School board to tackle budget shortfalls
A budget workshop for the Manchester Community Schools Board of Education was held on Monday, Feb. 24. Superintendent Nick Steinmetz led the presentation at the workshop with some projections of this year’s enrollment as compared to future years’. Under Michigan’s school funding model, enrollment is the major source of state revenue for the district. “From […]
Pleasant Lake’s Special Assessment District up for renewal
In 2013, Freedom Township’s board voted in favor of establishing a Special Assessment District (SAD) to fund a lake management program for Pleasant Lake. This lake management project controls invasive and nuisance aquatic weeds, specifically Eurasian Milfoil and Starry Stonewort, through chemical treatment to the lake followed by additional spot applications as necessary. The SAD […]
St. Mary Lenten fish fries start off with great success
Submitted by Betty E. Cummings The first of St. Mary Manchester’s Lenten fish fries is in the books. They sold a record 300 drive thru/take out dinners and 403 dine-in dinners, for a total of 703. It takes a lot of fish and a lot of volunteers to put on a huge event like a […]
Many magnificent miles
Mooovin’ Mondays. Walk to School Wednesdays. Fabulous Fridays. Week after week after week! On Friday, March 8, fourth-grader Abi Swanson reached a significant walking milestone with the Walk to School program. She has made it to every single Walk to School Day this school year, and earned her prize for 60 days of walking. Abi […]
Walberg named most effective member in Michigan congressional delegation
The Center for Effective Lawmaking, a non-partisan collaboration between Vanderbilt University and University of Virginia that rates the efficiency of lawmakers, ranked Manchester’s congressman, Tim Walberg as the most effective member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan. These rankings are calculated by the advancement of legislation from the 115th Session of Congress (2017-2018). “Working […]
Lasinski on Gov. Whitmer’s budget recommendation
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer presented her budget recommendations this week for the 2019-20 fiscal year to a joint meeting of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Among her recommendations were significant increases in revenue sharing to local communities, and increasing school funding by $507 million — the largest increase since 2002. Read about Gov. Whitmer’s budget […]
Eleven percent of Washtenaw County pregnant women smoke. Free help is available
Eleven percent of Washtenaw County women who gave birth in 2016 reported that they smoked cigarettes while pregnant, according to a new report from the Washtenaw County Health Department. The Health Department encourages pregnant women to take advantage of the Michigan Tobacco Quitline’s free help in quitting smoking and tobacco use. “Although we’ve seen a significant decrease […]
Manchester teacher vies for statewide fitness award
“Each year, we look forward to introducing the GFA finalists to our fellow Michiganders,” shares Amy Ghannam, President and CEO of Michigan Fitness Foundation. “By recognizing and sharing their extraordinary stories, they influence us all to have a renewed vigor to make healthier choices. We invite citizens from across the state to join us at […]
Manchester’s liability is more favorable than many communities’
While a rising number of communities and government entities across the state struggle with funding even 40 percent of their employees’ post-retirement benefit costs, Manchester is fortunate to be well funded for post-retirement health care benefits and pension, according to Village Manager Jeff Wallace. As reported in the Bridge Magazine article in this week’s Mirror, many communities–both large […]
Problems at the post office
“The Postal Service shall have as its basic function the obligation to provide postal services to bind the Nation together through the personal, educational, literary, and business correspondence of the people. It shall provide prompt, reliable, and efficient services to patrons in all areas and shall render postal services to all communities.” (U.S. Postal Service […]
