An Exciting Week of Girls Varsity Soccer
submitted by Sam Sibilski Monday The Manchester Lady Dutch soccer program took the short trip down to Columbia Central on Monday and came back with an important 1 – 0 win. Manchester’s only goal came from an Emma Mrocko header off a Mikayla Ball corner kick. All in all the Lady Dutch looked organized defensively […]
Be Our Guest – all girls interested in joining Girl Scouts invited to mother/daughter tea party
Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan is inviting all girls interested in joining Girl Scouts to a mother/daughter tea party at noon on Saturday, May 13th, located at the Manchester United Methodist Church, 501 Ann Arbor St. There will be tea and cookies, fun activities, games, songs and more! RSVP by May 8th to GS membership […]
Yard Sale & Perennial Sale to benefit PLPOA, May 5th & 6th
A huge yard sale will be held May 5-6, 2017, at the Freedom Township Hall located at 11508 Pleasant Lake Road to benefit the Pleasant Lake Property Owners Association. Hours are 7 am-5 pm on May 5th, and 8 am-4 pm on May 6th. In addition to a wide assortment of sale items, there will be […]
Obituary: Francis V. Heckaman
Francis V. Heckaman, age 94, born in Norvell Township, Jackson County on February 21, 1923; son of Oral and Nina (Berkeypile) Heckaman died April 22, 2017 at home. Francis was a World War II Veteran, serving in the USCG Merchant Marines in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. On his birthday in 1986, after 28 years of […]
Letter to the Editor: Thank you for making it a great Breakfast With The Easter Bunny
April 28th, 2017 Saturday April 15th was the 5th Annual Breakfast With The Easter Bunny at the Manchester Sportsman Club. Families from neighboring communities, and around South East Michigan attended. Nearly 200 people enjoyed fresh pancakes hot off the grill. King Pancake Company from Belleville, MI has been doing a great job preparing our pancakes […]
Letter to the Editor: Don’t let Sharon Township go to “POT”
Apr 27, 2017 In 1973 we moved our family to Manchester. We chose property in Sharon Township and found a beautiful place on Jacob Road. We built our home and raised our family in this beautiful community we still call home. It seems that our beautiful neighborhood is going to “POT,” literally. The first “grow […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – May 2017
The May 2017 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: MAY TRUMPETER NEWSLETTER 2017 Note from Marg Jacob, editor of the Trumpeter: Boy Scout Coney Nite is cancelled and will resume in September.
Kids lift a semi truck and do other amazing things at Klager Math and Science Night
Friday evening, Manchester’s kids had a truly unique opportunity. As part of Math and Science Night, students, their families, and community members gathered in the parking lot of Klager Elementary School. Manchester Towing had brought in and tipped over a 50 foot tractor trailer semi earlier in the week. At first, twenty adults lined up along the […]
School District to vote on building consolidation
Last Monday at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the Manchester Community Schools Board of Education revisited one of last year’s more contentious topics–building consolidation. This time around, the board was presented with fewer options, more research, and the stark reality that in order to prevent a negative fund balance (which would likely lead to a […]
