Sara Swanson

Public Notice: Bridgewater and Manchester Townships’ Notice of Election

NOTICE OF ELECTION To the qualified electors of: BRIDGEWATER AND MANCHESTER TOWNSHIPS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE SPECIAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 Polls are open: 7:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. The November 7, 2017 Election is being held for the purpose of voting on The Special Election for the […]

 Sara Swanson

Public Notice: Manchester Township Public Accuracy Test

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST FOR 11/7/2017 ELECTION To the qualified electors of Manchester Township, Precincts 1 and 2 that a Public Accuracy Test for the November 7, 2017 Election has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the Manchester Township Hall, […]

 Sara Swanson

Obituary: Charles William “Chuck” Cornell

Charles William “Chuck” Cornell, of Manchester, Michigan, age 74, passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2017, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. He was born on August 25, 1943, in Ann Arbor, MI, the son of Erwin and Josephine (Hayden) Cornell. He attended St. Mary Catholic Church in Chelsea and retired from the […]

 Sara Swanson

Cosplay “The Carrier” event THIS Saturday

A new Halloween event for this year has been in the works since August. The details have been finalized, special guests have RSVP’d and original memorabilia has been obtained! This Saturday, October 28, Crazy Cosplay Cinemas, with the support of Manchester District Library, will present a free showing of the locally made film, The Carrier in […]

 Sara Swanson

Donna Lasinski updates residents on Broadband bills at coffee hour

Manchester’s State Representative, Donna Lasinski, made a stop in Manchester Saturday morning to hold a coffee hour in the Village Room. To a packed room, she gave an update on the bipartisan auto insurance reform on which she is working and discussed the status of the two broadband bills in the house. She answered questions […]

 Sara Swanson

2017 volunteer recognition banquet nominees announced

While often volunteering is its own reward, for the 30th year the Manchester Community Resource Center (CRC) will hold a Banquet where local organizations can recognize a volunteer from their organization for their volunteerism. Last week, the CRC released the list of this year’s volunteers and the organizations that have nominated them for recognition: Barry Allen by the Manchester […]

 Sara Swanson

DQ holds last day of the season fundraiser for Community Resource Center TODAY

Today, Monday, October 23, Manchester’s Dairy Queen will open one last time before it closes for the season, and it is for a good cause! The DQ is for holding a fundraising event for the Manchester Community Resource Center from 2 – 8 pm. Stop by and buy something delicious. No expenses will be taken out […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Equestrian Team places 5th in State Finals

Submitted by Donna Clark On Thursday, October 12 around 5 am, a convoy of campers and horse trailers pulled out of Manchester heading to the Midland County Fairgrounds for the 2017 MIHA State Championships. Ten teams in each Division – A, B, C, and D –were coming from all around our state to compete. By 1 […]

 Sara Swanson

Photo: “One Final Kneel Down”

 Sara Swanson

Cider, donuts, corn mazes, fall colors, & Halloween in Manchester

Harvest time is here. From corn mazes, to cider and donuts; from roadside pumpkin stands, to a village-wide Halloween celebration, Manchester is packed with authentic fall fun. Visit historic Alber Orchard & Cider Mill, located 5 miles north-east of the village at 13011 Bethel Church Road. The orchard store, located in one of the several […]