Boy Scouts Build Community Garden Shed in 6 Hours
Since the beginning of the Community Garden located on the bus access road that runs behind Klager Elementary School, organizers have struggled with the damage weather causes to tools and the lawnmower that sit outside all summer long in all sorts of weather. While there was money available to build a shed, the labor involved […]
Manchester Township’s Grant Reiff Elected to Washtenaw County Farm Bureau
by Christina Lirones, Board member of the Washtenaw County Farm Bureau Grant Reiff and his wife Lisa and six month old son Garrison recently put down roots in Manchester Township, on a 10 acre homestead where they plan to raise some sheep, with a pig and cow for freezer meat, and grow field crops. Grant is currently District […]
Sauerkraut Supper at Zion Lutheran on Nov. 7
Zion Lutheran Church located at 3050 S Fletcher Rd (at Waters Rd) will be holding a sauerkraut supper on November 7, 2015 from 5 to 8pm. The menu includes roasted pork, sausage, sauerkraut, kniffles, green beans, rolls, homemade applesauce, pies, and beverages. Tickets: Adult tickets cost $10, tickets for children ages 3 to 10 cost $7.00 Children […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – November 2015
The November 2015 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download here: NOVEMBER TRUMPETER NEWSLETTER 2015
Parade Canceled, but Christmas In The Village is Still Set for Dec. 5th
A representative of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Denise Collins, announced last week that the Christmas in the Village lighted Friday night parade planned for Friday, December the 4th has been canceled. Collins stated that the parade was canceled in part due to safety concerns with the bridge construction and resulting detour, but that they […]
Homeschool Family Visits the Mammoth Skeleton
By now everyone (in the country, and the world) knows about the mammoth discovered buried on a Lima Township Farm on October 1st. It has received local, national and international news coverage. A Manchester family with connections through a local homeschooling group to the Bristle family (who discovered the mammoth) were able to view the mammoth […]
And the Winner is… Results of the Scarecrow Contest
You may have noticed creative, themed scarecrows of all sorts attached to light posts around the Village this week. The Manchester Village Scarecrow contest organized by Manchester Kiwanis, Manchester Community Schools and the Manchester Chamber of Commerce had 18 entries by youth organizations and school-age individuals. Entrants included MHS German Club, MHS Key Club, MHS SRSLY, […]
Klager Elementary 2015 Fun Run
The Klager Elementary PTO held it’s 5th annual fundraising and pro-health Fun Run last week. This year was the first year that all Klager students ran together and on the big track, as opposed to a make-shift small track on the grass by grades through-out the day. This new set-up was suggested by a teacher […]
