Sara Swanson

Cosplay “The Carrier” event THIS Saturday

A new Halloween event for this year has been in the works since August. The details have been finalized, special guests have RSVP’d and original memorabilia has been obtained! This Saturday, October 28, Crazy Cosplay Cinemas, with the support of Manchester District Library, will present a free showing of the locally made film, The Carrier in […]

 Sara Swanson

Donna Lasinski updates residents on Broadband bills at coffee hour

Manchester’s State Representative, Donna Lasinski, made a stop in Manchester Saturday morning to hold a coffee hour in the Village Room. To a packed room, she gave an update on the bipartisan auto insurance reform on which she is working and discussed the status of the two broadband bills in the house. She answered questions […]

 Sara Swanson

2017 volunteer recognition banquet nominees announced

While often volunteering is its own reward, for the 30th year the Manchester Community Resource Center (CRC) will hold a Banquet where local organizations can recognize a volunteer from their organization for their volunteerism. Last week, the CRC released the list of this year’s volunteers and the organizations that have nominated them for recognition: Barry Allen by the Manchester […]

 Sara Swanson

DQ holds last day of the season fundraiser for Community Resource Center TODAY

Today, Monday, October 23, Manchester’s Dairy Queen will open one last time before it closes for the season, and it is for a good cause! The DQ is for holding a fundraising event for the Manchester Community Resource Center from 2 – 8 pm. Stop by and buy something delicious. No expenses will be taken out […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Equestrian Team places 5th in State Finals

Submitted by Donna Clark On Thursday, October 12 around 5 am, a convoy of campers and horse trailers pulled out of Manchester heading to the Midland County Fairgrounds for the 2017 MIHA State Championships. Ten teams in each Division – A, B, C, and D –were coming from all around our state to compete. By 1 […]

 Sara Swanson

Photo: “One Final Kneel Down”

 Sara Swanson

Cider, donuts, corn mazes, fall colors, & Halloween in Manchester

Harvest time is here. From corn mazes, to cider and donuts; from roadside pumpkin stands, to a village-wide Halloween celebration, Manchester is packed with authentic fall fun. Visit historic Alber Orchard & Cider Mill, located 5 miles north-east of the village at 13011 Bethel Church Road. The orchard store, located in one of the several […]

 Sara Swanson

Free movie: Flight of the Butterflies

This month’s Awareness Series film is 2012 Canadian documentary, Flight of the Butterflies, which tracks the details of what is considered one of the longest known insect migrations: the flight of the monarch butterfly from central Mexico to the United States and Canada and back. The film, covering Dr. Fred Urquhart’s nearly 40-year-long scientific investigation into monarch butterflies, was directed and co-written by […]

 Sara Swanson

4th Annual Haunted High School

SRSLY Manchester is inviting everyone for some spooky, scary family friendly fun! They will be holding the 4th Annual Haunted Hallways event on Saturday, Oct 21 from 4-8 pm at the Manchester High School. Admission is $5 per person or $15 family. The costume contest begins at 5:30 pm. Organizers are still looking for volunteers. If you are interested […]

 Sara Swanson

State Representative Donna Lasinski holding Manchester coffee hour

Representative Donna Lasinski will be hosting a coffee hour Saturday, October 21st from 9:30-10:30 am in Manchester in the Village Room on the lower level of the Manchester Village Offices, located at 912 City Road in Manchester. Join her to hear an update from Lansing, ask questions and share your concerns or priorities. If you are unable to attend […]