Manchester Girl Scout troops hold encampment
Manchester Girl Scouts from six troops, ranging in grade from kindergarten to soon-to-graduate MHS 12th graders, participated in an encampment last weekend at Camp O’ the Hills in Brooklyn. In total 50 people participated! The encampment was hosted and planned by Senior Troop 41773, made up of seven MHS 10th Graders and their leaders Kimberly Wooden […]
Manchester Middle School Students of the Month attend Lugnuts Game
Last Wednesday, May 17th, Manchester Middle School students designated as Student of the Month during the 2016-2017 school year missed school for a special trip to Lansing to a Lugnuts game! The Lansing Lugnuts played the Fort Wayne TinCaps and lost. Students of the Month attending the game: 5th grade: Lucas Sheats Carson Horky Bodie […]
Carli Kerns wins high-point youth title at East American Quarter Horse Association Championships
Carli Kerns of Manchester, Michigan, earned the Rookie High-Point Youth 13 & Under title at the East AQHA Level 1 Championships in Raleigh, North Carolina, on May 7. Kerns showed her American Quarter Horse, Zippin Past The Best, a 2012 chestnut gelding. Zippin Past The Best, sired by Its A Zippo Good Bar and out of […]
MHS students overestimate number of peers doing drugs – SRSLY Manchester begins campaign to change misconceptions
The SRSLY Manchester Coalition and Students Leading Students kicked off their third annual positive social norm campaign titled “Most Teens Don’t Use.” This campaign celebrates teens that are making healthy choices when it comes to prescription drugs, marijuana, alcohol, and tobacco. The positive social norms campaign is based on 2016 data from the Michigan Profile for […]
Still time to register for annual golf outing fundraiser!
You still have time to participate in the 14th Annual Fundraiser Golf Outing. The event will be held Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Hills’ Heart of the Lakes Golf Course in Brooklyn. This annual fundraiser combines friendship, fun, golf, and lunch while raising funds to meet community needs right here in Manchester. Whether as a golfer, […]
Business Expo this Thursday at Chi-Bro Park
The 10th Annual Community Business Expo is this Thursday, May 25, at Chi-Bro Park from 3:30 – 7 pm! The Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Farmers Market to showcase local businesses and organizations, as well as provide musical entertainment from our Manchester Jazz Band and fun for the kids. Hope to see you there!
Announcement: Celebration in Memory of Duane Ahrens
A celebration in memory of Duane Ahrens will be held Sunday, June 4, 2017 at the Aden Mead Park off of Occidental Highway (across from Willow St) in Tecumseh Mi, starting at 2 pm. All friends and family are welcome.
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution – Lucy Walcott Barnum Chapter and Manchester Area Historical Society honor Vietnam Veterans
submitted by Betty Cummings The Lucy Wolcott Barnum Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), is a proud commemorative partner of the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. The mission is to thank and honor the 7.2 million living Vietnam veterans and the families of […]
School Board votes to consolidate K-12 into two buildings next year
At a standing-room-only special meeting last Monday night, the Manchester Community School Board of Education voted 6 to 1 to repurpose the Middle School Building next year, and to house the 5th & 6th grades at Klager Elementary and 7th & 8th grades at the High School. After hearing from eight audience members who expressed […]
Local farmers help educate kids in farm safety
More than 175 folks planned, sponsored, volunteered, or attended the recent Washtenaw Farm Safety Program at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. Farming is one of the most dangerous occupations in our country, and involves many families. While farms are great places for children to play, visit, and work, they can also be places where kids […]
