School board to tackle budget shortfalls
A budget workshop for the Manchester Community Schools Board of Education was held on Monday, Feb. 24. Superintendent Nick Steinmetz led the presentation at the workshop with some projections of this year’s enrollment as compared to future years’. Under Michigan’s school funding model, enrollment is the major source of state revenue for the district. “From […]
St. Mary Lenten fish fries start off with great success
Submitted by Betty E. Cummings The first of St. Mary Manchester’s Lenten fish fries is in the books. They sold a record 300 drive thru/take out dinners and 403 dine-in dinners, for a total of 703. It takes a lot of fish and a lot of volunteers to put on a huge event like a […]
March 2019 Student of the Month, Jocelyn Boote
Manchester Community Schools Foundation announced that their March 2019 Manchester High School’s Student of the Month is Jocelyn Boote, the daughter of Marty and Christine Boote. Jocelyn聽is a member of the Manchester High School National Honor Society and is a student mentor. Jocelyn is active with her church and community, providing child care and support […]
Many magnificent miles
Mooovin’ Mondays. Walk to School Wednesdays. Fabulous Fridays. Week after week after week! On Friday, March 8, fourth-grader Abi Swanson reached a significant walking milestone with the Walk to School program. She has made it to every single Walk to School Day this school year, and earned her prize for 60 days of walking. Abi […]
A shout out to the Class of 2023
submitted by Eric McCalla, Manchester Jr/Sr High School Principal Eighth-grade students attended a聽play production of 鈥淭he Diary of Anne Frank鈥 on February 25. They arrived that Monday morning like I had never seen before–impressively poised. The bus ride provided an opportunity for carefree interaction with classmates. It was wonderful to witness them stress free and […]
County-wide events planned to celebrate National Agriculture Week and Washtenaw Agricultural heritage
Washtenaw County Farm Bureau will join other organizations across the country to celebrate agriculture important role in daily life as part of National Ag Week March 10-16 and Ag Day on Tuesday March 14th. Local events and activities are designed to raise awareness about the many ways America farmers provide food, fiber and fuel for […]
Eleven percent of Washtenaw County pregnant women smoke. Free help is available
Eleven percent of Washtenaw County women who gave birth in 2016 reported that they smoked cigarettes while pregnant, according to a聽new report聽from the Washtenaw County Health Department. The Health Department encourages pregnant women to take advantage of the Michigan Tobacco Quitline free help in quitting smoking and tobacco use. 鈥淎lthough we鈥檝e seen a significant decrease […]
Suicides, often linked to opioids, spike in rural Michigan and among young
by Jim Roelofs (Bridge) 糖心视频 every five hours, a Michigan resident dies by suicide. Fatal drug overdoses happen even more frequently. New聽research聽by the University of Michigan suggests an upsurge in opioid overdoses and suicides may be linked. This finding suggests that public health specialists may need to reexamine their approach to policies intended to prevent […]
Is this the year Michigan joins the rest of America on public records?
by Jim Malewitz, Riley Beggin (Bridge) Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include remarks from the group Progress Michigan.聽 LANSING 鈥 Michigan largely keeps the public in the dark about what happens behind the scenes in the Legislature and governor office; it one of just two states exempting both from state Freedom of […]
Manchester teacher vies for statewide fitness award
鈥淓ach year, we look forward to introducing the GFA finalists to our fellow Michiganders,鈥 shares Amy Ghannam, President and CEO of Michigan Fitness Foundation. 鈥淏y recognizing and sharing their extraordinary stories, they influence us all to have a renewed vigor to make healthier choices. We invite citizens from across the state to join us at […]
