Lyndon Uphaus honored at the 2017 Washtenaw County Agriculture Banquet
At the 2017 Washtenaw County Agriculture Banquet held on March 16th, the Washtenaw County Dairy Livestock Council presented their Distinguished Service to Agriculture Awards to Manchester’s Lyndon Uphaus and to Robert Mast from Dexter. These awards are given in recognition of many years of dedication and service to the agricultural community in Washtenaw County. More […]
Nehemiah Ingram named March Student of the Month
The Student of the Month for March is Nehemiah Ingram. He is currently a senior at Manchester High School. He is the son of Lynnette Clark and the stepson of Patrick Clark of Manchester. During his high school career here at Manchester, Nehemiah has been a DECA chapter President. He is also a member of […]
State Rep. Donna Lasinski to hold coffee hour in Manchester
State Representative for the 52nd District, Donna Lasinski, will be holding a coffee hour in Manchester on Wednesday, March 29th, from 6-7pm in the Village Room location the lower level, 912 City Rd. Lasinski praised the recent passage of a bipartisan legislative package that would extend Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to apply to the governor’s office and […]
High School Art Show opening at library
submitted by the Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library is once again honored to host the annual High School Art Show and Open House. The show opens at the library on March 29th with an open house and reception running from 6-8pm. The art display will continue until April 14th during regular hours. Please […]
6th Blacksmith Shop Concert to feature Duo Mosaic
Riverfolk will present Duo Mosaic in their 6th Blacksmith Shop Concert 6 on Saturday, March 25, at 7:30pm. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.com or at the door and range from $15-$20. Featured Food Vendor El Harrisa North African and Mediterranean Cuisine samples are included in the price. Duo Mosaic featuring Henrik Karapetyan on the violin and Martin Torch-Ishii, on the cello, […]
Library makes digital archive of The Manchester Enterprise available online
In conjunction with the Sesquicentennial of the Village of Manchester, the Manchester District Library has begun digitizing its historic collection to provide broader and more convenient access to the history of our community. Tamara Denby, Manchester District Library History Room Volunteer; Char Major, Emanuel Church History Committee Member; and Fritz Swanson, Secretary of the Manchester District […]
Pleasant Lake Properties Owners Association’s Annual Meeting
The largest lake in the Manchester area is Pleasant Lake, located in Freedom Township. Both it’s size and it’s position as the headwaters of Mill Creek which feeds into the Huron River, make it an important battleground in the fight for clean water. One group on the front lines of this battle is the Pleasant […]
Farmer-Led Water Quality Farming meeting
Are you a farmer in the Manchester area? You are invited to the Semi-Annual Meeting for Farmer-Led Watershed Conservation on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 from 9am to 2pm at the LISD Tech Center, 1372 N. Main St., Adrian, MI 49221. The tentative agenda includes introductions, Lake Erie’s Impairment Designation presented by MDEQ and MDARD, Social Media/Marketing […]
Seed Library restocked
The Manchester Seed Library, located next to the front desk of the Manchester District Library, 912 City Road, was restocked with a donation of new seed packets from the Community Garden Committee and the Garden Mill in Chelsea. This was a smaller number of seed packets then in previous years, so if you have seed packets […]
Recipe: Traditional English muffins
In honor of Manchester’s Sesquicentennial, we’re presenting an traditional, early American recipe with an unlikely name, English muffins. English muffins, which were just called muffins until close to the 20th century when they received the modifier “English” to distinguish them from standard muffins, were an early 19th Century American adaptation of the British crumpet. Crumpets are cooked […]
