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Youth Soccer Deadline March 28
20 Mar 2008 - ( Sports )

The 2008 Manchester Area Youth Soccer Program is open to all boys and girls in North Manchester and the surrounding areas currently completing grades K through 8. Those completing kindergarten must be six (6) years old by July 1.
Games will be played on seven Saturday mornings (May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, and June 7 and 14) from 9:30-11 a.m. at the Manchester College athletic fields, south of the Physical Education and Recreation Center (PERC).
Coaches will hold additional mid-week or early Saturday morning practices. There will be a $12 registration fee for each child. The fee will provide a color team shirt for each child and soccer ball for team play.
To register, please pick up forms at the Manchester Area Programs, located at 603 Bond Street, North Manchester, or at the North Manchester Community Pool. Forms must be received by Friday, March 28.
The program is organized and conducted entirely by volunteers. Players will be divided by age into separate leagues and teams within leagues for purposes of coaching and teaching fundamentals, conditioning, practicing drills and playing games. Emphasis will be placed on participation, sportsmanship, conditioning, skills, teamwork, and especially having fun. Each player will be given equal playing time in games regardless of skill level.

MC Baseball Team Splits Doubleheaders
20 Mar 2008 - ( Sports )

Manchester’s baseball team returned to action after a two-week break to split with Taylor University in doubleheader action.
In game one, Colin Denihan picked up his second win of the year in a 4-2 win. Denihan recorded five strikeouts in six innings of action, allowing just four hits while Derek Hanson picked up the save. Shawn Baker was 2-3 with an RBI and Josh Beuell went 1-3 with two RBI.
In game two, Taylor scores two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to pick up a 2-1 win over Manchester. Wes Bucher took the loss for MC, facing four batters in the seventh. Corey Oetting and JT Podell were each 1-2 at bat, with Oetting picking up an RBI.
Manchester’s baseball team split a doubleheader with Tri-State University on Sunday for MC’s season home opener on Gratz Field.
In game one, Manchester won 4-2 as Shaun Carrico picked up the win with seven complete innings and four strikeouts. Jay Sheets and Josh Buell were 1-2 with an RBI to lead MC.
In game two Joe Egner took the loss as Manchester fell to the Thunder 3-0. Buell went 2-3 with Kaz Kalita, Corey Oetting and Shawn Baker going 1-3 at bat.
Manchester’s baseball team remained home on Monday to face Lakeland College and opened with a 4-2 win but fell in the second game 8-2.
In game one, Corey Oetting finished 2-2 with a pair of RBIs while Matty Miller and Josh Buell ended the game 2-3 with an RBI as Manchester defeated Lakeland 4-2. Curtis Mallery was the winning pitcher, going all seven innings with a pair of strikeouts and three hits.
In game two, Josh Atkinson suffered the loss, giving up five earned runs in six innings of action as Manchester lost 8-2. Six Spartans recorded one hit each in the contest with Josh Buell and David Tatham recording RBIs.
Manchester moves to 5-6 on the year.

Timbercrest Celebrates 40 Years In Community
13 Mar 2008 - ( Front Page )

by Tim McLaughlin
On March 12, the Brethren affiliated Timbercrest Senior Living Community will celebrate 40 years of existence in North Manchester. The facility opened in Mexico, Indiana in 1889, and has been serving older adults since then. “Throughout our 40 years in North Manchester, our priority of providing quality care to older adults has never changed,” said Director of Development Anne Myers.
In the early 1950’s, it became apparent that the current facility in Mexico was outdated and had raised some concern by the State Board of Health. By 1960, the possibility of opening a new home in North Manchester was being explored, and in 1963, the authorization was given to establish Timbercrest at its current location.
There were numerous factors that led to the move to North Manchester. Among them were the cultural advantages of being near Manchester College, the fact that North Manchester was near the center of three districts, and the area was not over industrialized. Administrator at the time, Orville Sherman, was instrumental in the move. “He really was the transitional person who had the dream,” said Myers. ....Read More

Council Looks At Idea Of New Pool Facility
13 Mar 2008 - ( Front Page )

by Amy Kraner
Town Council took the problem of the aging pool facility in a new direction last Wednesday when President Chris Garber urged council to look at the feasibility of building a new structure.
Council had just heard a proposal from Park & Rec. Board president Anne Myers, who was standing in for Parks Director Kathy Staton, on how they would use $360,000 to start on the long list of repairs.
At the February 13 joint meeting between the council and the board, council had backed off approving a bond in the amount of $1.2 million, and had agreed on $360,000 for the immediate repairs, and had asked the P & R board to compile a list.
The P & R board chose several items, including the whirlpool and one corner of the building in particular.
Myers commented on the corner, saying, “Inside the building, we can see cracks, and outside the bricks are popping out and bulging. We won’t have a good idea of what needs to be repaired until we get into that corner, but it may not be structurally sound.” ....Read More

Kern Awarded Teacher Creativity Grant
13 Mar 2008 - ( Front Page )

by Amy Kraner
Manchester High School teacher Debra Kern will be taking a chapter from her own lecture this summer, reclaiming her creativity and getting back to her roots as a painter.
Kern was awarded a Teacher Creativity Fellowship Grant through the Lilly Foundation to travel to Italy and France and to paint under the tutelage of a professional instructor.
She is the second teacher from Manchester Community Schools to receive the $8,000 grant, which is given every year to around 120 Indiana teachers to pursue subjects that will provide personal renewal.
Kern wrote in her grant application, “I always challenge my students to try something new, something that will enhance the way they perceive their everyday surroundings, or give them a greater appreciation for life.”
She continued, “I recently discovered the need for my own personal renewal. At the conclusion of my lecture on creativity, a fifteen-year old student asked what I had done recently to increase my own creativeness and individuality. I was, frankly, at a loss.” ....Read More

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