“Make-It-Manchester Thursdays” schedule announced – THIS Thursday: Business Expo @ the Farmers Market
Manchester’s Chamber of Commerce will soon receive a total of $13,500 to “Make it Manchester” this summer. The money will be coming from two grants–a $10,000 grant from Washtenaw County and a $3,500 grant from Michigan Realtors. See previous article for more information on grants here. The money will be used to promote “Make it Manchester Thursdays” […]
4-H Youth Show registration to open June 1
Washtenaw County MSU Extension’s 4-H Staff will again be partnering with the Washtenaw County Farm Council to host the Washtenaw County 4-H Youth Show scheduled for the last full week of July, 2016. Around 700 Washtenaw County young people and several hundred adult volunteers annually participate in this event during which they exhibit projects ranging […]
Books For All Interests: a book review of The Secret of Lonesome Cove by Samuel Hopkins Adams
by Louise Purfield-Coak Editor’s Note: Louise Purfield-Coak is a native of Manchester, the daughter of Dr. Wm. and Dorothy Purfield. She has always been a precocious reader, having read the World Book Encyclopedia and The Collected Works of Shakespeare by age 12. She is a graduate of Kingswood School, Cranbrook and has perused many courses of study since. […]
Successful 50th Annual Canoe Race despite snow
Forty-nine years ago, in 1967, the first boat and canoe race was held as part of Manchester’s centennial celebration. The race has gone through changes throughout the years, including the decline and elimination of rowboats, adding categories for women, introducing kayaks, introducing sprints, and shifting the month in which the race takes place. This year’s event, although not […]
Main Street Bridge dedication & ribbon cutting
Late Sunday afternoon, after many of the canoe race participants had loaded up their crafts and headed out of the village, a crowd gathered for the bridge dedication ceremony. Before the event started, the spectators who’d gathered were treated to a live brass band playing marches. At 4 pm, Village council president Pat Vailliencourt took up the […]
Manchester’s Science Olympiad team competes at county level
Manchester’s Elementary Science Olympiad team competed at the the Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad on Saturday held at Pioneer High School against 39 other schools in 4 categories in the largest Elementary Science Olympiad competition in the country. Head coaches Lynn Miller and Jill Noble along with coaches Jeff White, Kent Miller, and Holy Majorprice lead ten 2nd […]
SRSLY Manchester has kicked off the Parents Who Host Lose the Most Campaign
SRSLY Manchester has kicked off their Parents Who Host Lose the Most campaign. This is a public awareness campaign educating communities and parents about the health and safety risks of serving alcohol at teen parties. It encourages parents and the ENTIRE community to send a unified message that teen alcohol consumption is unhealthy, unsafe, and […]
9 MHS student athletes honored at Cascades Scholar Athlete Banquet
On May 5, 2016 nine student athletes from Manchester High School Class of 2016 were recognized for their academic achievement at the Cascades Scholar Athlete Banquet. Each student played two varsity sports their senior year, had a GPA of 3.4 or higher, and had no athletic code of conduct violations.
Father & son who competed in first Canoe Race return for 50th celebration
Sunday’s canoe race had a very special team competing in the Men’s category: Team #45, Lee Pauken and his father Donald. The Paukens had driven up from Indiana to participate in the 50th Canoe Race celebration because they had competed together in 1967 in Manchester’s very first canoe race in the father/son category. The first time […]
Megan Seames Named May Student of the Month
The Student of the Month for May is Megan Seames. She is currently a senior at Manchester High School and is the daughter of Bridget and Terry Seames of Manchester. During her high school career at Manchester High School, Megan has been involved with the Drama Club, the National Honor Society, and the Mentor program, mentoring […]
