Upcoming Events

 Marsha Chartrand

Sportsman Club prepares for Chili Cook-off

The Manchester Sportsman Club will host a Chili Cook-off on Saturday, February 23, at the Sportsman Club headquarters, 8501 Grossman Road. Doors open at 4:30 pm, with tasting beginning at 5 pm. There is a $10 per person cover charge, which includes tasting from all contestants. Soft drinks and dessert will be available to purchase, […]

 Sara Swanson

St. Thomas Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser

St. Thomas Lutheran Church is hosting a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, February 9th from 5 to 7:30 pm benefiting Dr. Kim Jackson. The dinner will be held at Freedom Township Hall, located at 11508 E. Pleasant Lake Rd. Dinner is “all you can eat” and will include spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, and dessert. Meals are $10 for […]

 Sara Swanson

Take your child to the library day

by Tamara Denby, Manchester District Library Grab the kids and bring them to the Manchester District Library Saturday, February 2 for national “Take Your Child to the Library Day.” We have a fun-filled pancake pajama party planned. Ms Karen and Ms Angela will be cooking pancakes and reading stories. And, who knows what other surprises they […]

 Sara Swanson

CRC’s Life Stories social hour

The Community Resource Center (CRC)-hosted, social hour “Life Stories” has four upcoming meetings scheduled. It will be meeting on Tuesday, February 12th, Tuesday March 12th, Tuesday April 9th, and Tuesday May 14th. All meetings will be from 1 – 2 pm in the CRC office at Riverside Intermediate School and facilitated by Kathy Walz, LMSW, the Behavioral Health Navigator from St. […]

 Sara Swanson

Mens Club Ice Skating Party set for Feb 9

The Manchester Mens Club will be holding their Annual Ice Skating Party on Saturday, February 9th at 2 pm. The event is free. The Mens Club will serve hot dogs, fire pits, and hot chocolate for those who attend. Austin Scott of the Mens Club stated that the rink they’ve been preparing in Wurster Park will be […]

 Sara Swanson

REBOOT, a course to re-acclimate and spiritually heal military members, coming to Manchester

REBOOT Combat Recovery, a non-profit support system that focuses on healing the spiritual and moral injuries of war is hosting a free 12-week combat trauma recovery course in Manchester starting March 4, 2019, from 6-8 pm on Monday evenings.  Created to aid service members and their families work through their post-traumatic stress and rejoin civilian […]

 Sara Swanson

Kindergarten Information Night

The Manchester Community School District is pleased to announce that planning for the 2019-2020 Kindergarten and Young 5 Kindergarten programs are now under way.  Families of children who will be five years old on or before December 1, 2019, are encouraged to attend a special information night on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 from 6:30 – […]

 Sara Swanson

Protect yourself from identity theft

Imagine this: You pull out your debit card to pay for groceries, and your card is declined. Confused, you go to the bank to investigate and learn your checking account balance is zero, and someone purchased thousands of dollars’ worth of electronics online and shipped them to somewhere in California. And then you receive a […]

 Sara Swanson

Free prom dress shop in March

The Manchester Ladies Society will be holding its sixth annual “Free Prom Dress Boutique” on Friday, March 15th from 2:45 to 5 pm in the Manchester High School Library. The Boutique will be open after 5 pm and the next day, Saturday March 16th by appointment for girls unable to attend on Friday. All appointments must be […]

 Marsha Chartrand

What’s new at the Sportsman Club

The Manchester Sportsman’s Club Pellet League, will hold an indoor event on Tuesdays, January 22 and February 12, at 6 pm, $5.00 per person. Bring your own pellet/bb gun and ammo. This is an indoor activity with the opportunity to have more trigger time in the cold weather. All children under the age of 18 […]