Sheriff’s Office Summary for Village, October 31st – November 6, 2014
There were 23 Calls for Service in Manchester Village Property Damage crashes occurred at S. Macomb and Territorial St. and W. Main and Elton St. A wire was reported down in the area of S. Washington and W. Vernon A Suspicious Person was reported in the area of Ann Arbor and Auburn St. Responding deputies […]
All Manchester Area Millages Pass, New School Board Members Elected
With turnout over 50%, Manchester residents supported all the major local issues in front of them in yesterday’s election. (See Full County Wide Results Here) The Fire Department Millage passed, the Road Millage passed, the Manchester District Library Millage passed, and all the local races went as expected. Here’s the breakdown of the major local […]
VOTE Today!
Don’t forget to VOTE today. Links to The Mirror’s articles related to this election: For the Mirror ballot preview click HERE. For a summary of school board candidates and their positions click HERE. For an article on the library millage prop click HERE.
Crab Races Prosper in New Location
On Saturday, November 1 the Manchester Community Schools Foundation held its annual crab races. Since 2011, the foundation has awarded over $60,000 in mini grants for materials and projects to the district’s schools where otherwise funding would not be available. One of the foundation’s most recent grants was a $10,000 award toward the Klager Read Well reading program. […]
Klager’s 2014 Halloween Costume Parade
The annual Klager costume parade was forced into the gym again this year due to the freezing cold drizzle outside but that didn’t put off the parents and grandparents who came out anyway and packed the gym. While Elsa and Anna costumes may have been the most prevalent there were many superheroes, minecraft characters, minions, Rapunzels, […]
Early Manchester Photographers – Part 2 of 4
by Ray Berg and Alan Dyer In Part 1 of this series, the authors identified several early photographers who established studios in downtown Manchester in the 1860s through 1890s. We began with Susan T. Speechly, who operated studios in Manchester, Ann Arbor and Dundee, and specialized in formal portrait photography. Her business in Manchester was […]
23 Volunteers Nominated by Manchester Organizations for Recognition Awards
Nineteen Manchester organizations have nominated twenty-three outstanding volunteers from the area to be recognized for volunteer service to Manchester community at the 27th annual Community Resource Center banquet on Friday, November 14th. Nominees are those who give back to the community through various programs, projects and events. They are… Howard E. Parr nominated by Manchester Area Historical Society Pete […]
Presentation Aimed at Caregivers of Aging Parents
Check out the profile of Breeda Miller we ran last week HERE.
Robert and Marie Pratt to Celebrate 75th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pratt of Manchester will celebrate their 75th wedding Anniversary this November with family and friends. They were married November 23, 1939 at the Sharon United Methodist Church where they are still members. Mrs. Pratt was the organist for 32 years and still plays the piano occasionally. Mr. Pratt has been retired from Ford Motor Company for 42 […]
