MHS to award former student’s diploma 74 years later
John W. Schook, the eldest of nine children, was born November 12, 1927. When he was 17 and in the 10th grade at Manchester High School, he decided to join the Merchant Marines to help support his now-single mother and eight siblings. He served aboard the cargo ship Hinton R. Helper until December 1945, when he was […]
Local farmer sending hay to flood-damaged Nebraska
Manchester farmer John Schiel has a big heart and helps where he can. This weekend he is doing what he can to help with the devastation in Nebraska. And you can help, too. A combination of weather events including significant winter snow fall, warm weather leading to snow melting quickly, and intense downpours produced an […]
Manchester’s recycling costs remaining stable
Although communities across the state, and even elsewhere in Washtenaw County, are facing higher recycling costs that could threaten to make programs more expensive or even obsolete, the Village of Manchester is seeing stable costs through its current program. “We contract with Modern Waste, which is a smaller company,” explained Jeff Wallace, Manchester Village Manager. […]
Seed library stocked up for 2019, expanding
The Manchester Seed library has been stocked up for the 2019 growing season. Do you need seeds? Come check out the seed library. In April 2014, the Manchester Community Garden Committee teamed up with the Manchester District Library to start the Manchester Seed Library. Located next to the front desk at the Manchester District Library, […]
St. Mary Manchester Fish Fry No. 4 sets new record
submitted by Betty Cummings St. Mary’s Fish Fry set a new record for this year, serving 303 drive thru/take out dinners and 500 dine-in dinners for a total of 803 meals! Parishioners of all ages help out at St. Mary’s fish fries. Even the youngest ones are eager to work. Twelve-year old twins Jesse (l) and Jeffrey Sangster (r) […]
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 […]
