MHS Students attend FFA National Convention in Louisville, KY
Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve. It’s the FFA Motto. The Future Farmers of America (FFA) is almost 580,000 members strong and is committed to agricultural education in order to help its members develop their own talents and to explore a broad range of career paths. Randal Smith is […]
CRC hosts their 26th Volunteer Recognition Celebration
Spoiler alert: It was Dr. Okey with the golf club at the Furnace Street Bridge! Representatives from at least eighteen different Manchester organizations gathered to recognize and thank their volunteers on Friday, November 8th at the Chelsea Community Hospital. This year was the twenty-sixth year that the event has taken place as a fundraiser for […]
Frank’s Place – Tattooed Men and Yummy Goodness
Note from the editors: Manchester has a new secret food critic. While Frank’s Place was the first to reviewed, all Manchester restaurants be ready, she’ll be visiting you too! You walk into a restaurant and see tattooed men at the counter. Do you think “whoa I should probably leave” or “oh yeah!” (and roll […]
You Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Art – Dee Miles and The Wild Acorn
Meet your neighbor: Dee Miles and The Wild Acorn It’s true. When one door closes, another one opens. In Dee’s case it happened more than once. Dee Miles is the owner of The Wild Acorn, a non-pretentious art gallery currently located at 110 East Main Street. Dee originally opened the Wild Acorn in 2005 in […]
Middle School Hosts Health Expo
On Friday, October 25th, the cafeteria of the Manchester Middle School was loud and full of movement as students interacted with photo props near the Lifetouch photo booth or sported milk mustaches from the Horning Farms table vendor exhibit. An occasional soccer ball streaked into the goal set up in the corner and students […]
Manchester to Celebrate Local Volunteers at Annual Event on November 8th
Article submitted by Laura Seyfried This Friday, November 8th, the Annual Manchester Volunteer Recognition Banquet & Community Resource Center Fundraiser will be held for the 26th year. The event, sponsored by Chelsea Community Hospital, takes place at the Woodlands Dining Room beginning with appetizers at 6:15pm, dinner and awards at 7:15pm, and an interactive Manchester-themed Clue game […]
Manchester Crab Races were the Big Game of the Weekend
Although the Crab Races on Saturday had to compete with the Michigan/Michigan State game, many people still came out to support the Manchester Community Schools Foundation, who put the “fun” in “fundraiser” with this popular annual event. For $10 you could enter a crab into the races. A “heat” was run every 10 minutes with […]
New Auto Repair Shop Opens in Manchester
Alber Auto, a new full service small engine and auto repair shop located on Duncan Street along the river, opened it’s doors for business this summer. Although their focus is on auto and small engine repair, head mechanic and shop manager, Tom Pyle says “if it has an engine, chances are we can fix it.” […]
Amcor sponsors teen climate campaigner’s attempt to set a new record
It’s always nice to hear when a local corporation is supportive of cool endeavors. “Global packaging leader Amcor, today announces its sponsorship of the 2013 Willis Resilience Expedition. Amcor Flexibles Vice President Research & Development, Mr Bob Biasi said that Amcor is proud to be providing the packaging that will be used by Parker to store and […]
Community Education is alive and well in Manchester!
Kelly Ball, Director of Community Education, has resurrected the Community Education program in Manchester. This fall, Manchester is once again offering enrichment classes after school, ranging from one day workshops to 6-week classes. While so far the offerings have been aimed at elementary students, Kelly plans to expand them to include middle school and high […]
