A look back as Pyramid Office Supply prepares to close its doors
Pyramid Office Supply & Emporium has been a fixture on Main Street for 31 years. Owner Maan Baki has decided it is time to retire. As a “for sale” sign now hangs in the front window of the store, his wife, Sybil Kolon, shared the following with us: Pyramid is one of many store-fronts that line […]
Artificial turf to replace natural grass on football field
Manchester community Schools’ Board of Education voted in January to take out a $3.1 million government loan at 1.25% with 15-year financing to upgrade the district’s energy efficiency. One of the upgrades is to convert the football field to artificial turf. This process began a couple of weeks ago with the stripping of sod. Because […]
Wooden nickels! CRC partnering with Manchester Farmers Market
The Community Resource Center (CRC) will be offering wooden nickels to their food pantry customers to use to purchase fresh produce, honey, and eggs, as well as fruit, veggie, and herb plants during the 2018 market season. These Wooden Nickels are $2 coupons that can be used at participating Manchester Farmers Market vendors’ booths. Look […]
6th grade prepares to move-up to Middle School next year, again!
Manchester’s 6th graders, the class of 2024, celebrated moving up to the Middle School last Friday, something which their class did, uniquely, for the second time. Until this year, Manchester Middle School was made up of 5th through 8th grades and was located in the building on East Main Street. That building closed at the […]
Library to open again on Thursdays!
For the last few years the Manchester District Library located at 912 City Road has been closed on Thursdays. Beginning June 21st, the library will once again be open 7 days a week! They announced last week that in conjunction with the Farmers Market, gazebo concerts and other Thursday summer activities, the library will now […]
American 1 Credit Union opening branch in Manchester
Last Wednesday, American 1 Credit Union announced that work will begin on its new property located at 10903 M-52 in Manchester, MI as early as this week. When complete, the new full service office will feature teller stations, member service and management offices, drive-thru lanes and two ATMs. The building most recently housed a branch […]
Full scholarships for LEGO Summer Camp at Emanuel Church
Two weeks ago Emanuel United Church of Christ in Manchester announced they would host a Summer Blocks Kidz LEGO Camp for K-6th graders from July 29 to August 3, 2018. This week, the church announced that they will be offering full tuition scholarships. The scholarships are for a half day of camp or a full day […]
WCRC repairing Austin Road in Bridgewater Township this week
Keep an eye out for road construction on Austin Road between Ernst and Schneider Roads in Bridgewater Township this week. You may encounter intermittent lane closures this Monday through Friday on this stretch, as the Washtenaw County Road Commission completes road repairs.
MHS Seniors parade through Klager in caps & gowns
In an effort to both remember how far they’ve come and to impress upon the younger students that graduation is a goal worth working for, the Manchester High School graduating class of 2018 put on their caps and gowns on May 25th and marched through the halls of Klager Elementary School. Manchester High School guidance […]
Manchester gets “Walk your City” signs
Sunday afternoon, DDA member Jason Heinrich who headed up the project, and volunteers Ruth VanBogelen, Michael Pomorski and his son Austin put up “Walk Your City” (WYC) signs on posts and poles along the Village’s main thoroughfares. The signs were purchased using 2017 Community Tourism Action Plan funds from the Washtenaw County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Heinrich explained the purpose of […]
