Upcoming Events

 Sara Swanson

Annabelle throwing Valentine party for all of Manchester!

Many Manchester residents are familiar with Annabelle Valentine! From a young age Annabelle Celkis fashioned herself as Valentines Day personified based on storybook character Ruby Valentine created by Laurie B. Friedman. Every February 14th she could be found pulling her red wagon through the village handing out valentines, and homemade treats. This year Annabelle is […]

 Sara Swanson

Wonder Woman movie showing & costume event!

Are you a fan of Wonder Woman? Come celebrate your inner Wonder Woman with a special showing of the 2017 Wonder Woman movie staring Gal Gadot on Saturday, Feb. 24th at 3 pm in the Village Room on the lower level of the library. This free event is co-sponsored by the Manchester Ladies Society and […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Speaker, author to hold open house Saturday

Breeda Miller knows a thing or two about caregiving. In fact, she actually wrote the book on it. “I wrote the book I wish I’d had when I was taking care of my mother,” the Manchester Township resident explains. “I love Roslyn Carter’s quote: ‘There are four kinds of people in the world: Those who were caregivers, Those […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Tracing the history of your Manchester home

Mark your calendars for Thursday, February 8, at 7 pm, when the Manchester Area Historical Society will present a program on how to research the history of your home here in town. The program is open to the public, and will take place at the MAHS Kingsley-Jenter House at 302 E. Main St. We’ll begin […]

 Marsha Chartrand

C.R.O.W group sets 10th annual Valentine’s Day Sale

Citizens Respecting our Waters (C.R.O.W.) is pleased to announce our 10th Annual Valentine’s Day Flower and Bake Sale. The event will be held Tuesday, February 13th from 3-6 pm and on Wednesday, February 14th from 9 am-6 pm at the Freedom Township Hall, 11508 E. Pleasant Lake Road. Beautiful fresh flower arrangements ready-to-go, homemade baked goods, and […]

 Marsha Chartrand

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital to present “Drugs 101” event in Manchester

A parent education event is coming to Manchester on March 15th at the Middle/High School, sponsored by the PTSA.  The event, “Drugs 101: What Parents Want to Know,” is an opportunity for parents to come and hear about what youth substance use looks like, learn how to identify use, and how to have conversations with the kids […]

 Sara Swanson

Kindergarten information night

The Manchester Community School District is pleased to announce that planning for the 2018-19 Kindergarten program is now under way. Families of children who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2018, are encouraged to attend a special information night on Monday, February 12, 2018 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. This meeting […]

 Sara Swanson

Exhale yoga hosting Codependents Anonymous meetings

Exhale Yoga, located at 118 E Main St. in Manchester, is hosting a twice-monthly Codependents Anonymous meetings. Wondering what it’s all about? Want to learn more about co-dependency? Codependents Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. The only requirement is a desire for healthy and loving relationships. The next […]

 Sara Swanson

Skate party at Chi-Bro Park postponed

The Manchester Mens Club ice skating party in Chi-Bro Park, scheduled for the end of January, has been postponed to Feb 17 at 3 pm. It takes at least two weeks of continually below-freezing weather to flood and freeze the ice rink and even though we’ve had very cold weather, there has not been two weeks straight […]

 Sara Swanson

New community center topic of upcoming non-profit roundtable

Do you think Manchester could benefit from a community center? Over the last few months, the Community Resource Center has been collecting ideas of what they hope could be a physical hub for non-profits to operate from to provide a centralized and expanded array of services to the Manchester area. On Tuesday, January 16th from […]