Chef Keegan teaches Pie Crust Workshop
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library will host Chef Keegan of The Lakehouse Bakery on Thursday, November 14, at 6pm, for a pie crust workshop. Learn the secret to perfect crust and even make your own dough to take and bake at home. Materials provided; all ages welcome. Advance registration […]
MHS Cross-Country had a season to be proud of!
submitted by Krista Scharpenberg, Cross-Country Coach, Manchester High School As the season wraps up, the Manchester High School cross-country teams have much to be proud of. From impressive finishes at meets to shattered personal records, this year’s athletes displayed hard work and determination every “stride” of the way. We started the season with a 4-day […]
Do-It-Yourself Arts & Crafts at the Library
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library Visit the Manchester District Library on Friday, November 15, at 3:30pm for a Do-It-Yourself Arts & Crafts experience. Leave the paintbrushes behind and discover different techniques like pulling string, covering your canvas with aluminum foil, and pouring acrylic paint, or try beading, braiding, or button making. Bring ready […]
Library launches new Ready to Read Story Time
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library New for November, the Manchester District Library will introduce Ready to Read Story Time every Wednesday at 3:30pm. Designed for beginning readers, everyone will get their own copy of the book to follow along with Miss Abby and can even take a turn reading aloud if they want […]
Letter to the Editor: Manchester Market is a diamond in the rough!
October 30, 2024 I had not shopped at the Manchester Market because [I thought] it was so expensive, until I decided to try it out. I looked around carefully and tried apples, tomatoes, and other produce. Wow! I found that they sell Lev’s Bakery–provided doughnuts at $.89 per. I was paying $1.10. They are fantastic! […]
Letter to the Editor: Give Blacksmith Shop Concert Series a try
October 30, 2024 I would like to tell my fellow Manchester Mirror readers about one of the best-kept secrets in Manchester: the Blacksmith Shop Concert Series. The Manchester Area Historical Society has been sponsoring evenings of music at the Blacksmith Shop for several years. Each program has featured superb, creative musicians playing the music they love. You are missing a wonderful, interactive experience if you […]
Trans rights fight returns as wedge in Michigan elections
by Isabel Lohman (Bridge Michigan) ROCHESTER — Kristi Fleming and six high school girls marched up to a microphone last week to make the case for bathroom regulations. “You’re putting these girls at risk,” Fleming, a parent to one of the girls, told members of the Rochester Community Schools board, where a debate over LGBTQ […]
Farmington Hills’ use of opioid funds to backfill budget prompts AG complaint
by Ron French (Bridge Michigan) The Michigan Attorney General office is looking into a complaint that an Oakland County suburb is misusing money intended for drug prevention and treatment. Farmington Hills used $120,000 from its share of the national opioid settlement to backfill its budget for past costs associated with addiction. That’s something not being done in 118 other […]
Time to ban cellphones in Michigan schools? Lawmaker proposes statewide plan
by Hannah Dellinger, Chalkbeat Detroit (Bridge Michigan) Autumn Thomas can see the benefits of a ban on using cellphones during class for some students. But Thomas, a freshman at Detroit’s Martin Luther King Jr. High School, doesn’t think every student needs to adhere to the same restriction. “Not all schools need that rule,” she said. […]
