Take Off Pounds Sensibly – Manchester TOPS Chapter open to new members
submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Manchester Wellness Coalition If you are ready to shed some pounds to get to and stay at a healthy weight, you are welcome to join the Manchester Chapter of TOPS – Take Off Pounds Sensibly. TOPS is a non-profit organization (70 years old) which helps local chapters operate a successful weight loss […]
Manchester Wellness Coalition – Community input needed on health and wellness needs
by Ray Berg, Manchester Wellness Collation The Manchester Wellness Coalition is currently evaluating community health and wellness needs in preparing its annual Health and Wellness Plan. We are seeking community input and suggestions on possible programs and infrastructure for the Manchester area, as we enter our eighth year of planning and interventions in cooperation with […]
Ladies Society prepares for 6th Annual Chocolate Potluck
The Manchester Ladies Society is preparing to hold their sixth Annual Chocolate potluck on January 19th, 2019 at 1 pm at the United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall located at 501 Ann Arbor St on the lower level (parking in rear). All women and girls are invited. This event is FREE and is just for fun; it is not […]
Obituary: Katherine “Kitty” Randall Moore
Kitty passed away peacefully on Friday, December 7th, 2018 with many of her family members by her side. She was preceded in death by her parents, William H. and Lena Mae Kelly as well as her three sisters: Loraine (Roy) Robine, Ruby (Fred) Andris, and Patricia (Harold) Acker. After Kitty graduated from South Eastern High […]
Manchester Township and Washtenaw County both release broadband reports
At the end of November, Manchester Township released its broadband study report looking at options for bringing broadband to the township. Ten days later, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Broadband Equity Sub-Committee released its final report. In summary, the County’s report states that broadband is important and rural Manchester residents need it. The Township’s report […]
Obituary: Harold James Walkowe
His Legacy… Harold James Walkowe, Age 88, passed away December 29, 2018. He was born on October 14, 1930, in Chelsea, Michigan to Joseph and Frances (Zink) Walkowe. Jim married the love of his life, Geneva O’Dell, on June 14, 1958, in Manchester, Michigan at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church. Jim worked on the family […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – January 2019
The January 2019 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: January 2019 Trumpeter. Correction from The Trumpeter editor Marg Jacob: “There is an error in January Trumpeter. Barb, the sewing lady, will come to Emanuel UCC’s Fellowship Hall (where we eat our twice-weekly lunches) on the THIRD TUESDAY of the […]
Merry Christmas from the Manchester Mirror
All of us at the Manchester Mirror wish you a Merry Christmas! We do not publish an edition the week of Christmas so this week’s print and digital editions are the last until the digital edition Monday, December 31st and print edition January 2nd. There will be no digital or print edition next week. Thank […]
Cub Scouts lay wreaths at Great Lakes National Cemetery
In November Manchester’s Cub Scout Pack 421 asked the community to sponsor wreaths to be laid on grave markers at the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, MI. On Saturday, Cub Scouts from the pack and their family members participated in the ceremony. Angie Flint stated, “After the remembrance ceremony, our […]
Library installs new drop boxes
submitted by Tamara Denby In the interest of better serving its patrons, this month the Manchester District Library installed new drop boxes in Bridgewater and Manchester Village. The new boxes will provide better protection of returned items against the elements, and they would not have been installed without the assistance of several Manchester residents and businesses. The […]
