St Mary Catholic Church celebrates Corpus Christi Procession
On Sunday, May 29, following the 10:30 am Mass at St. Mary,聽the parish celebrated a “Corpus Christi Procession” around the Village green in front of the church in the聽beautiful summery weather. The last time St. Mary held a similar procession聽was was five years ago. Although superficially similar to the聽Filipino procession for May Crowning last week, […]
Manchester resident helps to organize benefit concert
St. Joseph Catholic Parish 鈥淐ountry鈥 Church in Webster Twp. north of Dexter was the site of a remarkable concert on Saturday May 14th, as Michael Russell O鈥橞rien 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 […]
Manchester Lion Barry Allen featured in Lions International magazine
Manchester Lion’s Club member Barry Allen is featured this month in the June Issue of Lions聽International’s magazine Lions in a section called “Lions on Lions.” It reads: Twenty years as a Navy pilot followed by an 18-year stint flying with United Airlines drew Allen to Lions. “My eyesight is extremely important to me, so I […]
Memorial Day in Manchester in the 20s & 30s
The newest issue of the Trumpeter, Manchester Area Senior Citizen’s Council’s newsletter, features two memories of Memorial Day in Manchester in the past. Both were originally run in the Trumpeter in the spring of 1986. Thank you to the Manchester Area Senior Citizen’s Council for allowing us to reprint them. 鈥淢EMORIAL DAY IN THE 1920s” […]
139th Manchester High School Annual Alumni Association Banquet
All graduates of Manchester High School are invited to attend the 139th Alumni Reunion Banquet on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Manchester High School, 20500 Dutch Drive to enjoy an evening of good food and reminiscing.聽聽The social hour will begin at 5 pm and dinner will be served at 6:30 pm.聽 The cost is $18 […]
Local scholarship recipients announced at High School Awards Night
Last Monday, local scholarship recipients were announced at the High School Awards Night. Five new scholarships were available to the seniors this year and the total amount given聽in scholarships by the community聽was $98,250. The聽Manchester High School staff thanked those who made it possible to offer local scholarships to the Class of 2016 and said that […]
Manchester Community Schools staff members honored for years of service
Last Monday,聽Manchester Community Schools honored staff members who are at ten, fifteen, and twenty-five years of service as well as staff members retiring. Staff members honored for ten years of service include:聽Cindy Hanewald, Teresa Kemeter, Monica Posey, Jill Smith, and Melissa Yekulis. Staff members honored for fifteen years of service include: Anna Camburn, Sharon Haeussler, […]
Obituary: DeVern W. Bateman Jr.
His Legacy鈥..Bateman Jr., DeVern W., age 92 of Manchester passed away May 24, 2016 at home under the loving care of his wife, family, and Great Lakes Caring Hospice. He was born in Lily, Nebraska on June 25, 1923 the son of DeVern Sr. and Verlia (Taylor) Bateman. DeVern served his country proudly in the […]
Obituary: Frederick Gustav Spiess
This year marks the 75th anniversary of The United States鈥 entrance in to World War II. The six million Depression Era American men and women who fought in this war are dwindling fast. They are rightly called the 鈥淕reatest Generation鈥, and on May 20, 2016 we lost another one of the Greats: Frederick Gustav Spiess, […]
Renaissance Books Column: All New Square Foot Gardening
by Louise Purfield-Coak (1950- ), graduate of Kingswood School, Cranbrook, urban escapee, Manchester native. All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew Revised Ed.聽2006 With the just concluded Memorial Day weekend, I thought I would review the book that has revolutionized vegetable gardening for the home and kitchen garden. This is a must read for […]
