Manchester Community School Foundation’s 2nd Annual Family Trivia Night
submitted by Theresa Herron Families and friends from near and far gathered Saturday night at the聽Freedom Township Hall, to vie for a coveted “TRIVIA NIGHT CHAMPION”聽t-shirt. The Manchester Community Schools Foundation hosted their聽second annual Family Trivia Night, to raise money for grants and聽program support for the school district. Prior to the event, students聽across the school […]
Halloween 2016 – caramel apples, pumpkin bowling, trick-or-treating
Manchester was full of local and out-of-town trick-or-treaters last Monday night. Barry Allen of the Manchester Lions Club, thought that they had over 200 kids participate in pumpkin bowling, but stated, “nobody kept track.” Elizabeth Beaudoin of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce stated, “It just left you with a really good feeling at the […]
Chamber of Commerce looking for special volunteer for Christmas in the Village
The Chamber of Commerce is looking for a person willing to serve as “Chief of the Elves,” for a few hours on the evening of Friday, December 2 in the lighted parade and to greet children on the Manchester Mill porch afterwards. Ray Berg of the Chamber stated, “Chief of the Elves also goes by […]
Watkins Lake State Park & County Preserve dedicated in ribbon-cutting ceremony
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the聽Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission officially dedicated Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve聽as Michigan’s聽103rd state park at a ribbon-cutting event last Wednesday. Watkins Lake is聽the first state park in Michigan to be jointly managed with a county recreation agency. Although it was chilly and rainy, park […]
School board candidates weigh in on issues at public forum
On Thursday, October 27, almost fifty people, including a number of high school students, school employees, and current school board members, packed into the board room of the Ackerson building to participate in a Manchester Community Schools (MCS) School Board Candidate Public Forum. Five of the six the candidates running for the four open seats […]
Veterans Affairs proposal on Nov. 8 ballot
Washtenaw County voters will soon decide whether to support an operational millage for the County Department of Veterans Affairs and services to veterans, their survivors, and dependents. The proposal, as it appears on the ballot, states, “Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed each year for all purposes on real […]
Helicopter photographer Dale Fisher looking for Manchester sponsors for new book
Helicopter photographer, Dale Fisher and marketing director, Joanne Ackerman were special presenters this month’s Manchester Chamber of Commerce meeting. They are looking for sponsors for their upcoming new photography book, 鈥淲ashtenaw County: Visions of the Eagle,鈥 which will include聽beautiful aerial photographs of Ann Arbor,聽Ypsilanti, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, Milan and Manchester. 鈥淗elicopter photography gives a distinctive […]
River Raisin Watershed Council finds Larger Partner for Farmer-Led Water Conservation
Farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin, which includes farms along the River Raisin watershed, could get help with water conservation through the Farmers taking Action to Protect Water Quality in Western Lake Erie Basin grant project, recently funded through the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation. The Michigan Association of Conservation Districts […]
Voter’s Guide to the Nov. 8, 2016 Election for the Manchester Area
On Tuesday, November 8, 2016 all of the United States will head to the polls to vote for the next president. And while the top of the ticket is important,聽the down-ballot races may have the most immediate effects on your daily life. We’ve assembled a guide to local, contested races in Manchester, Sharon, Bridgewater and […]
Behavioral health navigator to come to Manchester weekly
In 2015, the Manchester Wellness Coalition and 5 Heathy Towns Foundation paid for a multi-month long phone survey known as the Health Improvement Plan Survey or 鈥淗IP鈥 Survey. Many surprising statistics came out of the results, but one of the most dire was the state of mental health in Manchester. Analyzing聽answers to multiple questions to […]
