunity to provide input on and ask questions about the school board’s recent decisions to re-open the Middle School, reconfigure […]
Western Washtenaw Construction Authority presents a friendly face in Inspector Doug Parr
Unless you’ve built a new home, a shed, a pole barn or swimming pool lately, you may not be familiar with the Western Washtenaw Construction Authority. Western Washtenaw Construction Authority, or WWCA is the regional body for Freedom, Bridgewater and Manchester Townships, and the Village of Manchester that acts as the permitting and enforcing agency […]
Dandelion Knoll Farm receives MAEAP verification
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MDARD) Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) is recognizing Dandelion Knoll Farm in Sharon Township for becoming MAEAP verified on January 2nd. Technical assistance was provided by the Washtenaw County Conservation District MAEAP Technician, Nick Machinski. Dandelion Knoll Farm received MAEAP verification in both farmstead and livestock […]
