Riverfolk prepares for Nov 27 #GivingTuesday
submitted by Aileen Rohwer, Riverfolk Music & Arts Organization At Saturday’s packed Blacksmith Shop Concert featuring Creole du Nord, Riverfolk Music & Arts announced it will participate in #GivingTuesday, a national day of giving tomorrow, November 27. More than 50 guests gathered to listen to the colorful sounds and textures of the Manchester-based band led by Mark […]
Men’s Club begins annual Christmas tree sale
On Sunday morning, the Manchester Men’s Club, along with the help of a dozen Manchester High School soccer players, picked up 210 Christmas trees and delivered them to Chi-Bro Park to prepare for the Men’s Club annual sale. Trees this year include blue spruce, Canaan Fir, or Douglas Fir, and all trees are $45. Local […]
Turkey Trotters make tracks to school!
It was a cool and foggy morning last Monday with some slippery patches on the streets and sidewalks, but Manchester’s intrepid Turkey Trotters enjoyed another Moving Monday walk to school, led by teacher Kathy O’Mara and her volunteers. Despite the weather, about 50 students and adults trotted their way up the hill to Klager Elementary […]
Librarian’s Corner: Author Zane Grey
submitted by Amelia Herron Even though writing was not his first occupation, Zane Grey wrote more than 90 novels, starting in 1903. His first occupation was as a dentist, following in his father’s footsteps. He had an interesting life before he became a writer. He had been working in the dental field since he was a […]
Klager Innovation Hour continues to inspire young minds
Klager Elementary School students have been exposed to a variety of different career paths over the past several weeks. This six-week program is providing a wide range of options for pupils to explore their interests in different fields, with the opportunity to put some of the skills they currently have into practice! Ms Melissa Yekulis […]
Local project wins “Vital Seniors” award
Winners of the $2.5 million prizes for the Vital Seniors: A Community Innovation Competition were recently announced by the Glacier Hills Legacy Fund (GHLF) of the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF). The initiative, the largest of its kind in North America, was designed to catalyze high-impact innovation and create enduring outcomes for vulnerable seniors and their caregivers […]
Curtain falls on “Noises Off,” but great memories remain
An excellent ensemble cast and an equally talented stage crew from the Manchester High School Drama Club put on “Noises Off,” a 1982 play by the English playwright Michael Frayn last weekend in the high school auditorium. The show, directed by Michelle Shrewsbury and Susan Thompson, featured seniors Autumn Cole, Erin Thompson, Gale Shrewsbury, Michell Ernst, and Quenton […]
Volleyball ends season in state quarterfinal game
The Manchester High School volleyball team has ended its season in quarter-final play last Tuesday at Ann Arbor Huron High School. Meeting up with regional powerhouse St. Mary Catholic Central (Monroe) was the game that broke the varsity Dutch streak. SMCC won the quarter-final game 3-2 that evening, coming back from a 2-1 deficit to progress into […]
Senior citizens annual holiday luncheon to be held at Riverside
The annual holiday luncheon served free to Manchester area senior citizens will be held in a different location this year due to the re-configuration of the school district buildings. Riverside Intermediate School at 710 E. Main Street, which was put back into service this year after a one-year hiatus, will be the site of the […]
Poets read to a packed house at the Art Kettle
submitted by Laura Earle What does it mean to be a woman, in this time, in this place? Through various written pieces, lisa eddy examines the experiences and ideas that have shaped her perspective on being a woman in Southeast lower Michigan for half a century. lisa eddy is a writer, musician, teacher, and scholar. […]
