Manchester High School Class of 2025 graduates
by Sara Swanson On Sunday, June 1, at 2pm, Manchester Jr/Sr High School (MHS) held its graduation ceremony inside the gym. In recent years graduation has been held in the athletic complex but it is currently undergoing bond-funded renovations. Principal Joshua Lindeman gave the welcome address. The National Anthem was performed by the MHS band, […]
Further adventures for The Dude
by Marsha Chartrand Nearby Chelsea contains about 50 maintained walking trails. It’s a great place to go for a walk of any distance; from beginners to high-achieving hikers. It’s also become a popular place to walk with your dogs. So the Chelsea Area Trail Challenge was initiated by the Chamber of Commerce, followed by the […]
Farewell, Flower Garden
by Marsha Chartrand It was a summer day in June 1999, and Mike Helton was about to realize a lifelong dream of owning his own flower shop. He and his partner, Susie, had moved to Manchester fairly recently and then he discovered that Deneine Schaible had the Flower Garden for sale. It was an opportunity […]
Community honors those who died in service to our country
by Sara Swanson Manchester’s American Legion Post 117 held the annual Memorial Day Ceremony in Oak Grove Cemetery last Monday at 11am. Post Commander Robert Luckhardt opened the ceremony, followed by the National Anthem played by the Manchester High School Marching Band and the flag raising by the Boy Scouts. Afterward, the band played service […]
Worth Repeating honors POWs & MIAs for Memorial Day
by Sara Swanson Worth Repeating has decorated their window honoring prisoners of war and those missing in action this Memorial Day. They have done this through a POW/MIA table. The Naval History and Heritage Command explains that the tradition of setting a separate table in honor of prisoners of war and missing comrades has been […]
78 scholarships announced at MHS Awards Night
from Manchester Community Schools On Thursday, May 22, the Manchester Jr./Sr. High School held its Annual Awards Night. Among other honors, seniors were presented with scholarships. Guidance counselor Carla Freeman stated that over $70,000 was given in scholarships this year. The following is the list of scholarships awarded and their recipients: The Barry & Peggy […]
Jan Davis honored with emeritus status from Manchester Family Services
submitted by Diane Du Russel, Manchester Family Services Over the years Manchester Family Services (MFS) has had many volunteers who have served faithfully from year to year. MFS felt those who had retired from helping deserved to be given the honorary title of Emeritus for the work they had accomplished. Emeritus is a Latin word […]
WCSO: April report of City police activity
provided by Alan Hunt, Lieutenant, WCSO During the month of April there were 140 calls for service in the City of Manchester, while 74 traffic stops were made resulting in 28 citations. On April 21, a Collaboration Deputy responded to the 100 block of Hibbard for a report of a fraud. The complainant reported that […]
59th Annual Manchester Canoe & Kayak Race results
submitted by Manchester First Robotics Teams #6081 and #11193 The 59th Annual Manchester Canoe & Kayak Race was held on Sunday, May 18. The weather was beautiful and the race had an especially great turnout this year! The river has been very high and fast most of this spring, which made it a challenge with […]
Three finalists selected in superintendent search
submitted by Sandra Wiitala, president, Manchester Community Schools Board of Education After a long week of interviews with seven highly qualified Superintendent candidates, the Manchester Community Schools Board of Education has invited the following three finalists to Manchester for stakeholder question-and-answer sessions and 2nd-round interviews with the board: Monday, May 19 — Sean Wightman, Middle […]
