Latest updates regarding Paul Whelan from the Whelan family
It has been just over two months since American Trevor Reed was rescued from Russia after 985 days in captivity. It has been 1,284 days since Paul Whelan was falsely imprisoned under similar pretenses as Reed’s. And there he remains. “As glad as we are for his family, we were also devastated that our brother […]
Meet 5HT’s summer nutrition intern at this week’s outdoor farmers’ market
Meghan Guysinger, the 5 Healthy Towns Foundation Summer Nutrition Intern, will be at Acorn’s Outdoor Market from 3pm to 4:30pm on Thursday to talk about MyPlate and how to build a balanced meal. Come and meet Meghan this week and learn more about MyPlate, the current nutrition guide published by the USDA’s Center for Nutrition […]
Acorn’s first Thursday outdoor market this week
submitted by Manchester Farmers Market Join us for The Manchester Art Fair at Acorn’s Outdoor Market this Thursday, July 7, from 3pm to 6pm. Make Art. See Art. Buy Art. Come make your own lemon lime–print tea towel with the talented Joy Matthews from 3pm to 6pm, while supplies last. This make-and-take is only $5 […]
What’s on the menu for your next potluck?
Come join us for a FREE culinary class about potluck parties on Tuesday, July 19, at 6pm, at Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café! Chef Keegan Rodgers will share his knowledge of this fun food category — Potluck Parties. Come for some inspiration about how to create a fabulous dish for your next potluck get-together. Please […]
Register now for Track and Field Camp
The Manchester Athletics Track and Field Camp will take place July 18, 19, and 20, 2022, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Athletic Complex and Stadium. This is for our students and community members going into second through eighth grades, and will feature instruction in sprints, relays, block work, and throws. There will be a […]
Chamber Spotlight: Red Barn Realty, Jaimie Schmidt
Jaimie Schmidt, a Realtor at Red Barn Realty, says that for most of her life, she has loved history and how it impacts everything physically around us. “Also, growing up in a family full of carpenters and artists gave me an amazing foundation to not only understand a building’s bones, but to also find reverence […]
(Photos) Gymnastics and Aquatic camps get summer programming off to a great start
submitted by Brad Bezeau, superintendent, Manchester Community Schools The 2022 Manchester Community Schools Summer Camps are off and running with our Gymnastics and Tumbling Camp and our Project Aquatic Camp taking place at Klager Elementary and Riverside Intermediate through August 8. Some limited spots in various week-long camps still remain. The link to Summer Camp […]
Manchester student graduates from Albion College
Manchester student Skylyr Zink graduated with a degree in political science with minors in German and philosophy and concentrations in the Gerald R. Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy and Service and law, justice, and society. Zink is the child of Eric and Helena Zink of Manchester and is a graduate of Manchester High […]
Michigan boosts K–12 special education, teacher hiring, mental health funds
by Koby Levin (Chalkbeat, Bridge Michigan) Michigan lawmakers agreed to hundreds of millions of dollars in new special education funding as part of a new state budget in which they tapped a historic surplus to pass one of the most sweeping school spending plans in decades. Teacher recruitment, school security, mental health and the teacher pension system […]
See where you can borrow free camping gear in Michigan
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) GRAND RAPIDS — In its quest to democratize the Great Outdoors, the Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department is ripping a page out of a well-worn book. A library book, to be exact. In a gymnasium basement in the city’s Roosevelt Park neighborhood, the city has opened a gear library […]
