Manchester’s annual Easter Egg Hunt set
The Manchester Mens Club will be hosting its Annual Easter Egg Egg Hunt at 1 pm on Saturday, April 20th at Carr Park (Main Street, on the west edge of town). There will be prizes and candy; plenty of Easter Eggs for all … and maybe even a visit from the Easter Bunny!!! The event is […]
Scholarships available to four local students pursuing health care careers
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea’s Auxiliary Office, the Volunteer Department within the hospital, announced that it will offer scholarships of $2,000 each to four qualified high school seniors or adult students pursuing a career in health care. The application deadline for these annually awarded scholarships is Wednesday, May 1. To qualify, applicants must enroll full-time in a health career […]
Grand Valley State University Dean’s List
Grand Valley State University announces the names of students who were placed on the dean’s list for the Fall 2018 semester concluding in December. The list includes those students who have maintained a 3.5 grade point average and been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits. The honor is noted on the students’ official records. […]
MAHS seeks “Pay Down the Mortgage” donations (update)
We reported last week that the Manchester Area Historical Society is in the midst of its Pay Down the Mortgage fundraising campaign. The campaign’s goal is to reduce and eliminate the mortgage principal on the historical society’s headquarters, the Kingsley-Jenter House, located on the corner of Main Street and M-52. At this time, the balance is $165,635.37. Donations can […]
Tax assistance to be offered at CRC
Once again, a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program–“Scan and Go”–will be offered by the Community Resource Center (CRC). Sessions will be offered, by appointment, during Mondays throughout March and also on Tuesday, March 19. These will be evening appointments for preparing your taxes. Call the CRC at 734-428-7722 for more information and to schedule an […]
Spring soccer season registration update
MSA’s Recreation U6/U8 and U10 Academy soccer is currently open for registration! More information, along with registration forms, are located on the MSA website. A direct link to Manchester Soccer Association’s registration site may be found at: https://www.manchestersoccer.us/Default.aspx?tabid=1298433 If you have additional questions about spring soccer, please contact Lisa Somerville at president@manchestersoccer.us.
March 2019 Gardening Advice
submitted by Jennifer Fairfield–the Garden Mill, Chelsea Let’s Start Gardening – Indoors, Anyway! In my opinion, spring can’t get here soon enough! Judging by the comments lately, I’m not alone in that feeling. We’ve had lots of people coming into the store the last little bit, looking for some sign of spring, since the world […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – March 2019
The March 2019 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: 2019 March Trumpeter
An $18B debt is coming due, and it’s haunting small town Michigan
by Roelofs (Bridge) Once a mining community, Iron Mountain is probably more famous now as proud home town to Michigan State University men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo. But this Upper Peninsula city is also notable these days for something no one brags about: It’s one of dozens of small rural Michigan communities and public bodies that face […]
