Sara Swanson

Have You Seen this Fairy House?

Editor’s Note: Update – The fairy house has been located! The Manchester Farmers Market ceramic fairy house was accidentally left under the pavilion in Chi Bro Park on the evening of Thursday, June 18th. If you know where it is now or what happened to it, please contact the market manager at farmersmarket48158@gmail.com. Thank you!

 Sara Swanson

Sheriff’s Office Summary for July 3 – 9, 2015

Deputies responded to 43 Calls for Service in Manchester Village: Deputies responded to NO alarms. NO vehicle crashes occurred. Deputies responded to 1 request for medical assistance in the Village. Deputies sought Ordinance compliance from Village residents/property owners in 5 locations. Deputies were alerted to an intoxicated subject in the area near Main and Union […]

 Sara Swanson

Dispose of Unwanted Pesticides for FREE

The Michigan Clean Sweep program will collect and dispose of unwanted pesticides, herbicides and mercury FREE of charge. APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED and can be scheduled between 8:30am – 5pm, Monday – Friday at the Western Washtenaw County Service Center, 705 N. Zeeb Rd. Please call the Washtenaw County Solid Waste Division at 734-222-6874 to schedule […]

 Sara Swanson

Calendar for July 13th–19th, 2015

The Mirror has pulled information from multiple websites and have combined them into a community calendar here. If you have events that you would like added to this calendar, please e-mail us at themanchestermirror@gmail.com and we’d be more than happy to do so. Each Monday we will highlight activities that are coming up during the week. […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester’s 2015 Independence Day Fireworks

Manchester enjoyed beautiful weather Friday night for the 2015 Independence Day Fireworks display! In case you missed it, here are some highlights:

 Sara Swanson

Chelsea Mikel of Sharon Township Voted Michigan Township Clerk of the Year for 2015

The Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks recently announced the results of its annual Clerk of the Year election and the 2015 Township Clerk of the Year is Sharon Township Clerk Chelsea Mikel. The award, along with City Clerk of the Year and Village Clerk of the Year, was presented at the annual MAMC Conference at Mission […]

 Sara Swanson

Annual Sharon United Methodist Church Rummage Sale this Thursday

Sharon United Methodist Church located on the corner of M-52 and Pleasant Lake Road will be holding their annual rummage sale this Thursday through Saturday, July 9 – 11  from 9 am to 7 pm on Thursday and Friday and 9am to noon on Saturday. The sale will be held in their Fellowship Hall and will benefit their Mission […]

 Sara Swanson

Letter to the Editor: Manchester Township Planning Commission Failing to Protect Constituents

To the Manchester Township Board and residents, Approximately one-quarter of the land in Manchester Township has been leased to allow oil drilling. The Stewards of Western Washtenaw have asked the Manchester Township Board to pass a moratorium on oil and gas drilling to allow time to enact ordinances to mitigate pollution. A moratorium would give […]

 Sara Swanson

July Gardening Advice for Manchester – 2015

by Jennifer Fairfield Editor’s Note: Manchester resident, Jennifer Fairfield, owns and operates the Garden Mill in Chelsea, serves on the Manchester Community Garden Committee, and volunteers with the school gardens at Klager and the MECC. Rain, rain go away! How many of us have been singing that song lately? I know I have been! Yes, […]

 Sara Swanson

Free Community Yoga Class at Wellness Center