Citizen's Committee votes to recommend pursuing cityhood
The Village of Manchester Citizen’s Advisory Committee investigating cityhood held its final meeting on June 25th, and voted to recommend the Village pursue city status. Those present voted unanimously and the two absent members of the committee submitted letters of support. The Committee chair, Jim Keller, summarized their final report at the Village Council meeting […]
Manchester hosting Ford Village Industries "Farm to Factory" Tour
Manchester still holds a special piece of Henry Ford history--in fact, it holds two. The Manchester area is home to two of the about 20 “Village Industries” Ford built in rural communities in south-east Michigan during the 1920s and 30s. On Sunday, July 28th, from 1 to 4 pm, the Manchester Area Historical Society and […]
11th Annual Run Manchester
The 11th Annual Run Manchester will be held Saturday, August 3rd. The 5k/10k race will start at 8 am on the Main Street Bridge. You can register at https://runsignup.com/runmanchester before the day of the race for $30 for the 5K and $35 for the 10K. Sign up by July 22nd to be guaranteed a Run Manchester t-shirt. […]
Cage Free Eggs - a bit of Acorn news
Eggs from the farmers markets or a friend/family have a different color yolk and different consistency white than eggs from the grocery store--even the ones labeled "cage free." Why? If you look up the USDA definition for cage free it states the hens cannot live in a cage but can be housed in a building […]
Road work this week
Other than the continuing work on resurfacing M-52 south of Manchester, the only road work in the Manchester area this week is an extension of last week's work on Sharon Hollow Road due to weather, again. Sharon Hollow Road, between Ely and Herman roads in Manchester Township, will continue to experience intermittent lane closures due […]
2019 Fireworks a success; contribute now for 2020
Manchester's Independence Day fireworks, paid for by the Manchester's Mens Club, were successfully executed last Wednesday night. Austin Scott of the Mens Club stated, "It was a really great show! Huge thanks goes out to all the volunteers that helped from set-up to clean-up. Every year, we are able to put on such a great […]
July 2019 gardening advice
by Jennifer Fairfield, Garden Mill With all the rain we got in May and June, many of our gardens are way behind where they normally would be at this point. This year was the latest I have ever planted my veggie garden, and I just never got around to some things, like peas. I did […]
Obituary: Mary Francis Sweet
Mary was born Mary Francis Hord on March 7, 1926 near a small town in rural Eastern Kentucky. Springdale, Kentucky lay along the Great Ohio River with the railroad track following alongside the river. Springdale had about a dozen homes, a store and a post office with one road in and out, Cabin Creek road. […]
Obituary: Donald Harold Rhees
His Legacy… Donald Harold Rhees, 94, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019. at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 4, 1926 in Jackson, MI to Harold and Gladys (Johnson) Rhees. Don is a 1944 Graduate of Manchester High School; following graduation he served in the United State Navy where […]
Public Notice: Bridgewater, Manchester & Sharon Townships
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF the Townships of Bridgewater, Manchester and Sharon: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019 FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. AN ELECTION WILL BE HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING ON ONE (1) Washtenaw intermediate school district proposal (SEE BELOW FOR SUMMARY). Full text […]
