Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day safely, never drink and drive
submitted by Michigan Liquor Control Commission Whether your favorite drink is Irish whisky or green beer, two things that should never mix on St. Patrick’s Day are drinking and driving. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) urges St. Paddy’s Day revelers to plan ahead to keep themselves and those around them safe when celebrating, including […]
Welcome to Manchester Mill on the Water!
by Marsha Chartrand “We just fell in love with the building. It’s that simple,” said Dawn Donnelly when asked how she and her husband, Ken, decided to purchase the Manchester Mill. They had been looking at properties around Manchester, planning to invest in the community and start a business, but they didn’t have anything specific […]
Manchester Brewing opens with a splash
by Marsha Chartrand It’s been a long road for Jason Cooper and his new taqueria/brewery on Main Street. The tiny building located at 122 E Main St between Edward Jones and LaRock Dental (that used to hold Roller Jewelry, The 18th Century Shoppe, and, most recently, All Thingz Green) seemed like an unlikely place to […]
Horning Farms’ “Meat the Need” program provides 99 lbs ground beef to CRC
submitted by Carol Wotring, Executive Director, Community Resource Center The Manchester Community Resource Center recently received a generous donation of 99 pounds of ground beef from Horning Farms through their “Meat the Need” Ground Beef Donation Program. This community-supported initiative allows local residents to contribute funds toward ground beef donations, with Horning Farms matching contributions […]
New Wellness Coalition leadership as Berg steps down after 15 years
submitted by Lori Kintz and Matt Pegouskie, 5HF Wellness, fun, and Ray Berg. For almost 15 years those three things have been a given at almost every meeting and event hosted or sponsored by our local Manchester Wellness Coalition (MWC). At the February MWC coalition meeting, Berg officially turned the reins of chairing Manchester Wellness […]
MCS considers impact of potential federal funding disruptions
by Sara Swanson We reported in October that the school district had received five grants funding literacy, anti-bullying and violence, behavioral interventions, new electric buses, and computer science. You may be wondering with all of the federal funding freezes in the news if any of this funding was affected. They weren’t, but that doesn’t mean […]
The ‘Manchester Enterprise‘ archive is fixed!
by Fritz Swanson If you go to https://themanchestermirror.com/History/ you will find links to every extant copy of the Manchester Enterprise, the newspaper that served Manchester from 1867 until about 2014. Since about 2022, those files were inaccessible because of a technical issue with the web-hosting company that hosts the Manchester Mirror. That technical issue has […]
Worth a celebration! Worth Repeating celebrates 5 years.
submitted by Pat Sahakian, Worth Repeating Worth Repeating invites the community to share our fifth birthday celebration on March 15. We will have free cake for shoppers, and all clothes and shoes will be free for a donation during the week of March 12 to 15. Since the start of our operations in March 2020, […]
County Farm Bureau celebrates Ag Week in Manchester
submitted by Kathy Siler, Washtenaw County Farm Bureau Washtenaw County Farm Bureau will join countless other organizations across the country to celebrate agriculture’s important role in daily life as part of National Ag Week, March 16–22, and Ag Day on Tuesday, March 18. The theme is: Agriculture: Together We Grow. Linda’s Diner, located on M-52 […]
School Board chooses superintendent search firm
submitted by Sandra Wiitala, Manchester Community Schools Board of Education On Monday, March 3, 2025, after hearing presentations from three professional firms offering superintendent search services, the Manchester Community Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to partner with Michigan Leadership Institute (MLI) to guide our district in selecting our next educational leader. Having conducted over […]
