The Enduring Dumpling at the Shakespeare Club
submitted by Joan Gaughan, Shakespeare Club Dumplings can hardly be called haute cuisine. Nor would one readily associate Shakespeare with dumplings but, as Franci van der Schalie pointed out in her presentation to the Club on March 10, dumplings were no doubt a staple of Shakespeare’s audiences and perhaps even of the Bard himself. The […]
State Parks Association recognizes WCPRC & Sen. Sue Shink
submitted by Ann M. Ziolkowski, Communications Manager, Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission At the recent mParks Annual Conference & Trade Show in Lansing, the Michigan Recreation and Park Association recognized outstanding leadership and innovation in parks and recreation across the state, honoring both Senator Sue Shink and the Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission […]
WCSO activity in the City of Manchester for February 2026
compiled by Marsha Chartrand The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) provided the following information to the Manchester City Council at its March 16 meeting regarding police services under the collaboration between the city and Lodi Township. During the month of February 2026, there were 130 calls for service, a 20% increase over 2025. There were […]
Another Washtenaw measles case suspected
submitted by Susan Ringler-Cerniglia, Washtenaw County Health Department Washtenaw County Health Department is reporting a fourth suspect case of measles in Washtenaw County and announcing new exposure locations related to this case. The new suspect case was a close contact of the first case announced March 11. This suspect case has symptoms consistent with measles and known exposure, but measles has […]
WCRC replacing culverts on Trolz Rd & Schmitz Rd this week
submitted by Washtenaw County Road Commission On Monday, March 23, 2026, the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) will perform a culvert replacement on Trolz Rd between Sharon Hollow Rd and Sylvan Rd in Sharon Township. The culvert replacement is expected to take approximately two days to complete. On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, WCRC will perform […]
Come see MTFD’s new brush truck, a purchase 20 years in the making
by Sara Swanson The Manchester Township Fire Department (MTFD) has put a new utility truck into service. The truck was paid for by a special donation by Nathan, known as Al, and Anna Alber. Before Al’s death in 2007, he’d talked about making a donation to the Dutchmen Firefighters Association (DFA). In 2017 Anna made […]
Klager’s carnival another success for PTO
submitted by Melissa Yekulis, Luther C. Klager Elementary School The second annual carnival event at Luther C. Klager Elementary School was another huge success. This year’s Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO)–sponsored event brought more than 300 guests through the doors to play games and win prizes together as a community. This year’s special features included the popular […]
New location for Bethel Memory Café
submitted by Della Smith Bethel Memory Café is thrilled to announce their new meeting location: the Manchester Senior Center at 912 City Rd! (Entrance is off rear parking lot.) Starting March 25, every fourth Wednesday of the month through October 2026, from 1 to 3 pm, Bethel Church UCC will provide a Memory Café event […]
ManKind Project Staff Training Weekend held in Sharon Township
by Sara Swanson Twenty-four men gathered two weekends ago at the Emerald Temple, located in Sharon Township, for a ManKind Project Staff Training One (ST-1) weekend led by two certified Full Leaders. Participants traveled from California, Maine, Texas, and Florida for the training. Eric Cooper, who built and runs the temple and hosted the weekend […]
The Shakespeareans visit the Lake District
submitted by Joan Gaughan, Shakespeare Club When students of English literature speak of the Lake Poets, they are normally referring to William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, joint authors of the Lyrical Ballads, which has long been considered the inaugural document of the English Romantic movement, as well as their fellow poet Robert Southey, Wordsworth’s […]
