STEM and Language Arts combine to provide life lessons for fourth graders
by Marsha Chartrand When Cindy Hanewald’s fourth-graders were reading about “Punkin Chunkin“ during their language arts class last month, the idea caught the imagination of many of the kids as Ms. Hanewald showed them short videos of a “trebuchet“ to add to their knowledge base. It’s not surprising, of course, that many of the kids […]
Manchester Township Board Meeting report – Township approves Thorn Lake Solar consent judgment
by Sybil Kolon All board members were present at the November 15 township board meeting. Also present were fire chief Bill Scully and many other members of the public. There were several public comments about the legal appeal filed against the township regarding the denial by the planning commission of the commercial scale solar facility […]
Fire department monitors minor plane crash in Manchester Township
by Marsha Chartrand On Sunday morning, November 13, the Manchester Township Fire Department was dispatched to a plane that had landed/crash landed in a field west of town near the intersection of Austin and Lamb Roads in Manchester Township. MTFD Chief Bill Scully said apparently the plane experienced an engine issue and the pilot landed […]
SRSLY Manchester welcomes new program coordinator
submitted by Alexandra Duranczyk, SRSLY Manchester Coalition Director SRSLY Manchester is pleased to welcome Anna Webber to its team as the new program coordinator. In this role, Webber leads the coalition’s efforts and programming, and supports the volunteers. She also oversees the daily operations and community impact. Webber earned her master’s degree in social work […]
Last chance to fill out 5HF survey!
submitted by Manchester Wellness Coalition The Five Healthy Communities have responded well to this year’s survey, but with just a little more than one and a half weeks to go … we’d like to get as much community participation as possible! Responses to the 5 Heathy Towns survey help the 5HF Board of Directors, coalitions, […]
Legion holds flag retirement ceremony
by Marsha Chartrand After an unseasonably warm two weeks, the temperature dropped suddenly on Friday. And so it was that on Saturday afternoon, November 12, the American Legion Post #117 held a flag retirement ceremony as snowflakes fell around the legionnaires and the Boy Scouts from Troop 426 who came to assist. The cooler, damp […]
City Charter Commissioners ready to get to work
by Marsha Chartrand With last week’s election, the work of the Manchester City Charter Commission can officially begin. And the nine newly elected commissioners are ready to get down to business. The Charter Commission is charged with drafting a proposed “charter“ for the yet-to-be-formed city, which will be based on a template provided by the […]
How did the Manchester Area Vote? 2022 General Election local results
by Sara Swanson Last Tuesday, the Manchester area, like the rest of the country, went to the polls to vote in the midterms. Turnout was high, absentee ballots were down from two years ago, and many of the races were very close! Schoolboard While the statewide races were at the top of many of our […]
Photos: Klager kids honor Manchester veterans
by Marsha Chartrand The students of Luther C. Klager Elementary School honored Manchester veterans on Veterans Day last Friday. Attendees were greeted by Klager kids and Dr. Bezeau at the door of the Klager gym. Photos by Marsha Chartrand.
WCCD offering conservation tools for rent
by Sara Swanson Did you know that the Washtenaw County Conservation District (WCCD) has equipment that local producers and landowners can rent for conservation purposes? Joining hand tools for tree planting, garden planting, invasive species removal, and soil testing, as well as herbicide application tools for use in invasive and noxious plants, is a Truax […]
