Fire prevention week: Every Second Counts!
Consider this scenario: It’s 2 am. You and your family are fast asleep when you awaken to the smoke alarm sounding and the smell of smoke. What do you do? If you and your family don’t have a plan in place, it could jeopardize your safety, or even prove deadly. In a typical home fire, you […]
Realizing the Dream – to Ride with the Best of the Best!!
Submitted by Donna Clark, coach The Manchester High School Equestrian team finished our regular equestrian season as an undefeated team in District competition. We headed off to the Regional competition knowing that we would now be facing a more difficult level of competition and many more riders in our classes. We practiced hard, we held our […]
Fright night at TCA features Manchester residents!
Celebrate Halloween with The Tecumseh Players, the TCA Big Band & VocalAires, and Tecumseh Youth Theatre as they present “Fright Night at the TCA.” The “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” will be presented as an old-fashioned style radio show, complete with sound effects and music by the TCA Big Band & VocalAires, on Friday, October 20, […]
Eagle Scout project results in new playground at Kirk Park
An Eagle Scout project soon to be completed by Scout Joseph Grebe, will provide additional play equipment at Kirk Park for toddlers and preschoolers. Equipment especially for younger children was seen as a need in the Manchester Village Parks Commission long range planning, and Grebe stepped up just in time to get the structure completed […]
Second annual Sharon Township picnic
Submitted by Trudi Cooper On Saturday September 23, intrepid Sharon Townshippians braved scalding 90+ degree weather to gather for Sharon Township’s Second Annual Picnic, to honor the 100th birthday of the Sharon Town Hall. They feasted on many homemade delights. Several residents brought very old items for Show and Tell. Among these were a Ten […]
National Walk to School Day Oct. 4
National Walk to School Day will be observed on October 4th. Come join in on the fun here in Manchester! Meeting places are Wurster Park, and the former Middle School, which meet at 7:25 a.m. then leave at 7:30 a.m. Those groups then head to Chi-Bro Park to meet others who can arrive at 7:40 a.m. […]
Tindall helps lead GAM to Atlas Trophy
Manchester’s own Andrew Tindall, a member of the Golf Association of Michigan (GAM) Team, helped bring his team a victory in a noteworthy weekend tournament last month. The GAM Team won seven of the 12 singles matches and halved two others to win the 69th Atlas Trophy Matches Sunday, Sept. 24 at Oakland University’s R& […]
MMAP – Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program
The Community Resource Center is pleased to partner with St. Joseph Mercy–Chelsea to bring a trained MMAP (Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program) counselor to Manchester. This is a free health-benefit counseling service provided to Michigan residents with the goal of helping Medicare beneficiaries find their way through the health benefits maze. The counselor’s role is to […]
Zion Lutheran Church to hold Sauerkraut Supper
Zion Lutheran Church, located at the corner of South Fletcher and Waters Roads in Freedom Township, is holding its annual Sauerkraut Supper on Saturday, October 14th from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. The menu includes: roast pork, sausage, kniffles, sauerkraut, green beans, applesauce, pickled beets, rolls, homemade pies and beverages. The church community will be partnering with the Washtenaw […]
