Life jackets and extreme caution needed on streams & rivers because of rainstorms and increased currents
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office, Marine Safety Section is urging the public to exercise extreme caution when engaging in recreational activity on any stream or river in Washtenaw County. The recent heavy rainstorms have elevated water levels in our local rivers/streams and increased the speeds of the currents. Even if the water may seem calm […]
Upcoming Non-profit Roundtable canceled in favor of Sesquicentennial planning
The CRC board president and non-profit roundtable organizer Anita Herman sent out the following message last week to Manchester non-profit groups and churches, “The next regular meeting of the Manchester Area Non-Profit Round Table is scheduled for the third Tuesday of May. Since this is also the regular meeting day of the 150th planning committee at […]
Art and fishing gear at the library!
submitted by Kathy Dimond The Library is currently hosting the Annual Manchester High School Art Show. The artwork will be on display until Friday, April 14th, and can be viewed any time the Library is open. The Art Show’s Open House on Wednesday, March29th drew in a crowd of 250 visitors. The Library would like […]
Free Movie: La La Land
The Library will be holding its monthly movie program on Friday, April 28th. This month, the Library will be showing the Golden Globe-winning musical film La La Land (rated PG-13 for some language) in the Village Room (1 floor below the Library). The film will start at 3:30pm. This free program is open to all […]
April Gardening Advice 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. I’m seeing all kinds of indications that spring is here – my crocus have been up for weeks, the daffodils […]
Manchester High School near the top in the state in graduation rates
State data published and widely shared last week showed Manchester High School with a 98.85% graduation rate last year, with 86 of the 87 seniors graduating. This ranks us near the top of all high schools in the State of Michigan! High School principal, Kevin Mowrer stated, “We do a lot to support our student […]
Representative Lasinski addresses partisanship, infrastructure, and policing at coffee hour
Manchester’s state representative, Donna Lasinski, held her 6th coffee hour in 10 weeks on Wednesday, March 29th in the Village Room in Manchester. Although competing with the High School Art Show open house occurring just upstairs and Manchester Community Schools parent-teacher conferences, the event was attended by thirteen constituents as well as Lasinski and her […]
Worth Repeating to close in June
Worth Repeating stunned Manchester when they announced via social media Sunday night that they will be closing their doors permanently at the end of June this year. Worth Repeating is a 501(c)3 corporation run thrift store located in the Mill at 201 East Main Street in downtown Manchester. The store is staffed entirely by volunteers […]
Klager Elementary School to welcome business and community members to Leadership Day
Young leaders are ready to welcome you at Klager Elementary school are preparing to welcome business owners and community members to a special presentation known as Leadership Day! A Klager representative and Leadership Day organizer stated, “For the last two years, Klager Elementary School has been immersing the staff and students in Steven Covey’s 7 Habits […]
