Summer Reading Program for adults
submitted by Tamara Denby, Manchester District Library Why should kids have all the fun this summer? The staff of the Manchester District Library says no way! Once again, your library will be offering a summer reading program for adults. This year’s theme is Libraries Rock, and the rules are simple: Read four books in five weeks. […]
WCRC repairing Austin Road in Bridgewater Township this week
Keep an eye out for road construction on Austin Road between Ernst and Schneider Roads in Bridgewater Township this week. You may encounter intermittent lane closures this Monday through Friday on this stretch, as the Washtenaw County Road Commission completes road repairs.
Get Fit Manchester at Farmers Market this Thursday
This Thursday, June 14, the Manchester Farmers Market will be encouraging Manchester to Get Fit! The farmers market is held in Chi Bro Park every Thursday from May to October from 3:30 to 7 pm. Get Fit Manchester is an event to help the community learn about all the many ways they can get active […]
Rebecca Allen makes Michigan Tech’s Spring 2018 Dean’s List
Michigan Technological University, in Houghton, Michigan, has released the Dean’s List for the 2018 spring semester. Nearly 1,600 students were named to the Dean’s List this spring. Among the honorees is Rebecca Allen of Manchester, majoring in Wildlife Ecology & Mgmt. Allen is a graduate of Manchester High School. To be included, students must achieve a grade point average of […]
MHS Seniors parade through Klager in caps & gowns
In an effort to both remember how far they’ve come and to impress upon the younger students that graduation is a goal worth working for, the Manchester High School graduating class of 2018 put on their caps and gowns on May 25th and marched through the halls of Klager Elementary School. Manchester High School guidance […]
Manchester gets “Walk your City” signs
Sunday afternoon, DDA member Jason Heinrich who headed up the project, and volunteers Ruth VanBogelen, Michael Pomorski and his son Austin put up “Walk Your City” (WYC) signs on posts and poles along the Village’s main thoroughfares. The signs were purchased using 2017 Community Tourism Action Plan funds from the Washtenaw County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Heinrich explained the purpose of […]
Changes at the Mill as new owners prepare for expansion of shops
On May 16th at the end of a DDA meeting about placemaking, Village president Pat Vailliencourt introduced Jennifer Wojtowicz and her husband Steve Alber as the new owners of the Mill, located centrally in the village on the corner of Adrian Street and Main Street, as well as the dam which runs under the new […]
Klager’s Science Olympiad Teams compete in Washtenaw tournament
On May 12th, Manchester’s Klager Elementary School students, along with thousands of other students from around the county participated in Washtenaw’s Science Olympiad Tournament in Ann Arbor at Pioneer High School. This year two of Manchester third grade teams placed and three other teams received honorable mentions! Manchester fielded ten teams total in three categories, […]
Cub Scouts hold Annual Rank Advancement Ceremony
On Saturday, June 2nd, 23 Cub Scouts from Pack 421 walked across a crossover bridge where each Scout earned a new rank during their annual Rank Advancement Ceremony. The ceremony took place at Sharon United Methodist Church this year and was followed by a family camp out. Cub Scout leader Angie Flint explained the process. […]
Girl Scouts hold area-wide bridging ceremony
Manchester area Girl Scouts held an area-wide bridging and awards ceremony on Friday evening at Emanuel Church. Organized by the 1st grade Daisy/2nd grade Brownie troop, it was attended by the kindergarten Daisy troop up to Manchester’s 11th grade Girl Scout Ambassadors troop, who started the event with a flag ceremony. The Ambassador troop was […]
