2016 Historical Society Calendar Coming Soon
Since 1984, the Manchester Area Historical Society (MAHS) has produced an annual historical calendar. Each year, the calendar theme features a unique aspect of Manchester area history. The new 2016 calendar, “Living History,” is a continuation of a collection of oral histories as told in the words of long-time Manchester residents. Sharon Curtis, the calendar’s editor for the second […]
Cultural Art Strings to Create a Manchester Youth Orchestra
Cultural Art Strings, which has provided Manchester with a youth strings education program for the past three years, is expanding in it’s fourth. This year, their annual summer camp, in addition to accepting children interested in violin, viola, cello and bass, will now welcome wind, brass, percussion and guitar students, with the intention of creating […]
Consumers Energy to Upgrade Manchester Meters in 2016
Consumers Energy has begun the process of upgrading electric meter technology across the state for 1.8 million electric customers. They estimate this process will continue through 2017. Manchester, which makes up the far eastern edge of their service area in southern Michigan, will be upgraded along with Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale, Calhoun and Branch counties in […]
49th Annual Canoe Race, Another Success!
With 66 canoes and kayaks, and more than 100 contestants in this year’s Kiwanis Canoe Race, the 49th annual event was deemed a complete success by organizers. “We had a couple more participants and canoes than last year,” said Cindy Kenney, a Kiwanis spokesperson. There were many familiar names in this year’s winner’s circle, as well as new participants […]
Lenawee Christian School to Expand Busing to Manchester Next Fall
Lenawee Christian School (LCS), a private, Christian school located in Adrian, MI announced last week that they will be expanding their school bus service north into Manchester beginning fall of 2015. LCS, which has a student body of more than 600 students K-12, currently has at least 15 students living in Manchester who make the […]
Manchester Co-op Preschool Offering NEW Summer Program
Finishing up the 2014-2015 school year, the Manchester Co-op Preschool is launching a summer program beginning June 22 for children ages 3 to 5. Having recently celebrated it’s 50 year anniversary and finishing up the first year of their new Young Fives program, the Co-op is continuing to modernize and expand. Shelby Chartrand, teacher & co-director […]
Freedom Township Renews Local Road Maintenance Millage
According to the unofficial election results offered by the Washtenaw County Government, Freedom Township voted 262 Yes and 163 No on the local road maintenance millage. This local road maintenance millage was separate from the statewide road issue present on all ballots in today’s special election. Here is the language that Freedom Township voters […]
And the Winner is… Manchester Fair Booklet Cover Design is Chosen
For the second year, Manchester High School art students had the opportunity to submit their concept for the Fair book cover. Out of 15 entries from Mrs. Griffin’s art classes two stood out among the rest, Selena Brown’s (2nd place) and Josie Rickert’s (1st place). The first place winner’s art will be used on the […]
Manchester Street Festival Canceled for 2015 Due to Bridge Replacement
Last week, organizers made public the decision to postpone the Manchester Street Festival for a year. Scheduled for the first Saturday in August, this event includes Run Manchester and in the past has included a juried art fair, marketplace, vintage car show, bed races, rubber duck race and all-day live music. The festival–which usually occurs […]
Mandy Otto of the Cambrian Senior Living Extends Dementia Support into Manchester
Cambrian Senior Living, which currently supports the local Manchester Senior Center with monthly sponsorship of activities, some of their programming needs, cookies, and word searches, recently named Mandy Otto as Life Enrichment Coordinator at their new Memory Care Community. Ms. Otto will oversee all aspects of the activities and events offered daily to enrich the lives […]
