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 Sara Swanson

Successful Fundraising Allows Valentine Mission to Continue

Seven year-old Annabelle Celkis, better known as Annabelle Valentine this time of year, is preparing to spread Valentine love and cheer in downtown Manchester for the 4th year. As Valentine’s Day falls on a Saturday in 2015, a day when many downtown businesses are closed and the sidewalks bare, Annabelle is planning to pass out […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Community Schools are CLOSED – Monday, February 2, 2015

Manchester Community Schools will be closed Monday, February 2, 2015 due to winter weather and road conditions.

 Sara Swanson

ADVISORY: Drivers Encouraged to Stay Off the Road Unless Absolutely Necessary

      The Emergency Operations Center has just released the following alert. SNOW CONDITION YELLOW WASHTENAW COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER 5:00 PM EST SUN FEB, 1 2015 …SNOW CONDITION YELLOW ISSUED FOR WASHTENAW COUNTY UNTIL NOON ON MONDAY… A major winter storm continues to affect all of southern lower Michigan this evening. As of […]

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Klager Sock Hop Fun

Saturday night was full of 1950’s family fun as Guy Louis rocked and rolled through the Klager Gym. Elementary students and their families came out, some in costume, to enjoy this PTO sponsored event.

 Marsha Chartrand

Dutch DECA Chapter Competes at Regional Competition

The DECA Chapter at Manchester High School participated in a regional conference at Eastern Michigan University on January 8. DECA is a nationwide student leadership organization that helps prepare high school students for business career. According to its website, DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools […]

 Sara Swanson

School Board Considers Move to a Balanced Calendar

The Manchester School Board will begin investigating a possible move to a balanced calendar for the 2016- 2017 school year at their meeting tonight at 6pm. This regularly scheduled school board meeting is open to the public, but community forums on the move to a balanced calendar will also be held in February and March. […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester-Area Residents – Please Help the HIP!

  The Manchester Wellness Coalition is asking all Manchester-area residents to help with an important aspect of our mission to improve the health and wellness of us all. Join us in participating in the 2015 Health Improvement Plan (HIP) telephone survey, to be conducted beginning February 1, 2015! The volunteers of the Wellness Coalition work […]

 Sara Swanson

Farmers Market to Move to Chi Bro Park for 2015

The Manchester Farmers Market Committee announced last week that this summer the farmers market will set up in Chi Bro Park instead of on Adrian Street as usual. Because Main Street’s Bridge will be out while a new bridge is built, Adrian Street between Duncan and Main St. will make up part of the detour […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Food Pantry lists items needed to “Feed the 5,000”

Several local congregations are working on a special mission focus for the upcoming season of Lent, called “Feeding the 5,000.” The Manchester Community Resource Center CRC) Food Pantry is but one of the recipient organizations for this project and CRC Director Laura Seyfried has kindly provided a list of some of the most needed and […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Conservation Awards Presented to Two Local Farms

Blumenauer Farms of Sharon Township was presented with the 2014 “Walter Wolfgang Memorial” Conservation Farmer of the Year Award in front of a crowd of 122 people at the 67th annual meeting of the County Conservation District, held January 15 at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. The “Wolfgang Memorial” Award is presented to farmers who […]