River Raisin Reveals that Fall is on the Way
The River Raisin is named for its wild grapes. As autumn approaches, any walk along the river will reveal tart juicy grapes, blood red sumac, heavy waxy autumn olives, sharp blooming thistles and the first hardening clusters of acorns. The sun's heat will cling, but the plants know that summer is nearly over.
Back to School Safety Tips From the Sheriff
BACK TO SCHOOL SAFETY TIPS Summer days are waning away and kids across Michigan go back to school next week. The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office encourages drivers to cut down distractions and concentrate on the road as kids of all ages get back to school. Children are often eager to get on and off the […]
Baseball Dugout Flattened, Power Outages Experienced as a Result of Tuesday's Strong Storms
On Tuesday, Aug. 19, the Manchester area experienced strong thunderstorms and high wind. A local weather station measured the strongest gust at 32 mph. Thunderstorms and high winds occur when cool, dry air runs into warm, wet air. As the two begin to move around each other and collide the motion causes all the rain […]
Softball Legend Returns to Coach Girls Softball Camp
Manchester Girl’s Softball met a legend last week. In 1981, when Alicia Seegert was a sophomore at Manchester High School, she lived for softball. But that year, voters voted down a millage and one of the things the school had to cut was softball. Women have always had a hard time finding the funding and […]
Sharon Township Hall Being Renovated Over Next Three Months
Major renovations are happening right now at the Sharon Township Hall. After nearly 100 years of service, every aspect of the hall is being improved. The exterior of the hall was refurbished earlier in the summer. Using a $19.135.00 Polling Place Improvement Grant from the State of the Michigan, the entrance and parking lot were improved to […]
School Bond Vote Certified, Passed By One Vote
Because of the one vote margin of victory for last week's School Bond election, many residents have wondered if the victory would pass the final certification step. It has. As of this past Tuesday, August 12th, all of the electoral results from the August 5th primary election have been certified. (You can view all of […]
Calendar for August 18th – 24th, 2014
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 […]
SHERIFF’S OFFICE SUMMARY FOR: August 1st-August 7th, 2014
SHERIFF’S OFFICE SUMMARY MANCHESTER VILLAGE FOR: August 1st-August 7th, 2014 MANCHESTER VILLAGE There were 35 Calls for Service in Manchester Village Deputies were alerted to a camera that had been left on a picnic table outside the Village offices. The images on the camera were utilized to identify the owner and the camera was […]
Local Election Results; School Bond Passes with SINGLE VOTE
Many things were on the ballot yesterday, and for all the details, please check out the county election results page. Washtenaw County Election Results But for those issues close to home, we can report the results simply enough. Laurie Carey retains her seat as Manchester Township Treasurer; Freedom Township will remain in the Manchester Library District […]
ELECTION THIS TUESDAY
This Tuesday, residents of the four local townships, and the village, will face a number of local issues on their ballot. August elections are famous for extremely low turnout, so know that if you show up, your vote will have a huge impact. Here are the basics. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. […]
