Biggest Tree in Manchester drawn by Jason Polan
Shortly before Christmas, New York artist Jason Polan stopped in Manchester while visiting relatives in Michigan. He took time to draw the biggest tree in Manchester, the winner of the Manchester Mirror’s 2017 Big Tree Search. He also sketched the third largest tree. Polan has worked with the New Yorker, The New York Times, The Museum […]
Photo: Oak Grave cemetery building new roof (covered in snow)
Snow on the brand new roof of the historic Oak Grove Cemetery building completed last week by cemetery board members Jerry Waters & Michael Tindall, along with sexton of the cemetery Michael Miner, and Manchester Area Historical Society volunteer Barry Allen.
Photos: Christmas in the Village 2017
From craft shows to carriage rides to concerts to open house and a beautiful nighttime parade, Christmas in the Village offered one festive holiday event after another beginning Friday evening and ending Saturday evening. Below are photos of just a fraction! Christmas in the Village lighted parade, Friday night: Saturday: Christmas Home Tour: (Old J.A. Goodyear […]
Girl Scouts celebrate with Friendsgiving (photos)
On Friday evening, five Manchester Girl Scout troops made up of the kindergarten Daisy troop, the first grade Daisy/second Grade Brownie troop, the third grade Brownie troop, the fourth grade junior troop, and 6th grade Cadette troop as well as their friends and families, came together at the Manchester United Methodist Church for their first ever Manchester Girl […]
Halloween 2017 (photos)
Despite chilly weather, the village saw a great turn-out of caramel apple-eaters, pumpkin-bowlers, and trick-or-treaters last Tuesday night!
Manchester Township Fire Department practices battling house fires over the weekend
The Manchester Township Fire Department practice-burned a donated house on English Road over the weekend. Saturday, they trained all day used various extraction and search and rescue methods. On Sunday the department practiced with small burns, then a whole house burn. Information courtesy of Manchester Township representative Ron Milkey and photos courtesy of Manchester Township […]
Photos: MHS decorates with super hero theme for homecoming week
submitted by Wendy Arntson, teacher at Manchester High School The Manchester High School celebrated Homecoming Week with Spirit days and Hall decorations in preparation for the Homecoming game against Grass Lake. The four classes and their advisors worked late into the night on Thursday to complete the halls. Students and staff arrived to the amazing decorations […]
