Sara Swanson

School Board to Consider Plan to NOT Replace Middle School Principal

Many in the community were surprised last month at the news of Dr. Shana Spickard’s resignation as principal of Manchester Middle School. Most assumed that the process of hiring a replacement would begin shortly thereafter, but Superintendent Cherie Vannatter announced at the July 20 school board meeting that the school administration is considering another option: not […]

 Sara Swanson

Fairy Festival 2015 (Photos)

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Early Childhood Center Schedules Fall Open House & Promotes FREE Preschool

Manchester Early Childhood Center (MECC), located within the Nellie Ackerson building at 410 City Road, is looking ahead to the 2015-2016 school year. MECC offers care for infants through preschool age children with a play-based, nurturing and engaging learning environment for all age levels. As in previous years, they also offer FREE quality preschool to […]

 Sara Swanson

FREE Children’s Movie: The Lorax

On Sunday, August 9th at 1:30pm, the Manchester District Library will be showing the movie Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, based on the children’s book and starring the voices of Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, and Danny DeVito. Cohosted by the Stewards of Western Washtenaw, the movie will be shown in the Village Room on the lower level […]

 Sara Swanson

Book Donation Day THIS Saturday

The Friends of the Manchester District Library will hold a book donation day on Saturday, August 1, 2015, from 10am to noon in the Village Room, downstairs from the library. Books will be added to the on-going used book sale on the library’s second floor. All proceeds benefit library projects.

 Sara Swanson

Donate Blood TODAY

 Sara Swanson

Information Session on Public Transportation Options in Rural Western Washtenaw

The Blueprint for Aging is holding an information session on public transportation options for older adults in Rural Western Washtenaw County. Michaelene Pawlak of Western Area Value Express (WAVE) plus Vanessa Hansle and Deb Freer of Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (AATA) will be there to discuss transportation services provided by their organizations. This is an […]

 Sara Swanson

Sheriff’s Office Summary for July 17th – 23rd, 2015

Deputies responded to 43 Calls for Service in Manchester Village: Deputies responded to NO alarms. NO vehicle crashes occurred. Deputies responded to NO requests for medical assistance in the Village. Deputies sought ordinance compliance from Village residents/property owners in 2 locations. Deputies responded to a report of disorderly subjects in the area near Main and […]

 Sara Swanson

Calendar for July 27th–August 2nd, 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

FREE Movie: Chasing Ice

On Tuesday, July 28th, the Manchester District Library along with the Stewards of Western Washtenaw will host a FREE showing of the movie Chasing Ice, the story of one man’s mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet. Changing Ice has won more than 30 awards and was […]