The Chautauqua Express Arrives in Manchester
On the Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving break, the students at Klager Elementary were treated to a special Native American assembly by Guy Louis, sponsored by the PTO. Guy has been performing his musical series, called the Chautauqua Express, since 1986. Combining Native American beliefs, songs, and culture with the Thanksgiving holiday, Guy Louis brought song […]
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Update
A summary of activity for the Village of Manchester in the previous week is as follows: · 33 calls for service 1 major incident: attempted suicide on Ann Arbor St 1 incident of larceny of gas at the downtown Marathon As reported earlier: The Marathon station at 100 East Main Street reported that an […]
Gas Station Theft Reported
As reported to the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department: The Marathon station at 100 East Main Street reported that an individual drove off without paying for fuel late afternoon/early evening on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Suspect is believed to be a white male driving a Chevy pick up truck (gray or charcoal in color) and filled […]
Bologna For the Win! Manchester’s Jake Krzyzaniak is the 8th Grade SEMMLAA 2013-2014 Spelling Bee Champion
Manchester’s own Jake Krzyzaniak won the 8th grade SEMMLAA spelling bee which was held on Saturday, November 16th at the Mill Creek Middle School in Dexter. This year approximately forty-five 8th graders from Chelsea, Dexter, Lincoln, Milan, Manchester, Pinckney, Saline, and Tecumseh competed in the spelling bee. The event is organized by the Southeast Michigan […]
Alice Training Provides Staff Options Against Possible School Shooter
Gunshots rang out in the hallway of the Manchester Early Childhood Center (MECC). In the classrooms, the lights were immediately turned off and everyone ducked behind overturned tables, hid in cabinets and under desks, and climbed behind bookcases to avoid being the target of the shooter. The shooter taunted and called out to the teacher […]
Giant Piece of Buttery Homemade Toast with a side of Big Family Breakfast
I come from a big family of food lovers. One meal that was always a staple growing up was breakfast. Not a small grab-and-go breakfast, but a sit down and eat breakfast. And now my children have grown accustomed to it too. So when the weekend comes and mom doesn’t feel like cooking, we go […]
The Circle of Life on Horning Farms
A calf was born during the night last Friday. Three more were expected within the next 24 hours. It’s just another day at Horning Farms. When I arrived in the morning to tour the farm on Pleasant Lake Road, my gracious hosts, Lynda and Mason Horning, took me to meet the newborn in the “calf […]
Why Did(n’t) My Power Go Out Last Sunday?
We had a long, severe thunderstorm last Sunday. It hit most of the lower peninsula. At it’s largest it stretched from Arkansas here to Michigan. (View an animation of the storm here: http://wxug.us/1a4us) Clearly, from the animation above, you see a large storm covering most of the state. But we all know that the results were […]
Students Embrace Circle of Respect Principles
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Mayes (734)428-8321 or jmayes@mcs.k12.mi.us DATE: November 18, 2013 MANCHESTER–Sometimes big lessons are learned sitting “crisscross applesauce” in the media center with the principal. Every Monday at Manchester Community Schools’ Klager Elementary, students gather in Respect Circles and learn lifelong principles that impact life now. Jennifer Mayes is in […]
Christmas Home Tour 2013
In the coming weeks five Manchester area households will be busy making preparations for the 4th annual Manchester Christmas Home Tour. This year’s tour will take place from noon until 8 pm on Dec 7th. The Christmas home Tour was created to raise money for new outdoor Christmas decorations on Main Street. To date […]
