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 […]
Manchester District Library Brings Bugs and Reptiles to Summer Reading
On Friday, July 11 at 4pm in the Village Room at the Manchester District Library, as part of the Summer Reading Program, the Great Lakes Zoological Society “World of Discovery” (GLZS), brought live animals for an interactive program focusing on animal behavior and conservation. The GLZS is an indoor zoo located in Ann Arbor that features reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. […]
Fire Department Events to Raise Funds to Purchase All Terrain Rescue Vehicle
The Manchester Township Fire Department is holding two events as part of a fundraising campaign to raise $20,000 to purchase a Kubota All Terrain Rescue Vehicle in honor of the memory of Cameron LaDouceur. The campaign was spearheaded by Bubba, a local radio personality on 102.9 W4 Country who visited the Manchester Fire Station at […]
An Invitation to St. Mary’s Ice Cream Social
by Janet Shurtliff First, we certainly can all agree that every Manchester church ice cream social is excellent! And while all share many traditional elements for food and fun, each has its own special qualities. May we introduce to you what makes the Ice Cream Social at St. Mary Catholic Church particularly wonderful? And may […]
MHS Class of 1984 to Celebrate 30 Year Class Reunion this Weekend
Manchester High School’s Class of 1984 will be celebrating its 30 year class reunion this Saturday, July 19th. It’s being held in Manchester at Stephanie and Eric Beuerle’s house at 10335 M-52. Doors will open at 3:00 pm with dinner at 6:00 pm. The event is BYOB. All MHS graduates are invited to the party after […]
