Manchester wrestlers place at preseason nationals
In a national wrestling pre-season tournament featuring 16 teams from around the country this past weekend, three Manchester girls showed their excellence in the sport! Piper Fry placed third in the intermediate division weighing in at 45 lbs. Roseanna Waters earned 6th place in the schoolgirl class, weighing in at 113lbs. And Phoenix Waters was […]
Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll drive a success
The members of Knights of Columbus Council #4354 wish to express a heartfelt “THANK YOU” to the Manchester community for their generous donations to the Knights of Columbus 2018 Tootsie Roll Drive for mentally impaired children and adults who have developmental disabilities. The proceeds, which totaled $1,471 this year, from the Manchester K of C Drive will be […]
Volunteer opportunity at Watkins Lake
Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation is hosting an upcoming volunteer opportunity, “Preservation of a Sedge Meadow,” at Watkins Lake State Park & County Preserve, from 1-3 pm on Saturday, November 10 at the Watkins Lake County Preserve. Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve is home to a wetland system containing sedge meadow and fen […]
What is the Twentieth Century Club?
submitted by Donna Clark Have you ever heard of the Twentieth Century Club, and wondered how this club fits into the community of Manchester? The Twentieth Century Club has been a part of the Manchester community since 1899, when a group of women decided to meet and share information regarding civic problems in our town, […]
October 2018 Student of the Month, Emma Mrocko
The October 2018 Student of the Month for Manchester High School, sponsored by the Manchester Community Schools Foundation, is Emma Mrocko. Emma is the daughter of Kurt and Michelle Mrocko. Emma has been the president of the graduating class of 2019 since their ninth grade year, and is currently the co-president of the Manchester High School National […]
WCRC road work updates
Road work this week in our section of the county will include more work on the the guard rail on Pleasant Lake Road, just east of Schneider, in Freedom Township which will involve intermittent lane closures starting on Monday, Oct. 22 and continuing through Friday, Oct. 26. Work is anticipated to be completed within the coming […]
Librarian’s Corner: Mystery author P.D. James
submitted by Amelia Herron, Manchester District Library Do you like crime mysteries? Do you like period dramas? Do you like dystopian fiction? If you answered yes to any or all those questions, then you should pick up a P.D. James novel. James started writing in 1962, starting with crime mysteries. Once Agatha Christie had died, […]
Letter to the Editor: Proposal 2 worth a second look
October 17, 2018 Dear Editor, In the newspapers and my canvassing I have read and talked with people about Proposal 2. The newspapers print what someone writes in the editorial section. This could be an opinion and very misleading. The people I have talked with have heard various ways people will form the commission. Here […]
Manchester man has a part in major film release
Did you see the movie, “First Man,” the story of Neil Armstrong–the first man to walk on the moon–this past weekend? If you did, of course you saw Ryan Gosling starring as the famous astronaut, but you probably also saw Manchester native Brett Kingsbury, who had a small role as a flight controller in Mission […]
