Fritz Swanson

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 […]

 Fritz Swanson

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 […]

 Fritz Swanson

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. […]

 Fritz Swanson

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 […]

 Fritz Swanson

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 […]

 Fritz Swanson

Manchester Street Festival 2014

         

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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 […]

 Fritz Swanson

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 […]

 Fritz Swanson

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 […]

 Fritz Swanson

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 […]

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