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Bake sale: Join CROW (CitizensRespecting Our Waters) for their annualValentines Day Flower and Bake Sale atFreedom Township Hall on Feb. 13, 3 to 7 p.m.and Feb. 14, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Taco dinner: St. Mary Catholic Churchhosts its all-you-can-eat taco night from 5 to 7

p.m. on Feb. 14 at St. Mary Parish Center. Costis $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $4 for children

5-10 yrs., and free to kids 4 and under.Tax help: The Community Resource Center

(CRC) will be hosting free 2012 Income Taxpreparation assistance for low-incomeManchester area residents.Appointment times available in Manchester onthe following dates:Feb. 9, March 1, March 8, April 6,

Assistance provided by trained volunteers affil-iated with United Way of

Washtenaw County, AARP Foundation, AnnArbor Area Community Foundation, andWashtenaw County Asset Building Coalition.Call the CRC at 734-428-7722 for more infor-mation, including a list of documents requiredfor service. Assistance is available by appoint-ment only. Alternate dates are available atother sites.

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Council approves stop signsBy Nathan SiddallSpecial Writer

The Manchester VillageCouncil approved the pur-chase of new stop signsat their regular meetingMonday night.

Sixty stop signs will bereplaced in the easternpart of the village, betweenM52 and East Main Street.This is part of a scheduledreplacement of all the stopsigns in the village, approxi-mately 137, which will putthe signage in compliancewith a new federal standardfor reflectivity.

The new stop signscontain glass beads or

prisms, increasing theirvisibility at night accord-ing to the Federal HighwayAdministration this increas-es safety, especially for olderdrivers.

The sixty signs wereincluded in this years bud-get. Village manager JeffWallace said that additionalsigns could be purchased ifmoney budgeted for winterroad salt is left over.

The council also votedto pay dues and remain amember of the MichiganMunicipal League.

This is an organizationthat represents municipali-

ties at the state and federallevel, and provides training,and legal and technicalassistance. Wallace andvillage clerk Julie Schaiblesaid they draw upon theseresources frequently.

Schaible provided thecouncil with a letter shereceived from the MichiganBureau of Elections, outlin-ing changes that will takeeffect this year.

There will no longerbe village elections inSeptember. All electionswill take place on even

years only, along with theNovember general elections.

Youll be on the ballotwith the governor and thepresident, said Schaible.

Trustees whose termswould have expired in oddyears will have their termsextended.

Wallace informed thecouncil that SergeantMarlene Radzik, who servesin the Manchester post ofthe county sheriff, has beenpromoted to lieutenant andwill be leaving.

The village council willform a committee to inter-view candidates who may

replace her.The council also heard

a report from the ParksCommission, outlining costestimates of $260,000 forimprovements to Kirk Park,including replacing fencing,resurfacing tennis and bas-ketball courts, improvingdrainage, and installing newplayground equipment.

Manchester VillageCouncil meets again on Feb.18.

Nathaniel Siddall is a free-lance writer. He can bereached at [email protected].

MHS gradnamed toDeans list

Manchester native EmilyWerner was named to theAlbion College Deans list forthe fall 2012 semester.

Students named to theDeans Listmust achievea grade pointaverage of 3.5or above at thecompletion ofthe semester.

This GPA mustbe based onat least three units in gradedcourses and a minimum of fourunits completed.

Werner is majoring in biol-ogy and minoring in kinesiol-ogy: exercise science. She is thedaughter of Carl and SharonWerner of Manchester and agraduate of Manchester HighSchool.

Albion College, locatedin south central Michigan,offers the innovative AlbionAdvantage of education,experience, and personalizedmentoring that create excep-tional career and life workpreparation.

Unveiled in 2010, the AlbionAdvantage attracted nationalattention from such publica-tions as The Chronicle ofHigher Education and Forbesmagazine for its comprehen-sive, multiyear vision of liberalarts education as a springboardto student success. Albion offersoutstanding programs in law,medicine, education, manage-ment and the sciences and regu-larly appears on best valuenational college ranking lists.

Riverfolkfounderdepartsto focus

on music

Danny ShawHeritage Media

In 2000, musician MarkPalms had a vision ofbringing an annual musicfestival to the Manchestercommunity and so thefirst-ever Riverfolk Musicand Arts Festival wasborn.

Fast-forward to 2013and Palms, who was afounding member andtrustee of the subsequentRiverfolk Music and ArtsOrganization, announcedhis departure from theorganization after nearly13 wonderful years ofbringing great music toManchester.

Palms, a member ofthe musical ensemble

The Raisin Pickers, saidhes closing that chapterof his life to re-focus onhis musical career andspend more time with hisfamily.

My departure is reallybased on my thoughtsof its time for me to doother things, Palms said.Im going to be involvedas a volunteer and will-ing to help outside of anofficial board memberrole. Im getting back intowriting music and mak-ing music.

Palms most-recentlyserved as the board ofdirectors treasurer andalso served as the organi-zations artistic director.

Aileen Rohwer waselected to take the trea-

surer duties. She is theorganizations CulturalArt Strings programdirector, a division ofRiverfolk, dedicated toproviding string musiceducation for the youthof Manchester.

I guess I dont reallysee it as him departing, Isee him turning a cornerand starting a new chap-ter in his life Rohwersaid. He gave Riverfolkthe wings it needed to flyin whatever direction itwants.

Rohwer said Palmsresignation wont largelyaffect the organizationfrom an operations level.

With Mark Palmsstepping down, theRiverfolk Board of

Directors will be re-evalu-ating its position to sup-port the needs of the com-munity of Manchester,she said.

Palms said the organi-zation is in great handsand, while he will missbeing involved in anofficial capacity, he willcontinue volunteer workwhen needed. Of course,he said, theres always hismusic.

We [The RaisinPickers] are working ona new album right nowactually, Palms said,adding he thinks it willbe released sometime thissummer.

While the full-scale

Mark Palms performing on stage. Photo courtesy of Mark Palms.

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