Washtenaw Farm Bureau members attend legislative seminar
Manchester farmers who are members of the Washtenaw County Farm Bureau attended the 2019 Lansing Legislative Seminar on February 26th. They had a chance to tour the Michigan Supreme Court and visit with Justices Megan Cavanaugh, Elizabeth Clement, and Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack. The Seminar includes more than Capitol tours, lunch speakers and ice cream. […]
Another Crazy Ca$h-filled night
submitted by Nick Steinmetz, Superintendent, Manchester Community Schools The 20th annual Manchester Crazy Ca$h is in the books! On Saturday (March 2, 2019), the Borek-Jennings funeral home was packed full with nearly 400 people all clamoring at the chance to win multiple prizes and cash while supporting a good cause! 2019 marks the first year […]
Scholarships available to four local students pursuing health care careers
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea’s Auxiliary Office, the Volunteer Department within the hospital, announced that it will offer scholarships of $2,000 each to four qualified high school seniors or adult students pursuing a career in health care. The application deadline for these annually awarded scholarships is Wednesday, May 1. To qualify, applicants must enroll full-time in a health career […]
MAHS seeks “Pay Down the Mortgage” donations (update)
We reported last week that the Manchester Area Historical Society is in the midst of its Pay Down the Mortgage fundraising campaign. The campaign’s goal is to reduce and eliminate the mortgage principal on the historical society’s headquarters, the Kingsley-Jenter House, located on the corner of Main Street and M-52. At this time, the balance is $165,635.37. Donations can […]
Potential RV park for Manchester Township?
In October 2018, The Doan Companies submitted a site plan review to Manchester Township for a proposed Recreational Vehicle (RV) resort, to be known as ‘Hidden Lakes’ RV Resort, including 173 RV campsites and 24 individual cabins, with clubhouse and proposed RV storage area, to be built on a 61-acre property (Parcel Number P -16-01-100-008), […]
New pharmacist settling in at Manchester Pharmacy
In the middle of the coldest winter Manchester has seen in a very long time, Ilyad Basseri arrived from Virginia expecting the stereotypical ‘chilly’ Northern reception he’d been led to expect. “What I learned very quickly is that ‘southern hospitality’ is alive and well right here in Manchester,” he says with a smile. “In fact, in many ways […]
Manchester Area Historical Society kicks off Pay Down the Mortgage Campaign
At its February 14 general meeting, the Manchester Area Historical Society (MAHS) launched its Pay Down the Mortgage fundraising campaign, with the goal of reducing and eliminating the mortgage principal on the Kingsley-Jenter House, presently the home of MAHS. Since 1904, the Kingsley-Jenter house has stood at the corner of Main Street and M-52, welcoming all to […]
New literacy center at the library for earliest readers
Karen Seghers of the Manchester District has created a new “Literacy center” in the youth area of the library. The literacy center is meant for parents and grandparents of pre-K and kindergarten-aged children to work together with their young learners to develop the skills needed for reading. The literacy center supplies are meant to be used […]
Free income tax preparation assistance is available to low-income Manchester taxpayers
Free income tax preparation assistance is available to low-income Manchester Area taxpayers through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. Managed locally through the United Way of Washtenaw County (UWWC), it is hosted in Manchester by the Community Resource Center located in Riverside Intermediate School, 710 East Main Street (entrance on east side of building). VITA is […]
SRSLY youth meet with members of congress and First Lady Melania Trump at National Leadership Forum
Representatives from SRSLY have returned from Washington, D.C., where they joined approximately 2,800 substance abuse prevention specialists and advocates from throughout the country for Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s (CADCA) 29th Annual National Leadership Forum, held from Feb. 4 through 7, at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center. With more than 430 youth in […]
