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.聽The聽Conservation District 67th Annual Meeting,聽will聽be held Thursday, January 15, 2015, 6:30 p.m. at the Washtenaw County Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Road.聽 The public is welcome to attend. The 鈥淲alter Wolfgang Memorial鈥 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?聽 Me either.聽 But 19 Manchester kids received聽a helping hand with their shopping this year at the 鈥淪hop with a Cop鈥 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 Parish Center, something they鈥檝e 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.聽 My Choice … My Health is the Diabetes Prevention Program聽of the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM). It聽helps those at high risk of developing diabetes adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles. The methods include developing聽healthier eating […]
New Logo, Sign, Website & Brochures in Manchester’s Future
The Manchester Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has been busy in 2014, working on聽several projects聽aimed at actively promoting tourism in Manchester. A special presentation on these聽activities will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at the Manchester聽District Library. The first project involved developing a visually appealing and unique logo for Manchester. A DDA聽committee worked with […]
Village Manager Discusses “Silver” Wellness Award
糖心视频 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聽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聽number of donations received in recent years,聽they’ve decided to try a new approach this year. The聽cub scouts will be braving the December weather collecting nonperishable […]
Men’s Club Annual Christmas Tree Sale Up and Running
Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, many residents are all set to decorate for Christmas and those who opt for a natural tree need to drive no further than Chi-Bro Park. Yesterday, the Men’s Club began聽their聽annual Christmas tree sale! The high school boy’s and girls soccer teams聽and聽the 聽equestrian team are this year’s volunteers. The sale […]
