Shakespeare Club meets
submitted by Joan Gaughan The Shakespeare Club’s first meeting of the year 2024 was a video presentation on the recovery of Shakespeare’s First Folio. The Folio was put together by John Hemings and Henry Condell, who had been actors and shareholders in Shakespeare’s King’s Men and who published it in 1623, seven years after Shakespeare’s […]
Kindergarten Information Night at Klager Elementary School
from Klager Elementary School Do you have a student who will be the right age for Kindergarten or Young Fives next fall? Come to Kindergarten Information Night to learn more about it! Kindergarten Information Night will be held Tuesday, March 19, from 6 to 7pm in the Media Center at Luther C. Klager Elementary School, […]
Small & diverse farms in Washtenaw needed to participate in climate-smart study
from Washtenaw County Conservation District Greetings from the Michigan Climate Smart Farm team! Over the next five years, we’ll be focusing our efforts on small, diverse, and underserved farms in Washtenaw, Lenawee, Monroe, and Wayne counties. We’re still in the discovery phase, with more questions than answers, but we’re making strides every day. Your input […]
Diet drugs are bigger than ever, and in Michigan, Medicaid picks up the tab
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) That big bag of Lay’s potato chips — her “addiction,” Sharon Bracey says, chuckling — just didn’t have the same pull as it once had, even though they remain an occasional delight. “But when you look at food, you want it but you don’t want as much. I just don’t […]
Michigan high schoolers may be next to profit from name, image, likeness deals
by Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — A Michigan proposal to allow high school athletes to profit from their name, image or likeness is facing scrutiny in the state Senate amid concerns that parents or other adults could abuse the process. The House-approved legislation would allow high school student athletes with parental consent to earn unlimited compensation […]
Michigan makes paid surrogate pregnancies a crime. That could change
by Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — For more than three decades, Michigan has made it a crime for prospective parents to hire paid surrogates, but that may soon change under a major proposal making its way through the state Senate. A series of bills already approved by the House would amend Michigan law to establish the […]
Obituary: Vern Dean Kulenkamp
Vern Dean Kulenkamp, 93, of Manchester passed away peacefully at Legacy Assisted Living in Jackson on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Vern’s family and friends will gather at a later date for services. Vern was born on January 2, 1931, in Manchester, Michigan to Otto and Margaret (Esch) Kulenkamp. Vern was a long time farmer and […]
Manchester is getting a new nature preserve!
by Sara Swanson The Manchester area will shortly be gaining a new nature preserve! The Iron Creek Preserve will be 79 acres of forest, wetland, and Iron Creek frontage located in the Irish Hills in Manchester Township. Legacy Land Conservancy (Legacy) will be taking possession of the property at the end of next month from Sybil […]
Happy Retirement, Heidi Huber-Stein!
by Melissa Licavoli Manchester Community Schools counselor Heidi Huber-Stein is retiring at the end of this school year. This is an interview with her: How long have you worked at Manchester Community Schools? I worked as a [substitute teacher], paraprofessional, and even taught night school here in Manchester for a couple of years before finding […]
