14-year old Manchester student exhibiting his art in Ypsi!
Jacob Miller, a 14 year old illustrator from Manchester, will be exhibiting his art work on Friday, June 2nd, as part of the Ypsilanti’s “First Friday” downtown events. His work will be at the Pearl Street Studio, 108 Pearl Street, Ypsilanti, which will be open from 5 – 8:30 pm. Alden Rohwer, also from Manchester, will […]
New traffic signal at corner of M-52 & Pleasant Lake Road
A brand new, long-awaited traffic signal was installed by Michigan Department of Transportation on the corner of M-52 & Pleasant Lake Road, last Monday, May 22. The signal went into “flash” on Tuesday with a blinking yellow light for M-52 and blinking red light for Pleasant Lake Road traffic. According to M-DOT, the signal will be […]
SRSLY Manchester creates “SRSLY Safe Homes” List
SRSLY Manchester Coalition, which just last week announced their “Most Students Don’t Use” campaign, has announced a new project: the SRSLY Safe Homes List. A SRSLY Safe Home is a home in which the family has committed to providing a safe and substance-free environment for their children and any other youth who spend time there. […]
Check out a Michigan Activity Pass at the Manchester District Library
submitted by the Manchester District Library This year, use your Manchester District Library card to check out a Michigan Activity Pass. The Michigan Activity Pass (MAP), a cultural partnership program hosted by The Library Network, is celebrating its 10 year anniversary in 2017. This year-round program, which allows library patrons to check out a free […]
Teachers and school staff honored for milestones & retirements
Last Wednesday after school, Manchester School staff and teachers were honored for reaching 10 and 15 years with the schools or because they are retiring at the end of this school year. An ice cream social was held to celebrate the occasion in the High School commons. This was the 10th year this event was held. […]
Manchester Early Childhood Center graduates 40 preschoolers!
Last Thursday, Manchester Early Childhood Center held their 4-year old preschool graduation in the gym in the Nellie Ackerson Building, where they are located. They had forty pre-school graduates heading off to kindergarten next year! Graduates: Airlia Bates Addison Miller Brayden Lauer Feyd Burgard Paul Celkis Nayelli Baron Samantha Brazier Harper Puscas Willow Puscas Gavin Myers […]
A non-partisan presentation on gerrymandering
Do you know what gerrymandering is? Do you know what our congressional district is shaped like and why? Do you know how it affects your vote? Three Manchester groups are working together to host a non-partisan look at gerrymandering on Wednesday, June 14th, from 6:30 – 8 pm in media center of the Manchester High […]
CRC to hold Flag Day Food Drive
The Community Resource Center announced last week that they would be holding a community wide “Flag Day Food Drive” this year. In honor of Flag Day, on June 14th, the CRC is asking community members to consider donating non-perishable pantry items in red, white and/or blue packaging to the Community Resource Center during the week of […]
Lady Dutch win two more games
submitted by Sam Sibilski Tuesday night Manchester hosted Blissfield in a night that honored senior captains Delanie Osborne and Madison Andreone. Right from the start of the game, the Lady Dutch showed their intent and set the tempo for the rest of the game. Within 25 seconds Hannah Woods got on the end of a Rayna Edwards […]
Sheriff Department notice: new phone scam in our area
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office would like to make you aware of a new scam taking place in our area. The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of two separate instances where a caller pretends to be a “Lieutenant Henderson” with the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office. The scammer then tells the unsuspecting victim […]
