Run Manchester Race Results
Run Manchester 5k Run Age Group Results August 02, 2014 Results Provided by Everal Race Management Male Overall Winners Total Place Name City Bib No Age Overall Time Pace 1 George Lathrop Ottawa Hills OH 419 46 1 20:03 6:28/M Female Overall Winners Total Place Name City Bib No Age Overall […]
Lager, Lymph, Germans and Templars in Manchester — Part 4 of 6
by Ray Berg and Alan Dyer Continuing with the story of the Michigan Southern Brewery in Manchester and the opposing temperance and prohibition movements… John Koch The Michigan Southern Brewery was taken over by John Koch in late 1884. Koch was born in 1840 in Ulm, Bavaria, and emigrated to Detroit in 1865. He established […]
Calendar for August 4th-10th
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 […]
Summer Reading at the Library ends with celebration
Summer Reading at the Manchester District Library ended on July 25. Children (ages 12 and under) who completed their reading goal for at least four weeks were invited to a celebration party at 5pm. The library served pizza. There were drawings for prizes including a Kindle Fire, author-signed books, passes to swim at the Comfort […]
Manchester Street Festival this Saturday
The Annual Manchester Street Festival will be held this Saturday, August 2nd from 9am to 7pm. The Run Manchester race will start at 8am, and continue until 10:30am (see the map here). The 7th Annual Run Manchester features a 1 mile fun run that is FREE and open to all ages. The registration fee for either is $30 […]
Letter to the Editor: Treasurers’ Race Raises Questions
7/20/2014 Letter to the Editor Township government serves several important functions, and the primary on August 5 could be a major turning point, when Manchester Township and Village residents will be asked to choose between two candidates for Township Treasurer. I support Laurie Carey, who was appointed to be Treasurer after the former Treasurer resigned […]
Harvest Coming in at Manchester Farmers Market
We’re getting to that late summer season when sweet corn and onions and beans and tomatoes start to flow into the Manchester Famers Market held every Thursday from 4pm to 7pm on Adrian Street in the village. Come for the locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables and stay for music down the street at the Gazebo!
Calendar for July 28th – August 3rd
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 […]
Fair Weather Brings Best Chicken Broil in Years
For 61 years, Manchester has hosted the world at its Famous Chicken Broil. Gary Bross, Co-Chairman of this year’s broil, declared this year “one of the best yet.” Bross noted that perfect late summer weather, as well as the new and widely praised drive-thru, combined to lead the broil to essentially sell out of every […]
