Now you can check out fishing poles & tackle boxes from the Manchester District Library
Just in time for summer, the Manchester District Library now has fishing poles and equipped tackle boxes that can be checked out with your library card! Today’s libraries collect more than just physical books. They have kept pace with rapidly changing times to offer audiobooks, digital books, databases, music CDs, DVDs, public computers, and more. […]
Power Wheels Derby – a new event for kids coming to the Fair!
The Manchester Community Fair announced this weekend that it has added a new event to the Fair this year: The Power Wheels Derby. Organizers intend the Power Wheels Derby to be an exciting and fun event for kids ages 3 to 10 who weigh less than 130 pounds. Each participant will have a balloon attached to the […]
2016 Fair Queen nominees
The 2016 Manchester Community Fair Queen contest will be held on Tuesday, June 21, the opening night of the 72nd annual Manchester Community Fair, at 7:30 pm at the fair grounds. Representatives from each of the high school classes, grades 9-12, will participate, with a winner, runner-up, and Miss Congeniality chosen from among all twelve […]
Last Walk to School Wednesday draws more than 100 walkers!
Wednesday, with only the very last days of school remaining, Klager held a special Walk to School Wednesday resulting in the formation of the first “Klager Marching Band!” More than 100 walkers met at 7:45 am in Chi Bro Park’s parking lot and with instruments in hand, marched up the sidewalk to Klager behind “Drum […]
Manchester Middle School holds Honors Night
On Tuesday, June 7, Manchester Middle School recognized 226 students in 5th through 8th grade at their annual Middle School Honors Night. This was the 30th year for the Middle School Honors event. Students were recognized for High Honors, Honors, Exceptional Attendance, Builders Club Membership, Student Council Membership or for being selected as a Student […]
Magic at the library!
The Manchester District Library brought magician Jeff Wawrzaszek of A2 Magic to Manchester on Friday afternoon to entertain students just out of their last day of school for the year. Afterwards, kids, teens and adults signed up for the Summer Reading Program. If you missed the event but still want to sign yourself or your child […]
Obituary: Anthony Jude Petrino
Anthony Jude Petrino, age 61 of Manchester passed away suddenly on June 6, 2016 while visiting family in Fredricksburg, Texas. He was born on September 17th, 1954 in Cambridge, Massachusetts the son of Angelo and Tina Petrino. He married Carol Hone on September 6, 1975 in Chelsea, MI and she preceded him in death. Anthony […]
Want to have a booth at the 2016 Street Festival?
The Manchester Area Friends are recruiting non-profits, health-oriented organizations and vendors for the “marketplace” happening during the 2016 Manchester Street Festival on Saturday, August 6th, from 9 am to 4 pm. For $15 you will receive a 10’x10′ space. If you are a non-profit and do not plan on selling anything, you get a $5 […]
First Gazebo Concert of the season – Gemini (photos)
Although many were kept away by the on-again, off-again sprinkles and threatening clouds, Gemini performed the heck out of the first gazebo concert of the season!
Village receives $34,000 for Chi Bro Park improvements & summer programs
The Village of Manchester announced last week that it has been chosen to be part of a Pilot program along with the four other nearby communities, to increase physical activity in our community by improving a park and implementing programs to engage community members in physical fitness in the park. The grant comes from Michigan Department of Health […]
