The Adult Learners Institute offers two travel alternatives for February
submitted by Joan Gaughan, Adult Learners Institute While your neighbors are enjoying piña coladas and getting suntans, Adult Learners Institute (ALI) will give you a colorful tour of all fifty states, via Don Chalfant’s Have Camera, Will Travel class on Wednesday, February 21. You won’t need your long johns because it’s a Zoom class. Then, […]
Join MDL on Valentine’s Day to meet with local seniors
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library All members of the community are welcome to meet at the Manchester District Library (MDL) at 2pm on Wednesday, February 14, for a Valentine’s Day caravan to Brooklyn Living Center and Gas Light Village Assisted Living Center to pass out Valentine cards. Contact Laura Wohlgemuth at lwohlgemuth@manchesterlibrary.info if you have […]
Library to host educational tea tasting
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library (MDL) will host Samantha Musil, owner of local tea company S*TEA*P, for an educational tea tasting on Saturday, February 17, at noon in the Village Room. Participants will explore the 6 major tea types (dark, black, oolong, green, yellow, and white), learn about tea […]
Sharon Hollow Road closure this week
from Washtenaw County Road Commission Starting Monday, February 5, 2024, the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) will close Sharon Hollow Road between Austin Road and Sharon Valley Road in Manchester and Sharon Townships during daytime hours to perform forestry work. The road will reopen at the end of each day and remain open until work […]
Public notice: Bridgewater Township
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SYNOPSIS 1-Feb-24 The regular monthly meeting of the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Fromhart at 7:04 p.m. Five board members were present (quorum) with no citizens in attendance. The board approved the 4-Jan-24 meeting minutes as amended. The board approved the agenda as […]
Public notice: Freedom Township
Freedom Township Public Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Public Accuracy test for the February 27, 2024, Presidential Primary Election has been scheduled for February 9, 2024, at 9:30a.m. in the Freedom Township Hall located at 11508 Pleasant Lake Road, Manchester, Michigan. The Public Accuracy test is conducted to demonstrate that the computer program […]
Public notice: Freedom Township
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, February 27, 2024 FREEDOM TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF FREEDOM, TOWNSHIPS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector of Freedom Township who is not already registered, may register to vote at your corresponding office of the Township Clerk; the office […]
Michigan mom sues for disability in latest U.S. legal battle over long COVID
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) KIMBALL—In this tidy home where family photos hang on the wall and heart-decorated dish towels hint to the upcoming Valentine’s Day, Kelsey Warshefski appears for a moment like any mom who might be relaxing with her 7-year-old son on a recent snow day. But Warshefski, who just four years ago […]
Michigan’s lost winter cancels sturgeon season, ski, dog sled races
by Kelly House & Janelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) Warm weather has prompted the cancellation of the iconic Black Lake winter sturgeon fishing season, where anglers get a rowdy-but-brief opportunity to spear dinosaur-like fish through the ice. The cancellation, announced Friday morning less than 24 hours before the season was set to begin, is the […]
Gridlock grips the Michigan House amid partisan split
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING – The Michigan House this month approved honorific legislation to rename a portion of a state highway for a firefighter who died from a stroke. That’s it. One month into a House session that began with a temporary 54-54 split between Democrats and Republicans, partisan gridlock has effectively killed any legislative […]
