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 Sara Swanson

MHS Team Finishes First at Manchester Community School’s Foundation Trivia Night

On Saturday, February 6th, the Manchester Community Schools Foundation hosted their annual Trivia Night for adults at Freedom Township Hall. Seven teams competed with the Manchester High School team taking top honors. The table decoration award went to Theresa Herron’s Generic Trivia Team. The funds raised will go directly back to the students of Manchester […]

 Fritz Swanson

School Building Configuration Committee Has Second Meeting, Shares Information

The Building Configuration Committee had its second meeting February 9th at 6pm. In an effort to keep the community informed about the information as they discuss it, the Committee has asked the Mirror to share the following documents. First we have we have the meeting Agenda and an updated committee list. Second we have the Building Configuration […]

 Sara Swanson

DTE Energy Customers May be Eligible for FREE Furnace Tune-Up

With freezing temperatures that have finally descended upon us, it’s important to make sure your furnace is functioning properly. Habitat for Humanity has a great program that may allow you to test and tune your furnace and even replace it at a reduced cost if needed. While Manchester Village and Township are serviced by Consumers, parts […]

 Sara Swanson

Michigan Tobacco Quitline is Offering 8 Weeks of FREE Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Are you thinking about quitting smoking? During February 2016, the Michigan Tobacco Quitline is offering 8 weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy to anyone who calls and enrolls. The number to call is 1-800-QUIT-NOW or 1-855-784-8669 (English) or 1-800-DEJELO-YA or 1-855-335-3569 (Spanish). The first call to the Quitline will last about 20 minutes. Information provided is confidential and used […]

 Sara Swanson

NO PARKING East of Bridge for Beam Delivery Thursday & Friday

The Village announced tonight that on Thursday, February 11th and Friday, February 12th, 2016 there will be NO PARKING on E. Main St. from the Main Street Bridge (currently under construction) east to Beaufort St. from 9am to 5pm to accommodate the delivery of the bridge beams.

 Fritz Swanson

Frank’s in the Morning to Introduce the Cannoli Paczkis on Tuesday!

Jessica Bushaw, the pastry genius at Frank’s in the Morning, will be debuting a special Italian-themed paczki for Fat Tuesday this year on February 9th. The cannoli paczki will feature a traditional sweet ricotta cannoli filling, spotted with miniature chocolate chips, and will be dusted with powdered sugar and extra chocolate chips. While regular paczkis will […]

 Sara Swanson

Saline Endowment Seeks Manchester Health-Related Grant Applicants

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System has put out a call to Manchester groups and schools, as well those in the Saline-area communities, to apply for grants from the Judy Ivan Healthy Communities Endowment. The fund has approximately $25,000 in total grant money available this year. Applications are due Thursday, March 31, 2016. The Endowment’s philosophy […]

 Ray Berg

Historical Society Completes First “Work Bee” at Kingsley-Jenter Home

The Manchester Area Historical Society held its first cleanup “work bee” on Saturday, January 23 at its newly-purchased Kingsley-Jenter Home, located at 302 E. Main on the downtown, “four corners” intersection. The Society completed this purchase in December, and is working to repurpose the former funeral home into its new museum, archives and research center, and […]

 Sara Swanson

Sharon Township Launches New Website

Sharon Township recently launched a new website with a new web address: http://sharontownship.org. Previously, like the other townships, it used a county hosted-website that was sometimes hard to navigate. Township Clerk, Chelsea Mikel, stated on the new website that “The purpose of the new website was to make it extremely user-friendly, easy to access and find information, and to […]

 Sara Swanson

Stay Off the Ice!

Due to the inconsistent weather conditions, the DNR is urging people in our area to stay off of deeper lakes, ponds and streams. Michigan’s southern half of the Lower Peninsula has experienced enough rain and warm weather to cause weak spots in various locations of ice on waterways.