Photo: Lions host exchange students
Manchester Lions Barry and Peggy Allen went from the Lions’ Council of Governor’s meeting/Hall of Fame dinner in Grand Rapids to Detroit Metro Airport to pick up their Youth Exchange students Yoshiyuki Yae from Kyoto, Japan, and Motoki Sato from Isumi, Japan. Both are freshmen in college. The boys will be here until August 27 and hope to meet many Lions and others during their visit. […]
Obituary: James E. Barth
James E. Barth, 59, of Harrisville, passed away Monday, July 30, 2018 at his home. Born October 5, 1958 to Donald E. and Joan (Guenther) Barth in Ann Arbor, he was raised in Manchester, MI. On January 7, 1978, he married Debra Dettling at St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester. In 1985 they moved to […]
Friends remember Colin Kendra
Former classmates and friends gathered at the high school rock Wednesday July 25th to paint it in remembrance of Colin Kendra. Colin, 21, graduated from Manchester High School, and worked at the Mobil station in town, as well as at Menard’s in Ann Arbor. He died in a car accident in the early hours of […]
Obituary: Jack Edward Rowe
Jack Edward Rowe, age 87, long-time Manchester resident, passed away July 24, 2018 at Brookdale Adrian, under the loving care of his family and Hospice of Lenawee. He was born on the family farm July 12, 1931, in Delta, Ohio to David and Mary (Carter) Rowe. Jack married the love of his life, Marjorie Tower, […]
Obituary: Nancy Budnik Weaver
Nancy Budnik Weaver, 83, Peachtree City, Georgia died July 24 at home. She is survived by her husband, David, son Mark, daughter Julie, and sister Delores Bunney of Aiken, South Carolina. Nancy was born in Detroit and lived in Manchester, Michigan until she moved to Ann Arbor and met her husband David while he […]
Mann-ing the Broil for 65 years
Editor’s note: This article was written by Jacob Mann, the great-grandson of Willard Mann, who incorporated quotes from a 1988 family interview by Eleonora diLiscia of the Ann Arbor News. We thank Jacob for helping us provide the community with a unique perspective on this historic event. The Mann family is so dedicated to the […]
Nashville artist with local roots to headline Bridgewater Days
A local musician, who is also president of the Washtenaw County Farm Bureau, will be releasing his newest Nashville-recorded album at Bridgewater Days on July 28. Grant Reiff, who grew up on a sixth-generation dairy farm in central Indiana, has been playing the piano since he was five years old. “By 11 I was singing […]
New State Police Trooper with Manchester roots assigned to Monroe Post
On July 12, 2018, the Monroe State Police Post received four new troopers to add to its ranks. These troopers are recent graduates of the 134th Trooper Recruit School, and completed 26 weeks of intensive training in firearms, water safety, defensive tactics, patrol techniques, report writing, ethics, cultural diversity and implicit bias, first aid, criminal law, […]
Obituary: Sally Ann Dobransky
Her Legacy… Sally Ann Dobransky, Age 91, passed away peacefully July 20, 2018 with her family by her side. She was born on September 28, 1926, in Ann Arbor, Michigan to LeRoy and Janet (Webster) Stoddard. Sally married the love of her life William Dobransky in 1972. She was a 1944 graduate of Ann Arbor High […]
Manchester Community Fair court, homemaker, & animal club exhibitors
With the close of this year’s fair this weekend, congratulations to the 2018 Manchester Community Fair Court: Queen: Jayden Humphrey, First runner-up: Natalie Bargardi, Second runner-up: Alyssa Davila, Third runner-up: Lauren Schriber, and Miss Congeniality: Gillian Bross. In the homemaker competition, congratulations to 2018 Champion Homemaker: Susie Simpson, Reserve: Amy Pyle, Junior Champion Homemaker: Lila Harvey, […]
