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Visioning Day for CRC: The CommunityResource Center will host a Visioning Day on Oct.2, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the village room of the Village Hall. Join representatives from localchurch, civic and service groups as the CRC createsa vision for the future. Call 428-7722 by Sept. 24 formore information and to register.

American Legion Steak Fry: The ManchesterAmerican Legion will host its final steak fry of thesummer at the American Legion Hall on Thursday,Sept. 30, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The meal will consistof a steak, baked potato, salad, baked beans, a roll,coffee and dessert. The cost of the meal is $10.

Blood Drive: There will be a blood drive atManchester United Methodist Church Oct. 4, from 1to 7 p.m. If you have not been contacted, please callMarja Warner at 428-9506 to make an appointment.

Those with appointments will be taken beforewalk-ins.

Emanuel Church Meal: The Emanuel UnitedChurch of Christ monthly meal will take place Oct.13 at the church from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The meal willinclude roast pork, homemade dressing, mashedpotatoes and gravy, green beans, a roll, coffee anddessert. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for childrenages 10 and under. Carry out is available at thedrive-through window.

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Gateway group attends workshop

By Ray Berg and Jana MillerHeritage Newspapers

Communities like Dexter,Manchester and Chelsea areunique in that they are gate-ways to some of Michigansmost attractive locations. Stateparks and land preserves are just a drive down the road, andthese small towns offer a stop-ping point between Point A andPoint B.

In an effort to take advantage

of that fact, the Manchestercommunity has been in com-munication with the ChelseaChamber of Commerce abouta Gateway CommunitiesInitiative. Last week markedthe kickoff of that initiative,

for which members of the

Manchester community formeda planning team.The Manchester team recent-

ly began implementing a gate-way community strategy forManchester following a three-day training workshop held inChelsea from Sept. 16 to 18.

The Gateway Communitiesprogram has two objectives.The first is to develop and pro-mote tourism involving visitorsto the natural, scenic and his-toric areas around Manchester,while also drawing them intoManchesters businesses andactivities. A second objectiveis to promote sustainable com-munity development prac-tices which enrich ManchesterVillage and make it a moredesirable place to live, work andvisit.

In short, Manchester willserve as the gateway to sev-eral local nature preserves,outdoor activities on the River

By Ed PatinoHeritage Newspapers

School spirit is sweepingthrough the Manchester com-munity at a fever pitch thisweek.

Its homecoming time atManchester High School onceagain, as the annual celebra-tion takes place Friday andSaturday.

Students at MHS are alreadyimmersed in the festivities, as

Spirit Week is in full swing.On Friday, the rest of the com-munity will join in the fun asthe annual homecoming paradewill travel through Manchesterat 6 p.m. Everything willlead up to the homecomingfootball game at 7 p.m. as theManchester varsity footballteam battles the Hanover-Horton Comets in a keyCascades Conference game.

The whole community jumps on board on Friday,which is really cool, MHSStudent Council co-advisorLeslie Rollins said. The peopleand businesses in the commu-nity have been willing to helpus, and Manchester is all aboutcommunity involvement.

The first round of eventstook place Monday, with thefirst day of Spirit Week inschool and the annual powder-puff football game. The gamefeatured girls in the seniorclass taking on the junior classgirls in a football game, withvarsity football players serv-ing as coaches. MHS teachers

Lon Pinhey and Randy Smithserved as the games officials.The school collected donationsat the powderpuff game toraise funding for breast cancerawareness.

Each day of Spirit Week fea-tures a different theme for thestudents. Monday was Mix-and-Match Day, while Tuesday

saw students dress in western-themed clothing for CountryDay. Wednesday was ClassColor Day, in which studentsdressed in the color designatedto their respective class. Todayis Black Out Day, with allMHS students encouraged towear black. Friday is DutchDay in which students andfaculty are encouraged to wearmaroon and gold. A pep rallywill also be held near the endof the school day.

The parade begins at 6 p.m.in downtown Manchester atthe intersection of Main Streetand Ann Arbor Street (M-52).It will travel east on Main

By Ed PatinoHeritage Newspapers

What was the first movie tobe broadcast in color?

How many actual plays arethere in an average three-hourNFL game?

These are just some of thequestions that Manchestercommunity residents will face

on Oct. 9 in the first-ever TriviaNight, held at the ManchesterSportsmans Club.

The event is a fundraisingeffort to benefit the ManchesterCommunity SchoolsFoundation.

Groups of eight to 10 peoplewill compete in a game of trivia, with questions coveringa wide range of topics.

The questions are all overthe board, MCS Foundationmember and event organizerTina Maly said. There willalso be local trivia as well.

The event is open adults only.Those who do not have a group

are encouraged to show up any-way, as they will be placed in anad hoc group.

Maly was actually an ad hocparticipant when she first dis-covered the Trivia Night run bythe Dexter Community SchoolsFoundation.

I went to check out theTrivia Night to see if thiswas something wed liketo do, Maly said. I didntknow anyone and was placed

with a group, but by the endof the night I became goodfriends with my group. Its allabout having a good time inManchester.

The night is a chancefor community members,Manchester Community Schoolstaff and parents to show off their knowledge of seeminglyuseless facts. Knowledge of trivia is not a requirement toparticipate.

That is a misconceptionthat people have to be knowl-edgeable of the topics, but itsreally just a fun night for adultsto get together in town, Maly

said.The entry fee is $15 per

person and will be collectedat each table during the nightof the event. Participantscan also pre-register atmanchestertrivia@gmail.comor by contacting Maly at 428-9711, ext. 1030. Pre-registers areto leave their contact numbers,names and e-mail addresses.

Groups are encouraged tobring their own snacks andbeverages and choose a themefor their respective tables.

Staff Writer Ed Patino can bereached at 428-8173 orepatino@heritage.com.

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Photo courtesy of Ray Berg

This historic German barn is one of many local sites the Manchester Gateway CommunitiesInitiative planning group hopes to take advantage of in the future.

Homecoming fever blows through

Program topromotelocal tourism

Annualcelebration isthis weekend

Adults will take trivia challenge

The people and businesses in thecommunity have been willing to help us,and Manchester is all about community

involvement.-MHS STUDENT COUNCIL CO-ADVISOR LESLIE ROLLINS

Trivia Nightfundraiser tobe held Oct. 9

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