Sophomores Visit Adrian College
Manchester High School’s annual trip to Adrian College took place on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. The students toured the library, a sample dorm room, a lecture hall, the wellness complex, the football field, and the radio station. According to Principal Mowrer, they enjoyed an all-you-can-eat lunch and Joe VanGeison, the tour guide, did a great job taking them around. This was […]
“Kids Against Hunger” Games at Middle School Raise Over $1,000
by Cindy Kenney It’s that time of year again, when Manchester Key Club and Builders Club enlist the aid of the entire student body to raise money in support of the annual Kids Against Hunger project. Based on the amount of money raised a food packaging event will be held at Klager Elementary School where […]
15 Sex Offenders Work for 1 Small Business in Manchester
There are roughly 2110 people who live in the village of Manchester. As in any town, some of our number will have been convicted of a crime — some even, perhaps, of a crime of a sexual nature. According to the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry, however, while only nine sex offenders live in the […]
Funeral Being Held Today For Cameron LaDouceur
The funeral service for Cameron LaDouceur will be held today at 11am at the Manchester United Methodist Church. LaDouceur, age 20, died Wednesday evening when he lost control of his ORV on private property, on Peckins Road, in Sharon Township. The visitation was held Sunday at the Borek Jennings Funeral Home in Manchester. He is survived […]
Free Books Handed Out All Over Town on World Book Night
On Wednesday, seven Manchesterites took up posts and handed out 140 books in a matter of hours in observance of World Book Night. Not pictured below, but also participating were Anne Buckalew, Lorrie Coburn, Kathleen Dimond, and Sue LaRocque. If you are interested in being a book giver next year, go to the World Book Night website […]
Hippity Hoppity – The Easter Bunny Comes to Town!
Manchester families kept the Easter Bunny extremely busy this weekend! The Easter Bunny made an initial stop on Saturday morning at the Sportsman’s Club to have breakfast with Manchester kids and their families. Then, of course, the Easter Bunny was found roaming through Carr Park around 1:00 pm prior to the the egg hunt sponsored […]
World Book Night – Free Books to Be Given Out in Manchester
by Julia Strimer This Wednesday, seven Manchester residents will be giving away brand new, free books in different strategic locations around the village in celebration of World Book Night. World Book Night is an annual celebration dedicated to spreading the love of reading, person to person. Each year on April 23 (Shakespeare’s birthday), tens of […]
Cultural Art Strings Awarded $2,375 Grant
Cultural Art Strings announced this week that they have been awarded a grant of $2,375 from the State of Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA). The grant was awarded through the MCACA peer review process and was one of 428 applications to compete for MCACA fiscal year 2014 funding and one of 32 […]
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Recording Now Available
The Manchester School District and the Middle School’s Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) hosted an informational workshop on the Olweus Bully Prevention Program that is being implemented at the middle school on April 1, 2014. This workshop was in conjunction with the normal PTSA monthly meeting. For those who were unable to attend, the session […]
New Priest Appointed to St. Mary Catholic Church
Bishop Boyea has named Fr. Bosco Padamattummal as new Administrator of St Marys parish in Manchester. Fr. Bosco, currently serving as parochial vicar of St. Francis in Ann Arbor, will begin his ministry in Manchester on Wednesday June 25th and will live in residence at the rectory. Fr. Timothy D. Krzyzaniak, who has served as […]
