Co-op Preschool Auction This Saturday…BYOB Luau at the Sportsmen’s Club!
The Manchester Co-op Preschool, which is celebrating it’s 50th year as a Manchester institution, will hold it’s annual auction on Saturday, April 26th at the Manchester Sportsmen’s Club on Grossman Road. This year’s theme is Hawaiian luau. Doors will open at 6pm and the live auction will start at 7pm. Cash and check will be […]
World Book Night – Free Books to Be Given Out in Manchester
by Julia Strimer This Wednesday, seven Manchester residents will be giving away brand new, free books in different strategic locations around the village in celebration of World Book Night. World Book Night is an annual celebration dedicated to spreading the love of reading, person to person. Each year on April 23 (Shakespeare’s birthday), tens of […]
Recipe: Limpa…Swedish Holiday Bread
The one traditional food I contributed to Easter dinner this year, as I do many Easters, is limpa, a Swedish sweet rye bread usually prepared for holidays. This recipe comes down through my husband’s family. My husband’s grandfather was the son of Swedish immigrants who ran a bakery in Crystal Falls in the U.P. […]
MHS Grad Taylor Evans to be Awarded the 2014 ACS Inorganic Chemistry Award
On April 23, the Chemistry Department at the University of Michigan will present the 2014 American Chemical Society Inorganic Chemistry Award. Each year the award is presented to only one student at U of M, a student “who has shown considerable interest in the field of Inorganic chemistry and has demonstrated this through coursework, research, […]
State Senate Candidate Shari Pollesch Campaigns in Manchester
Editor’s Note: Due to redistricting, Manchester and Bridgewater Townships (currently located in State Senate District 17) and Freedom and Sharon Townships (currently in State Senate District 18), will now be voting in District 22 November. Joe Hune is the current State Senator for District 22. Shari Pollesch is running for this seat. The Mirror does […]
April Gardening Advice for Manchester
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 Even though we really can’t get any planting or dividing done yet because the ground is either still frozen or too soggy, […]
NEW Seed Library in Manchester
If you are a gardener, you know that planting season is just around the corner. And while the hardware store is a great source and seed catalogs provide an endless selection, you now have another choice. Manchester’s Seed Library is open for business! Seed libraries are growing in number across the country. Building on the […]
MECC Holding Open House & Providing Expanded Opportunities for Free Preschool
Manchester Early Childhood Center (MECC) will be holding an open house on April 29 from 5-7pm. Prospective families will be able to visit all of the rooms and meet the whole staff. MECC has both half-day and all-day preschool programs, as well as toddler programs and before and after daycare. It has also had an […]
Recipe: Braised Beet Greens and Blue Cheese
If you are a fan of flavors, this dish is for you! You need, the greens off of a bunch of beets, washed with large stems removed 3 cloves of garlic, chopped finely 1/4 cup of dried cherries, cranberries or raisins balsamic vinegar, hot pepper flakes and blue cheese (goat cheese or feta are also […]
Manchester District Library Celebrates National Library Week by Collecting Food for Fines
by Anne Buckalew This week, the Manchester District Library joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. Manchester District Library is celebrating National Library Week […]
