High school principal looks back on his years in Manchester
Thirteen years ago, Manchester moved into its new high school building on Dutch Drive. Among the new teachers hired that fall was Kevin Mowrer, a young English and Social Studies teacher who had moved back home to Michigan after a two-year stint in Chicago. A native of Adrian and a graduate of Lenawee Christian High School, Mowrer majored […]
Natalie Horning selected for agricultural scholarship
Natalie (Horning) Holbrook, from Manchester, has been selected for the Upper Division Agricultural Education Scholarship from the National Association of Agricultural Educators. Natalie, who has studied agricultural education at Michigan State University, graduated this past spring with her Bachelor’s in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resource Education; with teaching minors in Biology and Integrated Science. “This coming school […]
New Klager sign waiting on Consumers Energy
The new electronic sign has been erected at Klager Elementary School, but it is not yet operational. The district has contacted Consumers Energy to install a pole to provide and connect a power source to the sign, and are waiting for contractors to arrive. Unlike the sign in front of the High School, Klager’s sign […]
Manchester Equestrians “Rein” Supreme in First Meet of Season
submitted by Donna Clark, coach The Manchester High School Equestrian Team outscored 3 other teams to win the first District 10, Class B horse riding meet, which was held at the Lenawee County Fairgrounds in Adrian on August 27. District 10 includes schools from Washtenaw, Lenawee, and Jackson counties. Manchester’s team pulled ahead of their nearest […]
WCSO updates on child luring incidents
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is working in conjunction with the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, as well as Hamburg Township Police Department, regarding three separate attempted child luring incidents which have occurred since Saturday, August 26, 2017. The Washtenaw County incident occurred in the area of Orchard Street and Portage Lake Avenue in Dexter Township […]
Regional Model A group visits Manchester
Nearly 400 Ford Model A’s (and their owners) gathered in Jackson last weekend for a Regional Model A meet, sponsored by the Jackson Spartan Horn Model A Club. Manchester members of this group include George & Lois Wacker, Gerald Grossman, and Barry & Peggy Allen. On Saturday, the group had the option of taking several tours around the area, […]
SRSLY Coalition Celebrates Ninth Annual Volunteer Appreciation Party
Every year, SRSLY celebrates the hard work of its dedicated volunteers by throwing a Volunteer Appreciation Party. The SRSLY coalitions in Chelsea, Dexter, Manchester, and Stockbridge came together at Pinckney State Park for this celebration on August 9. Thousands of t-shirts, slices of pizza, and hours of volunteer time have been put into SRSLY since it […]
One step closer to connecting village to Watkins State Park
Last Wednesday night almost forty Manchester village, township, and other area residents attended the Manchester Village Parks and Recreation Open House to give input that will be added to the joint 5 year Parks and Recreation plan. Attendees were able to both vote on new recreation features proposed by organizers, like having the River Raisin running […]
“LifeStories” meetings continue in September
Kathy Walz LMSW, CPC, Behavioral Health Navigator for St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Chelsea will be at the Community Resource Center in Manchester on Tuesday, September 12 at 2 pm. The CRC office is in the Ackerson Building; enter the doors at the northeast corner of the building, just off the parking lot at Wolverine and Vernon […]
Lindsay Hannah to leave SRSLY Manchester
In a letter dated Friday, Aug. 25, Lindsay Hannah, who has been acting as the Coalition Director for SRSLY Manchester over the past four years, announced to the coalition that she has accepted a position with a health foundation in Wasilla, Alaska. Hannah’s last day with SRSLY Manchester will be September 15. “This was a very […]
