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PUBLISHED: September 18, 2008
Manchester Oktoberfest
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The Manchester Oktoberfest and Car Show will take place starting at 10 a.m. Sept. 20 in downtown Manchester.
Events include a street fair, sidewalk sales, and activities all day. It will be fun for the whole family.
One of the live bands will be Delirious Love, featuring Manchester Enterprise Editor Daniel Lai, performing at 11 a.m. at the Manchester Mill on Adrian Street.
The car show is a cruise format. For entry information contact Lester at 734-428-8612.
Grass Lake Harvest Festival
The Grass Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce will host its second annual Grass Lake Fall Harvest Festival on Saturday.
This event will include a farmer's market and antique tractor display, the eighth annual Michigan's Center for the Photographic Arts Fall Focus Festival children's program, live entertainment and an Arts and Crafts Show in the village, a classic car show, Halloween Weekend at Apple Creek Campground, and Business Carnival at Farmer's State Bank.
For questions or more information, contact Patti Lyons at the Dale Fisher Galleries, 517-522-3705, or e-mail dfisher@dalefisherphoto.com
'Conscious Aging' program
In our youth-obsessed culture, the prospect of turning 50 or 60 evokes images of loss, yet these passages offer transformative opportunities.
Join singer, workshop leader and speaker Jeanne Mackey from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the McKune Memorial Library for "Coming Into Our Years," an evening of song, discussion, celebration, reflection and transformation for individuals entering the last third of their lives.
Mackey will speak, sing, and invite discussion about conscious aging and the process of growing older.
Ag Educator of the Year
Washtenaw County Farm Bureau has chosen third-grade teacher Amie Clark of Klager Elementary School in Manchester to receive 2008 K-12 Agricultural Educator of the Year Award.
The award recognizes teachers' efforts to incorporate agriculture into school curriculum and strengthen relationships between educators and the county Farm Bureau.
Some of the strategies Clark has used to teach her students about agriculture and land stewardship include attending the annual Project RED (Rural Education Days) and touring the Horning Family Dairy Farm in Freedom Township.
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