ADVISORY: Drivers Encouraged to Stay Off the Road Unless Absolutely Necessary
The Emergency Operations Center has just released the following alert. SNOW CONDITION YELLOW WASHTENAW COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER 5:00 PM EST SUN FEB, 1 2015 …SNOW CONDITION YELLOW ISSUED FOR WASHTENAW COUNTY UNTIL NOON ON MONDAY… A major winter storm continues to affect all of southern lower Michigan this evening. As of […]
Klager Sock Hop Fun
Saturday night was full of 1950’s family fun as Guy Louis rocked and rolled through the Klager Gym. Elementary students and their families came out, some in costume, to enjoy this PTO sponsored event.
Dutch DECA Chapter Competes at Regional Competition
The DECA Chapter at Manchester High School participated in a regional conference at Eastern Michigan University on January 8. DECA is a nationwide student leadership organization that helps prepare high school students for business career. According to its website, DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools […]
School Board Considers Move to a Balanced Calendar
The Manchester School Board will begin investigating a possible move to a balanced calendar for the 2016- 2017 school year at their meeting tonight at 6pm. This regularly scheduled school board meeting is open to the public, but community forums on the move to a balanced calendar will also be held in February and March. […]
Manchester-Area Residents – Please Help the HIP!
The Manchester Wellness Coalition is asking all Manchester-area residents to help with an important aspect of our mission to improve the health and wellness of us all. Join us in participating in the 2015 Health Improvement Plan (HIP) telephone survey, to be conducted beginning February 1, 2015! The volunteers of the Wellness Coalition work […]
Farmers Market to Move to Chi Bro Park for 2015
The Manchester Farmers Market Committee announced last week that this summer the farmers market will set up in Chi Bro Park instead of on Adrian Street as usual. Because Main Street’s Bridge will be out while a new bridge is built, Adrian Street between Duncan and Main St. will make up part of the detour […]
Food Pantry lists items needed to “Feed the 5,000”
Several local congregations are working on a special mission focus for the upcoming season of Lent, called “Feeding the 5,000.” The Manchester Community Resource Center CRC) Food Pantry is but one of the recipient organizations for this project and CRC Director Laura Seyfried has kindly provided a list of some of the most needed and […]
Conservation Awards Presented to Two Local Farms
Blumenauer Farms of Sharon Township was presented with the 2014 “Walter Wolfgang Memorial” Conservation Farmer of the Year Award in front of a crowd of 122 people at the 67th annual meeting of the County Conservation District, held January 15 at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. The “Wolfgang Memorial” Award is presented to farmers who […]
Manchester Area Can Support 50,000+ SqFt Additional Retail Space
On December 22, at the regular Downtown Development Authority (DDA) meeting, Bob Gibbs of Gibbs Planning Group presented his Retail Market Analysis for the Village of Manchester. The results are pretty amazing, incredibly optimistic, and frankly, left everyone in the room in awe and questioning the validity of his analysis. Could it really be true? […]
Scouting for Food Triples Their Donations in December Food Drive
Manchester’s generosity has topped itself again this year. For years Cub Scout Pack 421 has been collecting donations for the Manchester Family Services Christmas Shop. Braving the cold December weather, the Scouts set up collection stations outside of the Manchester Market and Dollar General. In the past, the scouts went door to door, but this year, with […]
