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 We do not publish an edition the week of Christmas so this week’s print and digital editions are the last until the digital edition Monday, December 31st and print edition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 […]
Homeschool students spread holiday cheer to seniors
by Jennifer Blackwell The youth of Manchester are once again spreading holiday cheer. This time a small group of local homeschooling students are caroling out in the greater community. One local homeschool mom, Laura Wohlgemuth, gathered five local families to form a Holiday Homeschool Choir. When asked why she decided to pull the group together […]
Emanuel Church to present 43rd Annual Live Nativity
Emanuel United Church of Christ will present its 43rd Live Nativity on Thursday and Friday, December 20 & 21 from 7 to 9 pm, in the courtyard between the church and fellowship hall located at 324 West Main Street. Stop by and observe this long standing Manchester tradition which started in 1976. Through the years, these evenings have brought the […]
