Manchester Wellness Coalition Seeks Community Input
The Manchester Wellness Coalition, a group of local volunteers working with the Chelsea-Area Wellness Foundation (CWF), is developing its Year 4 plan of community programs and infrastructure to improve the health and wellness of Manchester-area residents. We are looking for your input on what the community could use and should plan for in our wellness […]
Washtenaw County Conservation District to Recognize Two Local Farmers at Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Washtenaw County Conservation District will recognize the conservation work of two local Manchester Area farmers. The Conservation District’s 67th Annual Meeting, will be held Thursday, January 15, 2015, 6:30 p.m. at the Washtenaw County Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Road. The public is welcome to attend. The “Walter Wolfgang Memorial” Conservation Farmer of […]
Breaking News: Burglary of Manchester Pharmacy (Updated)
Update from Marsha Chartrand: In a small community like Manchester, residents don’t expect to wake up on a Monday morning and hear of a burglary at a local store. But that’s what happened when the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office announced a break-in and robbery at the Manchester Pharmacy in the early morning hours of […]
Manchester Kids Shop With A Cop
Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Me either. But 19 Manchester kids received a helping hand with their shopping this year at the “Shop with a Cop” event. Organized by Sgt. Keith Flores of the Washtenaw County Sheriff Department, just under 100 western Washtenaw children were given a special Christmas this year. The Shop with […]
Family Services Preparing for Annual Christmas Shop
Manchester Family Services is preparing to open their Christmas Shop Saturday, December 20 from 9am to noon at St. Mary’s Parish Center, something they’ve been doing for close to 50 years. Mary Sue Moore, of Family Services states that this year they will be serving about 175 individuals, which is consistent with numbers from recent […]
Small Steps Can Prevent Diabetes – Prevention Program Coming to Manchester
An innovative program aimed at helping prevent diabetes and related health complications will be coming to Manchester early next year. My Choice … My Health is the Diabetes Prevention Program of the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM). It helps those at high risk of developing diabetes adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles. The methods include developing healthier eating […]
New Logo, Sign, Website & Brochures in Manchester’s Future
The Manchester Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has been busy in 2014, working on several projects aimed at actively promoting tourism in Manchester. A special presentation on these activities will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at the Manchester District Library. The first project involved developing a visually appealing and unique logo for Manchester. A DDA committee worked with […]
Village Manager Discusses “Silver” Wellness Award
The Manchester Mirror recently reported that the Village of Manchester received the 2014 Promoting Active Communities (PAC) Silver Level award. Read more about it HERE. After receiving the Bronze Level award for several years previously, the unique approach taken by the village to assess its progress toward promoting an active community, paid off! This year, […]
Saturday’s Holiday Fun in the Village
Saturday there were holiday events in abundance in and around the Village – an all day vendor show at Klager, the Civic club shopping with students downtown, the Christmas Home Tour and Cultural Arts Strings playing at St. Mary’s Parish Center while Santa waited for waited for children to come share their Christmas wishes. Unfortunately […]
Cub Scouts Try New Approach to Holiday Food Drive
Every year Manchester Family Services relies on food donations collected by local cubs scouts. In previous years, the cub scouts have gone door to door collecting food, but because of the dwindling number of donations received in recent years, they’ve decided to try a new approach this year. The cub scouts will be braving the December weather collecting nonperishable […]
