River Raisin Park nears completion
Thanks to work by McLennan Landscape this past week, things at River Raisin Park are looking better by the day. Final landscaping, grass and tree planting, and cover on the steep hillside has brought the park one step closer to completion. The plaza area is completed and a plaque honoring the DuRussel family’s contribution has […]
5 Healthy Towns investing in Acorn Farmers Market, a summer kids camp & more!
submitted by Matt Pegouskie, 5 Healthy Towns Foundation 5 Healthy Towns Foundation (5HF) Board of Directors recently approved Manchester Wellness Coalition (MWC)’s eighth Comprehensive Wellness Plan. A total of 11 interventions were approved for funding, addressing a combination of Eating Better, Moving More, Connecting with Others in Healthy Ways and Avoiding Unhealthy Substances. MWC’s data […]
Donation promises prolific community benefits
When Dr. Dana Andrews of Andrews Family Chiropractic heard that a local couple wished to donate a rototiller a worthy Manchester community group, he jumped right on the task of locating an appropriate recipient. Quickly, he found Ruth VanBogelen, organizer of the Manchester Community and School Gardens. Ruth stopped out to the garden to accept […]
SRSLY Manchester hires program coordinator
Last week SRSLY Manchester announced the hiring of a new staff member: Sarah Schmidt, as program coordinator. In her new role, Schmidt’s responsibilities include assisting the SRSLY Manchester and SRSLY Dexter program directors with the assessment, implementation and evaluation of SRSLY activities and events in both communities. Schmidt earned her master’s degree in public health […]
Road closures west of the village this week
On Monday, July 15, 2019, the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) will close two roads west of the Village for chip sealing–Sharon Valley Road between Prospect Hill Road and Sharon Hollow Road in Sharon Township and Austin Road between the County Line and the Village of Manchester in Manchester Township. WCRC states, “The roads are […]
Citizen’s Committee votes to recommend pursuing cityhood
The Village of Manchester Citizen’s Advisory Committee investigating cityhood held its final meeting on June 25th, and voted to recommend the Village pursue city status. Those present voted unanimously and the two absent members of the committee submitted letters of support. The Committee chair, Jim Keller, summarized their final report at the Village Council meeting […]
How to file a complaint about the post office
Read previous article about Post Office situation here. At a reader’s request, The Manchester Mirror is publishing these directions on how to contact the USPS to let them know what is going on at our local post office. This reader has spoken to supervisors at other post offices and what they suggested is that concerned […]
Road work this week
Other than the continuing work on resurfacing M-52 south of Manchester, the only road work in the Manchester area this week is an extension of last week’s work on Sharon Hollow Road due to weather, again. Sharon Hollow Road, between Ely and Herman roads in Manchester Township, will continue to experience intermittent lane closures due […]
2019 Fireworks a success; contribute now for 2020
Manchester’s Independence Day fireworks, paid for by the Manchester’s Mens Club, were successfully executed last Wednesday night. Austin Scott of the Mens Club stated, “It was a really great show! Huge thanks goes out to all the volunteers that helped from set-up to clean-up. Every year, we are able to put on such a great […]
Kiwanis Club votes to dissolve
At its general meeting held May 22, members of the Manchester Kiwanis Club voted to dissolve the club by September 30, 2019. Reasons cited included declining enrollment, and unsuccessful recruitment of new members to the club. “We currently have only 19 members,” said Anita Herman, a long-time member of Kiwanis. “Five of those are members […]
