Manchester Wellness Coalition announces upcoming new publication
The Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce and the 5 Healthy Towns Foundation, represented by the Manchester Wellness Coalition, recently announced a new publication coming this fall. In October, the 5 Healthy Towns Foundation will launch its first issue of Connected. This bi-annual, high-quality magazine will contain several articles on health and wellness topics, covering the five communities […]
What ARE those huge loads?
Many times over the last month, readers have asked about gigantic metal tubes being transported by a strange, specialized semi-rig along county roads, specifically on M-52 through Manchester. The Mirror’s publisher, Fritz Swanson, asked the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) if permits had been issued for these unusual loads to be passing through the community. The response, […]
Schools to be affected by loss of migrant population
The former DuRussel farm in Freedom Township has long hired a significant number of migrant workers to help throughout the summer growing season. The workers have traditionally included a number of young families, and some families have been coming to Manchester each summer for generations. A federally-funded summer program has provided fun, educational opportunities, and noon […]
Masonic Lodge 148 celebrates lodge rededication with ceremony & open house
The temple room was filled to capacity with many Manchester residents, and Masonic dignitaries from all over Michigan, for Manchester’s Masonic Lodge 148 re-dedication ceremony. The Lodge could have rededicated the temple, located on the third floor of the Comerica building, sooner, but wanted to complete recent renovations to the turn of 19th century temple. […]
Donations sought for Bridgewater Township monastery after fire destroys church
The church at the Monastery of the Ascension of the Lord, a 53-acre religious community on Sheridan Road north of the village of Clinton, was destroyed by fire around noon on Friday, August 12, 2016. No one was injured. According to the Daily Telegram, fire departments from Manchester Township, Saline, Clinton, Tecumseh, Sand Lake, and Ridgeway Township fire […]
Trumpeter swan family killed – $1,000 reward offered
Sometime around 6:30 am on Wednesday, August 10, a family of Trumpeter Swans who lived in the wetland at the Parker Rd. and Scio Church Rd. intersection were run over. The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department reports that deputies were called to the area where the far northeastern corner of Freedom Township intersects with Lodi, Scio, and […]
New robotics team forming at the Manchester Middle School
Manchester Middle School students will have the opportunity to join a robotics team this fall! The team will compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge using a modular robotics platform to design, build, and compete in a FIRST-designed game. The idea behind FIRST is to provide students affordable, accessible opportunities to develop strategy and build robots […]
Library sets up paperback exchange
The Summer Reading Program may be over, but the long, hot days of summer linger on. If you need a quick, easy read to keep you company by (or in) the pool or lake, stop by the Manchester District Library located at 912 City Road and take advantage of their honor system paperback book exchange. Take […]
Fire Department takes delivery of new tanker
Saturday at the street festival, the Manchester Township Fire Department showed off their brand new firetruck. The 2016 International truck which had been converted into a fire tanker/pumper by U.S. Tanker company in Wisconsin had been delivered to the Township the day before. This truck will replace one that has been in service since 1989. The new truck […]
Farmers Have Chance to Win $2,500 for Local Charity of Their Choice
Manchester Farmers have a chance to win $2,500 for a local Manchester Charity of their choice. The Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto Company, is sponsoring the annual America’s Farmers Grow Communities program in order to strengthen farming communities across America. Enrollment is open to farmers from now until November 30th. The Monsanto Fund plans to […]
