Sara Swanson

Guide to 2019 Christmas in the Village

Manchester Christmas in the Village 2019 Schedule of Events Thursday, December 5th 3 pm to 7 pm Winter Farmers Market Acorn Farmers’ Market and Cafe, 327 West Main Street Fresh produce, local raised eggs, meat and poultry, salmon, baked goods, fire roasted coffee, handmade pasta, sauces will be for sale. Craft classes will be offered. […]

 Sara Swanson

2019 annual holiday luncheon for senior citizens

Riverside Intermediate School, located at 710 E. Main Street, is once again hosting the Annual Manchester Area Senior Citizen Luncheon. This year ,the event will be held on Wednesday, December 11th. Senior citizens may start arriving at 10 am, with the program starting at around 10:45 am. The holiday luncheon will be provided by the […]

 Sara Swanson

Middle school robotics team reaches state competition

by Caiden Kippnick, freshman at Manchester High School and member of Manchester Robotics  Manchester’s middle school robotics team #11193, The Flying Dutchbots, is advancing to the state championship for the third consecutive year. To get to this point, a lot has happened along the way. A few days before the season kickoff, former robotics coach […]

 Sara Swanson

Freedom Childcare Center's Annual Christmas Program

Freedom Childcare Center's children will have their annual Christmas program service on December 8th at 3 pm. at St Thomas Lutheran Church, 1001 West Ellsworth Road. Everyone is invited to come and see the children share the message of Jesus' birth. Refreshments will be served afterward.

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Manchester residents invited to Saline Christmas Crèche Exhibit

On Saturday, December 7, 2019, from 10 am to 5 pm, Holy Faith Church located at 6299 Ann Arbor-Saline Road in Saline, will be holding third annual "Follow the Star: Christmas Crèche Exhibit." Laurie Tikkanen, of Holy Faith Church, explained that the event wasn't widely publicized last year until after it was over and area […]

 Sara Swanson

DDA Beautification Award presented to River Raisin Antiques & Mercantile

submitted by Manchester Downtown Development Authority The Downtown Development authority recently recognized River Raisin Antiques & Mercantile with a Beautification Award. The delightfully decorated window brightens the north side of the West Main Street business district. They carry a wide range of antique and vintage finds, as well as decor, gifts, toys, candles and so […]

 Sara Swanson

Obituary: Russell Allen Smith

His Legacy… Russell Allen Smith, 78, passed away peacefully at his home on November 25, 2019.  He was born on August 18, 1941 in Dearborn, Michigan to Robert Allan and Arline (Barkwell) Smith. Russ married the love of his life, Sandra Harper, on June 16, 1962 in Dearborn, Michigan   He will be remembered as […]

 Sara Swanson

Photo: Klager students participate in Walk-to-School Turkey Trot

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Michigan finds some success fighting opiate crisis on front line: emergency rooms

By Ted Roelofs (Bridge) DETROIT — A couple of months ago, Detroit resident Juanita Gross was desperate to turn her life around. She had a $200 a day opioid habit. She had already overdosed three times – and feared the next one might be her last. So she had her two adult children drive her […]

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Michigan term limits face court challenge from former lawmakers

By Riley Beggin, Ron French (Bridge) LANSING –  As unpopular among policymakers as they are popular in the public, Michigan’s term limits will now face a challenge in court. A bipartisan group of former legislators on Wednesday announced plans to file a federal lawsuit against the state, seeking to end term limits on Michigan legislators. […]