Sugar Scrub Make & Take at the Library
The Manchester District Library will have a FREE make and take on Monday, Dec.14th from 4pm to 5:30pm. Participants will make sugar scrub and pack it into small jars to take home with them. It makes a great gift! Children 5 and younger will need an adult to help them. No preregistration is required. If you have […]
Christmas in the Village 2015 (photos)
Saturday’s weather was perfect for Christmas in the Village, not too warm to feel un-Christmasy, not too cold to be unpleasant and not too snowy to be unsafe. Thank goodness it had been moved from it’s usual date the Saturday before Thanksgiving (see article about snowstorm.) Even without the parade, attendance was up from last year’s icy […]
Comprehensive Guide to Christmas in the Village 2015
This Saturday, Dec. 5th, Manchester will celebrate a longstanding holiday tradition, Christmas in the Village. This year it includes craft shows, vendor shows, luncheons, special sales, open houses, lunch with Santa and of course, the Christmas Home tour. Here is our comprehensive guide to what is going on where: The Manchester High School Key Club […]
Christmas Home Tour this SATURDAY
This Saturday, December 5, Manchester’s sixth annual Christmas Home Tour will include 3 houses and 2 historical sites. A ticket for the tour which will run from noon to 8pm costs $15 ahead of time or $18 at the door. On the tour this year are Dan and Debbie Popkey’s home at 407 E. Main […]
Preschool Story-time Receives 4-Legged Visitor
Preschool story time at the Manchester District Library received a very special visitor on Friday: five-month old “Burrito”, a Nigerian breed wether goat. Owner Tara-Sky Alford of Manchester Township presented Burrito with the special help of her nine-year-old daughter Aubrey, and her two younger children Sage and Buck, who are story-time regulars. While the Alford […]
Glow Show THIS Wednesday
The Manchester High School Marching Band Flag Corps is proud to present the 2015 Glow Show in the High School auditorium on Wednesday, December 2nd at 7pm. Tickets for the show are $5 and will be sold at the door. Glow Show is a long-standing tradition at the Manchester High School and showcases the Flag Corps’s […]
Peaceful Pages – Coloring for Adults
Earlier this month, the Manchester District Library started a new weekly adult coloring hour. Every Tuesday night from 6:30pm until 8pm, adults are invited to come color intricate designs in the conference room. This cutting edge form of relaxation has so far proved successful and popular with participants. Kathy Dimond, director of the Manchester District […]
Sharon United Methodist Church to Host Handel’s Messiah Performance
Sharon United Methodist Church is inviting the public to a FREE holiday performance of selections from Handel’s Messiah on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 7pm. The concert will be held in the sanctuary of the historic Sharon United Methodist Church on the corner of M-52 and Pleasant Lake Rd. and will be presented by the […]
Local Artists Showcase and Sell Work at Library (photos)
With Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas in front of us, many of us are spending spare moments shopping for gifts for loved ones. Manchester has a new shopping destination this year for one-of-a-kind works of art, the Manchester District Library. For the next few weeks the library will be showcasing art by prominent local artists […]
