Manchester District Library continues to provide remote resources and community services
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-69 requires that all libraries in the state of Michigan remain closed to the public through May 28, 2020. During the closure—which began on March 17—Manchester District Library has continued to offer existing remote resources and worked to expand the services offered outside of […]
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System reinstating time-sensitive procedures and surgeries
submitted by Saint Joseph Mercy Health System As the positive impact of social distancing begins to flatten the curve for COVID-19 cases statewide, Mercy Health and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System are resuming select services and surgeries to safely provide clinically necessary care for the health and well-being of area patients. “While we know COVID […]
Challenges and successes with virtual meetings
It’s far from “business-as-usual,” but business is still getting done each month in Manchester’s four rural townships, the Village of Manchester, on the school board, and on the Manchester District Library board of trustees. After the Governors’ Executive Order allowing public meetings subject to the Open Meeting Act (OMA) to include participation by remote access […]
Acorn Farmers Market opening Thursday. New ordering system!
submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Acorn Farmers Market Board May 7th Acorn Farmers Market will reopen to sell a good variety of food items to prepare healthy meals at home. For safety reasons, the market will operate curbside only. No customers will come into the store. While curbside is a different way of shopping for food […]
Seed Library may be closed but you can still get free seeds!
Since 2014, the Manchester District Library has been home to a seed library which serves two functions–to provide a platform for the exchange of saved seeds and excess commercial seeds (like a permanent seed swap), and as a way for the Manchester Community Garden Committee to distribute free seeds to community members to help enable […]
Time to register for kindergarten and Young 5’s
submitted by Julie Charney, Luther C. Klager Elementary principal Manchester Community Schools has created two options for Young 5s and Kindergarten Registration for the 2020-21 school year. The first option is for families who have already completed registration packets. The completed packets and copies of the required documents can be dropped off at Riverside Intermediate […]
Legion cancels Memorial Day activities for 2020
Due to the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 situation and the possible extension of the Governor’s stay-at-home orders, the Manchester American Legion Post #117 has decided to cancel all activities related to Memorial Day for this year, according to Commander Les Koch. “There will be no parade, no services at the bridge, park, or cemetery, and […]
SRSLY? Check In With Us
submitted by SRSLY Manchester Check your stats: 83.2% of Manchester High School students have not had a drink of alcohol in the past 30 days and 99% of Manchester Middle School students have not drunk alcohol in the past 30 days. (MiPHY 2018) Did you know? In 2018, 8% of eight grade students, 19% of […]
Local banks continue to accept applications for PPP
On April 16, it was reported that the Small Business Administration’s $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) had officially run out of money, after less than two weeks. Congress acted quickly to approve an additional $320 billion in funds to the program last week, but those funds are expected to be short-lived as well. Regardless, […]
School board discusses budget, maintenance, and continuity of learning
At last Monday’s school board virtual meeting, new interim superintendent Scot Graden helped the board weave through a tightly-packed agenda, including budget adjustments for the current fiscal year, the ongoing search for a permanent superintendent, and the continuity of learning plan for the district. “The continuity of learning plan was approved by the WISD and […]
