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 Sara Swanson

Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – March 2016

The February 2016 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download here: MARCH TRUMPETER 2016 Note from Trumpeter’s Editor Marg Jacob: Calendar changes – Pastor David Bucholtz of Bethel UCC will be coming to lunch with us on Thursday, March 10th. 

 Sara Swanson

Letter to the Editor: Take Advantage of a Fresh Start

Feb. 9, 2016 Dear Manchester, It’s February. All of us who decided to start taking better care of ourselves or our families in the New Year are succumbing to the realities of schedules, competing interests and the belief taking daily care is too hard. Some of us may have given up already. The desire to […]

 Sara Swanson

Letter to the Editor: Manchester Needs to Stand Up and Help Out the Schools

January 31, 2016 Dear Editor, I have a crazy idea. What if everyone in Manchester that has school age children would donate $100 per child to the school system? Then we would have an extra $100,000 a year. Hopefully this will help the parents be more involved with the school system and more involved in […]

 Sara Swanson

Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – February 2016

The February 2016 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download here: FEBRUARY TRUMPETER 2016

 Sara Swanson

Calendar for January 18th — 24th 2016

The Mirror has pulled information from multiple websites and have combined them into a community calendar here. If you have events that you would like added to this calendar, please e-mail us at themanchestermirror@gmail.com and we’d be more than happy to do so. Each Monday we will highlight activities that are coming up during the week. […]

 Fritz Swanson

Calendar for January 11th — 17th 2016

The Mirror has pulled information from multiple websites and have combined them into a community calendar here. If you have events that you would like added to this calendar, please e-mail us at themanchestermirror@gmail.com and we’d be more than happy to do so. Each Monday we will highlight activities that are coming up during the week. […]

 Sara Swanson

Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – January 2016

The January 2016 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download here: JANUARY TRUMPETER NEWSLETTER 2016 Note a correction from the editor of the Trumpeter: “Pastor Peter Harris of Sharon Methodist Church will join us on Thursday, January 21st. We will see Pastor Gary Page of Victory Baptist Church on Thursday, February 11th.”

 Fritz Swanson

Calendar for January 4th — 10th 2016

The Mirror has pulled information from multiple websites and have combined them into a community calendar here. If you have events that you would like added to this calendar, please e-mail us at themanchestermirror@gmail.com and we’d be more than happy to do so. Each Monday we will highlight activities that are coming up during the week. […]

 Sara Swanson

Local Farmer Mike Fusilier Featured in Michigan Farm News

Manchester farmer Mike Fusilier was recently featured in an article and video in Michigan Farm News highlighting his test use of a biodegradable plastic film to mulch his crops. The film, made by BASF, the largest chemical producer in the world, is made of a combination of a renewable resource derived from sugar and non-renewable […]

 Sara Swanson

Editorial: WCRC Urges Legislators to Reject House Bill 5016

by Washtenaw County Road Commission Editor’s Note: While the Mirror takes no position on political issues, we will occasionally provide space for commentary from informed community members. One month after Governor Snyder signed the long overdue road funding package to restore the State’s transportation infrastructure, House Bill 5016 jeopardizes road projects by threatening to increase […]