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Updates from the staff of the Mirror

 Sara Swanson

Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – April 2016

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

 Danielle Muntz

Increased Sheriff’s Presence During March Madness

Noticed an increased sheriff’s presence while driving around Washtenaw county? The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office, as well as the U of M Department of Public Safety, and Pittsfield Department of Public Safety have stepped-up enforcement through March 16th-April 4th. This Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over increase is due to the holidays, high school and […]

 Sara Swanson

Township Meetings Rescheduled Due to Presidential Primary

Due to the primary election to be held on Tuesday, March 8, the Freedom Township and Manchester Township Boards of Trustees have rescheduled their regular monthly meetings to Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Freedom’s board will meet at 8pm at the Freedom Township Hall. Manchester’s board will meet at 7pm at Manchester’s Township Hall.  

 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.”