“The Distance” Opens in Manchester
Back In January of 2014 Sarah Andrews began going to Boot Camp classes and LOVED them. She loved the energy, loved that every workout was different, and loved that everybody could benefit from a Boot Camp-style workout. Now, just one year later, Andrews has become a Certified Group Fitness Instructor and opened her own fitness gym […]
Manchester Area Can Support 50,000+ SqFt Additional Retail Space
On December 22, at the regular Downtown Development Authority (DDA) meeting, Bob Gibbs of Gibbs Planning Group presented his Retail Market Analysis for the Village of Manchester. The results are pretty amazing, incredibly optimistic, and frankly, left everyone in the room in awe and questioning the validity of his analysis. Could it really be true? […]
Launch Ministries Coming to Manchester
A new church is coming to Manchester. Pastor Laurie Downs is bringing Launch Ministries to the Manchester Professional Center (behind Dr. Eccles office on West Main St.) to hold meetings and be the headquarters for the ministry. The church was started in 2002 and has affiliations with the Evangelical Association of Churches and Ministries as well […]
Klager Senior Luncheon
Last Wednesday, Klager Elementary held the annual Senior Luncheon, an opportunity for area senior citizens to have lunch with the 3rd and 4th graders, receive a tour of the building by a student and be entertained by all of the grades singing Christmas songs. Every year the event is organized by the Klager PTO and for the […]
Manchester Kids Shop With A Cop
Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Me either. But 19 Manchester kids received a helping hand with their shopping this year at the “Shop with a Cop” event. Organized by Sgt. Keith Flores of the Washtenaw County Sheriff Department, just under 100 western Washtenaw children were given a special Christmas this year. The Shop with […]
Manchester Brass Bands Holiday Concert
I often forget what a gem of a band we have right here in town and if you missed the Manchester Brass Bands Holiday concert last Sunday you missed a real treat. Of course they played all the traditional favorites and even a Sousa montage infused with Christmas carols. Following are some pictures of the […]
New Proposal in Lansing Would Eliminate $725 Million Annually from Michigan’s Schools
VS Last week our representatives in the State House voted to eliminate sales tax from fuel in order to offset an increase to the gas tax. By doing so, the School Aid Fund, which is funded by sales tax, stands to lose […]
Saturday’s Holiday Fun in the Village
Saturday there were holiday events in abundance in and around the Village – an all day vendor show at Klager, the Civic club shopping with students downtown, the Christmas Home Tour and Cultural Arts Strings playing at St. Mary’s Parish Center while Santa waited for waited for children to come share their Christmas wishes. Unfortunately […]
Family Finds Black Widow Spider in Garage
Editor’s note: We were lucky that Mirror reporter Amelia Herron was on the scene for this unusual discovery, however it isn’t surprising as the spider was discovered in her family’s garage! The only thing worse then finding a garage full of spiders, is finding a black widow spider among them. Manchester resident, Theresa Herron, found just that in […]
Manchester’s Newest Business – Tres Beau Salon
Tres Beau Salon is the latest addition to businesses on Main Street. Tres Beau, which means “very beautiful” in French, is located at 107 E Main, between the post office and Old Nation Bank (previously United Bank and Trust). After opening on November 1st they have had a busy first week of business. Some of […]
