Rural Manchester-area residents hooked up to broadband!
by Sara Swanson In September 2021, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners voted to become one of the first counties in the state to create a path for every household to access high-speed broadband internet. In June of 2022, the first household, a household in Lima Township, was connected to broadband as a result of […]
Senior citizen luncheons pause until early March
by Marsha Chartrand “Sometimes it seems like we take two steps forward and one and a half steps back,” mused Pat Vailliencourt while talking about the latest blow to the Manchester Area Senior Services Council. In December, longtime cook Rebecca Paul needed to retire permanently from her position due to her health. No one who […]
Horning Farms to donate 196 pounds of ground beef to area food pantries
by Sara Swanson We reported at the beginning of December that Horning Farms had put a new spin on their traditional end-of-the-year ground-beef donation program and were holding a friendly competition. Whichever of five area food pantries received the most donations of ground beef at the end of the month, Horning Farms would make a […]
CRC expanding deliveries & helping prepare taxes in the new year
by Sara Swanson The Manchester community came through this holiday season and the Manchester Community Resource Center (CRC) still has an abundance of shelf-safe food thanks to their generosity. Carol Wotring, director, stated, “We had an absolutely amazing amount of shelf-stable food donated to us during the holidays — the elementary school alone donated more […]
Shakespeare Club meets musically and welcomes new members
submitted by Joan Gaughan, Shakespeare Club Two musical geniuses were the subjects of the Shakespeare Club’s presentations for the last two formal meetings of 2023. An African-American composer, Florence Price (1887–1953), was Joan Gaughan’s subject at the November 9 meeting, and the December 5 meeting featured Barbara Madaj’s discussion of Elvis Presley (1935–1977) using as […]
Health-related businesses and organizations sought for community health fair
submitted by Laura Wohlgemuth, Manchester District Library Calling all health-related businesses and organizations! With the new year comes New Year’s resolutions and at the top of that list is HEALTH. The Manchester District Library (MDL) is happy to invite all of our local health professionals to participate in the Manchester Community Health Fair on Saturday, […]
“Forgotten Christmas” proceeds benefit MFS in memory of beloved community member
submitted by Paul Heinrich, Manchester Family Services Manchester Family Services would like to thank the Manchester Community for their overwhelming support of our organization. We just completed our annual Adopt-A-Family program; it was a huge success due to the generosity of the donor families. Thank you to the MCS Superintendent Brad Bezeau and his staff for […]
Worth Repeating continues its giving ways in 2023
submitted by Pat Sahakian Worth Repeating returned more than $34,000 to the Manchester Community in 2023, bringing the total of our cash grants to $94,654 since we began operations in March of 2020. The store also gave away over $500 in merchandise for many deserving causes, like the Lions Club Christmas Shopping Day for kids […]
WCSO November 2023 police services monthly report
As reported by Lt. Alan Hunt, WSCO During the month of November there were 167 calls for service in the City of Manchester. During this time, 100 traffic stops were made, resulting in 19 citations. Noteworthy events in the City during the month included: On November 30, a Collaboration Deputy responded to the 600 Block […]
Did someone say doughnuts?
by Marsha Chartrand Kathy Fusilier knows well that Manchester has come to be known as a “doughnut desert.” So she decided to do something about it. On Halloween, she served homemade doughnuts in front of Emanuel Church to trick-or-treaters. It was so popular, she decided to do it on a regular basis. So for the […]
