Obituary: Doris Anna DeClaire
Her Legacy… Doris Anna DeClaire, 91, peacefully passed away at her home on Friday, May 31, 2019. She was born on January 11, 1928, in Sharon Township, MI to Lorenz and Helen (Schaible) Ahrens. She was a proud Alumni of Manchester High School, Class of 1946; she served as the class secretary. Doris married the love […]
Herron on MSU Dean’s List
Manchester High School Graduate, Amelia Herron is on the Michigan State University Dean’s List for the fourth straight semester. She is set to graduate early at the end of next school year. If you have a student who made the Dean’s List at their college or university, let us know; we’d like to run it […]
Bortmas named to Dean’s List
Emily Bortmas, a 2015 graduate of Manchester High School, has been named to the Dean’s List of the College and Arts and Sciences at Western Michigan University for the semester ending Spring, 2019. If you have a student who made the Dean’s List at their college or university, let us know; we’d like to run […]
MHS Awards Night: Awards presented & scholarship recipients announced
Last Thursday evening the Manchester High School held its award night for graduating seniors. The National Honor Society was honored, and scholarship recipients, Cum Laude Awards, Mr. & Ms. Dutch, and (for the first time at Awards Night) the valedictorian and salutatorian were announced. Elizabeth O’Hotzke is Manchester High School’s 2019 Valedictorian and Owen Whitney […]
Obituary: Marie Katherine Pratt
Her Legacy… Marie Katherine Pratt, Age 101, passed away May 22, 2019. She was born on July 29, 1917, in Chelsea, Michigan to Joseph and Olga (Kaercher) Wenk. Marie married the love of her life, Robert Pratt, on November 23, 1939 at Sharon United Methodist Church in Manchester where they have been lifelong members. Marie […]
Obituary: Rita Alice Townsend
Her Legacy… Rita Alice Townsend, Age 100, passed away May 13, 2019. She was born on March 3, 1919, in Detroit, Michigan to Ryland and Alice (Woodruff) Pierce. Rita spent her younger years living between Chicago and Ypsilanti with her grandmothers after losing her mother at the age of 7. She married the love of […]
Ukranian “Women in Agriculture” visit Fusilier Family Farms
by Steve Paradiso, Michigan Farm Bureau, reprinted with permission Six women involved in various areas of agriculture from the Eastern European country of Ukraine visited Fusilier Family Farms in Manchester this week. It was just one of their several stops in Michigan and Ohio over an eight-day period. Sponsored by The Open World Leadership Center, […]
Manchester native’s career blooming as illustrator
submitted by Tamara Denby, Manchester District Library Did you know … a book authored by a famous HGTV celebrity has ties to Manchester? Want to know more? Read on! If you have cable television, you may be familiar with HGTV homemaker, interior designer, and media influencer Joanna Gaines. Joanna, along with her husband, Chip, found […]
Obituary: Elaine Watson
Elaine Watson, a resident of Ann Arbor since 1984, was born on October 13, 1921, in Jackson, Michigan. She was the daughter of William Reno and Elsie “Feldkamp” Reno of Manchester, Michigan. She died on May 4, 2019. Elaine Watson attended school at Pleasant Lake and at Manchester. She earned to degrees (AB and MA) […]
Whelan family still waits for their son to return home
On New Years Day, Manchester residents Rosemary and Ed Whelan received news that turned their lives upside down. That was the day they learned that their youngest son Paul, had been arrested on December 28, while in Moscow attending a friend’s wedding. It started off very innocuously. Paul, a seasoned traveler who speaks a small […]
