New iPads Replace Computers in Children’s Section of Manchester District Library
Three refurbished iPad 3s have replaced the aging desktop computers that once dominated the center of the Children’s section of the Manchester District Library. Worth Repeating generously donated $2500 to purchase the iPads, as well as robust mounting hardware to keep the machines safe from overly-curious little hands. The iPads already have a handful of […]
Street Festival Music Line-Up Annouced
What do an award winning country musician a two time Detroit blues champ and a Jazz guitarist that has toured the country all have in common? They will all be in Manchester August 2nd to perform at the Manchester Street Festival. In only its second year the Street Festival committee had nailed down some top […]
Bond Proposal Would Provide Funding for New Main Street Bridge
One of the most unique and picturesque aspects of Manchester is its beautiful setting on the River Raisin. But for the past year, the appealing river view has been marred by orange barricades and flashing lights. For more than 85 years, the Main Street bridge has been the scene of many a Memorial Day service and […]
This Year’s Chicken Broil Features New Drive Thru!
Manchester’s signature event, The Chicken Broil, is this Thursday, 7/17 at 4pm. Within four hours, 11,000 chickens will be broiled to perfection at Alumni Memorial Field. $10 dollars gets you ½ a chicken, the famous coleslaw, radishes, chips, and a drink. Soft drinks and ice cream are available for an extra charge. This year features […]
Klager Elementary School Seeks Financial Support for a New Reading Program
When students come back to Klager in the fall, they will be greeted by more than just new teachers and new classrooms, but a dynamic new reading program. Over the last few years, an alarming trend was observed with the reading scores with the young students of the district. More and more students were […]
Manchester District Library Brings Bugs and Reptiles to Summer Reading
On Friday, July 11 at 4pm in the Village Room at the Manchester District Library, as part of the Summer Reading Program, the Great Lakes Zoological Society “World of Discovery” (GLZS), brought live animals for an interactive program focusing on animal behavior and conservation. The GLZS is an indoor zoo located in Ann Arbor that features reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. […]
Friendship Does More Than Move Mountains…It Changes Lives–Manchester Woman Walks to Fight Suicide
By Megan Linski (Editor’s Note: Ms. Linski wrote to us several weeks ago about her campaign to fight suicide. Ms Linski and her friend Becca Maus had decided to honor their friend, Krisen Lison, by raising money for The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Ms. Linski has returned with a report on her efforts.) 16.4 miles is a lot longer in real […]
Proposed New Gas Pipeline to Run Through Local Townships
In the last couple of weeks, some property owners in Bridgewater Township received a letter from ET Rover Pipeline Company LLC, a Texas based company asking for permission for the company’s surveyors to go onto their property to survey specific parcels for a new natural gas pipeline. As proposed the pipeline, which has the capacity […]
Will Freedom Township Voters Opt to Remain in the Manchester Library District?
The Manchester District Library Board of Trustees has asked us to announce the following: Freedom Township is paying for a one-issue ballot on August 5th. The question as it will appear on the ballot is: “Do you want Freedom Township to withdraw from the Manchester District Library?” If Freedom Township does withdraw, Residents of that township who […]
