Non-profit roundtable scheduled for September
Periodically, the Manchester Community Resource Center hosts a Manchester Non-Profit Round Table. All non-profit organizations in the area, including churches are asked to send a representative. The 7th such meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 20th at 7 pm in the Village Room (under the library). Groups report on recent projects, share their current activities and often […]
Farm to Table Fabulous Feast (photos)
The Farm to Table Fabulous Feast was held two Sundays ago in Chelsea. The dinner served as a fundraiser for the farmers markets in Chelsea, Manchester, Grass Lake, Stockbridge and Dexter. Manchester’s own Dawna Stockwell served as one of the chefs and Manchester’s farmers market and community garden provided some of the produce for the feast. […]
Trumpeter swan family killed – $1,000 reward offered
Sometime around 6:30 am on Wednesday, August 10, a family of Trumpeter Swans who lived in the wetland at the Parker Rd. and Scio Church Rd. intersection were run over. The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department reports that deputies were called to the area where the far northeastern corner of Freedom Township intersects with Lodi, Scio, and […]
Manchester winners at 2016 Washtenaw County 4-H Youth Show
Washtenaw County’s 2016 4-H Youth Show was held Sunday, July 24 through Friday, July 29 at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds at 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Road. Manchester youth made a great showing with many class winners! In the 4-H Llama Show, Matthew Reeves, age 16, won the Senior Champion Trail Class. Matthew belongs to the Double […]
Local Girl Scout, Phoenix Waters, chosen to attend medal of honor celebration
Lt. Col. Charles Kettles was recently awarded the medal of honor by President Obama for his selfless and valiant acts during the Vietnam war. Willow Run Airport and the Yankee Air Museum hosted an event to honor this local hero on Saturday, August 13th. Among the guest list were four members of the Governor’s Honor […]
Maddison Kemner Chosen for Scholarship
Maddison Kemner of Manchester has been selected as a recipient of Equipment Dealers Association’s Equipment Dealers Foundation Scholarship for the 2016-17 academic year. Scholarship funds totaling $36,000 were awarded to qualified students/trainees who were sponsored and recommended by equipment dealerships throughout the United States and Canada. Kemner’s total scholarship of $2,000 includes matching funds from […]
New robotics team forming at the Manchester Middle School
Manchester Middle School students will have the opportunity to join a robotics team this fall! The team will compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge using a modular robotics platform to design, build, and compete in a FIRST-designed game. The idea behind FIRST is to provide students affordable, accessible opportunities to develop strategy and build robots […]
Library sets up paperback exchange
The Summer Reading Program may be over, but the long, hot days of summer linger on. If you need a quick, easy read to keep you company by (or in) the pool or lake, stop by the Manchester District Library located at 912 City Road and take advantage of their honor system paperback book exchange. Take […]
Manchester to participate in Farm to Table Dinner in Chelsea
On Sunday, Aug. 21, from 4:45-7:30 pm, 5 Healthy Towns will be holding a Farm to Table Dinner for 150 guests in downtown Chelsea! The event will be held at the Chelsea Farmer’s Market Lot – Downtown Chelsea 222 S. Main Street. All proceeds will go to the 5 Healthy Towns Farmers Markets, including Manchester’s. Tickets […]
McLennan’s prepares Landscaping Exhibit for Chelsea Fair
Local landscape design and building business, McLennan Landscape, is preparing a new exhibit for the 2016 Chelsea Community Fair. They will provide landscape consultations right there at the fair! Steve Hahne, manager of McLennan Landscape states, “Bring your pictures, measurements and questions to the experts who can discuss your landscape goals on the spot! Whether a do-it-yourself […]
