Participate in the Christmas in the Village Lighted Parade
After a year off for pandemic reason, the Manchester Christmas in the Village Lighted Parade will return this year on Friday, December 3, kicking off the 2021 Christmas in the Village event. Organizations, teams, businesses, and individuals are invited to light up your vehicle, your animals, a float, or a group that will walk. To […]
Manchester Music Mattress Fundraiser
The Manchester High School music program is inviting everyone to attend their second Annual Mattress Fundraiser on Saturday, November 20th, from 10 am-5 pm at the High School. They will have 25 different styles of brand-name mattresses on display for you to try out including Simmons Beautyrest, Therapedic, Wellsville, Malouf, and Tranquility Sleep Systems. All […]
Acorn Farmers Market and Café recipe: Mashed celery root
Acorn Farmers Market and Café has celeriac for sale! What is celeriac, besides an opportunity to add an unusual, locally grown vegetable to your diet? It is a root vegetable that tastes like celery, also know as celery root and knob celery. The leaves can be used in salads or as an herb, but the […]
Letter to the editor: Changes to the Leonard Preserve MiOFO controlled hunt this year
Dear Manchester Residents, Please note the changes in the Michigan Operation Freedom Outdoors (MiOFO) controlled hunt in Leonard Preserve. Due to our location we have regular contact with the preserve steward. The latest study encouraged an expanded hunt zone as a result of deer overpopulation in the Preserve. While there are some signs posted, we […]
Letter to the editor: Choosing the risk of COVID-19 over the risk of the vaccine
Nov. 12, 2021 Dear Editor, I would like to know why wanting a choice is “scary”? Why does having an opposing view strike fear into people. This country is free and we have the right to have opinions. You can choose to listen or avoid listening by plugging your ears and humming. I personally like […]
With billions in the bank, House GOP proposes $250M for Michigan police
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Michigan House Republicans on Wednesday proposed a $250 million plan that aims to boost police recruitment and retention, their opening salvo in long-delayed negotiations on how to spend nearly $6 billion in federal stimulus funds still available to the state. “I think this is something we can start building some […]
Judge approves $626 million settlement in Flint water crisis
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) A judge has approved a $626.25 million settlement in the Flint water crisis, but has not yet decided how much money goes to residents and how much lawyers keep. In a Wednesday opinion, U.S. District Court Judge Judith Levy rejected all objections to the settlement of claims against the state […]
Downtown stores to stay open late on Thursday nights for holiday shopping
The Village of Manchester’s downtown holiday shopping hours are set to begin this Thursday! Stores and restaurants committing extended hours and being open until 8 pm on November 11th and 18th, and December 2nd, 9th, and 16th include River Raisin Mercantile, Sassy Peacock, Sweet Leilani’s, All Thingz Green, Sharon Valley Bike Shoppe, and SteeleGrafix. Manchester […]
Blood testing doesn’t reveal widespread elevated lead levels in Manchester’s children
In light of the public notice of lead found in the tap water of some of the village homes with lead service lines, the Washtenaw County Health Department offered free blood lead level tests for young children and pregnant women in Manchester on October 22. Their nurses did 28 tests that day. While most were […]
Masks now sometimes optional indoors for MCS student athletes and performers
Manchester Community Schools’ superintendent Dr. Brad Bezeau announced last Monday that because of an update by the Washtenaw County Health Department (WCHD), the school district is now exempting students and teachers/coaches from masking requirements for sports and performing arts practices, games/meets, and performances outside of school hours while they are in the gym or auditorium. […]
