Public Notice: Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees Meeting Synopsis 7-Dec-17
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SYNOPSIS 7-Dec-17 The regular monthly meeting of the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Fromhart at 7:02 p.m. Four Board members were present (quorum) with 5 public in attendance. Board heard citizen participation. Board approved the 17-Oct-17 as presented & 2-Nov-17 meeting minutes as […]
Manchester Community Schools CLOSED December 14, 2017
Manchester Community Schools has announced that they will be CLOSED December 14, 2017, due to poor road conditions. Manchester Early Childhood Center preschool sessions are cancelled for the day; daycare and Manchester Kid’s Club WILL BE OPEN and operating at the MECC location. Hot lunch will not be available. The High School Winter Concert for 7th -12th grades has been rescheduled for December […]
Two-faced post clock to go up on corner of M-52 & Main Street
While this summer’s Sesquicentennial celebration is still fresh in our memories, Manchester will be getting a permanent monument to mark the occasion this spring. This fall, at the wrap up meeting, the Sesquicentennial Committee voted to put their $10,000 of remaining funds toward the purchase of a 2-faced post clock from the Verdin Bell & […]
Manchester skater Isabella Alexis to skate in U.S. Figure Skating National Championships
Since the age of 4, Manchester resident Isabella Alexis has been preparing for the opportunity to skate at the U.S. Figure Skating National Championships; this year as she and her partner Ethan Alday step onto that ice, she’ll be making that dream a reality. Isabella Alexis, a sophomore at Dexter High School, will be representing the […]
Manchester United Methodist Church raises $900 for Community Resource Center
Two weekends ago during Christmas in the Village, the Manchester United Methodist Church held a special rummage sale. All money raised was for the Community Resource Center. Last Thursday Debbie Reinhardt and Sandy King, representing the church, presented a check for a little over $900 to Laura Seyfried, director of the Community Resource Center. Seyfried explained, “The […]
Dodworth Duo returning to Manchester for Historical Society Open House
The Manchester Area Historical Society will be holding its Annual Christmas Sing-a-long and Open House on Thursday, December 14 at 7 pm at the Kingsley-Jenter House located at the corner of Main Street and M-52. Riverfolk Music and Arts is bringing the Dodworth Duo back to Manchester for an evening of carols and stories after their recent performance at […]
Announcement: Silvanus and Darlene Egler 60th Wedding Anniversary
Silvanus and Darlene (Dunny) Egler celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with family and friends with a dinner-dance in Payson, Arrizonia at Mazatzal Casino. They were married October 26, 1957 in Manchester. Both were employed by S.S.Kresge Co. in Ann Arbor. They raised four children and are blessed with eight grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren. In August 1968, […]
Photo: Oak Grave cemetery building new roof (covered in snow)
Snow on the brand new roof of the historic Oak Grove Cemetery building completed last week by cemetery board members Jerry Waters & Michael Tindall, along with sexton of the cemetery Michael Miner, and Manchester Area Historical Society volunteer Barry Allen.
Village residents invited to line streets with luminaria on Christmas Eve
Manchester has many annual traditions that make it special: the Chicken Broil, Christmas in the Village, the canoe race on the Raisin River, the Easter Egg Hunt in Carr Park … but arguably the most beautiful is the almost 40-year-old tradition of Christmas Eve luminaries. Once again, at dusk this Christmas Eve, Manchester will turn into a […]
Obituary: Donna Mae England-Hankamp
Donna Mae (Wahl) England-Hankamp passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 79 years of age, with her family by her side. Donna was born in Saline, MI on October 3, 1938 at Saline Community Hospital. She was baptized, confirmed and married at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Saline. Donna called Saline, Manchester […]
