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Amy Pyle – Manchester Community Fair’s 2017 Homemaker Champion
Amy Pyle, 2017 Homemaker Champion. Manchester Community Fair’s 2017 Homemaker Champion needed a lot of skills to win the title, but possibly the most important one isn’t something you can win a ribbon...
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David Nelson and Margaret Shaw, local artists to hold Studio and Garden Art Walk
submitted by Elizabeth Polk and Margaret Shaw Forty years ago, two young artists, David Nelson from Jackson and Margaret Shaw from Waterford, attended Eastern Michigan University and have remained...
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Manchester Middle School 2016-2017 fourth marking period Honor Roll
HIGH HONORS 8th Grade Adams, Christina Blumenauer, Katelyn Brown, Starr Corwin, Andrew DuRussel, Mallory Gebhardt, Gweneth Hutchison, August Keast, John Kerns, Carli Lauer, Alyssa Lyos, Brooklynn...
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Obituary: Bernita Mary “Bud” Aiuto
Bernita Mary “Bud” Aiuto (1929 – 2017) Bernita Mary “Bud” Aiuto, of Manchester, Michigan, age 87, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, July 14, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was...
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Girl Scout Caitlyn Baskins, to serve as Senior Patrol Leader of Mackinac...
Caitlyn Baskins receives her Senior Patrol Leader cords from MIGHG Troop #609 Director, Brenda Coleman. Photo courtesy of the Baskin Family. Manchester Girl Scout, Caitlyn Baskins, was recently...
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Vicky Wurster to be crowned Manchester Sesquicentennial Queen
Vicky Wurster, Manchester’s Centennial Queen in 1967, will be re-crowned Manchester’s Sesquicentennial Queen in 2017. Photo courtesy of Vicky Wurster. This Thursday, during the evening Gazebo concert,...
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2017 Manchester Community Fair livestock auction results
submitted by Jean Robert Jayden Humphrey sold her 134 pound Grand Champion Lamb to Napoleon Feed Mill for $5 a pound. Thomas Gautz sold his 135 pound Reserve Champion Lamb to John Schaible Masonry for...
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Former State Representative Driskell announces bid for US Congressional seat
Gretchen Driskell Manchester’s former State Representative, Gretchen Driskell has announced her candidacy for the United States House of Representatives Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, seeking...
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Obituary: Gale Koebbe
His Legacy… Gale Howard Koebbe, age 79, passed away August 13, 2017 in Ann Arbor, MI. He was born on September 30, 1937, in Manchester, MI to Earl and Milda Koebbe. Gale was active in the Manchester...
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Regional Model A group visits Manchester
Bob Anzalone addressing the crowd at his restoration facility in Manchester Township. Nearly 400 Ford Model A’s (and their owners) gathered in Jackson last weekend for a Regional Model A meet,...
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Natalie Horning selected for agricultural scholarship
Natalie (Horning) Holbrook. Photo courtesy of Washtenaw County Farm Bureau. Natalie (Horning) Holbrook, from Manchester, has been selected for the Upper Division Agricultural Education Scholarship...
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High school principal looks back on his years in Manchester
Principal Kevin Mowrer addresses the graduating class of 2017. He says that graduation is his favorite event every year as it highlights the many pathways to success that MHS students follow. Photo...
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A special memento returns to Manchester family
Pat and Joe Fitzgerald were married 66 years. Photo courtesy Pat Fitzgerald. Joe Fitzgerald was a man of many passions. “He loved his family, his community, and his church,” said his widow, Pat. His...
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Klager kindergartener’s family raising funds for diabetic alert dog
Gavin Myers. Photo courtesy of the Myers family. Gavin Myers is in many ways just like his kindergarten classmates at Klager Elementary School, but in addition to the regular challenges that come with...
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Obituary: Frank Tomko
Frank Andrew Tomko (1924 – 2017) His Legacy… Frank Andrew Tomko, age 93, passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2017. He was born on July 6, 1924 in West Liesenring, Pennsylvania to John and Anna (Solop)...
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Announcement: Happy 75th to local 4-corner crossing guard!
Wave & wish your local 4 corner crossing guard a Happy 75th Birthday, September 28.
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Local woman recognized as Student of the Year at Herzing University
Ashlee Jo Rothfuss, 2012 graduate of Manchester High School. Ashlee Jo Rothfuss, a 2012 graduate of Manchester High School, recently completed her Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design from Herzing...
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Obituary: Joanne Marie Waller
Joanne Waller (1940 – 2017) Joanne Marie Waller passed away in her home surrounded by family on October 6, 2017. She was born to Frank and Dorothy Chudinski (Amend) in Port Huron, Michigan on March 14,...
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Manchester hosting German exchange students
This shows the whole German-Jackson High-Manchester crew, plus teacher Mrs. Woodring. submitted by Jill Noble Manchester High School is again pleased to host high school students from Varel, Germany...
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Obituary: Martha Mary Meadows
Martha Mary Meadows (1945 – 2017) Martha Mary Meadows, 72, of Wildwood, FL passed away Monday, October 2, 2017. Mrs. Meadows was born June 18, 1945 in Gregory, MI to Robert R and Isabell J. (McNicol)...
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