Parade Canceled, but Christmas In The Village is Still Set for Dec. 5th
A representative of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Denise Collins, announced last week that the Christmas in the Village lighted Friday night parade planned for Friday, December the 4th has been canceled. Collins stated that the parade was canceled in part due to safety concerns with the bridge construction and resulting detour, but that they […]
Homeschool Family Visits the Mammoth Skeleton
By now everyone (in the country, and the world) knows about the mammoth discovered buried on a Lima Township Farm on October 1st. It has received local, national and international news coverage. A Manchester family with connections through a local homeschooling group to the Bristle family (who discovered the mammoth) were able to view the mammoth […]
And the Winner is… Results of the Scarecrow Contest
You may have noticed creative, themed scarecrows of all sorts attached to light posts around the Village this week. The Manchester Village Scarecrow contest organized by Manchester Kiwanis, Manchester Community Schools and the Manchester Chamber of Commerce had 18 entries by youth organizations and school-age individuals. Entrants included MHS German Club, MHS Key Club, MHS SRSLY, […]
Klager Elementary 2015 Fun Run
The Klager Elementary PTO held it’s 5th annual fundraising and pro-health Fun Run last week. This year was the first year that all Klager students ran together and on the big track, as opposed to a make-shift small track on the grass by grades through-out the day. This new set-up was suggested by a teacher […]
Community Read Author Jack Gantos Appearing in Chelsea
The Manchester District Library is excited to announce that Jack Gantos, the author of the 2015 5H Community Read book Hole in My Life, will be appearing at a special free community event on Saturday, October 17, at 11 am at the Washington Street Education Center Auditorium in Chelsea, located at 500 Washington Street, Chelsea, […]
Klager Participates in International Walk to School Day
Last Wednesday, October 7th, about 40 Klager Elementary students and lots of parents were joined by teachers, the principal, Village Council members, the Village manager, community members and some of the Manchester High School Marching Band with their instruments for a walk up Ann Arbor Hill Road from Chi Bro Park to Klager. The band […]
Scrap Metal Drive – October 24th
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Manchester High School Band to be Featured in Episode of WKAR’s Forte
The Manchester High School Band, led by their director Jared Throneberry, will be featured on an upcoming episode of Forte on WKAR Network. Forte, a WKAR original series, features inspiring stories of Michigan high school musicians. The episode featuring Manchester will air at 5:30 pm on Saturday, October 17th on WKAR-HD (23.1). A special radio […]
Manchester Families Volunteer at Buddy Walk
Submitted by Lynnelle A. Tans Celebrating Down Syndrome Awareness Month every October is a family tradition for the Taylor and Herron families. On September 27, both families volunteered at the Down Syndrome Support Team’s 11th Annual Buddy Walk at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor. They were two of at least seven Manchester families who participated […]
