Plots available for rent at the Community Garden
submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Manchester Community Garden Committee The Manchester Community Garden is now renting plots for the 2019 growing season. Many of the plots have already been rented, but we have seven plots which are 20 feet x 20 feet in size still available and are only $45. Multiple families are welcome to share a garden […]
Open records package passes the House
Recently, the House passed House Bills 4007-4013, 4015 and 4016, a bipartisan package which aims to increase accountability and address Michigan’s last-in-the-nation ranking for transparency in government. Included in the package was Manchester’s state Rep., Donna Lasinski’s HB 4009, which details the process by which exempt and non-exempt records are separated. “This is a great day […]
New grocery store exploration continues
Since the Manchester Market closed last month, most local residents are finding new ways to shop for their groceries. But efforts to bring a new grocery store to the community are ongoing and the committee composed of DDA and Manchester Area Chamber members is hard at work to determine its next course of action. “We […]
MAYS seeking umpires for baseball and softball
Manchester Area Youth Sports is looking for umpires for upcoming baseball and softball games this spring/summer. MAYS is holding upcoming training clinics March 23rd and April 6th from 11 am -1 pm at Riverside Intermediate School. Umpires should be in eighth grade and up. They will receive $30.00 per game, either behind the plate or field umpires. All games […]
St. Mary Fish Fry #2 a success
submitted by Betty Cummings Thanks to our guests who come from near and far, last Friday St. Mary’s served 262 drive thru/take out dinners and 447 dine-in dinners for a total of 709. Familiar faces greet our guests when they arrive. Bob and Sarah Laskowski were cashiers for about ten years before our hiatus and […]
The Ice is Melting: ice safety rules 2019
Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry L. Clayton would like to remind everyone of the following ice safety tips while enjoying our frozen lakes and ponds throughout the county. Things to consider before you go out: Ice conditions vary from lake to lake. Purchase a pair of ice picks or ice claws, which are available at most sporting […]
Lasinski sponsors part of FOIA package heading to House floor
The House Government Operations Committee passed a package of bills last week aimed at increasing accountability in state government. This package opens the governor’s office up to the Freedom of Information Act and creates the new Legislative Open Records Act to enhance clarity in the legislative process. Michigan currently ranks last in the nation for transparency in […]
WCSO warns of IRS phone scams
Sheriff Clayton and the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind you to be aware of potential IRS phone scams and to be prepared. Now that taxes have been filed and many are awaiting a refund or paying off a tax bill, IRS imposters may attempt to take advantage. Criminals are looking for ways […]
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 […]
