February Gardening Advice for Manchester 2017
by Jennifer Fairfield 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. It looks like this month is going to be more like a typical February in Michigan than last month was […]
Sesquicentennial events schedule tentatively set
Last Tuesday evening, organizers welcomed attendees to a second Manchester Sesquicentennial planning meeting at the Kingsley-Jenter House. Two and half hours later, something like a tentative schedule emerged, with leaders identified for each event. Organizer Ray Berg stated, "Our January 24 planning meeting at Kingsley-Jenter House was very successful! My thanks to the 42 people who showed […]
Free tax help in Manchester
Do you want to do your taxes yourself instead of paying someone to do them for you, but you have questions or don't know where to start? On Monday, February 6th from 2 to 7 pm, Manchester Community Resource Center (CRC) located at 410 City Road, will be hosting a one-time opportunity to get help […]
Gentlemen, start growing those beards!
As part of the upcoming sesquicentennial festivities this summer, a beard and mustache competition has been scheduled for the afternoon of Saturday, August 5th. Hosted by the Manchester Ladies Society and organized by experienced beard and mustache competition organizer, Jason Heinrich, the competition will be designed to increase tourism and profit local establishments by bringing in […]
Annual Ice Skating Party in Chi Bro Park canceled
The Mens Club announced last week that they decided at their most recent meeting to cancel instead of postpone this year's Ice Skating Party in Chi Bro Park, originally scheduled for January 21. Mens Club member John Stedman stated, "The weather has not been helpful." The weather had been working against possible ice rink creation […]
Recipe: Chocolate cheesecake candy cane cups
This delicious and decadent gluten-free dessert was adapted from a Food Network Kitchen recipe, made and brought to the Chocolate Potluck on Saturday by Laura Seyfried. Ingredients Crust: 20 gluten-free chocolate wafer cookies 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon finely ground coffee beans 1/4 teaspoon fine salt Filling: 8 ounces semisweet […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – February 2017
The February 2017 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: FEBRUARY TRUMPETER NEWSLETTER 2017 (1)
Chocolate potluck 2017 (photos)
Don't worry if you missed the women's all-chocolate potluck this weekend; you can find a recipe for one of the dishes in the "homefront" section of this week's Mirror here!
Manchester residents attend historic Women's Marches
On Saturday, Jan 21, women, men and children traveled from Manchester to the Women's March on Washington in Washington D.C. and multiple sister marches held across the country and state joining between 3 and 5 million others marchers. The Blumenstein family marched in a crowd of 11,000 in Ann Arbor. Kim Blumenstein stated, "The march, was electrifying and […]
Manchester got a little lighter, loses 300+ lbs!
A health survey completed by Manchester residents in 2015 revealed that 68% of Manchester residents were overweight or obese and only 55% get the recommended 150 minutes of exercise per week. Using these statistics as a starting point, the Manchester Wellness Coalition proposed a program call MMLB to encourage residents to move more and lose weight. The […]
