Christmas Home Tour 2013
In the coming weeks five Manchester area households will be busy making preparations for the 4th annual Manchester Christmas Home Tour. This year’s tour will take place from noon until 8 pm on Dec 7th. The Christmas home Tour was created to raise money for new outdoor Christmas decorations on Main Street. To date […]
Manchester High School Student and Staff Variety Show Sells out to a 500+ Person Crowd
The first annual Manchester High School Variety Show appeared on stage Tuesday, November 12. Normally, the MHS Drama Club puts on a dramatic play in the fall, and a musical in the spring. This year, Language Arts teacher and Drama Club advisor Mrs. Emily Duncan decided to switch things up a bit. “One of […]
Early History of Christmas Subject of Recent Manchester Historical Society Presentation
Drunken Romans, dismembered children and eight-legged horses were all discussed during the last meeting of the Manchester Historical Society. Nan Curtis, daughter of Society Member Carl Curtis, gave a presentation on the unexpected early history of Christmas as seen through the lens of Art History. This reporter received a very friendly greeting upon arrival. “If […]
CRC hosts their 26th Volunteer Recognition Celebration
Spoiler alert: It was Dr. Okey with the golf club at the Furnace Street Bridge! Representatives from at least eighteen different Manchester organizations gathered to recognize and thank their volunteers on Friday, November 8th at the Chelsea Community Hospital. This year was the twenty-sixth year that the event has taken place as a fundraiser for […]
Middle School Hosts Health Expo
On Friday, October 25th, the cafeteria of the Manchester Middle School was loud and full of movement as students interacted with photo props near the Lifetouch photo booth or sported milk mustaches from the Horning Farms table vendor exhibit. An occasional soccer ball streaked into the goal set up in the corner and students […]
Christmas Comes to the Village Friday November 15th and Saturday November 16th
Santa is coming to Manchester. Mr. Kringle will be the centerpiece of the annual Christmas Parade, which runs from Wurster Park to the Old Mill. The parade starts at 10 am Saturday morning, November 16th, and it will culminate with Santa’s arrival. Santa will greet the town, receive a key to the city, and hold […]
Manchester Crab Races were the Big Game of the Weekend
Although the Crab Races on Saturday had to compete with the Michigan/Michigan State game, many people still came out to support the Manchester Community Schools Foundation, who put the “fun” in “fundraiser” with this popular annual event. For $10 you could enter a crab into the races. A “heat” was run every 10 minutes with […]
