Village and Manchester Township to hold joint 5-year recreation plan open house
Do you want Manchester to have a dog park? Do you want a multi-use trail running from downtown to Watkins Lake? Do you have concerns, questions or ideas about existing parks or the new riverfront park? Do you have concerns about recreation funding? Come to Manchester Village Hall Council Chambers located on the lower level […]
Robotics Team to hold “Color Run” fund-raiser
They say it takes a village … It also takes a budget to raise a Robotics Team for the Middle and High School. About $10,000, in fact. Losing the generous support of Worth Repeating (which has been their largest sponsor for the past two years) this spring, spurred the FIRST Robotics team to look further for […]
Public invited to tour school gardens
One benefit Manchester School District offers is our preschool and elementary school gardens and gardening education. If you are curious about our school gardens or the school and children’s gardens of surrounding towns, you are invited to attend a garden tour. Joining the tour will be representatives from each of the gardens, with the purpose of […]
Sharon Township’s 2nd Annual Picnic scheduled
Last year Sharon Township residents enjoyed their first Annual Picnic despite the rain, and have scheduled their second Annual Picnic for September 23 from noon to 4 pm at the the Town Hall, located at 18010 West Pleasant Lake Road. The picnic, which will be a potluck, will also be in celebration of the hall’s […]
River Raisin Watershed Council to host Look & See: A Cinematic portrait of writer, farmer and activist Wendell Berry
The River Raisin Watershed Council (RRWC) is hosting a screening of the award-winning Sundance documentary LOOK & SEE, a powerful cinematic portrait of Wendell Berry—farmer, activist, and one of America’s most significant living writers. The film will be screened on Monday, August 14, 7:30 pm, at The Adrian Theater (details below). Tickets must be reserved […]
Freedom Childcare Center to celebrate its 5th anniversary
Freedom Childcare Center, located at 8753 Pleasant Lake Road, is a program of St. Thomas Lutheran Church also in Freedom Township. The center is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a special outdoor worship service on August 20th, at 10 am on the grounds of the childcare center. The service will be led by Pastor Charles Schulz, […]
2017 Safety Town – weeklong safety program for kids entering kindergarten scheduled for mid August
submitted by Beckie Brewis The week of August 14th, Klager cafeteria will come alive with Manchester’s 2017 Safety Town Program. Safety Town is designed to teach many areas of personal safety to children entering kindergarten in the fall. Students learn traffic and bus safety as well as fire, seat belt, stranger, water, gun, poison, and […]
Historic band to celebrate Sesquicentennial at the Gazebo
The Dodworth-Saxhorn 19th Century Brass Band will bring Manchester its historic sounds on Thursday night at 7:30 pm at the Gazebo in Wurster Park, as part of the Sesquicentennial celebration. In addition to the concert, the evening’s events will include the Manchester Farmer’s Market at Wurster Park from 3:30-7 pm, the Emanuel United Church of […]
State Rep. Lasinski to present on conservation topics in Freedom Township
Our State Representative, Donna Lasinski, will be presenting “Protecting our water and land – a view from Lansing,” Monday, September 11, from 7 to 9 pm at the Pleasant Lake Property Owners Association Fall Meeting at the Freedom Township Hall, located at 11508 E. Pleasant Lake Rd. The public is invited to attend and to take the opportunity to ask questions […]
Guide to Manchester’s Sesquicentennial Celebration Week Activities
This year, Manchester is celebrating the 150th anniversary of it’s incorporation in 1867 with a week-long celebration the first week of August. Planning for this week long celebration has been overseen by the Sesquicentennial Committee, made up of members representing separate event committees themselves, meeting monthly beginning last January. Centered around the Annual Run Manchester […]
