Obituary: Rita Alice Townsend
Her Legacy… Rita Alice Townsend, Age 100, passed away May 13, 2019. She was born on March 3, 1919, in Detroit, Michigan to Ryland and Alice (Woodruff) Pierce. Rita spent her younger years living between Chicago and Ypsilanti with her grandmothers after losing her mother at the age of 7. She married the love of […]
County talks parks, preserves and trails in Manchester
Do you enjoy Sharon Mills Park or Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve? What about the Leonard Preserve or the Ervin-Stucki Preserve or the Brauer Preserve? These are just a handful of the 14 parks, 34 nature preserves, and 6,000 acres of land owned and administered by the Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission […]
Cityhood Committee releases FAQ & schedules public hearing
The nine-person Citizens Advisory Committee, organized to research the process of the Village of Manchester possibly becoming a city, met again last Tuesday, May 7. Based on questions they’ve been hearing from community members and on the recommendation of City of Jonesville, representatives who recently went through the process of becoming a city, the committee […]
Ukranian “Women in Agriculture” visit Fusilier Family Farms
by Steve Paradiso, Michigan Farm Bureau, reprinted with permission Six women involved in various areas of agriculture from the Eastern European country of Ukraine visited Fusilier Family Farms in Manchester this week. It was just one of their several stops in Michigan and Ohio over an eight-day period. Sponsored by The Open World Leadership Center, […]
Manchester native’s career blooming as illustrator
submitted by Tamara Denby, Manchester District Library Did you know … a book authored by a famous HGTV celebrity has ties to Manchester? Want to know more? Read on! If you have cable television, you may be familiar with HGTV homemaker, interior designer, and media influencer Joanna Gaines. Joanna, along with her husband, Chip, found […]
SLS and SRSLY Manchester present their first Spring Benefit Dinner and Show this weekend
Submitted by Alex Duranczyk, SRSLY Manchester In honor of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, SLS (Student Leading Students) and SRSLY Manchester students have been brainstorming how to bring more awareness on mental health issues in our community. “After many meetings students decided to bring back the Variety Show with a new twist. Students want […]
Annual Chamber & CRC fundraising golf outing
The Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce and Community Resource Center are holding their 16th annual community golf outing fundraiser this year on Saturday June 1, at Hills Heart of the Lakes Golf Course in Brooklyn. This event combines fun and camaraderie with raising funds to meet community needs here in Manchester. You can register as […]
Meals on Wheels now servicing all of Manchester
A year and a half ago, Manchester seniors south of the village were unable to receive Meals on Wheels because of a lack of drivers and instead could only receive shelf-safe food through the mail. Laura Seyfried, director of the Community Resource Center, reports that the Manchester area now has four part-time volunteer drivers and […]
MHS seniors have plans after graduation!
Manchester High School has the goal of 100% of their graduates having a plan for after high school, whether it be community college, university, trade school, the military, an apprenticeship, or the work force. On Decision Day, every senior gets a t-shirt and EVERY post-secondary decision is celebrated. On May 1, college-bound seniors from Manchester […]
Obituary: Elaine Watson
Elaine Watson, a resident of Ann Arbor since 1984, was born on October 13, 1921, in Jackson, Michigan. She was the daughter of William Reno and Elsie “Feldkamp” Reno of Manchester, Michigan. She died on May 4, 2019. Elaine Watson attended school at Pleasant Lake and at Manchester. She earned to degrees (AB and MA) […]
