Friends remember Colin Kendra
Former classmates and friends gathered at the high school rock Wednesday July 25th to paint it in remembrance of Colin Kendra. Colin, 21, graduated from Manchester High School, and worked at the Mobil station in town, as well as at Menard’s in Ann Arbor. He died in a car accident in the early hours of […]
Masonic Veterans honored with coin
The evening of Saturday April 21st, eight Masonic Lodges met at Tecumseh Masonic Lodge #69 for dinner, fellowship and to receive coins developed by the Grand Lodge of Michigan to honor members for their service to the country. Manchester #18, along with Clinton #175, Tecumseh #69, Brooklyn #169, Palmyra #184, Chelsea #159, Stockbridge #130 and Cement […]
Easter Egg Hunt in Carr Park 2018
The Manchester Mens Club held their Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday in Carr Park. Kids scrambled and in a matter of minutes found thousands of hand-dyed hard-boiled eggs. Two Hundred and ten dozen eggs waited in Carr Park as the wind picked up and a chilly rain fell. Families arrived nearer to the 1 […]
Lady Dutch Soccer Makes Elite 8, Loses to Lansing Christian
After making it to the Elite 8 by defeating Plymouth Christian 2-1 in overtime, Manchester high school’s Lady Dutch soccer team lost to Lansing Christian 1-4. Rayna Edwards put up Manchester’s one goal. The Lady Dutch had faced Lansing Christian early in the season, also losing 1-4. It is an end to an impressive season, […]
Manchester Varsity Girls Soccer Wins District Championship
Manchester’s Lady Dutch high school girls soccer won the District Championship last Thursday. In the first game Manchester routed Lenawee Christian School 6-0, with goals by Hannah Woods, and an impressive 4 goals by Rylee Spitler. In the championship game, the Lady Dutch faced Ann Arbor Greenhills, which had similarly shut out Rudolph Steiner 8-0 […]
New Sharon Township ordinances being discussed in May
Two important ordinances will be discussed at Sharon Township’s May 4th meeting. The Oil and Gas Ancillary Activities Ordinance will be open for public hearing at 6:30 pm. Supervisor Peter Psarouthakis said this ordinance has been in the works for two years, and Sharon Township will be one of the few municipalities in Michigan to have an ordinance […]
Klager Leadership Day 2017
Leadership day at Klager was very interactive this year with students leading community leaders and visiting teachers through the school to take part in various activities. Principal Karin Villarreal told the group gathered that the day was “99% [students’] preparation and presentation.” The morning started in the media center where the 7 Habits choir sang three songs. […]
2017 Mens Club Easter Egg Hunt (photos)
The Manchester Men’s club organized another fantastic egg hunt in Carr Park. This year Cultural Art Strings played before the hunt began and set a festive mood. Slightly fewer kids rushed the field this year to collect the colored eggs, so it took 5 minutes for all the eggs to be found instead of 4!
Manchester Kids Win at K of C Regional Free Throw Contest
The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition held its regional competition on February 25th in Brighton. Six Manchester children participated, and three qualified for the State competition. The three who qualified are Jase Punches, 9, Lila Harvey, 9, and Peyton Fether, 10. Mckenna Marsh and Canon Duffing also participated. Elizabeth Taylor, 11, made runner up […]
Yoga for Seniors
submitted by Betty Cummings, Secretary of the MASCC, Inc. Board of Directors Yoga for Seniors classes, sponsored by the Manchester Area Senior Citizens Council, Inc. are held Tuesdays from 9:30 until 11 am at the Manchester United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Preregistration is not required. Drop in at the beginning of any class find out […]
