Duct Tape Make and Take TODAY at the Library
Has August boredom found its way into your house? Turn off the TV and come to the library today from 2pm to 4pm to make duct tape creations and bead magnets! For ages 5 and up.
The Manchester Fairy Fest This Thursday!
The Manchester Fairy Fest will be at the farmers market this Thursday Aug. 7 from 4-7 pm. There will be: Face painting, a Glitter booth, potting a fairy plant, magic tickets for cool prizes, the fairy/gnome parade, games, a Cake Walk for a fairy cake! fairy/gnome animals, and the BIG Marshmallow Drop!!!! (off the roof) […]
Black Sheep Festival to Celebrate Agricultural Heritage
Manchester is planning a new festival celebrating its agricultural past and present. The Black Sheep Festival on Thursday, August 14 will bring farm adventure to the Village. Occurring in conjunction with the Manchester Farmers Market on Adrian Street, there will be sheep shearing demonstrations by David Roehms at 5 and 6pm, on-going wool spinning demonstrations […]
Manchester Street Festival this Saturday
The Annual Manchester Street Festival will be held this Saturday, August 2nd from 9am to 7pm. The Run Manchester race will start at 8am, and continue until 10:30am (see the map here). The 7th Annual Run Manchester features a 1 mile fun run that is FREE and open to all ages. The registration fee for either is $30 […]
Fire Chief Riesterer on the Necessity of ATV & Upcoming Fundraisers
Editors Note: We received a letter from Fire Chief Mike Riesterer, explaining the necessity of the ATV the department is currently fundraising to purchase: “Manchester Township Fire Department serves the beautiful, rural areas of Bridgewater, Sharon, Freedom and Manchester Townships as well as the Village of Manchester. On any given day there are many people […]
Summer Reading Wraps Up – Hands-On Museum Comes to Library for Fun Messy Science
Excitement is buzzing at Manchester District Library as Fizz, Boom, Read!, the 2014 Summer Reading Program, draws to a close. Don’t worry if you have reading logs that need to be turned in. You still have time. And don’t worry if you still want to sign up…they will let you! Fizz, Boom, Read! will end […]
Fire Department Events to Raise Funds to Purchase All Terrain Rescue Vehicle
The Manchester Township Fire Department is holding two events as part of a fundraising campaign to raise $20,000 to purchase a Kubota All Terrain Rescue Vehicle in honor of the memory of Cameron LaDouceur. The campaign was spearheaded by Bubba, a local radio personality on 102.9 W4 Country who visited the Manchester Fire Station at […]
An Invitation to St. Mary’s Ice Cream Social
by Janet Shurtliff First, we certainly can all agree that every Manchester church ice cream social is excellent! And while all share many traditional elements for food and fun, each has its own special qualities. May we introduce to you what makes the Ice Cream Social at St. Mary Catholic Church particularly wonderful? And may […]
MHS Class of 1984 to Celebrate 30 Year Class Reunion this Weekend
Manchester High School’s Class of 1984 will be celebrating its 30 year class reunion this Saturday, July 19th. It’s being held in Manchester at Stephanie and Eric Beuerle’s house at 10335 M-52. Doors will open at 3:00 pm with dinner at 6:00 pm. The event is BYOB. All MHS graduates are invited to the party after […]