Talkin’ Trash in Manchester—Part 3 of 4
by Alan Dyer and Ray Berg Introduction In Parts 1 and 2 of “Talkin’ Trash in Manchester”, the authors described the excavation of rural middens, or accumulated trash heaps which originated locally in the 19th century, on Ray Berg’s property in Freedom Township. These middens yield artifacts which provide insight into the living habits, diets […]
Calendar for September 29–October 5
The Mirror has pulled information from multiple websites and have combined them into a community calendar here. Sports schedules can be found here. If you have events that you would like added to this calendar, please e-mail us at themanchestermirror@gmail.com and we’d be more than happy to do so. Each Monday we will highlight activities that are […]
Austin Road Construction Starts Today – What You Need to Know to Plan Your Commute
The Washtenaw County Road Commission will begin work on Austin Road this Monday, September 22nd. (You can check out their website for the basics.) The project includes a series of safety upgrades and will continue into November. According to the WCRC, the project will extend two culverts in order to provide proper ditch slopes and […]
Alber’s Apple Orchard Ready for Another Delicious Season
The cider press is running at Alber’s, and there are already a lot of apples and donuts ready for Manchester residents to enjoy. Using an original Mt. Gilead cider press that was installed at the orchard in 1890, the Bossory family is preserving for our community a century of tradition. As ever, there will be […]
Calendar for September 22–28
The Mirror has pulled information from multiple websites and have combined them into a community calendar here. Sports schedules can be found here. If you have events that you would like added to this calendar, please e-mail us at themanchestermirror@gmail.com and we’d be more than happy to do so. Each Monday we will highlight activities that are […]
Talkin’ Trash in Manchester–Part 2 of 4
by Ray Berg and Alan Dyer In Part 1 of this series on early trash disposal methods around Manchester, we examined the excavation of a Freedom Township midden, and the discovery of layers of artifacts which reveal aspects of the pioneers’ lives. Other objects removed from this rural midden include various A. Overholt whiskey bottles, […]
Cameron LaDouceur Memorial Golf Outing This Saturday
A Golf outing is planned for this Saturday, September 27th at Reddeman Farms Golf Club. The Cameron LaDouceur Memorial Foundation is hosting this event. This new local non-profit will see that all proceeds return to the community: one example of their charitable work so far as been donating money to the Manchester Fire Dept. to purchase a Kubota RTV […]
Historic Washington Cherry Tree Uprooted by Storm
Last Friday’s storm knocked out power to 700 Clinton residents and cut off Comcast internet service to village residents for five days (the internet outage also prevented this paper from being published). In addition to the loads of damage around the Manchester area, the storm also claimed an historic victim: a cherry tree planted to honor […]
Fill out Survey about Reducing Underage Drinking, Enter Raffle for $100
Manchester Voices seeks to gather survey data from Manchester community members who are 21 years of age and older. Citizens are invited to take a short survey about local efforts to reduce underage drinking. Upon completing the survey participants are offered a chance to enter a raffle for a $100 gift certificate to the Manchester Market. Link to […]
New Issue of the Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER Now Available
Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, will now be available here on The Mirror. September 2014 Trumpet: Download by Clicking Here! In this issue: The Calendar of Events for Local Seniors (including Birthdays!) A Report on the Status of the Senior Bus Program A Report on the Status of the Food Program A Contemplation on What […]
