Sara Swanson

3rd Non-Profit Roundtable Discussion Scheduled for May 12

The Manchester CRC has scheduled a third Manchester Non-Profit Roundtable Discussion for Tuesday, May 12th from 7 to 8 pm in the Village Room, 912 City Road (lower level). The CRC hopes that every Manchester non-profit sends a representative even if they were unable to attend previous roundtables held in September and January. Read about […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Middle School Eighth Grade Moving Up Celebration Set for Friday

It’s spring, and time again for the Manchester Middle School Eighth Grade Moving Up Celebration, put on by the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA). It is an annual event held to celebrate four great years of middle school and the transition to a new building. The Moving Up party will be held on Friday, May […]

 Sara Swanson

Mandy Otto of the Cambrian Senior Living Extends Dementia Support into Manchester

Cambrian Senior Living, which currently supports the local Manchester Senior Center with monthly sponsorship of activities, some of their programming needs, cookies, and word searches, recently named Mandy Otto as Life Enrichment Coordinator at their new Memory Care Community. Ms. Otto will oversee all aspects of the activities and events offered daily to enrich the lives […]

 Sara Swanson

May 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. Hooray for May! The weather is finally acting like it might grudgingly admit that it really is spring. Things are […]

 Sara Swanson

Scrap Metal Drive at Sharon United Methodist Church

 Sara Swanson

Klager and Manchester Middle School Get Ready to Roll on National Bike to School Day!

Students at Luther C. Klager Elementary and Manchester Middle School are ready to roll for National Bike to School Day on May 6, 2015. The event will start at Chi-Bro Park at 7:40 am. Klager and MMS will join thousands of students that day that will ride or walk to school. Michigan’s theme this year […]

 Sara Swanson

Old Computers, Paint, Tires?… Washtenaw County Clean-Up Days are Coming!

The Washtenaw County Solid Waste Division and community partners will sponsor two Environmental Clean-Up Days for Washtenaw County residents this spring. The Clean-Up Days will take place: Saturday, May 9, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority’s Materials Recovery Facility, located at 8025 Werkner Road in Chelsea. Saturday, June […]

 Sara Swanson

May FREE Family Movie: Big Hero 6

 Sara Swanson

Letter to the Editor: Thank You for the Article “Life on a Manchester Corner”

5/1/15 I just wanted to Thank you for the article “Life on a Manchester Corner.” Ebenezer and Amariah Conklin were my Great Great Grandfather and my 3-Great Grandfather. My family has been researching this information for awhile now. I have seen this information before but is fun to see this complete article. I will be showing […]

 Sara Swanson

Sheriff’s Office Summary for Village April 24 – 30th, 2015

  Deputies responded to 47 Calls for Service in Manchester Village: Deputies responded to NO alarms. A vehicle crashes occurred at Austin Rd. and M-52 Hwy. Deputies responded to six requests for medical assistance in the Village. Deputies sought ordinance compliance from Village residents in two locations.