Father & son who competed in first Canoe Race return for 50th celebration
Sunday’s canoe race had a very special team competing in the Men’s category: Team #45, Lee Pauken and his father Donald. The Paukens had driven up from Indiana to participate in the 50th Canoe Race celebration because they had competed together in 1967 in Manchester’s very first canoe race in the father/son category. The first time […]
60 days to raise $40,000! – Fundraising campaign begins for Kingsley-Jenter House Community Place
On May 9, the Manchester Area Historical Society (MAHS) launched its new fundraising campaign for the Kingsley-Jenter House, its headquarters at 302 E. Main Street. This fund-raiser is specifically focused on creating a repurposed and upgraded community meeting place, which can accommodate many needs in our community for small groups and events in a setting […]
Main Street Bridge opens!
The much-anticipated opening of Manchester’s Main Street Bridge finally happened on Friday morning, May 6, shortly after 9 am. A previously publicized opening ceremony was cancelled due to rain, which had caused the bridge painting to be a few days behind its original schedule. But painting and pavement markings were completed on Thursday, making way […]
Road flooding leads to school bus stuck in swamp
Friday afternoon, while trying to avoid flooding across Buss Road in Manchester Township, Manchester Community School Bus 94 was pulled into mud and sank in a swampy area, resulting in the bus being stuck at a precarious-looking angle. While it produced dramatic photos and exciting stories for the students on the bus, superintendent Cherie Vannatter […]
Friends of the Library install a Little Free Library in Chi Bro Park
Chi Bro Park, a Manchester village park located on Ann Arbor Hill Road north of Main Street, plays host to many things from the weekly farmers market to summer volleyball games and this year, to part of the Annual Canoe Race festivities. But as of Friday evening, it is playing host to something new. On […]
Section of Austin Road to be re-surfaced this week
The Washtenaw County Road Commission will be milling the existing road surface and placing a new hot mix asphalt surface on Austin Road between M-52 & Clinton Road this week between May 10th and May 13th (dates subject to weather delays.) The road will not close so no detour will be posted.
Updated: Main Street Bridge opening on Wednesday canceled due to weather
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016 – Editors Note: We’ve received word from Village officials that because of weather delays, the bridge won’t be ready to open tomorrow and the very short ceremony scheduled for 10am has been canceled. The bridge will most likely open during the day on Friday, without a ceremony. A formal bridge opening […]
Lions Club to test vision of all Manchester K-12 students
Starting today, the Manchester Lions Club will be performing vision screenings of all of the K-12 students in the Manchester Community Schools. They plan to test all of the high school students this afternoon. They will test Middle School students on Friday, May 6th, and while the date is yet to be scheduled, will test the […]
Manchester Community Schools launches strategic planning process
The Board of Education and the Administration of Manchester Community Schools is launching a new initiative to guide the district through a 3-5 year Strategic Plan. The purpose of this initiative is to help them develop new goals and strategies for continuing to offer an excellent education for their students, while using scarce public education resources in […]
Sign up for Mens Club rototilling
The Manchester Men’s Club will be tilling gardens for donation in mid to late May. Sign up on the Mens Club FACEBOOK page, at Keith Reed Barber Shop, call John Stedman @ 231-6284, or contact your friendly local Men’s Club member.
