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 Fritz Swanson

Austin Road MAY Be Open By Wednesday

Austin Road east of the library and M-52 has been closed for construction since Sepetember 22nd (as reported previously by The Mirror). The road is closed from M-52 all the way to Clinton Road, and has made morning commutes, as well as general travel, difficult for the Manchester Area. It was the hope of the […]

 Marsha Chartrand

American Legion & Auxiliary Post 117 Honor Those who Served

The American Legion and Auxiliary, Post and Unit 117, of Manchester, gathered to celebrate the service of area veterans on November 9. “We express our sincere appreciation to the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces,” said Auxiliary Unit President Jeannine Uphouse, in a statement provided to the Mirror. “We thank […]

 Sara Swanson

Library Names New Interim Director

Many library patrons were surprised Tuesday morning to hear that Manchester District Library director James Miller had been let go by a unanimous decision at the board meeting the previous night. Miller had served as library director since August of 2013. When asked to comment on the director’s dismissal, Gary Seguin, president of the Manchester […]

 Sara Swanson

Middle School Students Participate in Lions Club Peace Poster Contest

For more than 25 years, Lions Clubs around the world have sponsored the annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups. The purpose of this this art contest is to encourage young people worldwide to express their visions of peace. Millions of children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Manchester One of Five Communities Recognized for Active Living

This fall, five municipalities that make up the “5 Healthy Towns” service area were recognized by the Michigan Fitness Foundation’s Promoting Active Communities (PAC) program. Of the five communities, the Village of Manchester saw the greatest improvement in its PAC score, advancing from receiving Bronze awards in 2010 and 2012 to the Silver in 2014. Silver […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Middle School 2014-2015 First Marking Period Honor Roll

Manchester Middle School’s 2014-15 Q1 High Honors and Honors Honor Roll High Honors 8th Grade Boote, Jocelyn R Bortmas, Quenton W Bourland, Paige E Brown, Sedona R Chandler, Madilyn Q Cole, Autumn J DeWolfe, Ashley L Dobis, Johnathon A Dresch, Reese L Edwards, Rayna K Foltz, Hannah C Geldner, Mikayla A Good, McKenna L Haist, […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester High School 2014-2015 First Marking Period Honor Roll

Manchester High School First Marking Period Honor Roll High Honors 12th Grade Ahrens, Sydnie V Benedict, Alia M Blaine, Morgan R Bortmas, Emily M Brewis, Brody M Brown, Selena N Burge, Jared M Cetin, Mert Can Collins, Madison K Coutts, Adrianna P Dorman, Kate E Doster, Lauren R Dresch, Morgan K Hamilton, Madelyn E Heuser, […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Teens Participate in Red Ribbon Week

You may have noticed evidence of Red Ribbon Week around Manchester. For the second year in a row, from October 23 to the 31st, downtown Manchester was decorated with red ribbon twisted around the trees and informational signs explaining what Red Ribbon Week’s mission, to encourage individuals and communities to unite and take a visible […]

 Sara Swanson

All Manchester Area Millages Pass, New School Board Members Elected

With turnout over 50%, Manchester residents supported all the major local issues in front of them in yesterday’s election. (See Full County Wide Results Here) The Fire Department Millage passed, the Road Millage passed, the Manchester District Library Millage passed, and all the local races went as expected. Here’s the breakdown of the major local […]

 Sara Swanson

Crab Races Prosper in New Location

On Saturday, November 1 the Manchester Community Schools Foundation held its annual crab races. Since 2011, the foundation has awarded over $60,000 in mini grants for materials and projects to the district’s schools where otherwise funding would not be available. One of the foundation’s most recent grants was a $10,000 award toward the Klager Read Well reading program. […]