Calendar for April 20th — 26th 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. […]
Sharon Township Enacts 12 Month Moratorium on Oil & Gas Drilling
On Thursday, April 2, the Sharon Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously 5-0 to enact a moratorium on oil and gas activity in the township. The text of the moratorium can be found HERE. Sharon Township is the third local government in Washtenaw County to pass such a moratorium in the past eight months, following […]
Manchester Wellness Center Access Included in Services Offered to St. Joseph Mercy Cancer Patients
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea (SJMC) and Chelsea Wellness Foundation (CWF) are teaming up to support cancer patients. Beginning this month, all patients of the SJMC Cancer Center will receive scholarships to CWF’s Next Steps program. The program is an eight week Wellness Center fitness program developed to support patients who are preparing for, in or recovering […]
Western Washtenaw Democrats to Host Proposal 1 Public Forum
As part of its monthly general membership meeting, the Western Washtenaw Democrats will host a panel of guest speakers as they discuss Ballot Proposal 1, to appear on Michigan ballots this May. Coming up this Wednesday, April 15, 2015 7:00 p.m., it will be held at IBEW Local 252 Union Hall; 7920 Jackson Ave, Ann Arbor. […]
Manchester Voices Looking for More Community Involvement
Looking for a way you can help reduce teen substance use? Manchester Voices Coalition is starting a new chapter in their coalition and need active members. Whether you have lots of time or limited time or aren’t even sure you want to commit to anything, come to their meeting on Wednesday April 15, 2015 to find out how […]
Sheriff’s Office Summary for Village March 27th – April 9th, 2015
For March 27th –April 2nd, 2015 Deputies responded to 29 Calls for Service in Manchester Village: Deputies responded to no alarms. No vehicle crashes occurred. Deputies responded to 3 request(s) for Medical Assistance in the Village. Deputies sought no ordinance compliance from Village residents. Suspicious Circumstances were reported in the 100Blk of Woodland Way. A […]
How do You Feel About a Balanced School Year Calendar?
Manchester Community Schools announced early 2015 that they would be studying the concept of a balanced calendar and what that might mean for MCS. To read more about what this means, please read our January 2015 balanced calendar article. The district then held eight community forums between Feb. 12 & March 11 to publicly discuss issues […]
Manchester Voices to Partner with Anti-Substance Abuse Program Successful in Chelsea
With a grant from the Drug Free Communities Mentor Program, and support from St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea, the Manchester Voices Coalition announced this week a new partnership with SRSLY. SRSLY is a youth substance abuse prevention coalition that started in Chelsea seven years ago. Through community collaboration and youth leadership, Chelsea has seen teen drug […]
April 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. I was talking with a couple the other day who said they weren’t sure that they were going to have […]
High School Art Show
The Manchester District Library has been hosting the Manchester High School art show for the last week and a half. The work shown here is a just a sample. The art will be up for the rest of the week and you should take the opportunity to stop by and marvel at the artistic talent […]
