Western Days at Sharon United Methodist Church
Sharon United Methodist Church invites everyone to come out on Saturday, July 22, from 4 – 8:30 pm for a special afternoon of fun, worship, food and country music. The event will feature an outdoor worship service presented by Western Days Ministries, reasonably priced ‘chuck wagon’ style food, lasso lessons, a branding demo, face-painting, and a free concert by recording […]
Town hall meeting on Manchester’s downtown development scheduled
Do you have questions about Manchester vacant storefronts? Do wonder what can be done to bring new businesses to the community and keep them here? Are you interested in what new businesses studies show we could actually support? On Wednesday, August 16th, at 7pm, the Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Development Authority have tentatively scheduled a joint town hall-style meeting at the […]
New event at fair will teach kids the economics of running a farm
The Manchester Community Fair will feature a new “farm” this summer, the River Raisin Farm! The River Raisin Farm is a mock farm that will give kids a hands on opportunity to become farm hands. Fair organizers will set up a number of stations set up to replicate a working farm. People will enter the event and be […]
Sesquicentennial updates part 3
Adding to our first two articles in prior weeks on the upcoming Sesquicentennial celebration, we offer the following additional information: 1. Historic Baseball Game, Saturday, August 5 On Saturday, August 5, at 3pm at Kirk Park, our very own Manchester Handlers take on the Chelsea Monitors in the first championship game of our regional 19th-century […]
The Raisin Pickers are back at the Gazebo this week
Since the very first gazebo concerts back in 1989, Manchester’s own Raisin Pickers have been a standby of each season. Their sound includes “ace fiddling, boffo banjo work, and harmonies as sweet as sugar,” according to a review of the band by the Ann Arbor News, and that has been true for all of the […]
You can participate in the Fair Parade!
Whether you have an elaborately decorated float or simple streamers tied to your bike, or a horse with a sign on it’s side, as always, everyone is invited to participate in the Fair Parde. This year, the parade is scheduled for Tuesday July 11th. If you are interested in participating, line up on North side of fair grounds on Duncan […]
Fireworks tonight!
In Manchester tradition, our 2017 Independence Day Fireworks at Carr Park will be on July 3 which falls on a Monday this year. The Beer Tent will open at 8pm with live music from local bands at 9pm Fireworks will start at dark, which is usually around 10:15pm. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, fireworks will be […]
Chicken Broil to add another assembly line
It’s almost that time of year. The Third Thursday In July is fast approaching and with it will come the delicious smoky aroma of 10,000 chicken halves slow-roasting over charcoal pits. Even though this tradition is entering its 64th year, the old chick still has a few new tricks up its sleeve! According to co-chair […]
Special visitor coming to library storytime
submitted by the Manchester District Library On Tuesday, June 27th, during the Manchester District Library’s regularly-scheduled storytime hour (10-11 am in the Children’s Area of the Library), Miss Karen will be joined by a special visiting presenter. Karen Bunney, a graduate of the Manchester High School class of 1982, will be giving a reading of […]
