Family Services Preparing for Annual Christmas Shop
Manchester Family Services is preparing to open their Christmas Shop Saturday, December 20 from 9am to noon at St. Mary’s Parish Center, something they’ve been doing for close to 50 years. Mary Sue Moore, of Family Services states that this year they will be serving about 175 individuals, which is consistent with numbers from recent […]
Small Steps Can Prevent Diabetes – Prevention Program Coming to Manchester
An innovative program aimed at helping prevent diabetes and related health complications will be coming to Manchester early next year. My Choice … My Health is the Diabetes Prevention Program of the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM). It helps those at high risk of developing diabetes adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles. The methods include developing healthier eating […]
New Logo, Sign, Website & Brochures in Manchester’s Future
The Manchester Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has been busy in 2014, working on several projects aimed at actively promoting tourism in Manchester. A special presentation on these activities will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at the Manchester District Library. The first project involved developing a visually appealing and unique logo for Manchester. A DDA committee worked with […]
Village Manager Discusses “Silver” Wellness Award
The Manchester Mirror recently reported that the Village of Manchester received the 2014 Promoting Active Communities (PAC) Silver Level award. Read more about it HERE. After receiving the Bronze Level award for several years previously, the unique approach taken by the village to assess its progress toward promoting an active community, paid off! This year, […]
Saturday’s Holiday Fun in the Village
Saturday there were holiday events in abundance in and around the Village – an all day vendor show at Klager, the Civic club shopping with students downtown, the Christmas Home Tour and Cultural Arts Strings playing at St. Mary’s Parish Center while Santa waited for waited for children to come share their Christmas wishes. Unfortunately […]
Cub Scouts Try New Approach to Holiday Food Drive
Every year Manchester Family Services relies on food donations collected by local cubs scouts. In previous years, the cub scouts have gone door to door collecting food, but because of the dwindling number of donations received in recent years, they’ve decided to try a new approach this year. The cub scouts will be braving the December weather collecting nonperishable […]
Men’s Club Annual Christmas Tree Sale Up and Running
Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, many residents are all set to decorate for Christmas and those who opt for a natural tree need to drive no further than Chi-Bro Park. Yesterday, the Men’s Club began their annual Christmas tree sale! The high school boy’s and girls soccer teams and the equestrian team are this year’s volunteers. The sale […]
Austin Road is (Currently) Open
While the Washtenaw County Road Commission website does not list the Austin Road project as completed, the Manchester Mirror has confirmed that it is currently open to driving. According to the most recent media advisory, river bank stabilization work was done this past Saturday, November 22nd. Until the project is listed as complete, there may […]
Sheriff Deputies to Begin Wearing Body Cameras
Deputies have used in-car video for a number of years to document their public contacts, enforcement activity, and response to both critical and more routine calls for service and self- initiated activity. At the same time, the Sheriff’s Office has been monitoring the development of body-worn camera technology and assessing its benefits, which are […]
Christmas in Village a Success Despite the Ice
An ice storm put an early crimp in an otherwise successful Christmas in the Village this past Saturday. After a week of snow and below-freezing temperatures, winds started coming from the south on Friday, bringing warm air into collision with our cold air. This sudden warm wet air raised humidity levels Friday night to almost […]
