Men’s Club Begins Annual Christmas Tree Sale
Christmas trees are once again on sale in downtown Manchester. The familiar town institution came back to life on December 1st. Members of the Men’s Club — as well as players from the boys’ and girls’ soccer teams, Boy Scout Troop 426, and other volunteers — loaded, toted, hauled, hefted, drove, and dragged 240 trees […]
Local Manufacturer CEI Wins 2013 SPARK FastTrack Award
Have you seen the new Chevrolet dealership in Chelsea? Or, noticed the new Bahna Wrestling Center on the University of Michigan’s athletic campus? The facades on both of these buildings are clad with a product made right here in Manchester by CEI Composite Materials. CEI Composite Materials designs and manufactures architectural metal panels and entry […]
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Update
For the past week (12/2 through 12/8) we had the following activity in the Village: · 24 calls for service; no major incidents or crimes Most of these were general service requests of traffic stops (non-criminal traffic stops)
SASHA Farm Needs More Hay to Make it Through the Winter
SASHA Farm, the midwest’s largest farm animal sanctuary, is located right here in Manchester. Founded by Monte Jackson and Dorothy Davies, they have taken in around 400 abused, ill, or otherwise neglected animals. They have all types of animals including cows, horses, goats, oxen, pigs, chicken, ducks, emus, donkeys, as well as dogs and cats […]
Technical outage forces bank holiday
A “technical glitch” with AT&T service shut down the United Bank & Trust Manchester and Dexter offices on Friday and Saturday. Manchester branch manager Ron King said that with no way to verify account information or run transactions, the bank staff “limped along” until 2 p.m. on Friday and then a corporate decision was made […]
Manchester Schools Respond to Loss of Student
The Mirror staff has received a copy of the letter that was sent out to parents on Sunday afternoon in response to the death of Justin Wenger. Further questions or comments should be directed to Superintendent Vannatter or Principal Mowrer. Please do what you can to assist the Wenger family in this time of […]
Manchester Food Pantry Stocked Up for the Holidays
With Thanksgiving just few days away, and the holiday season fast upon us, it’s natural to wonder about the less fortunate citizens of our community. And even though the need for food and shelter is felt all year round, the coming of winter and the generous spirit of the season still focus our attention. It […]
Bologna For the Win! Manchester’s Jake Krzyzaniak is the 8th Grade SEMMLAA 2013-2014 Spelling Bee Champion
Manchester’s own Jake Krzyzaniak won the 8th grade SEMMLAA spelling bee which was held on Saturday, November 16th at the Mill Creek Middle School in Dexter. This year approximately forty-five 8th graders from Chelsea, Dexter, Lincoln, Milan, Manchester, Pinckney, Saline, and Tecumseh competed in the spelling bee. The event is organized by the Southeast Michigan […]
Alice Training Provides Staff Options Against Possible School Shooter
Gunshots rang out in the hallway of the Manchester Early Childhood Center (MECC). In the classrooms, the lights were immediately turned off and everyone ducked behind overturned tables, hid in cabinets and under desks, and climbed behind bookcases to avoid being the target of the shooter. The shooter taunted and called out to the teacher […]
Students Embrace Circle of Respect Principles
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Mayes (734)428-8321 or jmayes@mcs.k12.mi.us DATE: November 18, 2013 MANCHESTER–Sometimes big lessons are learned sitting “crisscross applesauce” in the media center with the principal. Every Monday at Manchester Community Schools’ Klager Elementary, students gather in Respect Circles and learn lifelong principles that impact life now. Jennifer Mayes is in […]
