First Book Donation Day of the Year at the Library
The Friends of the Manchester District Library will hold the first book donation day of 2016 on Saturday, March 5 from 10 am to noon in the Village Room. Book donations are added to the ongoing used book sale, held upstairs in the library. All proceeds support library projects.
Main Street Bridge on Sunday (photos)
Photos of the bed of the bridge on Sunday, Feb 28, 2016.
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – March 2016
The February 2016 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download here: MARCH TRUMPETER 2016 Note from Trumpeter’s Editor Marg Jacob: Calendar changes – Pastor David Bucholtz of Bethel UCC will be coming to lunch with us on Thursday, March 10th.
Freedom Township Takes First Steps Toward Shaping Future Development to Protect Watershed
When we think of “the river” in the Manchester Area, many of us think of the Raisin River, which is natural as it runs through the Village on its way to Lake Erie. But, much of Sharon and Freedom Township actually belongs to the Huron River Watershed. In fact, Pleasant Lake and Freedom Township sit at […]
Annabelle Valentine Delivers Manchester Love (And Water) to Flint
Annabelle Celkis made her way up and down Main Street, in and out of businesses handing out cards and cookies to everyone she met on the Thursday before Valentines Day. If you are not familiar with Annabelle’s Valentines Mission, read about it HERE. Then on Saturday she and her family drove more than 700 gallons […]
Race Cars in the Halls of the Middle School Make STEM Education Hands-On for Students
Dragsters rocketed down the halls of the Manchester Middle School to squeals of joy on Thursday and Friday as well as the cheers of the 5th graders who had designed and built them over the last two weeks. The CO2 powered dragster project was the brain child of Middle School teacher Matt Hall and financed by […]
SRSLY Kicks Off Positive Norms Campaign in Manchester
The SRSLY Manchester Coalition kicked off a positive social norms campaign last week on Feb 16, 2016. This campaign celebrates teens that are making healthy choices when it comes to prescription drugs, marijuana, alcohol, and tobacco. The positive social norms campaign is using 2016 data from the Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth (MiPHY) survey that […]
County Emergency Communications Millage Renewal on Primary Ballot
Ten years ago, Washtenaw County residents supported an Emergency Communications millage for a county-wide, shared radio system so that all public safety personnel in the county could talk to each other. The millage expires at the end of 2016. Washtenaw County is seeking the renewal of that millage so that it can continue to support […]
Prom Dresses Modeled in Anticipation of Free Prom Dress Boutique
Last Saturday, eight Manchester High School juniors from Ambassador Girl Scout Troop 41545 modeled twenty-four elegant prom dresses at the Manchester Ladies Society Afternoon Tea and Prom Dress Fashion Show. As one attendee stated, “The food was wonderful, the tea was delicious, and the atmosphere was charming!” The tea was catered by Jessica Bushaw from […]
