Ice Cream Social Season Starting Soon
Church ice cream socials are a summer staple in Manchester. Mark your calendars for: – Wed. July 1 – Sharon United Methodist Church, corner of M-52 and Pleasant Lake Road – Thurs. July 9 – Bethel United Church of Christ, 10425 Bethel Church Road – Thurs. July 23 – St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, 210 W. Main St. – […]
Get Your Well Water Tested for Nitrates for FREE
The Washtenaw Conservation District will accept drinking water well samples for nitrate screening on June 30, 2015 from 9 am to 5:30 p.m. There is no fee to participants for this service. Samples from drinking water wells will be screened for nitrate and nitrite. The screening is open to everyone who uses a personal well […]
Manchester High School 2014-2015 Fourth Marking Period Honor Roll
High Honors 12th Grade Ahrens, Sydnie V Allen, Rebecca L Asplund, Erika A Benedict, Alia M Blaine, Morgan R Brown, Selena N Burge, Jared M Casey, Courtney B Collins, Madison K Coutts, Adrianna P Dorman, Kate E Dresch, Morgan K Hamilton, Madelyn E Heuser, Jordan F Heuser, Rachel L Jacobs, Sutton M Keller, Isabella L […]
Manchester Middle School 2014 – 2015 Q4 Honor Roll
High Honors 8th Grade Boote, Jocelyn R Bortmas, Quenton W Bourland, Paige E Brown, Sedona R Chandler, Madilyn Q Cole, Autumn J Daniels, Calvin S DeWolfe, Ashley L Dobis, Johnathon A Edwards, Rayna K Ernst, Mitchell K Geldner, Mikayla A Good, McKenna L Haist, Ellyn L Herron, Elijah N Huff, Logan E Kelly, Devon […]
Elementary Students Package 12,000+ Meals to Feed the Hungry
Thursday, the day before school was out for the summer, Klager Elementary students had a special opportunity to get hands on helping to feed the hungry. For the 9th year, the students assisted in packaging more than 2,000 rice casserole packages that will go on to provide 12,119 meals, each meal costing $.27. This Kids […]
Manchester Teams Compete in Science Olympiad and Bring Home a Medal!
Although this was Manchester’s second year competing in Science Olympiad, it was the first year Manchester has competed with all the Washtenaw schools. On Saturday, May 30th, Washtenaw held the largest elementary Science Olympiad in the United States, with 38 schools and 2,500 students participating and Manchester not only participated but our 5th grade team brought […]
Rhonda Kendzicky & Dance Arts of Manchester – Maintaining Tradition While Expanding Dance Opportunities
Rhonda Kendzicky, director of Dance Arts of Manchester has been teaching dance in Manchester for a decade, but her history with dance goes back much farther and broader and it is this depth of experience and the connections she’s made with other programs that provide not just a quality dance education but expanded opportunities for […]
Cultural Art Strings Awarded $5,000 to start The Manchester Youth Orchestra
We reported in May that Cultural Art Strings (CAS), now entering its fourth year and dedicated to providing string music education to Manchester’s youth, announced it’s intention of creating the first ever Manchester Youth Orchestra. They’ve just received a helping hand toward that goal as the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Youth Council has awarded them a […]
Women Invited to Dress as Wonder Woman for Fair Parade
The Manchester Ladies Society announced this week that they are inviting all women and girls to dress up as their own version of Wonder Woman and walk in the Manchester Fair Parade with them. The Fair Parade scheduled for June 23 will begin at 6:30pm. Participants should line up at 6pm outside of the Fair […]
10th Anniversary Celebration of IN DROUGHT TIME – Best-Selling Anthology Featuring Manchester Poets & Artist
On Friday, June 12th at 7 p.m, Serendipity Books located at 113 W. Middle Street in Chelsea will host a reception and celebration of the 2nd edition and 10th anniversary of the publication of IN DROUGHT TIME, an anthology of art and poetry by area artists and poets. Featured in the book are Manchester poets Jay […]
