Free tax prep at the CRC for low-income tax payers
Free tax preparation assistance is available at the Community Resource Center here in Manchester, to low-income Washtenaw County taxpayers through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. Managed through the United Way of Washtenaw County (UWWC), VITA is a national IRS program providing free tax preparation for individuals and families making $54,000 or less, persons with […]
Skate party at Chi-Bro Park postponed
The Manchester Mens Club ice skating party in Chi-Bro Park, scheduled for the end of January, has been postponed to Feb 17 at 3 pm. It takes at least two weeks of continually below-freezing weather to flood and freeze the ice rink and even though we’ve had very cold weather, there has not been two weeks straight […]
Public Notice: Public hearing regarding Manchester Village/Township 2018-2022 Recreation Master Plan
Read the plan online here. January 8, 2018 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The VILLAGE OF MANCHESTER and MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP are holding Public Hearings regarding the Manchester Area 2018 – 2022 Recreation Master Plan. Hearings will be held at Village Hall on Monday, February 5, 2018, 7:00 p.m., as part of the regularly scheduled Village Council […]
Recipe: Healthy vegan cocoa quinoa chili
Chocolate is an easy ingredient to incorporate into chili so it is a natural savory dish to include at the chocolate potluck. This year’s attendees were treated to 3 different versions! This version is vegan, using quinoa in the role ground meat usually plays, making it healthier while still managing to be very rich and […]
St. Mary’s Fish Fries are returning after 10-year hiatus!
For many years, Manchester’s St. Mary Catholic Church held a regionally famous Lenten fish fry every Friday at the parish center. But because of outdated equipment, the events eventually were discontinued. Now, after a 10-year hiatus, they are returning! Enjoy a delicious fish dinner each Friday in Lent (with the exception of Good Friday) from February 16 […]
New community center topic of upcoming non-profit roundtable
Do you think Manchester could benefit from a community center? Over the last few months, the Community Resource Center has been collecting ideas of what they hope could be a physical hub for non-profits to operate from to provide a centralized and expanded array of services to the Manchester area. On Tuesday, January 16th from […]
50 years of MHS wrestling to be celebrated at 141st Alumni Banquet
This year, 2018, marks the 50th anniversary of the Manchester High School Wrestling Program! The Alumni Association will be honoring former and current wrestlers at this year’s Alumni Banquet, and all are encouraged to attend. Mark your calendars! The Alumni Banquet, which will be Manchester’s 141st, will be held on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at […]
Girl Scout cookie sales have started & feature new cookie, the S’more!
Are you a fan of Girl Scout cookies? Good news! Girl Scout Cookie sales have started in the Manchester area, and this year there is a new kind of cookie, S’mores. S’mores feature crunchy graham cookies filled with a layer of chocolate and a layer of marshmallow-flavored filling based on the popular campfire snack invented by Girl […]
Second student gun threat a ploy for another day off from school
The Manchester community took to social media early last Monday morning in concern and confusion when information began to spread from parent to parent that there had been a threat of violence involving guns made by a student over the internet Sunday night. This was the second threat of this type in two months in the […]
