Photos: 2026 Manchester Community Health Fair
by Colleen Schoenfeld The 2026 Manchester Community Health Fair was held on Saturday, January 31, from 11am to 1pm, in the Village Room. Vendor tables included: Manchester Lion’s Club, SRSLY Manchester, TOPS, Manchester Farmer’s Market, Manchester Market with Smiling Jim’s organic spices, MDHHS Environmental Health, Our Family Friend, Faster Way (weight loss coaching), Health Yourself […]
Cub Scouts hold annual Pinewood Derby
by Marsha Chartrand Ready… Set… GO! The Manchester Cub Scouts held the Pinewood Derby, an annual tradition, on Saturday, January 24, this year at Emanuel Church. Cars are made by each Scout from a small block of wood, with carving and custom paint jobs. They are then raced in “heats,” including two to four cars, […]
Photo: CRC receives $3,000 check from Farm Bureau Insurance
by Sara Swanson We reported in December that Manchester Community Resource Center (CRC) was awarded a $3,000 grant to fight food insecurity in the community by the Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan Agent Charitable Fund. On Monday, January 5, Casey Walker, of Casey Walker Agency LLC, Farm Bureau Insurance, located in Manchester, and her team […]
Photos: Christmas in the Village Parade & visiting with Santa
by Sara Swanson Manchester celebrated Christmas in the Village on Saturday, December 6, 2025, with craft shows, lunches, open houses, and a lighted parade!
Photos: Halloween in Manchester 2025
by Sara Swanson This year’s Halloween was crisp and chilly but beautiful, and there was a huge turnout for trick-or-treating and the fun in Wurster Park!
Photos: I Spy in the Worth Repeating window
by Sara Swanson If you have looked through a Halloween-themed I Spy book and wished you could see one of those spooky rooms in real life, you are in luck! Worth Repeating, located at 110 E Main St, has turned their whole store window into a life-sized I Spy display, complete with the list of […]






