Local businesses weathering another COVID-related storm
Last Sunday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed the state and announced new state guidelines issued by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The order, which started at 12:01 am on Wednesday, November 18, enacts a three-week pause targeting indoor social gatherings and other group activities in an effort to curb rapidly rising COVID-19 infection […]
Giving Tree returns at Old National Bank
As it has for many years, Old National Bank will be supporting Manchester Family Services again this year with its annual Giving Tree. Due to the recent rise in COVID cases the bank lobby has returned to appointment only, which makes the normal process of selecting a child from the tree a bit more challenging. […]
Alternative outdoor seating comes just in time at Klager
Students in Ms. Melissa Yekulis’ kindergarten class were the recipients of some “comfy, squishy, and good” chairs to use outdoors when the weather is right as a special learning incentive. The project was funded by local donations to Donors Choose, an online “wish list” for teachers to fund-raise for special projects. At least eight local […]
County offers new COVID-19 testing site to provide saliva testing
The Washtenaw County Health Department has announced, in conjunction with LynxDx and the 2|42 Community Center, that they are offering a new drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Ann Arbor which opened on Wednesday, November 18. This new site offers contactless saliva testing and will be open to all Michigan residents, with or without insurance. As […]
County-wide Youth Council needs input from Manchester teens
The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation’s Youth Council, a group of 25 high school students from across Washtenaw County who work together to make an impact on the community through volunteering, service, and philanthropy, has launched the 2020 Youth Needs Assessment. The Needs Assessment was designed by the Youth Council to learn more about the […]
Roll up your sleeve and get a flu shot–protect yourself and your family
With the holidays coming up, everyone is worried about protecting loved ones from COVID-19. But flu season is also here. Did you get your influenza (flu) shot yet? It’s not too late, but it does take two weeks for the flu vaccine to start working. Influenza is a contagious illness caused by viruses that infect […]
Manchester Family Service sees changes for the Christmas season
submitted by Mary Sue Moore, Manchester Family Service Manchester Family Service, Inc (MFS) exists to provide aid to many families and individuals in the community. As the holiday season approaches, we seek ways to brighten their lives through our annual Christmas projects. This year, as many other programs have experienced, there has been a MAJOR […]
Superintendent expresses confidence in remote learning
Editors note: This interview was conducted before Sunday’s MDHHS Emergency Order was issued both closing High Schools to in-person learning and halting all school sports through December 8th. As the Manchester Community Schools district has made the transition to entirely remote learning as of this past week, including the elementary grades beginning today (Monday), The […]
Acorn to open as full time market and café in new location mid-January
submitted by Megan DeLeeuw, Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café Board Chairwoman The Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café renovations are currently under way at the new Manchester Market location on 455 W. Main Street in Manchester. We are moving forward with a tentative opening date of early-mid January 2021. A new Store Manager will be starting […]
Shifting political partisanship in the Manchester area: Freedom Township shifts Democratic, Bridgewater shifts Republican
Michigan flipped Democratic in this presidential election after voting Republican and supporting Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Looking at how counties voted, in general, Democratic counties strengthened their support for the Democratic candidate compared to 2016 and while some counties that voted Republican in 2016 flipped and supported Biden in this election or weakened […]
