Burmeister Rd in Bridgewater Township closed for pipeline maintenance
by Sara Swanson Washtenaw County Road Commission announced last Tuesday that Enbridge Energy would close Burmeister Rd between McCollum Rd and Kaiser Rd in Bridgewater Township for pipeline maintenance starting Wednesday, November 30. The maintenance is expected to be completed December 18, however this date is tentative and subject to change due to weather conditions. […]
FARM Science Lab visits Riverside School
by Marsha Chartrand Last Monday and Tuesday, students at Riverside Intermediate School learned more about how their food is raised as each classroom in turn visited the Michigan Farm Bureau Food, Agriculture & Resources in Motion (FARM) Science Lab. Equipped with the latest teaching technologies and STEM-based lessons to increase agricultural awareness, this amazing mobile […]
Local mom reviving choir to sing carols at nursing homes
by Sara Swanson Before Covid, one local mom, Laura Wohlgemuth, gathered five homeschooling families together to form a Holiday Homeschool Choir. They caroled at nursing homes and throughout the greater community. Covid-19 put the breaks on the choir. Wohlgemuth had been considering restarting the choir, although most of the original families have moved out of […]
Exciting new initiative coming to Manchester Community Schools
submitted by Maggie Hatcher, C.A.R.E.™ in Schools Manchester Community Schools have partnered with C.A.R.E.™ in Schools in an effort to build community connections and to help give all families and staff a voice in the improvement and success of our district. C.A.R.E.™ in Schools was founded by Madeline Black, who chose Maggie Hatcher, an MCS […]
Klager kids welcome grandparents to brunch
by Marsha Chartrand Klager Elementary School students invited their grandparents (and some great-grandparents, too!) for a brunch and celebration last Wednesday. Guests got a glimpse of a typical school day in their grandchild’s classroom, got a photo taken with their Klager kid, played games, were served breakfast of their choice at Klager’s Epic Eatery, and […]
Time to donate to Toys for Tots!
submitted by Jeff Mann, Manchester Area Toys for Tots program The Manchester Area Toys for Tots program is up and running again this year. The drop-off locations for this year include Manchester True Value Hardware, Chuck’s Auto Repair Shop, Manchester District Library, Linda’s Diner, Comerica Bank, Old National Bank, River Raisin Distillery, and the Manchester […]
WCSO: October 2022 report of police services in the village
submitted by Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office During the month of October, there were 197 calls for service. During that time, 104 traffic stops were made resulting in 81 citations. This is a significant increase from September, when there were 175 calls for service, 101 traffic stops made, and 25 citations written. Sgt. Joel Gebauer explained […]
Alumni Field meeting elicits plenty of community ideas
by Marsha Chartrand It’s been the site of the Manchester Community Fair for 77 years; the Manchester Chicken Broil for 69. It currently welcomes little ones for youth soccer on the weekends. According to legend, the location hosted Bob Seger long before he led the Silver Bullet Band. A lot has happened at Alumni Memorial […]
STEM and Language Arts combine to provide life lessons for fourth graders
by Marsha Chartrand When Cindy Hanewald’s fourth-graders were reading about “Punkin Chunkin“ during their language arts class last month, the idea caught the imagination of many of the kids as Ms. Hanewald showed them short videos of a “trebuchet“ to add to their knowledge base. It’s not surprising, of course, that many of the kids […]
Manchester Township Board Meeting report - Township approves Thorn Lake Solar consent judgment
by Sybil Kolon All board members were present at the November 15 township board meeting. Also present were fire chief Bill Scully and many other members of the public. There were several public comments about the legal appeal filed against the township regarding the denial by the planning commission of the commercial scale solar facility […]
