Library Names New Interim Director
Many library patrons were surprised Tuesday morning to hear that Manchester District Library director James Miller had been let go by a unanimous decision at the board meeting the previous night. Miller had served as library director since August of 2013. When asked to comment on the director’s dismissal, Gary Seguin, president of the Manchester […]
Middle School Students Participate in Lions Club Peace Poster Contest
For more than 25 years, Lions Clubs around the world have sponsored the annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups. The purpose of this this art contest is to encourage young people worldwide to express their visions of peace. Millions of children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest […]
Manchester One of Five Communities Recognized for Active Living
This fall, five municipalities that make up the “5 Healthy Towns” service area were recognized by the Michigan Fitness Foundation’s Promoting Active Communities (PAC) program. Of the five communities, the Village of Manchester saw the greatest improvement in its PAC score, advancing from receiving Bronze awards in 2010 and 2012 to the Silver in 2014. Silver […]
Manchester Middle School 2014-2015 First Marking Period Honor Roll
Manchester Middle School’s 2014-15 Q1 High Honors and Honors Honor Roll High Honors 8th Grade Boote, Jocelyn R Bortmas, Quenton W Bourland, Paige E Brown, Sedona R Chandler, Madilyn Q Cole, Autumn J DeWolfe, Ashley L Dobis, Johnathon A Dresch, Reese L Edwards, Rayna K Foltz, Hannah C Geldner, Mikayla A Good, McKenna L Haist, […]
Manchester High School 2014-2015 First Marking Period Honor Roll
Manchester High School First Marking Period Honor Roll High Honors 12th Grade Ahrens, Sydnie V Benedict, Alia M Blaine, Morgan R Bortmas, Emily M Brewis, Brody M Brown, Selena N Burge, Jared M Cetin, Mert Can Collins, Madison K Coutts, Adrianna P Dorman, Kate E Doster, Lauren R Dresch, Morgan K Hamilton, Madelyn E Heuser, […]
Manchester Teens Participate in Red Ribbon Week
You may have noticed evidence of Red Ribbon Week around Manchester. For the second year in a row, from October 23 to the 31st, downtown Manchester was decorated with red ribbon twisted around the trees and informational signs explaining what Red Ribbon Week’s mission, to encourage individuals and communities to unite and take a visible […]
All Manchester Area Millages Pass, New School Board Members Elected
With turnout over 50%, Manchester residents supported all the major local issues in front of them in yesterday’s election. (See Full County Wide Results Here) The Fire Department Millage passed, the Road Millage passed, the Manchester District Library Millage passed, and all the local races went as expected. Here’s the breakdown of the major local […]
Crab Races Prosper in New Location
On Saturday, November 1 the Manchester Community Schools Foundation held its annual crab races. Since 2011, the foundation has awarded over $60,000 in mini grants for materials and projects to the district’s schools where otherwise funding would not be available. One of the foundation’s most recent grants was a $10,000 award toward the Klager Read Well reading program. […]
23 Volunteers Nominated by Manchester Organizations for Recognition Awards
Nineteen Manchester organizations have nominated twenty-three outstanding volunteers from the area to be recognized for volunteer service to Manchester community at the 27th annual Community Resource Center banquet on Friday, November 14th. Nominees are those who give back to the community through various programs, projects and events. They are… Howard E. Parr nominated by Manchester Area Historical Society Pete […]
Middle Schoolers Take a Step Toward Breaking Down Social Barriers on “Mix-It-Up at Lunch” Day
Students at Manchester Middle School joined more than one million other students across the country to help break down social and racial barriers by participating in the 12th annual Mix It Up at Lunch Day. The goal is to create learning environments where students see each other as individuals and not just as members of a […]
