Chamber Spotlight: River Raisin Mercantile
River Raisin Mercantile, owned by Sue LaRocque, resides in a historic 1867 three-story Italianate building. In its early days, the street level space was occupied by a dry goods store, soda shop, pizza parlor, and other small businesses. Until 1990, when the two upper levels were turned into 10 apartments, that space was used by […]
Stories of Wil: Drum roll, please! Common ground at play
Wil is a 14-year-old boy with Down syndrome. He is the little brother, by 20 months, to twin sisters, Katherine and Elizabeth. Wil’s mom, Christie, knew very little about Down syndrome when Wil was diagnosed shortly after his birth. It didn’t take long for Christie to realize how enriching life with Down syndrome is. Embracing […]
Chamber of Commerce Spotlight: The Sutton Agency
Fun facts about the Sutton Agency: The building was originally the People’s Bank and still has the bank vault in the basement to this day. The building has also been home to a Secretary of State office before Don Sutton opened his insurance agency in 1959. The insurance business was originally family owned (since 1880!), […]
Stories of Wil: Happy Endings
Wil is a 14-year-old boy with Down syndrome. He is the little brother, by 20 months, to twin sisters, Katherine and Elizabeth. Wil’s mom, Christie, knew very little about Down syndrome when Wil was diagnosed shortly after his birth. It didn’t take long for Christie to realize how enriching life with Down syndrome is. Embracing […]
Chamber of Commerce Spotlight: Comerica Bank
The Manchester Mirror is partnering with the Manchester Chamber of Commerce to highlight a different Chamber of Commerce member each week! This week we are starting with spotlighting The Manchester Area Historical Society. Visit https://48158.com/ for information on joining the Chamber. Comerica Bank (formerly Union Savings Bank) at 135 E. Main Street, has been “the […]
Stories of Wil: Preparing for Homecoming Court
Wil is a 14-year-old boy with Down syndrome. He is the little brother, by 20 months, to twin sisters, Katherine and Elizabeth. Wil’s mom, Christie, knew very little about Down syndrome when Wil was diagnosed shortly after his birth. It didn’t take long for Christie to realize how enriching life with Down syndrome is. Embracing […]
Chamber of Commerce Spotlight: Manchester Area Historical Society
The Manchester Mirror is partnering with the Manchester Chamber of Commerce to highlight a different Chamber of Commerce member each week! This week we are starting with spotlighting The Manchester Area Historical Society. Visit https://48158.com/ for information on joining the Chamber. The Manchester Area Historical Society (MAHS) is devoted to determining and preserving the “true […]
September 2021 Gardening Advice
submitted by Jennifer Fairfield, Garden Mill and Manchester Community & School Gardens Well, as usual, here we are in October, and I have absolutely no idea where the summer went. I vaguely remember getting some vegetables from my garden this year — though it was definitely not my best garden year because of all the […]
Stories of Wil: Growing together
Wil is a 14-year-old boy with Down syndrome. He is the little brother, by 20 months, to twin sisters, Katherine and Elizabeth. Wil’s mom, Christie, knew very little about Down syndrome when Wil was diagnosed shortly after his birth. It didn’t take long for Christie to realize how enriching life with Down syndrome is. Embracing […]
Stories of Wil: Waves
Wil is a 14-year-old boy with Down syndrome. He is the little brother, by 20 months, to twin sisters, Katherine and Elizabeth. Wil’s mom, Christie, knew very little about Down syndrome when Wil was diagnosed shortly after his birth. It didn’t take long for Christie to realize how enriching life with Down syndrome is. Embracing […]
