Manchester’s Digital Dislocators Advance to Finals in FIRST Robotics Competition
Last weekend Manchester High Schools rookie FIRST Robotics team (6081) the “Digital Dislocators” competed in their first “FIRST Robotics Competition” at Kettering University in Flint. The rookie team did exceptionally well, ranking 21 out of 40 teams and advanced all the way to the final round before being defeated. In addition, they were in the […]
Manchester Celebrates National Ag Week with Placemats, Posters & Books
Washtenaw County Farm Bureau and area FFA programs will join countless other organizations across the country to celebrate agriculture’s important role in daily life as part of National Ag Week March 13-19 and Ag Day on Tuesday March 15th. Local events and activities are designed to raise awareness about the many ways America’s farmers provide […]
Fifteen Different School Building Configurations for 2016-2017 Being Considered
The Building Configuration Committee met last Tuesday, Feb 23, 2016. This committee is tasked with eventually producing a recommendation to the school board on a new building use configuration for the district starting in the fall that will both cut costs and more efficiently utilize the buildings in the face of decreasing enrollment. At this […]
Manchester Seniors Hold Visioning Session – Sketch Out Goals for 2016
For many years, the Manchester Area Senior Citizens Council (MASCC) have provided services to Manchester-area senior residents including group social activities and camaraderie, shared meals, transportation, and more. In the last few years, MASCC has been neither able to internally generate sufficient finances, nor find external funding to cover the cost of their activities. The greatest of […]
Freedom Township Takes First Steps Toward Shaping Future Development to Protect Watershed
When we think of “the river” in the Manchester Area, many of us think of the Raisin River, which is natural as it runs through the Village on its way to Lake Erie. But, much of Sharon and Freedom Township actually belongs to the Huron River Watershed. In fact, Pleasant Lake and Freedom Township sit at […]
Annabelle Valentine Delivers Manchester Love (And Water) to Flint
Annabelle Celkis made her way up and down Main Street, in and out of businesses handing out cards and cookies to everyone she met on the Thursday before Valentines Day. If you are not familiar with Annabelle’s Valentines Mission, read about it HERE. Then on Saturday she and her family drove more than 700 gallons […]
Village Approves Design Plans for New Pizza Place on Corner
Representatives from Over the Edge Pizza, including owner Chris Moyle, were present at the Feb. 15th Village Council meeting to have their site design for the “orange building” located on the corner of M-52 and Main Street reviewed as part of the Manchester’s Historic District. Village planners Carlisle Wortman had also reviewed the plans prior […]
Race Cars in the Halls of the Middle School Make STEM Education Hands-On for Students
Dragsters rocketed down the halls of the Manchester Middle School to squeals of joy on Thursday and Friday as well as the cheers of the 5th graders who had designed and built them over the last two weeks. The CO2 powered dragster project was the brain child of Middle School teacher Matt Hall and financed by […]
Main Street Bridge on Target to be Open by Memorial Day
At its Feb. 15 meeting, Manchester Village Council was briefed on the status of the Main Street Bridge by Village Manager Jeff Wallace. Wallace noted that the weekend’s warm weather predictions could make it possible for Main Street Bridge grouting to proceed, which must be done at temperatures higher than 40 degrees F. With this important phase under […]
SRSLY Kicks Off Positive Norms Campaign in Manchester
The SRSLY Manchester Coalition kicked off a positive social norms campaign last week on Feb 16, 2016. This campaign celebrates teens that are making healthy choices when it comes to prescription drugs, marijuana, alcohol, and tobacco. The positive social norms campaign is using 2016 data from the Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth (MiPHY) survey that […]
