Fair Parade next week!
by Sara Swanson Kids, prepare your bags for candy. The biggest Manchester parade of the year is coming up next week on Tuesday, August 5, at 6:30pm. The Manchester Community Fair Parade kicks off Fair Week. This year’s theme is “Take Me to the Fair.” Last year organizers changed up the route from previous years […]
Walk Through Time, a guided-hike series with Sybil Kolon at Iron Creek Preserve
submitted by Legacy Land Conservancy Join us for a rare opportunity to walk the land with Sybil Kolon — longtime steward, storyteller, and donor of the beautiful Iron Creek Preserve. This isn’t just a hike. It’s a journey through time. Beginning August 13, Legacy Land Conservancy and Sybil Kolon invite you to experience “The Nature […]
Dragonfly hike in the Leonard Preserve
by Sara Swanson Join Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation on Thursday, August 14, from 10am to 11:30am, at the Leonard Preserve (parking lot located at 375 N Union St) for a hike with naturalist Elle Bogle to search for adult dragonflies and get an up-close look at the earth’s oldest flying insect and nature’s perfect predator. Pre-registration […]
St. Mary’s Rummage Sale just around the corner!
submitted by St. Mary’s Parish St. Mary’s Catholic Church will be holding its annual Rummage Sale fundraiser for the parish in August. The Rummage Sale has many wonderful treasures to look through every year — from furniture to clothing, kitchen, and decorations, tools and gardening supplies, a wide variety of books, and much, much more. […]
Would you like to hand out candy at a trunk-or-treat?
by Sara Swanson River Raisin Distillery is starting to plan this year’s Manchester Trunk-or-Treat for Saturday, October 26, 2025, from 1pm to 3pm, on South Elton Street. They are looking for businesses, organizations, and individuals to volunteer to decorate a trunk and pass out candy to trick-or-treaters. Businesses and other organizations are invited to hand […]
WCRC holding virtual meeting on Sharon Valley Road bridge replacement
submitted by Washtenaw County Road Commission The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) will hold a virtual project information meeting regarding a bridge replacement project on Sharon Valley Road over River Raisin, between Sharon Hollow Road and Meyers Road in Sharon Township. The virtual public meeting will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, […]
Manchester plein air River Raisin paintings now for sale
by Sara Swanson On Saturday, June 21, seven artists from the Great Lakes Plein Air Painters Association gathered and painted in downtown Manchester along the banks of the River Raisin Park. The paintings are now available for sale at the River Raisin Mercantile located at 138 E Main St here in Manchester.
MDOT looking for input on proposed transportation plan and road & trail bicycling guide
submitted by Aaron Jenkins, Michigan Department of Transportation The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is seeking the public’s input on the draft University Region Active Transportation Plan, along with the Road and Trail Bicycling Guide, highlighting current and proposed nonmotorized connections throughout MDOT’s University Region (Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, and Washtenaw […]
Obituary: Sharon Kay Weidmayer
Sharon Kay Weidmayer, 75, of Chelsea, Mich., passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Sharon’s family and friends will gather from 4 to 8pm on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at Eineder Funeral Homes — Manchester Chapel, and at 10am on Friday, August 15, 2025, at St. Thomas Lutheran Church, 10001 W Ellsworth Rd, Ann Arbor, […]
Chelsea Hospital one of two to receive $350,000 grant to improve psychiatric evaluation and services
submitted by Von Lozon, Trinity Health Michigan Trinity Health Livingston and Chelsea Hospital, a joint-venture between Trinity Health Michigan and University of Michigan Health, have been awarded a two-year, $350,000 grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund to enhance psychiatric evaluation and behavioral health services for individuals treated in the hospitals’ Emergency Departments (ED) and […]
