Library Cards are Cool! - MDL Celebrates Library Card Sign Up Month
Studies show that children who are read to in the home and who use the library perform better in school. September is Library Card Sign-up Month and the Manchester District Library is joining with the American Library Association and public libraries nationwide to make sure that every student has the most import school supply of […]
4th Non-Profit Roundtable Scheduled
The fourth Manchester Non-Profit Roundtable has been scheduled for September 22 from 7 to 8 pm in the Village Room on the lower level of the library. Three dozen organizations came together three times last year in an effort to identify and address the needs of under served populations in our community. Organizers are hoping to […]
No More Crab Races - Manchester Community Schools Foundation to Premiere Family Trivia Night
The Manchester Community School Foundation was sad to report last week that their much beloved Crab Races are now a thing of the past. Due to changes in the charitable gaming laws, increased oversight and greater enforcement of state rules, the Foundation can no longer hold Crab Races and award cash prizes. Read about last year's […]
Black Sheep Festival at Farmers Market to Feature Produce Contest and Goat Demonstrations THIS Thursday
This Thursday, the Manchester Farmers Market will host the second annual Black Sheep Festival: Goat Edition. The Black Sheep Festival brings the farm to the village and is a Farm Adventure for all ages. While last year focused on sheep, this year's theme is goats. FireSign Farm from Whitmore Lake will be bringing several goats. Ruth Ehman will demonstrate goat […]
September 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. El Nino could bring us a nicer winter than the last two, at least according to the national forecasters. However, […]
Community Resource Center Featured by Food Gatherers
Our Community Resource Center and its director, Laura Seyfried, were recently profiled in an article in the monthly Food Gathers newsletter. As the food rescue and food bank program serving Washtenaw County, Food Gatherers exists to alleviate hunger and eliminate its causes in our community. Food Gathers serves 150 non-profit agencies and programs, including the CRC, […]
Christmas in the Village Moves to December!
For as many years as it's been held, Christmas in the Village has taken place the weekend before Thanksgiving. Organizers are trying something different this year and moving it to the first weekend of December! Kicking off Christmas in the Village will be the lighted parade on the evening of Friday December 4th at 6:30 pm. The […]
Open Elementary Principal Position Filled
Superintendent Cherie Vannatter announced last week that Karin Villarreal will become the Luther C. Klager Elementary principal, effective immediately, replacing Jennifer Mayes who took over as Middle School principal earlier this month. Villarreal, a longtime Manchester resident, has been an elementary teacher within Manchester Community School district since 1994. She has a Bachelor of Science degree […]
