Support your community at the Manchester District Library - donate toys & socks
submitted by Mireille Prusak This holiday season, the Manchester District Library is accepting two types of donations for the local community. In our front entrance, you’ll find the Toys for Tots donation box. This program has been an official activity of the United States Marine Corps since 1995. Since its inception, it has distributed over 500 […]
December Gardening Advice for Manchester 2016
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. I thought last year was going to be an anomaly in terms of how late I planted my garlic, but […]
Announcement: Memorial service for Michael Hughes
A memorial for Michael Hughes will be held on Dec. 10, 2016 at 10:30 am. It will be held at the Manchester United Methodist Church, located at 501 Ann Arbor St. in Manchester. Please join the family.
MHS Grad, Lara Wagner profiled in Chicago Lawyer
Manchester High School grad, Lara Wagner was profiled in the most recent issue of Chicago Lawyer. She talks about her decision to go into immigration law: "Lara Wagner will readily admit her nascent legal career looks different than those of many of her University of Michigan Law School classmates. Or than what she envisioned while […]
2016 Christmas in the Village - Santa, shopping and sightseeing in Manchester
Manchester’s big Christmas celebration, Christmas in the Village is this coming weekend, Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3! Things will start off Friday night with the annual Lighted Parade through downtown, welcoming Santa and Mrs. Claus to Manchester. The parade consists of lighted floats from different community groups and businesses. The parade lines up […]
School board considers digital sign to go in front of Klager
After discussion at the most recent Manchester Community Schools school board meeting, Superintendent Cherie Vanatter reported that a small committee is in discussion about a new digital sign to be placed in front of Luther C. Klager Elementary. She stated, "We are exploring different options at this time, but similar to the sign in front […]
AMI Manchester to receive grant to train workers
Michigan Works! Southeast recently announced that it will receive more than $1.4 million from the Michigan Talent Investment agency to train workers at 27 companies in the region, including AMI Manchester, LLC and ten other companies in Washtenaw County. The grant awards are part of the state’s Skilled Trades Training Fund, which is now in […]
World Food Championship winning bacon recipe - "Sweet Mystique"
Current World Food Championships ‘Bacon Category’ 2016 champion and 1985 Manchester High School Graduate, Chef Colleen Curley has agreed to share her award winning recipe and the story behind her victory with Manchester Mirror readers. Curley explained how the World Food Championship, the largest food sport competition in the US, works. Everyone competing in the […]
Freedom Childcare Center children's Christmas program
On December 11th at 2 pm, the Freedom Childcare Center will present its children's Christmas service program at St. Thomas Lutheran Church on Ellsworth Road. The whole community is invited to attend and enjoy this free program. There will be refreshments afterwards.
