The Flying Dutchbots are headed to states!
submitted by Andy Galicki This weekend, the middle-school robotics team, The Flying Dutchbots, traveled to Battle Creek to compete in their first tournament of the 2023 season! After a long day of presenting to judges and qualification matches, the Dutchbots were able to enter into alliance selection as the first-ranked team overall! Along with their […]
Stay safe on the road during deer mating season
submitted by Humane Society of Huron Valley As the temperature drops, deer affairs are heating up. November is a prime month for deer mating as well as deer hunting. As deer are on the move they can head out into the middle of the road. The Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) wants to remind […]
WCRC roadwork this week
Washtenaw County Road Commission will be working in Freedom Township this week doing forestry and working on drainage on Esch Road between Altenbrent Road and Bethel Church Road starting on Monday, November 13, and running through Friday, November 17.
Manchester’s school bond, fire millage renewal, and city charter proposals all pass!
by Marsha Chartrand and Sara Swanson The Village of Manchester is no more as residents voted on Tuesday in an off-year election to become Michigan’s newest city! With a 35.88% turnout, 680 voters weighed in on cityhood. When all of the votes were counted, 62.65% voted yes and 37.35% voted no. Village voters also selected […]
Changes at the Manchester Hardware
by Marsha Chartrand “Good morning, Manchester … (long pause) … ACE Hardware,” said the voice on the phone Thursday morning when we called the familiar number. The confusion was not surprising. After 34 years of answering as True Value Hardware, Brenda Ries was entitled to take a moment to orient herself on their first day […]
Shakespeare Club meets to discuss ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream‘
submitted by Joan Gaughan, Manchester’s Shakespeare Club The Shakespeare Club’s first meeting of the year 2023–24 was lunch at the Bridgewater Bank on September 26. While enjoying the excellent food and service of the Bank and catching up on the summer’s news, Chris Kanta distributed the colorful booklets for the year that she had compiled. […]
Chelsea area giving circle donates $10,000+ to North Star Reach
submitted by 100 Women Who Care — Chelsea Area 100 Women Who Care — Chelsea Area membership is expected to donate $10,805 to North Star Reach from their October Impact Award meeting on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. The meeting was held at Chelsea State Bank and kicked off with an interactive networking hour, where members […]
Washtenaw Health Project providing free help navigating Health Insurance Marketplace
submitted by Washtenaw Health Project The Affordable Care Act (ACA) annual enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace opened November 1, 2023. Current enrollees can explore plans and make changes to their coverage for next year, and people in need of coverage can sign up. HealthCare.gov now offers the lowest-cost health insurance options ever available […]
Worth Repeating to honor veterans
submitted by Worth Repeating Worth Repeating would like to honor local Manchester Veterans by displaying their photos (in uniform) in our store window and throughout the store. Please bring photos to the store this week and they will be displayed. All veterans are eligible for a 50% discount off one item in the store this […]
A canine of influence
by Marsha Chartrand The name just seemed to come to him naturally, says his owner. “My last dog was Buddy, and that was a pretty routine name for a dog,” Ryan Brinkman explained. “So when I got him as a pup, I wanted something that wasn’t so common. Someone suggested ‘Dude,’ and it seemed to […]
