Sara Swanson

Book Donation Day at the Library

The Friends of the Manchester District Library will hold their monthly book donation day this coming Saturday, April 2, from 10am – noon in the Village Room on the lower level of the library, 912 City Road. Donations will be shelved in the ongoing used book sale, held upstairs in the library. All proceeds support […]

 Sara Swanson

Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – April 2016

The April 2016 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download here: APRIL NEWSLETTER 2016

 Sara Swanson

Building Configuration Committee Settles on Recommending Partial Closure of Ackerson

The Building Configuration Committee tasked with producing a recommendation to the school board on the best layout and use of the four school buildings, met last Tuesday, March 15, 2016. They began the meeting with 15 brainstormed proposals and narrowed them down to the 4 that they felt were the best options: Final Four Options. All […]

 Sara Swanson

5 MHS Students Compete at DECA State Level Competition

DECA, which stands for Distributive Education Clubs of America, has been around 70 years. This is the third year for Manchester High School’s DECA club, which sent five students on to the state level competition. Advisor Leslie Rollins explained, “Club members began meeting in September to start preparing for the district level competition. Much of the preparation […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Farmers Celebrate National Ag Week!

Farmers from all over Washtenaw County wore their “Proud to Farm in Washtenaw County” T-shirts and were profiled by the Washtenaw County Farm Bureau. Here are some of our proud, local farmers:  

 Sara Swanson

Freedom Township Board Approval Means One Step Closer to Hard Cider Production at Alber’s Orchard

Mike Bossory, who along with his wife Therese, owns the historic Alber Orchard and Cider Mill on Bethel Church Road, approached the Freedom Township board on Tuesday night during its monthly meeting to seek the board’s approval of his plan to begin fermenting cider into hard cider. The township board’s approval is a requirement before applying for […]

 Sara Swanson

Children’s Author Visits Klager Elementary as Part of March is Reading Month

Local area author Cynthia Furlong Reynolds, whose publications include children’s and young adult books, histories, novels, short stories and even a cookbook, spent a whole day at Klager Elementary School on Monday as part of the school’s observance of “March is Reading Month.” Reynolds spent time in different classrooms during the students’ reading instruction time in the […]

 Sara Swanson

Seed Library Stocked Up, Community Garden Applications Available

It is starting to feel like gardening weather and just about time to start some peppers and tomatoes indoors. If you haven’t purchased your seeds for this growing season yet, you are in luck; the Manchester Seed Library, located at the Manchester District Library, is all stocked up with more than 400 brand new, unopened […]

 Sara Swanson

Sharon Township Civil Infraction Ordinance Informational Meeting

The Sharon Township Board will hold an Informational Meeting for residents on the potential adoption of a Civil Infraction Ordinance on March 24, 2016 at 7 pm at the Sharon Town Hall, located at 18010 Pleasant Lake Rd.  See proposed ordinances: 2016-SHARON-TOWNSHIP-CIVIL-INFRACTION-ORDINANCE 2016-SHARON-TOWNSHIP-MUNICIPAL-CIVIL-INFRACTION-PENALTY-ORDINANCE 2016-DOG-ORDINANCE-revamp-5-2015 See list of advantages/disadvantages: MCI-Pros-and-Cons-List Questions? Email Township Supervisor Psarouthakis at […]

 Sara Swanson

80 Preschoolers Pack in to See Critter Guy at the Library

Ms. Karen of the Manchester District Library invited Manchester Early Childhood Center and Manchester Co-op Preschool students to a very special story time on Wednesday morning. The Critter Guy brought a blue-tongued lizard, two ring-necked doves, an Australian tree frog and a box turtle to visit with the story time families and preschool guests. Even […]