Chamber selects new board, new direction
With about 43 members and visitors in attendance at Two Black Sheep last Wednesday evening, the turnout for the Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) “after hours mixer” surpassed all expectations. “We were seeing over the last few years that attendance at and participation in Chamber activities and especially at our noon luncheon meetings, was […]
Plans move forward to celebrate Small Business Saturday
At last week’s Chamber of Commerce meeting, Sue LaRocque, proprietor of River Raisin Antiques, announced her intention to participate in the annual Small Business Saturday activities, which are traditionally held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year’s date is November 24, and hours in Manchester are 11 am – 6 pm. “I’ve registered to be […]
Volleyball wins Regional title, heads to quarter-finals Tuesday
With three decisive wins against Bath (25-13, 25-12, 25-10) last Thursday night, the Lady Dutch volleyball team became Regional champions for the first time since 1993, and will participate in state quarter-finals Tuesday night at Huron High School in Ann Arbor. Leading up to the regional finals was a hard fought win over Vandercook lake […]
New road work begins Nov. 12 in Manchester, Bridgewater, and Freedom townships
Some additional Manchester-area rural roads will be affected by Washtenaw County Road Commission work next week. Most affecting those who commute east of town will be an intermittent closure in Freedom Township. Pleasant Lake Road installation east of Reno Road will have intermittent lane closures for installation of a guardrail. Work is expected to start and […]
Gather With Others This Thanksgiving!
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea and the Chelsea Senior Center are inviting members of the community to a free Thanksgiving meal at the St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea dining room on Thursday, November 22, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. This invitation is intended for members of the local communities who would otherwise be alone on Thanksgiving or those […]
Librarian’s Corner: Thanksgiving Cookbooks
submitted by Amelia Herron November is famous for a very special, very delicious meal! The Manchester District Library is proud to house many different cookbooks for whatever you want to bring to the Thanksgiving table this year. Why not try something new? With The Vegetable Butcher, author Cara Mangini walks the reader through different, interesting, […]
Obituary: Donald A. Scaglione
His Legacy … Donald Scaglione, age 87, of Manchester, passed away, November 5, 2018. Donald was born in Windber, PA, January 20, 1930 to Nicholas and Genevieve (Batist) Scaglione. He married the love of his life, Margaret Kluk on May 5, 1951 at St. Gabriel Church in Detroit. Donald served in the US Army in […]
Obituary: Gary Steven “Steve” Ray
Steve was born January 7, 1952 in Bedford, Indiana, the son of John James & Frances Kathleen (Tarr) Ray. At the age of 66, he passed Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at his home in Manchester. Steve graduated from University High School in Bloomington, IN in 1970. He then went on to graduate from Purdue University in […]
CRC past meets the present
Rev. Bob Macfarlane was pleased to attend Saturday night’s Community Resource Center banquet at St. Joseph Mercy-Chelsea (formerly Chelsea Community Hospital). Although he’s been gone from the community for 30 years, Rev. Bob served here for 10 years from 1978-1988. During that time, he also was on the Board of Directors of Chelsea Community Hospital […]
The Mirror celebrates five-year anniversary!
Back in October 1867, two young men of Manchester–George Spafford and Mat Blosser (the latter all of 21 years old at the time)–got the idea of establishing a newspaper for the newly formed village of Manchester and its surrounding area. The two had worked together at the Tecumseh Herald throughout their teens, and had learned […]
