Frank’s Place to celebrate National Doughnut Day with fundraiser for veterans
National Doughnut Day is celebrated the first Friday of June, which this year falls on June 3rd. You won’t need to look any farther than Frank’s in the Morning at 104 East Main for a good place to celebrate it. Frank’s which makes their donuts fresh every morning they are open, will be opening their […]
St Mary Catholic Church celebrates Corpus Christi Procession
On Sunday, May 29, following the 10:30 am Mass at St. Mary, the parish celebrated a “Corpus Christi Procession” around the Village green in front of the church in the beautiful summery weather. The last time St. Mary held a similar procession was was five years ago. Although superficially similar to the Filipino procession for May Crowning last week, […]
Manchester resident helps to organize benefit concert
St. Joseph Catholic Parish’s “Country” Church in Webster Twp. north of Dexter was the site of a remarkable concert on Saturday May 14th, as Michael Russell O’Brien arrived from Clearwater, Fla. to entertain a crowd of 300 people. The concert was initiated by and organized with the help of a Manchester resident, Deb. Read more […]
Future of Ackerson Building Uncertain
The future of the Nellie Ackerson building remains uncertain after the most recent school board meeting held last Monday. Although the board heard the recommendation of the Building Configuration Committee to close the Ackerson building in April, it has been unable to come to a decision on the recommendation at any of the intervening board […]
Manchester Co-Op Preschool Chili Cookoff and Auction deemed a success!
Eight local cooks took part in this year’s inaugural attempt at bringing back the much-missed Chili Cookoff, and took great pride in their amazing offerings. Photos courtesy of Manchester Co-Op Preschool. On Saturday, April 30, the Manchester Co-Op Preschool held its annual auction, which is the preschool’s major fund-raiser each year. This year, the preschool […]
16 Manchester students participate in Cooper’s 5K Fun Run
On Friday, May 13th sixteen special education students from Klager Elementary School and Manchester Middle School participated in Cooper’s Annual Fun Run & Walk in Hudson Mills Metro Park. This annual event was originally started by Nancy Cooper in 1984 as a way to promote physical fitness in her special education students. Over the years it’s […]
St. Mary Catholic Church hosts Ann Arbor group for “May Crowning”
Anyone driving down West Main Street on Saturday, May 21, in the hour before noon may have wondered what the “parade” was that they saw on the sidewalk near St. Mary Church. It was indeed a special event! St. Mary’s hosted a group from Ann Arbor that is primarily Filipino who came to our little […]
Daisy Girl Scout Troop builds Community Garden sign
As part of earning their Daisy journey badge, Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden, Manchester’s Daisy troop 40673 had to choose a gardening related project to benefit the community. Since they meet at the United Methodist Church up the hill from the Community Garden, and the Community Garden’s sign was worn and faded, they decided they […]
Successful 50th Annual Canoe Race despite snow
Forty-nine years ago, in 1967, the first boat and canoe race was held as part of Manchester’s centennial celebration. The race has gone through changes throughout the years, including the decline and elimination of rowboats, adding categories for women, introducing kayaks, introducing sprints, and shifting the month in which the race takes place. This year’s event, although not […]
Main Street Bridge dedication & ribbon cutting
Late Sunday afternoon, after many of the canoe race participants had loaded up their crafts and headed out of the village, a crowd gathered for the bridge dedication ceremony. Before the event started, the spectators who’d gathered were treated to a live brass band playing marches. At 4 pm, Village council president Pat Vailliencourt took up the […]
