Upcoming Events

 Marsha Chartrand

Lenten Breakfast cancelled

The annual Lenten breakfast, which is normally held on the Wednesday before Easter and has been a traditional event among Manchester churches and women’s groups for many years, has been cancelled for this year.

 Sara Swanson

Washtenaw County Clean Up Day at Chelsea High School in May

As an alternative to illegally dumping in community recycling bins, residents are encouraged to attend upcoming County Clean-Up Day on Saturday, May 13, sponsored by the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office, Lyndon Township and Chelsea Athletic Boosters from 9am to 2pm at the Chelsea High School located at 740 N. Freer Rd. in Chelsea. They will be […]

 Sara Swanson

Easter egg hunts, breakfasts, and visits by the Easter Bunny!

The Easter Bunny is going to be busy in the next couple of weeks making visits all-over Manchester. Here are four upcoming local events everyone is invited to: On Saturday April 8th at 10 am, the Freedom Childcare Center will host their Annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Child Care Center’s grounds located at 8753 […]

 Sara Swanson

Kindergarten registration event at Klager

The Manchester Community School District announced last week that planning for the 2017-2018 kindergarten program is now underway. Families of children who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2017, are encouraged to attend a registration celebration on Thursday, April 13, 2017 from 4pm – 7pm. This meeting is for families who […]

 Sara Swanson

State Rep. Donna Lasinski to hold coffee hour in Manchester

State Representative for the 52nd District, Donna Lasinski, will be holding a coffee hour in Manchester on Wednesday, March 29th, from 6-7pm in the Village Room location the lower level, 912 City Rd. Lasinski praised the recent passage of a bipartisan legislative package that would extend Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to apply to the governor’s office and […]

 Sara Swanson

High School Art Show opening at library

submitted by the Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library is once again honored to host the annual High School Art Show and Open House. The show opens at the library on March 29th with an open house and reception running from 6-8pm. The art display will continue until April 14th during regular hours. Please […]

 Sara Swanson

6th Blacksmith Shop Concert to feature Duo Mosaic

Riverfolk will present Duo Mosaic in their 6th Blacksmith Shop Concert 6 on Saturday, March 25, at 7:30pm. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.com or at the door and range from $15-$20. Featured Food Vendor El Harrisa North African and Mediterranean Cuisine samples are included in the price. Duo Mosaic featuring Henrik Karapetyan on the violin and Martin Torch-Ishii, on the cello, […]

 Sara Swanson

Pleasant Lake Properties Owners Association’s Annual Meeting

The largest lake in the Manchester area is Pleasant Lake, located in Freedom Township. Both it’s size and it’s position as the headwaters of Mill Creek which feeds into the Huron River, make it an important battleground in the fight for clean water. One group on the front lines of this battle is the Pleasant […]

 Sara Swanson

Farmer-Led Water Quality Farming meeting

Are you a farmer in the Manchester area? You are invited to the Semi-Annual Meeting for Farmer-Led Watershed Conservation on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 from 9am to 2pm at the LISD Tech Center, 1372 N. Main St., Adrian, MI 49221. The tentative agenda includes introductions, Lake Erie’s Impairment Designation presented by MDEQ and MDARD, Social Media/Marketing […]

 Sara Swanson

Free Movie: Sing

The Manchester District Library will be showing the movie Sing on Friday March 31st at 3:30pm in the Village room, 912 City Road (lower level of the library). There is no charge to attend. Sing is about a humanoid animal theater impresario’s attempt to save his theater with a singing competition which becomes grander than he anticipates as […]