Comerica Bank donates $4,000 to Manchester Chicken Broil
The Manchester Chicken Broil has always proved that a little help can go a long way. And over the last four years, that help has gone even further to benefit the community, thanks to the generosity of Comerica Bank. “Comerica has donated a total of $4,000 to the Manchester Community Chicken Broil over the past four years,” said […]
Manchester Community Schools Drama Club presents…
Gram Hawley and granddaughter Cindy Lou run the general store in Happy Hollow, deep in the Ozarks, but there is a new highway coming through and that means Happy Hollow soon will be dynamited off the map. It’s discovered Gram’s property contains the biggest store of natural gas ever, and a couple of crooks […]
Fire Department seeking new applicants
Looking for new volunteer firefighters and EMS responders is nothing new for the Manchester Township Fire Department (MTFD), but they’ve recently gone public in their effort to increase their ranks. Fire Chief Bill Scully says, “We’re always looking for new blood–but we haven’t really had a plan for how to do it. We decided to […]
Historic local cookbooks available at the library
by Tamara Denby, Claire Reck Local History Room Volunteer It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Maybe it’s the unseasonably warm weather we had this fall, but it seems like I blinked and autumn is almost over. In November, my thoughts turn to the holidays … and, most importantly, to food. Maybe […]
WWRA Offers Tips for Greener Holidays
The Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority (WWRA) sees an upswing in recyclables over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, a somewhat natural occurrence since area residents are buying more food and products for family gatherings. However, there are many “green” ways to reduce, reuse, and then recycle, said Shawn Personke, PR/Outreach Consultant for the WWRA. “One daily […]
The Great Cyclone of 1917 – Historical Society Meeting November 9
The Manchester Area Historical Society will hold its monthly general meeting on Thursday, November 9, 7 pm at the Kingsley-Jenter House, 302 E. Main. All are welcome to attend. Our presentation this month reflects on the 100th anniversary of the “Great Cyclone of 1917,” which struck areas of Sharon and Freedom Townships on June 6, 1917 […]
Manchester products included in harvest baskets for county Commissioners
submitted by Washtenaw County Farm Bureau Members of Washtenaw County Farm Bureau’s Promotion & Education Committee (P&E) assembled and presented “Harvest Baskets” of products grown and produced in our county to each of the members of the Washtenaw Board of Commissioners at their November 1 meeting. P&E chair, Lynda Horning, made the presentation during the […]
Roadside drug testing pilot begins Nov. 8 in Washtenaw County
Starting next week, in an effort to combat the dangers of drugged driving, the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office will participate in a one-year oral fluid roadside drug testing pilot program established by the Michigan State Police (MSP). The pilot program will establish policies for the administration of roadside drug testing to determine whether an individual […]
November gardening advice 2017
Submitted by Jennifer Fairfield I have to admit that I nearly cried when I had to buy tomatoes in the grocery store. It made me realize that summer is truly over, and I am doomed to have tasteless tomatoes for months and months. This is what is truly saddest about summer ending. While no consolation […]
Local farmer is Michigan’s Farm Bureau Volunteer of the Year
By Jeremy C. Nagel Previously published in Michigan Farm Bureau News Michigan Farm Bureau’s (MFB) 2017 Volunteer of the Year is Washtenaw County dairy farmer Katelyn Packard. Growing up in a family already deeply involved in Farm Bureau, Packard started volunteering at a young age, helping her mother at Washtenaw County’s popular Project RED (Rural […]
