Community Resource Center: Wooden Nickels are back!
by Sara Swanson The Community Resource Center (CRC) announced last week that it will resume its wooden nickels program for 2024. They will be offering eligible community members $20 in wooden nickels twice per month to use to purchase fresh produce, honey, eggs, and seeds, as well as fruit, veggie, and herb plants. Wooden nickels […]
Grading the River Raisin Watershed: How does our river compare?
Editor’s note: If you live in the Manchester area, even if you don’t think of yourself as living near the River Raisin, you most likely are living in its watershed. The City of Manchester, Manchester Township, and Bridgewater Township are all completely within the River Raisin Watershed. And while not completely within it, the southern […]
WCRC: Roadwork in our area this week
from Washtenaw County Road Commission Washtenaw County Road Commission will be doing roadwork in all four Manchester-area townships this week. There will be intermittent lane restrictions on two roads for drainage: Schneider Rd between Austin Rd and Pleasant Lake Rd in Bridgewater and Freedom Townships from May 13 through May 23, and Schleweis Rd between […]
Deconstructing the Past — The end of an old farmhouse
by Sybil Kolon This house now has a beginning and an end. What happened within its walls and in the farmyard and fields that surrounded it during that time has been the subject of the Deconstructing the Past project. Since walls cannot talk, we relied on memories, local history, pictures, documents, and conjecture to bring […]
Rabid bat found in Washtenaw County
from Washtenaw County Health Department The Washtenaw County Health Department (WCHD) has identified the first rabid bat in the county since 2022. The Health Department reminds community members to report all bat exposures and animal bites using our secure online form before letting the animal go at https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7022259/animalbite. “We were enjoying a longer stretch with […]
New email address for the Trumpeter
by Sara Swanson Jacque Steele, communications coordinator from Manchester Area Senior Citizens Council (MASCC), announced last week that they are updating their communication and there will be a new contact email for the Trumpeter, MASCC’s monthly newsletter. The new email address is trumpeter@manchesterareaseniors.com. The old email address, mascc2019@yahoo.com, will no longer be valid. If you […]
WCRC: Roadwork in our area this week
from Washtenaw County Road Commission On Monday, May 6, Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) will begin surface maintenance on Pleasant Lake Rd between M-52 and Smythe Rd in Sharon Township. Earlier this year, WCRC crews replaced a crossroad culvert at this location. Next week, crews will return to perform surface maintenance over the crossroad culvert. […]
Volunteers come together for Alumni Field pavilion roofing project
submitted by Jeff Mann, Chairman/President, Manchester Chicken Broil The pavilion at Alumni Memorial Field has been in need of a new roof. It was decided that the proceeds from the 2024 Chicken Broil will be used for upgrades at Alumni Field. R.D. Kleinschmidt Co. was contacted to replace the roof, and they offered substantial savings if the […]
City DPW sets manhole cleaning schedule
by Marsha Chartrand “We have spent a lot of money and done a lot of talking this year, about water and sewer infrastructure in the city,” said City Manager Michael Sessions. “We have many pipes in town that have been identified as problems and the inefficiency of the system is costly to the end user […]
Twentieth Century Club to focus on National Parks next year
submitted by Diane Du Russel, Twentieth Century Club The Twentieth Century Club has completed their 2023–2024 program, “Let’s Eat.” Oh, did they have an interesting year! Started with a potluck then every month featured recipes and samples of delicious foods. There were pasties, German potato salad, assorted Jell-Os, and sweet cabbage. And finished with delectable […]
