Kiwanis Seeks Volunteers & Donations for Crazy Cash/ Tickets Still Available!
Kiwanis is seeking help to help make its 2016 Crazy Ca$h, coming up on the evening of Saturday, March 5, 2016 a success. It will take 90 volunteers to run this event, which has raised more than $250,000 for organizations in Manchester over the last 16 years, and that mean helps from all over the community. There will […]
Kindergarten Registration Events
The Manchester Community School District has begun planning for the 2016-2017 kindergarten program. Families of children who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2016, are encouraged to attend the registration events. Both events are for families who live within the Manchester Community School District, or any families living in Washtenaw County, […]
Valentines Day Flower & Bake Sale
Citizens Respecting our Waters (C.R.O.W.), a non-profit group from Freedom Township is pleased to announce their 8th Annual Valentine’s Day Flower and Bake Sale coming up Friday, February 12, 2016 from 3 – 7 pm and Saturday February 13 from 9am – 6pm (or until all goodies are gone) in Freedom Township Hall at 11508 E. […]
Mens Club Ice Skating Party CANCELED for 2016
The Manchester Men Club announced this week that they would be canceling the 2016 Ice Skating Party in Chi Bro Park, originally scheduled for January 23 and rescheduled for February 6 because of the ongoing warm weather. Karl Racenis of the Manchester Mens Club stated that it takes at least two weeks of continually below-freezing […]
Letter to the Editor: Manchester Needs to Stand Up and Help Out the Schools
January 31, 2016 Dear Editor, I have a crazy idea. What if everyone in Manchester that has school age children would donate $100 per child to the school system? Then we would have an extra $100,000 a year. Hopefully this will help the parents be more involved with the school system and more involved in […]
Kiwanis & Key Club Requesting Donations of Travel-Sized Toiletries
Manchester Kiwanis and Key Club are working together this month to create blessing bags. Blessing bags are small bags filled with travel size toiletries given to the homeless. They are looking for donations of any new/unused toiletries including hotel shampoos, lotions & soaps. Other possible items include socks, small packets of tissues, hand sanitizer, chapstick, […]
Organizations Needed to Adopt Stretches of County Roads
Do you have a favorite stretch of a paved county road here in the Manchester area? Now you and your organization can adopt it! The Washtenaw County Road Commission has announced the 2016 Adopt-A-County-Road Program and put out a call for volunteers to help keep Washtenaw County’s roadsides attractive for residents and visitors. Organizations who […]
Interested in Manchester Getting Public Transportation?
The Washtenaw Area Transportation Study is hosting a series of open house meetings to discuss two ongoing planning efforts: The WATS Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which identifies projects to receive federal transportation funds over the next four years The Washtenaw County Coordinated Plan – a document that guides the use of federal funds dedicated to […]
What Does it Mean to be an American Girl? (photos)
Adiska Family Dental partnered with the Manchester District Library to put on a two hour event on Saturday for girls ages 3 to 10 and their dolls. The question at the center of the event was “what does it mean to be an American Girl?” Girls decorated tea cups, enjoyed lemonade and treats, had their […]
