Funeral Being Held Today For Cameron LaDouceur
The funeral service for Cameron LaDouceur will be held today at 11am at the Manchester United Methodist Church. LaDouceur, age 20, died Wednesday evening when he lost control of his ORV on private property, on Peckins Road, in Sharon Township. The visitation was held Sunday at the Borek Jennings Funeral Home in Manchester. He is survived […]
Free Books Handed Out All Over Town on World Book Night
On Wednesday, seven Manchesterites took up posts and handed out 140 books in a matter of hours in observance of World Book Night. Not pictured below, but also participating were Anne Buckalew, Lorrie Coburn, Kathleen Dimond, and Sue LaRocque. If you are interested in being a book giver next year, go to the World Book Night website […]
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 […]
