Weight restricted on 2 Manchester Township culverts
On Friday, December 9, the Washtenaw County Road Commission announced it has reduced the load rating on two structures in Manchester Township due to structural deterioration. The Austin Rd Culvert over unnamed channel between Grossman Rd and Wald Strasse St has been reduced to 36/55/65. Likewise, the Scully Rd Culvert over Iron Creek between Ely […]
Adoptable dogs waiting twice as long for homes
submitted by Humane Society of Huron Valley Across the state, animal shelters and rescues, including Ann Arbor’s Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV), are battling a capacity crisis of historic levels. More kittens have come in to HSHV this year than in the past 15 years, and dogs are waiting twice as long for adopters. […]
Manchester Junior High FTC robotics headed to States, scores in top 10 in World!
submitted by Bodi Foulke, Logan Kippnick, and Jozef Sprunk, FTC youth mentors The Manchester Junior High FTC robotics team along with our alliance partners won the Michigan South Central Robotics League Tournament this past Saturday for the second year in a row! Wish these defending champs luck as they prepare for the state competition on […]
“Rebuilding the Wheel” focuses on Transportation Department
submitted by Brad Bezeau, Superintendent, Manchester Community Schools As we continue our year-long journey in the Manchester Community Schools during the 2022–2023 school year honoring our fantastic staff and students as we “Rebuild the Wheel,“ we honored and saluted our fantastic Manchester Community Schools Transportation Department throughout the month of November 2022. The department was […]
Vote now for Christmas in the Village Lighting Contest
by Sara Swanson It’s time to vote for the fan favorite in the 2022 Manchester Christmas in the Village Lighting Contest. Visit https://www.facebook.com/manchestermichristmas to vote by liking a photo of the location you think is the best. Voting is open now through December 16, 2022. Each person only gets one vote per location. Votes for […]
Is Santa on your mailing list this year?
by Marsha Chartrand Good children (all children!) of Manchester are welcomed to write to Santa Claus once again this year, and leave their letters in the special mailbox provided on Main Street by the Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce. No postage is required to use this magical mailbox that has direct delivery to Santa and […]
Volunteers needed for Kids Christmas
submitted by Barry Allen, Manchester Lions Club Kids Christmas — you’ve probably never heard of it, but it’s been a Manchester tradition for many years back with the Civic Club, then to the Kiwanis along with the Lions, and now solely by the Manchester Lions Club in conjunction with Manchester Family Services. We’ve kept it quiet […]
Burmeister Rd in Bridgewater Township closed for pipeline maintenance
by Sara Swanson Washtenaw County Road Commission announced last Tuesday that Enbridge Energy would close Burmeister Rd between McCollum Rd and Kaiser Rd in Bridgewater Township for pipeline maintenance starting Wednesday, November 30. The maintenance is expected to be completed December 18, however this date is tentative and subject to change due to weather conditions. […]
FARM Science Lab visits Riverside School
by Marsha Chartrand Last Monday and Tuesday, students at Riverside Intermediate School learned more about how their food is raised as each classroom in turn visited the Michigan Farm Bureau Food, Agriculture & Resources in Motion (FARM) Science Lab. Equipped with the latest teaching technologies and STEM-based lessons to increase agricultural awareness, this amazing mobile […]
Local mom reviving choir to sing carols at nursing homes
by Sara Swanson Before Covid, one local mom, Laura Wohlgemuth, gathered five homeschooling families together to form a Holiday Homeschool Choir. They caroled at nursing homes and throughout the greater community. Covid-19 put the breaks on the choir. Wohlgemuth had been considering restarting the choir, although most of the original families have moved out of […]
