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 […]
New iPads Replace Computers in Children’s Section of Manchester District Library
Three refurbished iPad 3s have replaced the aging desktop computers that once dominated the center of the Children’s section of the Manchester District Library. Worth Repeating generously donated $2500 to purchase the iPads, as well as robust mounting hardware to keep the machines safe from overly-curious little hands. The iPads already have a handful of […]
Lager, Lymph, Germans and Templars in Manchester — Part 2 of 6
by Ray Berg and Alan Dyer The Templars Arise The opening of breweries, distilleries and saloons in Manchester led to the growth of both the “temperance” movement, which sought to educate the public and reduce alcoholic beverage usage and its subsequent abuses, and the “prohibition” movement, which sought the outright banning of alcohol as a […]
Manchester Blacksmith Shop A Living Link to the Past
Every year, on the same day as the Chicken Broil, another Manchester institution awakens from slumber. The iconic Blacksmith Shop on Main Street, owned by the Manchester Area Historical Society, is opened and staffed by local blacksmiths who happily give demonstrations of the centuries old shop space that is decked out with all of its […]
Calendar for July 21th – 27th 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 […]
Local Potter, David Nelson, Sells His Work at Ann Arbor Art Fair
David Nelson, local Manchester Potter, was recently spotted at the prestigious Ann Arbor Art Fair. If you want to visit David at the fair, he’s on State Street directly in front of Angell Hall! (Note: my office is in Angell Hall, which is how I saw him!) Nelson, whose studio is at 319 Morgan Street in […]
Friendship Does More Than Move Mountains…It Changes Lives–Manchester Woman Walks to Fight Suicide
By Megan Linski (Editor’s Note: Ms. Linski wrote to us several weeks ago about her campaign to fight suicide. Ms Linski and her friend Becca Maus had decided to honor their friend, Krisen Lison, by raising money for The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Ms. Linski has returned with a report on her efforts.) 16.4 miles is a lot longer in real […]
Calendar for July 14th – 20th 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 […]
Will Freedom Township Voters Opt to Remain in the Manchester Library District?
The Manchester District Library Board of Trustees has asked us to announce the following: Freedom Township is paying for a one-issue ballot on August 5th. The question as it will appear on the ballot is: “Do you want Freedom Township to withdraw from the Manchester District Library?” If Freedom Township does withdraw, Residents of that township who […]
