Obituary: Karen Valerie Watne
Her Legacy… Karen Valerie Watne, 65, passed away November 9, 2019. She was born on December 8, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan to Vernie and Opal (Twingley) Watne. She will be remembered as a tremendous chef that worked at such locations as Two Black Sheep and Evans Street Restaurants. Karen was very strong willed and fought […]
DDA Beautification Award presented to Steelgrafix
submitted by Manchester Downtown Development Authority Steelegrafix has been providing high quality design and printing options since 2006. Denny and Dawn believe in superior customer service and a fair price. Most of their business comes from word of mouth advertising, “It’s how we build lasting relationships with our customers.” The family-owned and operated shop is […]
Friendly competition for a good cause – First Annual Food Drive Competition
Adiska Family Dental located at 500 Galloway Dr, and Andrews Family Chiropractic located at 101 West Main St. are holding a friendly competition between the two offices. Both offices will be collecting nonperishable food items through November 20th to donate to the Community Resource Center’s food pantry, just in time for Thanksgiving. Dr. Adiska stated, […]
Salutatorian Scholarship in need of permanent sponsor
For many years the Manchester Civic Club, which disbanded last year, sponsored a $500 scholarship for the Manchester High School Salutatorian. Another local organization generously donated the funds for the Class of 2019, but this scholarship needs a new permanent sponsor. If your organization would like to sponsor this scholarship, please contact High School counselor […]
Do you know someone who needs a coat?
Last December, Manchester resident Kim Blumenstein had the idea to start David’s Coat Room. The organization collects and gives out gently-used coats, mittens, gloves, scarves, and boots to children and adults who need them. Since then, they have been overwhelmed by the generosity of the community. Now they need help getting the word out to […]
DD donates last day of the season sales to CRC
The DD has closed for the season, and like last year (when they were still a Dairy Queen) owners Jeff and Crystal Fahey donated all of the profits from their last day of sales to the Community Resource Center. This year they raised $850. Laura Seyfried, director of the Community Resource Center, thanked the DD […]
WCRC road work this week
Washtenaw County Road Commission will be working in our area this week in Bridgewater and Manchester Townships. In Bridgewater they will continue limestone resurfacing on Braun Rd between Clinton and McCollum Roads, with daytime road closures estimated through 11/22. Drivers will experience intermittent lane closures for drain improvements and forestry from 11/11 to 11/20 in […]
WCSO: Distracted Driving is More than Texting
From the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office: The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office urges all motorists to be vigilant while driving. Distracted driving does not solely pertain to texting. Distracted driving examples can be texting and searching for items within a moving vehicle. And let’s not forget, our pets can be distractions too! Please make sure your […]
Thank you to volunteers who made Caramel Apple event a success!
November 8, 2019 With the 2019 Halloween Caramel Apple event in the books, the Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank our wonderful volunteers, who despite the cold rain, made this event a success. Thank you to Mike and Therese Bossory of Alber Orchards, who donated all the apples; Emanuel Church for allowing us […]
Letter to the Editor: Amateur vandalism in Manchester
November 4, 2019 The recent vandalism at Frank’s has me so embarrassed I could cry. Granted, we’re a small town with somewhat limited resources, but surely we can do better than to get a vandal so inept, so incredibly stupid and inefficient as to leave his/her antler behind? Why not just leave a credit card […]
