Backyard chicken ordinance passes!
by Sara Swanson Four months after Manchester’s City Council agreed to consider an an ordinance to legalize backyard chickens, backyard chickens are legal! At their regular meeting last Monday, June 2, the council unanimously passed an ordinance allowing for residents to keep female chickens and quails in their backyards. It will go into effect July […]
Steven Head selected as next MCS superintendent
by Sara Swanson Manchester Community Schools Board of Education has chosen a new superintendent! Steven Head, former (retired) Superintendent of Onsted Community Schools, was unanimously selected by the board at their June 2nd special meeting. They have convened a contract negotiations committee and they are working with Head to finalize an offer with the goal […]
Pleasant Lake treated for invasive and nuisance aquatic weeds
by Sara Swanson In 2013, Freedom Township’s board voted in favor of establishing a Special Assessment District (SAD) to fund a lake management program for Pleasant Lake. This lake management project controls invasive and nuisance aquatic weeds, specifically Eurasian Milfoil and Starry Stonewort, through chemical treatment to the lake followed by additional spot applications as […]
Luther C. Klager Elementary School celebrates Community Leadership Day
submitted by Melissa Yekulis As the school year came to a close, the little leaders of Luther C. Klager Elementary School celebrated with its local leaders during the annual Community Leadership Day. Community Leadership Day originally started as a way to connect community leaders with students when the school became a Leader in Me school. Each year, […]
WCRC: Sharon Hollow Road roadwork this week
from Washtenaw County Road Commission On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, expect daytime road closures on Sharon Hollow Road between Washburn Road and Grass Lake Road in Sharon Township for gravel resurfacing. During these daytime activities through-traffic will be prohibited, and alternate routes are advised. Local access for properties within the road closure will be maintained, […]
Manchester High School Class of 2025 graduates
by Sara Swanson On Sunday, June 1, at 2pm, Manchester Jr/Sr High School (MHS) held its graduation ceremony inside the gym. In recent years graduation has been held in the athletic complex but it is currently undergoing bond-funded renovations. Principal Joshua Lindeman gave the welcome address. The National Anthem was performed by the MHS band, […]
Further adventures for The Dude
by Marsha Chartrand Nearby Chelsea contains about 50 maintained walking trails. It’s a great place to go for a walk of any distance; from beginners to high-achieving hikers. It’s also become a popular place to walk with your dogs. So the Chelsea Area Trail Challenge was initiated by the Chamber of Commerce, followed by the […]
Farewell, Flower Garden
by Marsha Chartrand It was a summer day in June 1999, and Mike Helton was about to realize a lifelong dream of owning his own flower shop. He and his partner, Susie, had moved to Manchester fairly recently and then he discovered that Deneine Schaible had the Flower Garden for sale. It was an opportunity […]
Community honors those who died in service to our country
by Sara Swanson Manchester’s American Legion Post 117 held the annual Memorial Day Ceremony in Oak Grove Cemetery last Monday at 11am. Post Commander Robert Luckhardt opened the ceremony, followed by the National Anthem played by the Manchester High School Marching Band and the flag raising by the Boy Scouts. Afterward, the band played service […]
Worth Repeating honors POWs & MIAs for Memorial Day
by Sara Swanson Worth Repeating has decorated their window honoring prisoners of war and those missing in action this Memorial Day. They have done this through a POW/MIA table. The Naval History and Heritage Command explains that the tradition of setting a separate table in honor of prisoners of war and missing comrades has been […]
