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Updates from the staff of the Mirror

 Sara Swanson

Paper Postponed Until Next Week, July 7th

Some substantial technical issues arose this week, and we are so sorry to have to postpone the paper until next week. We will publish again on the morning of July 7th. For this week, please scroll past the scary bear and check out this week's calendar!     Tue Jul 1, 2014 7pm - 8:30pm AA […]

 Sara Swanson

DNR Offers Tips on Michigan Snake Safety

Editor’s Note: These general safety precautions issued by the DNR are especially timely after Thursday's news that a child was hospitalized after after being bitten by an eastern massasauga rattlesnake at U of M’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor. Click HERE to more about that incident. This time of year, as snakes are out and about in […]

 Sara Swanson

Sheriff’s Office Update For June 13 – 19, 2014

SHERIFF’S OFFICE SUMMARY: LODI TOWNSHIP/ MANCHESTER VILLAGE FOR: June 13-June 19, 2014 LODI TOWNSHIP There were 45 Calls for Service in Lodi Township Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 1 report shots fired in the area of Scio Church and Hollow Oak Rds. The source of the shooting was not located and may have been fireworks. A […]

 Sara Swanson

Calendar for June 23 - June 29, 2014

The Mirror has pulled information from multiple websites and have combined them into a community calendar here. Sports schedules can be found 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 […]

 Fritz Swanson

Calendar for June 16 - June 22, 2014

The Mirror has pulled information from multiple websites and have combined them into a community calendar here. Sports schedules can be found 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 […]

 Sara Swanson

Sheriff’s Office Update For June 6 – June 12, 2014

SHERIFF’S OFFICE SUMMARY: LODI TOWNSHIP / MANCHESTER VILLAGE FOR: June 6-June 12, 2014 LODI TOWNSHIP There were 44 Calls for Service in Lodi Township Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 1 report shots fired in the area of Dell and Textile Rds. The source of the shooting was not located and the caller reported nothing further after […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester’s Support Abundant at Craig Little Fundraiser

Editor’s Note: This article was written Life in Michigan by bloggers Brenda Sodt Foster and Chuck Marshall. Thank you Brenda for sharing this!  "Manchester, Mich. — On May 30, 2014, the small, farming community of Manchester, Michigan gathered for a community fundraiser to share their love and support for Craig Little who suffered a stroke in […]

 Sara Swanson

Calendar for June 9 - June 15, 2014

  The Mirror has pulled information from multiple websites and have combined them into a community calendar here. Sports schedules can be found 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 […]

 Sara Swanson

Sheriff’s Office Update For May 31 – June 5, 2014

SHERIFF’S OFFICE SUMMARY: LODI TOWNSHIP / MANCHESTER VILLAGE FOR: May 31-June 5, 2014 LODI TOWNSHIP There were 54 Calls for Service in Lodi Township Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 1 report of malicious property damage in the 6000blk Saline-Ann Arbor Rd. A Deputy responded for a report of a Larceny in the 7300blk of Noble Rd. Also […]

 Sara Swanson

Lilly Diuble Receives Statewide Coverage

Editor’s Note: Lilly Diuble’s mother, Angela, shared this MLive article about her daughter with us. Enough can’t be said about this incredible kid!  "Eleven-year-old Lilly Diuble has known from a a young age that she could go blind. The question of what the world will be like without her vision haunts her—but she’s decided to focus […]