Manchester Street Festival Canceled for 2015 Due to Bridge Replacement
Last week, organizers made public the decision to postpone the Manchester Street Festival for a year. Scheduled for the first Saturday in August, this event includes Run Manchester and in the past has included a juried art fair, marketplace, vintage car show, bed races, rubber duck race and all-day live music. The festival–which usually occurs […]
Chad Fusilier: The Young Farmer Behind “Fusilier Farms – Chelsea”
Twenty year old Chad Fusilier’s boldly chasing a dream he was determined to pursue when, at age 17, he told his parents he wanted to buy his own farm. A year later he was well on his way to making his lofty ambition a reality. This May, Fusilier Farms – Chelsea reopens its farm store […]
“Brothers, Sing On!”: Boychoir of Ann Arbor to Perform in Manchester
The Boychoir of Ann Arbor will be performing “Brothers, Sing On!” in Manchester on Sunday, May 17th at 4 pm. Presented by Riverfolk Music & Arts, the concert which features a choral repertoire of several styles and eras including “The Ground” by Ola Gjeilo, will be held at the Manchester United Methodist Church at 501 Ann Arbor Street, Manchester. Admission is […]
3rd Non-Profit Roundtable Discussion Scheduled for May 12
The Manchester CRC has scheduled a third Manchester Non-Profit Roundtable Discussion for Tuesday, May 12th from 7 to 8 pm in the Village Room, 912 City Road (lower level). The CRC hopes that every Manchester non-profit sends a representative even if they were unable to attend previous roundtables held in September and January. Read about […]
Manchester Middle School Eighth Grade Moving Up Celebration Set for Friday
It’s spring, and time again for the Manchester Middle School Eighth Grade Moving Up Celebration, put on by the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA). It is an annual event held to celebrate four great years of middle school and the transition to a new building. The Moving Up party will be held on Friday, May […]
Mandy Otto of the Cambrian Senior Living Extends Dementia Support into Manchester
Cambrian Senior Living, which currently supports the local Manchester Senior Center with monthly sponsorship of activities, some of their programming needs, cookies, and word searches, recently named Mandy Otto as Life Enrichment Coordinator at their new Memory Care Community. Ms. Otto will oversee all aspects of the activities and events offered daily to enrich the lives […]
May Gardening Advice for Manchester – 2015
by Jennifer Fairfield Editor’s note: Manchester resident, Jennifer Fairfield, owns and operates the Garden Mill in Chelsea, serves on the Manchester Community Garden Committee, and volunteers with the school gardens at Klager and the MECC. Hooray for May! The weather is finally acting like it might grudgingly admit that it really is spring. Things are […]
Klager and Manchester Middle School Get Ready to Roll on National Bike to School Day!
Students at Luther C. Klager Elementary and Manchester Middle School are ready to roll for National Bike to School Day on May 6, 2015. The event will start at Chi-Bro Park at 7:40 am. Klager and MMS will join thousands of students that day that will ride or walk to school. Michigan’s theme this year […]
Old Computers, Paint, Tires?… Washtenaw County Clean-Up Days are Coming!
The Washtenaw County Solid Waste Division and community partners will sponsor two Environmental Clean-Up Days for Washtenaw County residents this spring. The Clean-Up Days will take place: Saturday, May 9, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority’s Materials Recovery Facility, located at 8025 Werkner Road in Chelsea. Saturday, June […]
