2017 Manchester Canoe/Kayak Race results
At noon on Sunday, May 21, the 51st Annual Manchester Canoe/Kayak Race began. Canoes, kayaks, trailers, athletes, amateurs and enthusiasts poured into the Village. This year, on the 50th anniversary of the first race, the Annual Manchester Canoe/Kayak Race had 74 entries! The fastest time this year was 30:02 min by Hill and Walton in the Competition […]
School building consolidation transition team moves forward – more questions answered, public meetings scheduled
Last Thursday Manchester Community Schools held its first Transition Team meeting. The committee is tasked with ensuring a smooth transition for students currently in grades 5th – 8th, moving into new buildings for the 2017/2018 school year. Because of the re-purposing of the Manchester Middle School, current 5th graders (next year’s 6th graders) will be moving from the […]
Girls On the Run – Klager girls complete two 5Ks and so much more
Over a period of 10 weeks, a group of Klager girls in the 2nd through 4th grades participated in the program of positive emotional, social, mental, and physical development which culminated earlier in the month in two 5K runs (or walk/runs)–one around the Village of Manchester, and another through U of M’s North Campus with other […]
14-year old Manchester student exhibiting his art in Ypsi!
Jacob Miller, a 14 year old illustrator from Manchester, will be exhibiting his art work on Friday, June 2nd, as part of the Ypsilanti’s “First Friday” downtown events. His work will be at the Pearl Street Studio, 108 Pearl Street, Ypsilanti, which will be open from 5 – 8:30 pm. Alden Rohwer, also from Manchester, will […]
New traffic signal at corner of M-52 & Pleasant Lake Road
A brand new, long-awaited traffic signal was installed by Michigan Department of Transportation on the corner of M-52 & Pleasant Lake Road, last Monday, May 22. The signal went into “flash” on Tuesday with a blinking yellow light for M-52 and blinking red light for Pleasant Lake Road traffic. According to M-DOT, the signal will be […]
SRSLY Manchester creates “SRSLY Safe Homes” List
SRSLY Manchester Coalition, which just last week announced their “Most Students Don’t Use” campaign, has announced a new project: the SRSLY Safe Homes List. A SRSLY Safe Home is a home in which the family has committed to providing a safe and substance-free environment for their children and any other youth who spend time there. […]
Check out a Michigan Activity Pass at the Manchester District Library
submitted by the Manchester District Library This year, use your Manchester District Library card to check out a Michigan Activity Pass. The Michigan Activity Pass (MAP), a cultural partnership program hosted by The Library Network, is celebrating its 10 year anniversary in 2017. This year-round program, which allows library patrons to check out a free […]
Teachers and school staff honored for milestones & retirements
Last Wednesday after school, Manchester School staff and teachers were honored for reaching 10 and 15 years with the schools or because they are retiring at the end of this school year. An ice cream social was held to celebrate the occasion in the High School commons. This was the 10th year this event was held. […]
Manchester Early Childhood Center graduates 40 preschoolers!
Last Thursday, Manchester Early Childhood Center held their 4-year old preschool graduation in the gym in the Nellie Ackerson Building, where they are located. They had forty pre-school graduates heading off to kindergarten next year! Graduates: Airlia Bates Addison Miller Brayden Lauer Feyd Burgard Paul Celkis Nayelli Baron Samantha Brazier Harper Puscas Willow Puscas Gavin Myers […]
A non-partisan presentation on gerrymandering
Do you know what gerrymandering is? Do you know what our congressional district is shaped like and why? Do you know how it affects your vote? Three Manchester groups are working together to host a non-partisan look at gerrymandering on Wednesday, June 14th, from 6:30 – 8 pm in media center of the Manchester High […]
