2017 Safety Town – weeklong safety program for kids entering kindergarten scheduled for mid August
submitted by Beckie Brewis The week of August 14th, Klager cafeteria will come alive with Manchester’s 2017 Safety Town Program. Safety Town is designed to teach many areas of personal safety to children entering kindergarten in the fall. Students learn traffic and bus safety as well as fire, seat belt, stranger, water, gun, poison, and […]
State Rep. Lasinski to present on conservation topics in Freedom Township
Our State Representative, Donna Lasinski, will be presenting “Protecting our water and land – a view from Lansing,” Monday, September 11, from 7 to 9 pm at the Pleasant Lake Property Owners Association Fall Meeting at the Freedom Township Hall, located at 11508 E. Pleasant Lake Rd. The public is invited to attend and to take the opportunity to ask questions […]
Raptors visit the library to celebrate the end of summer reading program
The Manchester District Library hosted 4 special bird guests from the Leslie Science Center last Friday. Shortly after the pizza party and prize drawings for the kids who completed all 6-weeks of the program, the public part of the evening celebration began in the Village Room downstairs during which a roomful of excited kids learned […]
1860’s Recipe: Calf’s feet jelly
In 1867 Manchester was no longer a frontier town. Residents had access to groceries and dry goods and even imported ingredients like lemons and spices. So what did they cook? An idea can be gained by reading The Virginia Housewife from 1860. It is full of recipes, some nearly identical to recipes we cook today, others, like […]
Obituary: Bernita Mary “Bud” Aiuto
Bernita Mary “Bud” Aiuto, of Manchester, Michigan, age 87, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, July 14, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on December 14, 1929, in Petersburg, Nebraska, the daughter of George and Lena (Zitariuc) Coval. Bernita had lived in the area since 1936 and was a life […]
Manchester Middle School 2016-2017 fourth marking period Honor Roll
HIGH HONORS 8th Grade Adams, Christina Blumenauer, Katelyn Brown, Starr Corwin, Andrew DuRussel, Mallory Gebhardt, Gweneth Hutchison, August Keast, John Kerns, Carli Lauer, Alyssa Lyos, Brooklynn Mann, Ryan Messman, Jacob Phillips, Jessica Ridenour, Kayla Riley, Liam Taylor, Hayden Vogel, Madison Waters, Amelia Woods, Victoria Zink, Mykaela 7th Grade Allion, William Anderson, Haley Bargardi, Anthony Beck, […]
Public Notice: Special meeting of the Manchester Township Board
NOTICE MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP A SPECIAL MEETING of the Manchester Township Board will be held on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the Manchester Township Hall, 275 South Macomb Street. This is an informational meeting with the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department and concerned residents living on Schleweis Road. Danell S. Proctor, Clerk Manchester Township […]
Iraq War veteran announces run for State Senate
Howell-area attorney and decorated Iraq War veteran Adam Dreher has announced that he will run for the Democratic nomination for the 22nd district State Senate seat, The 22nd district, which includes Manchester and surrounding townships, is currently represented by Joe Hune, a real estate agent and exotic animal hobbyist from Fowelerville. “The 22nd District needs a leader in […]
Guide to Manchester’s Sesquicentennial Celebration Week Activities
This year, Manchester is celebrating the 150th anniversary of it’s incorporation in 1867 with a week-long celebration the first week of August. Planning for this week long celebration has been overseen by the Sesquicentennial Committee, made up of members representing separate event committees themselves, meeting monthly beginning last January. Centered around the Annual Run Manchester […]
Worth Repeating closed, but still giving back to the community
Although Worth Repeating’s doors are shut forever, the organization is still giving back to the community. The organization has always given grants to local organizations from the money raised at their upscale re-sale shop. The board donated more than $34,000 in May, an additional $13,000 in June and have pledged $10,000 in two $5,000 scholarships to 2017 […]
