Sheriff's Office warns of email and phone scams
The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office has recently received an increased number of email and phone SCAMS within our communities. The subject of the SCAM begins with saying they are employed by the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office and may use a current employee's name and/or email address. The scam then requires the receiver to send money, purchase […]
McLennan "Sugar Shack" destroyed by fire
The appearance of blue bags on trees all around Manchester has long been a sign that spring time is finally here. For 14 years, the McLennan family has been blessed with the ability to provide fresh maple syrup to not only those in Manchester, but around the world. "We’ve given many tours, hosted pancake breakfasts for […]
Consumers Energy investing $200 million in Freedom compressor station
If you have driven Pleasant Lake Rd past the lake recently it would have been impossible for you to miss the construction happening on Consumers Energy’s Freedom Compressor Station. Consumers has initiated a more than $200 million investment to upgrade the Compressor Station, which has been in operation since 1948 and is a key point […]
Riverfolk's Blacksmith Shop concert features Thunderwüde
"Born out of a need for Bluegrass in the Chelsea area," the tight-knit bluegrass trio Thunderwüde showed that it could charm a sold-out Manchester crowd on Saturday night at the historic Blacksmith Shop. Thunderwüde, which started in 2014, consists of Jason Dennie, Wesley Fritzemeier, and Tommy Reifel. The band started out primarily as a traditional bluegrass […]
St. Mary Manchester voted best fish fry in the Ann Arbor area
submitted by Betty E. Cummings The third fish fry of 2019 is in the books. St. Mary Manchester was voted best fish fry in the Ann Arbor area by a wide margin. They were MLIVE's People's Choice Winner for this area, in a survey conducted in March. Several guests came to the fish fry after reading […]
Plots available for rent at the Community Garden
submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Manchester Community Garden Committee The Manchester Community Garden is now renting plots for the 2019 growing season. Many of the plots have already been rented, but we have seven plots which are 20 feet x 20 feet in size still available and are only $45. Multiple families are welcome to share a garden […]
Open records package passes the House
Recently, the House passed House Bills 4007-4013, 4015 and 4016, a bipartisan package which aims to increase accountability and address Michigan’s last-in-the-nation ranking for transparency in government. Included in the package was Manchester's state Rep., Donna Lasinski’s HB 4009, which details the process by which exempt and non-exempt records are separated. “This is a great day […]
New grocery store exploration continues
Since the Manchester Market closed last month, most local residents are finding new ways to shop for their groceries. But efforts to bring a new grocery store to the community are ongoing and the committee composed of DDA and Manchester Area Chamber members is hard at work to determine its next course of action. "We […]
MAYS seeking umpires for baseball and softball
Manchester Area Youth Sports is looking for umpires for upcoming baseball and softball games this spring/summer. MAYS is holding upcoming training clinics March 23rd and April 6th from 11 am -1 pm at Riverside Intermediate School. Umpires should be in eighth grade and up. They will receive $30.00 per game, either behind the plate or field umpires. All games […]
St. Mary Fish Fry #2 a success
submitted by Betty Cummings Thanks to our guests who come from near and far, last Friday St. Mary's served 262 drive thru/take out dinners and 447 dine-in dinners for a total of 709. Familiar faces greet our guests when they arrive. Bob and Sarah Laskowski were cashiers for about ten years before our hiatus and […]
