Manchester Community Schools launches strategic planning process
The Board of Education and the Administration of Manchester Community Schools is launching a new initiative to guide the district through a 3-5 year Strategic Plan. The purpose of this initiative is to help them develop new goals and strategies for continuing to offer an excellent education for their students, while using scarce public education resources in […]
Sign up for Mens Club rototilling
The Manchester Men’s Club will be tilling gardens for donation in mid to late May. Sign up on the Mens Club FACEBOOK page, at Keith Reed Barber Shop, call John Stedman @ 231-6284, or contact your friendly local Men’s Club member.
Chicken Broil pledges $20,000 to Historical Society effort
The Manchester Chicken Broil Board of Directors recently approved a generous pledge of $20,000 to the Manchester Area Historical Society’s drive to purchase and renovate the Kingsley-Jenter Home on the corner of M-52 and Main Street. Read the story of the Historical Society’s purchase here. The historical society has applied for a grant through the state, to […]
School Board debates future of Ackerson Building
Last Monday, the school board heard the long anticipated recommendations from the building configuration committee presented by committee member Tom Mann. According to Superintendent Vannatter, the board did not vote on the recommendation and instead indicated they had additional questions and would like to continue the discussion at another meeting. As expected, the recommendation was […]
Representative Tim Walberg holds Manchester Town Hall; says “Don’t give up on America.”
Manchester’s U.S. Congressman, Tim Walberg held a town hall Friday morning at Frank’s Place. Although he got off to a rough start, misidentifying “Manchester” as “Jackson,” he soon got his bearings and after the hour was up, he had addressed all of the questions submitted in writing from the room packed with almost forty constituents. […]
Duncan Street Bridge plaque refurbished
As part of the Main Street bridge project, the Duncan Street Bridge, which has seen increased traffic over the past months as the only path over the river, received a bit of refurbishment itself. Its plaque, which, according to the Village manager Jeff Wallace, “had been hanging by a thread,” was almost unreadable. Village staff […]
Math and Science Night sees huge turnout
This year’s Math and Science Night on Friday broke all previous attendance records, almost doubling last year’s attendance. Not only did it see the return of many favorites including the Critter Guy with a skink, snakes, an opossum, doves and mice, SRSLY’s pig lungs, Zumba, seed experiments, astrophotography, passion project displays, Running Rosie the Klager mascot, […]
Area churches to pack 10,000 meals for Haiti!
On Saturday April 23, five Manchester area churches will pack rice and bean meals and send them to the people of Haiti. In collaboration with I92 Ministries of Clinton, Sharon United Methodist Church, Manchester United Methodist Church, Emanuel United Church of Christ, St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, and Zion Lutheran Church will work alongside this ministry […]
Freedom Township enacts 90-day fence moratorium around Pleasant Lake
If you do not live on Pleasant Lake you may not be aware of the 6-foot fence controversy. It began in December of 2014 and as of Tuesday night’s Freedom Township board meeting, it looks like it may be coming to an end. The controversy started with the construction of a non-compliant, 6-foot high, double-sided fence […]
Special education millage to be on May 3 Ballot
In Washtenaw County approximately 6,500, or 1-in-7, students receive special education services. Students with learning disabilities, visual or hearing impairments, and students with mild to severe physical and cognitive disabilities, receive an array of educational support from public school programs and professionals. The annual countywide cost for these services is about $121 million. The current […]
