Local Girl Scout, Phoenix Waters, chosen to attend medal of honor celebration
Lt. Col. Charles Kettles was recently awarded the medal of honor by President Obama for his selfless and valiant acts during the Vietnam war. Willow Run Airport and the Yankee Air Museum hosted an event to honor this local hero on Saturday, August 13th. Among the guest list were four members of the Governor’s Honor […]
Maddison Kemner Chosen for Scholarship
Maddison Kemner of Manchester has been selected as a recipient of Equipment Dealers Association’s Equipment Dealers Foundation Scholarship for the 2016-17 academic year. Scholarship funds totaling $36,000 were awarded to qualified students/trainees who were sponsored and recommended by equipment dealerships throughout the United States and Canada. Kemner’s total scholarship of $2,000 includes matching funds from […]
New robotics team forming at the Manchester Middle School
Manchester Middle School students will have the opportunity to join a robotics team this fall! The team will compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge using a modular robotics platform to design, build, and compete in a FIRST-designed game. The idea behind FIRST is to provide students affordable, accessible opportunities to develop strategy and build robots […]
Library sets up paperback exchange
The Summer Reading Program may be over, but the long, hot days of summer linger on. If you need a quick, easy read to keep you company by (or in) the pool or lake, stop by the Manchester District Library located at 912 City Road and take advantage of their honor system paperback book exchange. Take […]
Manchester to participate in Farm to Table Dinner in Chelsea
On Sunday, Aug. 21, from 4:45-7:30 pm, 5 Healthy Towns will be holding a Farm to Table Dinner for 150 guests in downtown Chelsea! The event will be held at the Chelsea Farmer’s Market Lot – Downtown Chelsea 222 S. Main Street. All proceeds will go to the 5 Healthy Towns Farmers Markets, including Manchester’s. Tickets […]
McLennan’s prepares Landscaping Exhibit for Chelsea Fair
Local landscape design and building business, McLennan Landscape, is preparing a new exhibit for the 2016 Chelsea Community Fair. They will provide landscape consultations right there at the fair! Steve Hahne, manager of McLennan Landscape states, “Bring your pictures, measurements and questions to the experts who can discuss your landscape goals on the spot! Whether a do-it-yourself […]
Letter to the Editor: Senior noon meals to resume
August, 13,2016 To the Editor: The Manchester Area Senior Citizens Council, Inc., is excited to announce that our noon meals are set to resume on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at Emanuel UCC located on Main Street in Manchester. Drive around to the parking lot behind the church. Enter through the canopied door, down a short […]
Canoe & kayak safety tips from Sheriff’s Office
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office wants those on the waterways to have a safe and enjoyable day on their canoes and kayaks. Before you go paddling this summer, there are some important things you should know to keep yourself safe. Canoeing and kayaking are a lot of fun, but if you don’t know the dangers, […]
Fire Department takes delivery of new tanker
Saturday at the street festival, the Manchester Township Fire Department showed off their brand new firetruck. The 2016 International truck which had been converted into a fire tanker/pumper by U.S. Tanker company in Wisconsin had been delivered to the Township the day before. This truck will replace one that has been in service since 1989. The new truck […]
Manchester Masonic Lodge open house & Rededication Ceremony
Are you curious about the third floor of the Comerica building on Main Street? Are you fascinated by local history and historic events? Are you interested in a rare opportunity to be present at a Manchester Free and Accepted Masons ceremony? On August 11th, Manchester Lodge #148 of the Free and Accepted Masons of Michigan will hold […]