Freedom Township recycling bin abuse may lead to canceled service
Freedom Township offers it’s residents recycling through the recycling bins located in the Freedom Township Town Hall parking lot. The Freedom Township Board reports that over the past several months the bins have been abused as a place to dispose of unacceptable materials such as wood, metal, oil, adult diapers and other things that are not recyclable. […]
Sesquicentennial parade in need of a organizer
The Sesquicentennial planning committee is in search of a chairperson to serve as chief organizer for the Sesquicentennial parade, scheduled for 6:30pm on Friday, August 4th. The committee has five volunteers willing to help organize the parade but no one to be in charge of it. The parade will run down Main Street, from the […]
Students find perfect prom dresses at pop-up Free Prom Dress Boutique
The Manchester Ladies Society held their 4th annual Free Prom Dress Boutique on Friday, March 17th after school in the High School library and student activities room. All girls going to prom were invited to come try on and pick out a dress for free. Organizers started this year with 235 formals, all donated throughout […]
Local businesses & institutions participate in National Ag Week activities
Washtenaw County Farm Bureau will join other organizations across the country to celebrate agriculture’s important role in daily life as part of National Ag Week March 19-25 and Ag Day on Tuesday March 21st. Manchester businesses and institutions are participating in local events and activities designed to raise awareness about the many ways America’s farmers […]
5 MHS DECA members headed to International competition in Anaheim
Manchester High School’s DECA chapter started the year with twenty-six DECA members. Of the students who went to the district competition, eight qualified for the state level competition, which was held March 10th-12th in Detroit. DECA, which stands for Distributive Education Clubs of America, is a nationwide student leadership organization that helps prepare high school students […]
Lyndon Uphaus honored at the 2017 Washtenaw County Agriculture Banquet
At the 2017 Washtenaw County Agriculture Banquet held on March 16th, the Washtenaw County Dairy Livestock Council presented their Distinguished Service to Agriculture Awards to Manchester’s Lyndon Uphaus and to Robert Mast from Dexter. These awards are given in recognition of many years of dedication and service to the agricultural community in Washtenaw County. More […]
Library makes digital archive of The Manchester Enterprise available online
In conjunction with the Sesquicentennial of the Village of Manchester, the Manchester District Library has begun digitizing its historic collection to provide broader and more convenient access to the history of our community. Tamara Denby, Manchester District Library History Room Volunteer; Char Major, Emanuel Church History Committee Member; and Fritz Swanson, Secretary of the Manchester District […]
Seed Library restocked
The Manchester Seed Library, located next to the front desk of the Manchester District Library, 912 City Road, was restocked with a donation of new seed packets from the Community Garden Committee and the Garden Mill in Chelsea. This was a smaller number of seed packets then in previous years, so if you have seed packets […]
Larceny from auto in the Village
From the Sheriff’s Department: On March 9th at 4:35pm, deputies responded to the report of a larceny from auto in the 400blk of Adrian Street, Manchester Village. Sometime between 6pm on March 8th and 8:30am on March 9th suspect(s) entered and unlocked vehicle that was parked in the driveway. While inside the vehicle, suspect(s) stole prescription […]
Residents still recovering from windstorm and power outages
Like most of the rest of Michigan’s lower peninsula, the Manchester area experienced a windstorm on Wednesday that disrupted daily life, caused property damage, and resulted in no school for a day, due to widespread power outages. The actual windstorm on Wednesday caused dangerous driving conditions with trees and branches down in roads, rendering some […]
