Sara Swanson

Sharon Township Planning Commission holding meeting on Stoneco special use application

The Sharon Township Planning Commission will be holding a special meeting regarding the Stoneco special use application on Monday, February 28, 2022 at 7 pm at Sharon United Methodist Church located at 19980 Pleasant Lake Road. Stoneco is applying to create a 400-acre Aggregate Mine on Pleasant Lake Rd. A recently formed non-profit organization, the […]

 Sara Swanson

St. Mary’s Fish Fry Dinners coming soon!

submitted by Ray Berg St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Manchester will once again provide its Lenten Fish Fry dinners for six Friday evenings, beginning Friday March 4, through April 8, from 3:30 to 7:00 pm. Similar to last year, the dinners will be available only via a drive-thru, take-out line at the St. Mary’s Parish […]

 Sara Swanson

Final Friday Films at Acorn: The Biggest Little Farm

submitted by Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café Acorn would love to invite the community to our FREE MOVIE NIGHT, the first in a series of movies shown every Final Friday of the month at 7 pm at Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café located inside Manchester Market at 455 W Main Street. There will be local […]

 Sara Swanson

Grief program at Sharon United Methodist Church

submitted by Pastor Peter Harris, Sharon United Methodist Church Sharon United Methodist Church is offering a six-week “Journey Through Grief” experience. After the death of a loved one, navigating through the journey of grief can be overwhelming. You need not do it alone. A peer-led small group will spend six weeks together learning, sharing, and […]

 Sara Swanson

WCPRC presents Freedom in Rural Michigan on Sharon Hollow and Watkins Farm

Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission will be hosting a presentation in celebration of Black History Month: Freedom in Rural Michigan on Sharon Hollow and Watkins Farm on Thursday, February 24, at 6:30 pm over zoom. Join the webinar at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84745125282 Carol Mull, the historian who worked to get Watkins Lake State Park and County […]

 Sara Swanson

Sunrise hike at Watkins Lake

Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation will be holding a sunrise nature hike in Watkins Lake State Park & County Preserve on Tuesday, March 8 from 8:30 – 10 am. The hike will be led by Parks Naturalist, Elle Bogle. Winter is slowly winding down. Red-winged blackbirds are starting to return, skunk cabbages are poking through the ice, and […]

 Sara Swanson

Maker nights coming to Manchester District Library in March

submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library  Beginning March 10, Manchester District Library (MDL) will host Maker Nights, a brand new event every second and fourth Thursday from 6:30-8:30 pm in the Village Room of the Manchester Community Building. Makers in all mediums are invited to bring their latest project and get inspiration from other […]

 Sara Swanson

February 2022 Senior Student of the Month: Jordyn Porter

submitted by Manchester Jr./Sr. High School Our February 2022 Manchester Community Schools Foundation Student of the Month for Manchester High School is Jordyn Porter. Jordyn is the daughter of Justin and Kate Porter. She has been on the varsity softball team the last four years.  Jordyn has been in the Pistol Prodigies youth Pistol and […]

 Sara Swanson

Underclass Students of the Month announced for February

submitted by the Manchester Junior/Senior High School Students in grades 7-11 at Manchester Junior-Senior High School received their Student of the Month awards for promoting a good way of life; for working and getting along with people; for working up to your capacity; for inspiring respect for adults, peer groups, and people in authority; for […]

 Sara Swanson

Natalie Bargardi & Madelyn Harris named to Saginaw Valley State University Dean’s List

Nearly 2,000 students from Saginaw Valley State University earned a spot on the Fall 2021 semester Deans’ List. To be eligible for the Deans’ List, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and carry a semester GPA of 3.4 or better. Among those named to the list are two Manchester students: Natalie Bargardi […]