Rainy Easter egg hunt!
submitted by Austin Scott, Manchester Men's Club On Saturday April 20th, the Manchester Men's Club held its annual Easter Egg Hunt. The girls' Middle School track team helped the Men's Club get set up and hide all the eggs. We love getting these young Dutchmen involved in the community and you can really tell the […]
Road work this week
In addition to the ongoing Sharon Valley Bridge work, there will be intermittent lane closures on Struthers Rd between Grass Lake Rd and Jacob Rd this week because of forestry. Logan Rd will also have intermittent lane closures between the Manchester Township line and M-52.
Cityhood study committee continues its work
According to the Michigan Municipal League (MML), "since 1931 there has been a steady conversion of villages to cities in Michigan." The Village of Manchester is one of the more recent additions to this long list of villages making the decision to pursue cityhood. In January, the Manchester Village Council voted to establish a Citizens Advisory […]
Superintendent responds to anticipated school layoffs
submitted by Nick Steinmetz, Superintendent Manchester Community Schools On February 24, 2019, a Manchester Community Schools Budget Workshop, open to the public, was held at Riverside Intermediate at 6 pm. [Editor's note: see article in March 11 Manchester Mirror]. That evening, one of the main topics of conversation were the larger class sizes currently at […]
Manchester High School working to support LGBT+ youth
On March 18th, as part of the Washtenaw County Community Conversations Project funded by UMHS Community Health Services, the Manchester District Library hosted a workshop and learning opportunity on the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual (LGBT+) youth in our district. Presenters Will Sherry from the Spectrum Center in Ann […]
SRSLY Manchester students release public service announcement to curb vape use among youth
SRSLY Manchester middle and high school students recently released a public service announcement, Escape the Vape, aimed at educating their peers about potential risks and harm associated with e-cigarette and marijuana use. The PSA features facts about what has been found in vapes and what vaping can do to the body. It also points out that […]
School board approves MCS 2019-2020 calendar
At the most recent Manchester Community Schools board meeting, the board approved the 2019-2020 school calendar. The calendar is:
Grand-Raisin Conservation Community educating on the local ecosystems
submitted by Sybil Kolon, Grand-Raisin Cluster Co-Coordinator If you want to help protect the natural community that surrounds you, the Grand-Raisin Conservation Community (GRCC) is ready to meet the need. The GRCC is the local affiliate of The Stewardship Network. We work in the upper portions of the Grand River and River Raisin watersheds in parts […]
WCSO honors Washtenaw Metro Dispatch
submitted by the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Jerry L. Clayton and the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office celebrated the second National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week last week, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and celebrated annually. The week honors the thousands of men and women who respond to emergency calls, dispatch […]
WCRC road work is heating up (again)
Spring is here and load weight restrictions have been lifted! Contractors are beginning work this week on the Sharon Valley Road bridge project in Sharon Township. They are planning to be on site this week to prepare for the concrete bridge deck to be poured. At this point, it is not yet known when exactly […]
