Manchester’s “Young Guns” Trap Team Medals at State and Travels to Nationals
Fourth of July weekend means travel to our favorite vacation spot for many of us, but this year, for twenty Manchester youths, it meant travel to Mason, Michigan. As members of the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP), Manchester’s trap shooting team headed to Mason, home of “The Michigan State Trapshooters Association” for the 2014 SCTP […]
CRC Introduces Yard Sign Fundraiser
Starting this Saturday, there will be a new way to support the Community Resource Center while showing Manchester spirit at the same time, by purchasing a new fundraiser yard sign. The signs, intended as a lawn decorations, will be 18” x 24”, full-color, 2-sided, Coroplast and come with wire stakes. They will have room in the […]
We’re Now Publishing Letters to the Editor!
In an effort to forward our quest to reflect to community of Manchester, The Mirror has decided to start publishing letters to the editor. If you are interested in having your letter published, please submit it via email to themanchestermirror@gmail.com. Please keep in mind these guidelines we’ve set: Letters to the editor should address a single idea and […]
Sheriff’s Office Update For July 18-24, 2014
SHERIFF’S OFFICE SUMMARY for MANCHESTER VILLAGE FOR: July 18th-July 24th, 2014 There were 27 Calls for Service in Manchester Village Deputies responded to a Burglary Alarm in the 400blk of City Rd. The location was secure and no criminal activity had occurred. A crash was reported at Main St./Union St. A deputy responded and found […]
Fire Chief Riesterer on the Necessity of ATV & Upcoming Fundraisers
Editors Note: We received a letter from Fire Chief Mike Riesterer, explaining the necessity of the ATV the department is currently fundraising to purchase: “Manchester Township Fire Department serves the beautiful, rural areas of Bridgewater, Sharon, Freedom and Manchester Townships as well as the Village of Manchester. On any given day there are many people […]
Summer Reading Wraps Up – Hands-On Museum Comes to Library for Fun Messy Science
Excitement is buzzing at Manchester District Library as Fizz, Boom, Read!, the 2014 Summer Reading Program, draws to a close. Don’t worry if you have reading logs that need to be turned in. You still have time. And don’t worry if you still want to sign up…they will let you! Fizz, Boom, Read! will end […]
Recipe: Chicken Broil Butterball Soup
My grandfather’s parents moved to Michigan from Russia when they were teenagers. They did not speak Russian, however, but German as they were part of a group of Germans who’d been living in Russia for many generations along the Volga river. Known as “Russian Germans” or “Volga Germans”, they brought their culinary culture with them […]
Foraging Manchester: Gill-Over-The-Ground
Editor’s Note – If you are not familiar with a plant, consult an edible plant guide and/or an expert before you eat it. These articles are intended to introduce these edibles but not to be used as the sole source for identifying them. I’m sure you’ve seen it creeping over the ground through your garden […]
Sheriff’s Office Update For July 11-17, 2014
SHERIFF’S OFFICE SUMMARY: LODI TOWNSHIP / MANCHESTER VILLAGE FOR: July 11th-July 17, 2014 LODI TOWNSHIP There were 50 Calls for Service in Lodi Township Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 1 report of a crash at Oak Valley/Scio Church Rd. There were no injuries. A Deputy responded to a complaint of a disorderly person in the 2800Blk […]
American Heritage Girls Troop Recruiting
American Heritage Girls Troop MI1871 will be holding an informational meeting for families with girls in kindergarten through 12th grade interested in joining the troop. The meeting will be held on Saturday, July 26 at 1:00 PM at the St. Mary Parish Center, 110 E. Madison Street, Manchester, MI. American Heritage Girls is a Christ-centered […]
