Announcement: Happy 92nd Birthday, Shirley Gilmore
Shirley Gilmore of Manchester will be celebrating her 92nd birthday on September 5th. Happy Birthday Shirley from everyone who has been touched by you, especially through the Chain Gang. Do you have a birthday, anniversary, marriage, engagement, graduation or retirement you would like to announce or congratulate someone on? The Manchester Mirror publishes announcements with […]
Check out a food dehydrator!
Is your garden producing more than you can handle, but you don’t want to let any of your hard work go to waste? Check out the Manchester District Library’s dehydrator and preserve summer’s bounty for the long Michigan winter! Dehydrators can be used for many different purposes beyond the standard fruit leathers. Dry fresh herbs. […]
Manchester winners at 2016 Washtenaw County 4-H Youth Show
Washtenaw County’s 2016 4-H Youth Show was held Sunday, July 24 through Friday, July 29 at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds at 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Road. Manchester youth made a great showing with many class winners! In the 4-H Llama Show, Matthew Reeves, age 16, won the Senior Champion Trail Class. Matthew belongs to the Double […]
Local Girl Scout, Phoenix Waters, chosen to attend medal of honor celebration
Lt. Col. Charles Kettles was recently awarded the medal of honor by President Obama for his selfless and valiant acts during the Vietnam war. Willow Run Airport and the Yankee Air Museum hosted an event to honor this local hero on Saturday, August 13th. Among the guest list were four members of the Governor’s Honor […]
Maddison Kemner Chosen for Scholarship
Maddison Kemner of Manchester has been selected as a recipient of Equipment Dealers Association’s Equipment Dealers Foundation Scholarship for the 2016-17 academic year. Scholarship funds totaling $36,000 were awarded to qualified students/trainees who were sponsored and recommended by equipment dealerships throughout the United States and Canada. Kemner’s total scholarship of $2,000 includes matching funds from […]
McLennan’s prepares Landscaping Exhibit for Chelsea Fair
Local landscape design and building business, McLennan Landscape, is preparing a new exhibit for the 2016 Chelsea Community Fair. They will provide landscape consultations right there at the fair! Steve Hahne, manager of McLennan Landscape states, “Bring your pictures, measurements and questions to the experts who can discuss your landscape goals on the spot! Whether a do-it-yourself […]
Local author & suicide prevention advocate to release young adult novel on mental illness
Many readers may not realize that the local mental health advocate and founder & organizer of Manchester’s annual Out of the Darkness suicide prevention walk, Megan Linski, is also an Amazon bestselling author. On September 4, her new series, The Rhodi Saga, is being released and in it she combines both of these passions. Comprised of […]
Castle House has a new family!
It has been nearly a year since the historic Castle House at the corner of West Duncan and South Washington streets has had a permanent occupant to call it “home.” In fact, it has been almost exactly one year since The Mirror published an article about the castle house in its August 3, 2015 edition, shortly after it […]
Two special visitors from Japan to call Manchester home for the month of August
Manchester has two very special guests this month from Japan, Aoi Maruta is from the Osaka area, is 17 and in her last year of high school. Arisa Yoshiba lives near Tokyo, is 16 and has two years to go in high school. They are here with the Lions Youth Exchange Program. As this is a […]
Kiwanis honors Fire fighter of the Year and Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
For the 12th year, Manchester Kiwanis has recognized a Fire fighter of the Year and Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. The honorees each received an award presented at a dinner meeting, at which the officers and their families were guests. A traveling plaque stays in the office with the names of past and current recipients. Kiwanis […]
