Sara Swanson

Teacher’s interest in architecture translates into learning opportunity for Klager students!

Klager Elementary School is trying something new this Fall. Each week, students will be able to spend time in an interest-based course that they have chosen. There will be three sessions of Innovation Hour and each one will run for 6 weeks. These sessions will be multi-age and school-wide and students will be placed in sessions […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester High School 1973 Class Reunion

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September 2018 Student of the Month, Elizabeth O’Hotzke

The September 2018 Manchester Community Schools Foundation Student of the Month for Manchester High School is Elizabeth O’Hotzke. Elizabeth is the daughter of Gary and Whitney O’Hotzke. She has been the president of the Manchester High School Key Club her Junior and Senior year and is currently the co-president of MHS National Honor Society. She has also been the […]

 Sara Swanson

Scarecrows decorate the Village (photos)

Have you noticed the scarecrows decorating downtown? They were made by community members two Thursdays ago at the The Manchester Farmers Market, as part of a scarecrow contest! Fourteen scarecrows were made in total. Many of them were made by families and some were made by individuals. Some of the clothes were donated and some […]

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School Board candidate forum scheduled

With all of the attention on the national and state level candidates on the ballot in November, you may not be aware that in addition to other local races, Manchester has three seats on the Manchester Community Schools board of education up for election, with four candidates running. Current school board members Mike Austin, Rebecca Harvey will […]

 Sara Swanson

Perfect Wedding – Chelsea Area Players’ humorous dinner theater

An appalling situation. A bridegroom wakes on his wedding morning in his Honeymoon suite in a small Michigan town … on the day of the wedding, with his bride-to-be about to arrive any moment, and finds a strange girl in bed beside him. This is not a crazy Facebook story, but in fact the plot of […]

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October Library Events

submitted by Tamara Denby Manchester District Library launched its fall/winter Third Thursday Maker Nights series in September. “What’s Inside? Tech Take-Apart” was a smashing success (pun intended). Fun was had by all—young and young-at-heart alike—as they discovered the inner workings of VCRs, radios, computers, printers, a sewing machine, router, and even a toaster. Not a single […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Farmers Market asking for recipes

The Manchester Farmers Market is putting out a call for your favorite fall recipes featuring harvest season fruits and vegetables available at the farmers market, and also for holiday recipes. Laura Wohlgemuth, farmers market manager, stated, “You all have enjoyed our recipes throughout the summer so much that I’ve been inspired to create a Fall […]

 Sara Swanson

Library seeking patrons’ reviews of books

by Amelia Herron, Manchester District Library Have you ever read a book and loved it so much you wish you could scream it from the rooftops? Have you ever read a book and hated it so much that you wish you could tell everyone you know never to read it? Well whether you’ve felt the […]

 Sara Swanson

Life Stories Social Hour is back!

The Community Resource Center (CRC)-hosted, social hour “Life Stories” is starting back up on Tuesday, October 9th from 1 – 2 pm, for the first time since the CRC’s move to its new location at Riverside Intermediate School. As before, it will be held at the CRC and facilitated by Kathy Walz, LMSW, the Behavioral Health Navigator from St. […]