Sara Swanson

Manchester Churches Team Up to Offer Vacation Bible School – Beginning June 23

St. Mary’s Church, Emanuel Church, Manchester Methodist Church, and Sharon Methodist Church will be hosting a Vacation Bible School for preschoolers – 8th graders.  It will be held June 23, 2013 – June 26, 2014, from 6:15 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. at the Emanuel United Church of Christ which is located at 324 West Main […]

 Sara Swanson

Recipe: First Crop Strawberry Jam

  Step 1. Visit DeGroots Strawberry Farm in Gregory, Michigan and pick a lot of strawberries. Just kidding. But, if you want the freshest, ripest berries (which make the best jam) find a place you can pick them yourself and make jam the same day. Step. 2. Assemble your ingredients and supplies. You need: 6 […]

 Sara Swanson

Sheriff’s Office Update For June 6 – June 12, 2014

SHERIFF’S OFFICE SUMMARY: LODI TOWNSHIP / MANCHESTER VILLAGE FOR: June 6-June 12, 2014 LODI TOWNSHIP There were 44 Calls for Service in Lodi Township Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 1 report shots fired in the area of Dell and Textile Rds. The source of the shooting was not located and the caller reported nothing further after […]

 Sara Swanson

Horning to Return from College to Become Sixth Generation Dairy Farmer

  by Kristy Smith After four years studying at MSU, Katelyn Horning will return home to her family’s Manchester dairy farm, Horning Farms. Horning, 22, is completing her coursework with a double-major in animal science and agribusiness management and plans plan to ease her way into a permanent role in the family business by initially performing dairy duties […]

 Sara Swanson

Business Expo Receives Healthy Turnout

  Thursday afternoon, the Chamber of Commerce held its 7th annual Business Expo. It ran concurrently with the Manchester Farmers Market on Adrian Street and featured 24 booths, including health-related practices, banks, non-profits and civic groups, artists and vendors — many of whom were business expo regulars. The Manchester High School Jazz Band provided live entertainment. Ray […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester’s Support Abundant at Craig Little Fundraiser

Editor’s Note: This article was written Life in Michigan by bloggers Brenda Sodt Foster and Chuck Marshall. Thank you Brenda for sharing this!  “Manchester, Mich. — On May 30, 2014, the small, farming community of Manchester, Michigan gathered for a community fundraiser to share their love and support for Craig Little who suffered a stroke in […]

 Sara Swanson

Touch an Emergency Vehicle at the Fair

Have you ever wanted to get up close and sit in the driver’s seat of a fire engine and pretend you’re on the way to put out a fire? How about an ambulance? Or sit in a police car? A BIG Tow Truck? Your opportunity is coming up at the 70th Manchester Community Fair. Manchester […]

 Sara Swanson

Calendar for June 9 – June 15, 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 […]

 Sara Swanson

Sheriff’s Office Update For May 31 – June 5, 2014

SHERIFF’S OFFICE SUMMARY: LODI TOWNSHIP / MANCHESTER VILLAGE FOR: May 31-June 5, 2014 LODI TOWNSHIP There were 54 Calls for Service in Lodi Township Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 1 report of malicious property damage in the 6000blk Saline-Ann Arbor Rd. A Deputy responded for a report of a Larceny in the 7300blk of Noble Rd. Also […]

 Sara Swanson

Lilly Diuble Receives Statewide Coverage

Editor’s Note: Lilly Diuble’s mother, Angela, shared this MLive article about her daughter with us. Enough can’t be said about this incredible kid!  “Eleven-year-old Lilly Diuble has known from a a young age that she could go blind. The question of what the world will be like without her vision haunts her—but she’s decided to focus […]