Sara Swanson

Letter to the Editor: No Foundation Without “U”

Editors Note: This letter is from the Chelsea Wellness Foundation. We’d like to publish your letter to the editor too. Click HERE for our letter to the editor policy.  December 8th, 2014 If you received a copy of the 2014 Chelsea-Area Wellness Foundation update last week, you may have noticed something peculiar. On the cover, the […]

 Sara Swanson

Calendar for December 15th –21st

The Mirror has pulled information from multiple websites and have combined them into a community calendar here. Sports schedules can be found 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 […]

 Sara Swanson

Toys for Tots Collection Continues

The Manchester Township Fire Department and the Dutchmen Firefighters Association are continuing to collect toys for the Toys for Tots campaign. All the toys collected will be distributed to Manchester area children. For those wishing to donate toys, the following drop off locations are available: Manchester True Value Hardware, Ash Auto, Manchester District Library, Manchester […]

 Sara Swanson

Sheriff’s Office Summary for Village, December 5th – 11th, 2014

There were 38 Calls for Service in Manchester Village: No property damage crashes occurred. Deputies responded to no alarms. Deputies responded to 6 requests for medical assistance in the Village. Deputies sought ordinance compliance from Village residents in 3 locations. Deputies assisted MSP while they investigated a case in the 100Blk of E. Duncan St. […]

 Sara Swanson

Crazy Cash Tickets on Sale NOW

Crazy Cash, as always, will be held the first Saturday in March – this year March 7. But new this year is the starting time, Crazy Cash will open its doors at 5:00pm, a full hour earlier than at past events. It will be held at the Legacy Realty Building (formerly known as the American Legion Hall). […]

 Sara Swanson

Sheriff’s Office Summary for Village, November 21st – December 4th, 2014

November 21st –November 27th, 2014 There were 31 Calls for Service in Manchester Village: No property damage crashes occurred. Deputies didn’t have to respond to any alarms. Deputies responded to 5 requests for medical assistance in the Village. Deputies sought ordinance compliance from Village residents in 7 locations. A report of a Down Wire was […]

 Sara Swanson

Calendar for December 8th – 14th 2014

The Mirror has pulled information from multiple websites and have combined them into a community calendar here. Sports schedules can be found 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 […]

 Sara Swanson

Cub Scouts Try New Approach to Holiday Food Drive

Every year Manchester Family Services relies on food donations collected by local cubs scouts. In previous years, the cub scouts have gone door to door collecting food, but because of the dwindling number of donations received in recent years, they’ve decided to try a new approach this year. The cub scouts will be braving the December weather collecting nonperishable […]

 Sara Swanson

2nd & 3rd Graders Make Stone Soup!

  Can you make soup out of stones? You can if you know the secret of Stone Soup. The story of Stone Soup is an old folk story in which hungry strangers (often soldiers or monks) persuade villagers to give them food. It is usually told as a lesson in community spirit and cooperation during hard times. […]

 Sara Swanson

Recipe: Elementary Pumpkin Pie

Now that Thanksgiving is over, cans of pumpkin will be marked-down in the grocery stores, and while pumpkin pie is primarily associated with the 4th Thursday of November there is no reason not to continue to enjoy it into December – especially with this super easy recipe! This recipe is so easy, in fact that […]