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MANCHESTER ENTERPRISEVOL. 143, NO. 21 THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011
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By David VeselenakHeritage Media
A week after it set fire, there is still no official word on what caused the Manchester True Value Hardware store to set fire and burn down last week.
Manchester Township Fire Chief Bill Scully said in an email Tuesday morn-ing the cause was still under investigation.Ten fire departments bat-tled flames that engulfed the Sharon Township building, located at 19870 Sharon Valley Road, all night, beginning shortly after midnight Wednesday and not finishing until about 7 a.m. Wednesday
Capt. Shawn Booth of the Manchester Township Fire Department said the building is a total loss. It was still smoldering at about 10 a.m. May 18.
Barry Allen, secretary of the Manchester Lions Club and a Manchester resident, said his wife was watching TV early Wednesday morning and heard a boom from out-side.“She heard a kaboom and the windows kind of rattled. This huge orange glow started,” he said. “We could see the flames 20, 30 feet high.”
Peggy Allen said the sky was filled with an orange glow over the hardware
store.“It wasn’t like a flame;
it was like a solid orange color,” she said.
Firefighters from Cambridge Township, Sand lake, Clinton, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea and Napoleon assisted. The Tecumseh fire department stood by at the Manchester Township station while they were fighting the fire.Manchester Township Fire Chief Bill Scully said crews from the Washtenaw County and Ann Arbor hazmat teams to handle the potentials problems with substances such as paint thinner
As of 10:30 a.m. May 18, Scully did not know what caused the fire, but said an investigation would take place.
“We initiated the inves-tigation, and contacted the state fire marshal,” he said.
The state did not return requests for comment on the investigation as of Tuesday morning.Scully said there was no evidence of foul play so far in the investigation.
Peggy Allen said she hopes the owners bounce back and the store returns to Manchester.
“It’s the only hardware store we have. It’s been here a very long time,” she said. “I don’t know what else to say. I just
hope they rebuild. It’s just a horrible thing to hap-pen.”
-Be sure to check heri-tage.com for updates on this story.
David Veselenak is a staff writer for the Manchester Enterprise and online coordinator for Heritage Media. He can be reached at (734) 429-7380 or at [email protected].
By Tanya WildtHeritage Media
Upon entering the Klager Elementary gym on May 19, students were adorned with a hair net and then had their hands cleaned with hand sanitizer before being covered with plastic gloves. The cleanliness standards were in place for the annual Kids Against Hunger food packaging event at Klager Elementary and sponsored by the Manchester Kiwanis Club.
Five years ago, Mike Briggs, a Manchester Kiwanis member, helped the Manchester High School Key Club get involved with Kids Against Hunger, an organization a U.S.-based humanitarian
food-aid organization.“We work with a lot of
different service groups,” said Michael Burwell, executive director of Kids Against Hunger.
The organization distrib-utes the dry food packages evenly between local com-munities, foreign countries and a warehouse that serves as a storage facility for food used after natural disasters.
The students came in shifts and were divided amongst packaging sta-tions. At each station, there were several jobs for the students to rotate through. The first step in the packag-ing process was measuring out the soy, veggies, chicken and rice. The mix was then passed down to the next
set of students who made sure each package weighed exactly 390 grams. Once verified, the packages were heat sealed and then put into cardboard boxes. Each package is enough for six servings.
In the five years Kids Against Hunger has part-nered with the Kiwanis and Key Clubs, about 100,000 meals have been packaged, according to Burwell.
In the inaugural year, $2,500 was raised for the organization. This year, $6,100 was col-lected between Manchester schools and the Jackson Kiwanis Club. The funds allowed the team from Kids Against Hunger to come to Klager and, with students and community
volunteers, package 20,000 dry meals. The Jackson Kiwanis club raised $2,800, Klager collected $1,600, the middle school contributed $1,200 and the high school donated $200.
“I’m glad the kids are continuing it,” Briggs said.
The event is one of the Kiwanis Club’s primary events.
“What better than to
■ MHS Alumni Banquet: The Manchester High School Alumni Association will host its 134th annual reunion at the American Legion Hall on June 25. The cales of 1941, 1951 1961, 1971 and 2001 will have special recogni-tion this year.
The class of 1961 will celebrate their 50-year reunion. Invitations to the event will be mailed to MHS alumni.
■ Flea Market: The Manchester Farmer’s Market will host its annual fl ea market today during the market from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Adrian Street. Anyone can bring goods for sale. If inter-ested, contact market manager Irene
Stedman at (989) 413-5137 or show up to the market with your items.
■ Submitting Info: We gladly accept story ideas, photos and press releases about upcoming events. If you would like to submit something, contact Tanya Wildt at (734) 429-7380, ext. 15, or [email protected].
True Value Hardware burns down
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Klager students package 20,000 dry meals
Photo by David Veselenak
Manchester resident Barry Allen photographs the remains of the True Value Hardware store.
Photo by Tanya Wildt
High school students helped guide the Klager students.
Photo courtesy Barry Allen
The cause of the fi re at the True Value Hardware in Manchester is still unknown, but an investigation will take place.
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