Sara Swanson

January Gardening Advice for Manchester – 2015

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. by Jennifer Fairfield What a difference a year makes! Last year at this time, we were up to our ears in snow – […]

 Sara Swanson

Pancakes at the Library!

Visit the library for a FREE pancake brunch this Saturday, January 10. A discussion on the importance of eating breakfast will be followed by hands-on cooking and lip-smacking eating! There is no fee for the program, but registration is required no later than Wednesday, January 7. Call 428-8045 or stop in at the library to register.

 Sara Swanson

Sheriff’s Office Summary for Village, December 19th, 2014 – January 1, 2015

  December 19th–25th, 2014 There were 29 Calls for Service in Manchester Village: Property Damage crashes occurred at the following location(s); Hibbard and Territorial Sts. Deputies responded to alarms in the following location(s); 500Blk of Adrian St. Deputies responded to 2 requests for medical assistance in the Village. Deputies sought ordinance compliance from Village residents in […]

 Sara Swanson

Calendar for January 5th-11th, 2015

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

Breaking News: Burglary of Manchester Pharmacy (Updated)

Update from Marsha Chartrand:   In a small community like Manchester, residents don’t expect to wake up on a Monday morning and hear of a burglary at a local store. But that’s what happened when the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office announced a break-in and robbery at the Manchester Pharmacy in the early morning hours of […]

 Sara Swanson

Winter Clothing Drive Wraps Up December 17

 Sara Swanson

Family Services Preparing for Annual Christmas Shop

Manchester Family Services is preparing to open their Christmas Shop Saturday, December 20 from 9am to noon at St. Mary’s Parish Center, something they’ve been doing for close to 50 years. Mary Sue Moore, of Family Services states that this year they will be serving about 175 individuals, which is consistent with numbers from recent […]

 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 […]