The Manchester View

a newsletter from your friends at the
Manchester Community Association

September, 2005

Membership

The MCA would like to welcome our new members:

Delbert & Janet Thomas
Corny Kucius
Johnny Stewart

Thanks for your support!

If anyone would like to join or renew their membership in the MCA, click here to print out our
membership application form.

It's only $10 per person and $20 per family to join our association. Membership dues and donations are what keep us going, and we really appreciate your support!

** Updated 9/12/05 **

Upcoming Events

Sunday
9/18/05

Manchester Gallery Grand Open House
2:00 - 6:00 pm at the Gallery

Tuesday
9/20/05

Manchester Historical Society Meeting
7:00 pm at the Library

Tuesday
9/27/05

MCC Meeting
6:30 pm at the Library

Thursday
10/6/05

Candidates Forum
6:30 pm at the Manchester Elementary School

Saturday
10/8/05

Manchester Clean-Up Day / Community Garage Sale
9:00 am - 2:00 pm in the Library parking lot & various locations around Manchester (see the Clean-Up Day section on this website for more details and a participation form for the Community Garage Sale)

Sunday
10/16/05

Mama Java Ride for Hurricane Katrina Victims
9:00 am registration at Mama Java

Manchester Gallery Grand Opening / Open House
Sunday, 9/18/05 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Visual Arts / Visual Reality
Dr. Paul Nuchims is opening an art gallery in the old Past & Presents building in downtown Manchester, and will celebrate with a Grand Opening and Open House this Sunday. Refreshments will be provided. Come down and see what it's all about!

MAMA JAVA MOTORCYCLE RIDE FOR HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIMS

October 16th ~ Registration starts at 9 am at Mama JAVA

All makes and models are welcome. $25 minimum donation per rider or passenger.
Includes T-shirt, raffles and lunch after the ride.
Must be present to redeem raffle prizes.
Ride starts at noon and will end back at Mama JAVA.
For more info: www.mamajavacafe.com or (360) 769-6132

MANCHESTER CANDIDATE'S FORUM

Thursday, October 6, 2005
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Manchester Elementary School Library
1901 California Ave E, Manchester

The Manchester Community Council is sponsoring a Candidates Forum with the assistance of the Kitsap League of Women Voters. They are inviting all the candidates for Fire District, Port District and Water District who are in the race after the Primary Election.

FORMAT: Each candidate will be given 5 minutes for an opening statement and, thereafter, 2 minutes to answer questions from the audience. Prior to closing, each Candidate will be given 3 minutes for a final statement. All questions would be submitted in written form and submitted to the Moderator (from the League of Women Voters), who will combine or eliminate duplicates and erratic questions.

We look forward to seeing as many resident's of Manchester as possible at this event!

Manchester Festival

August 13th was a picture-perfect day for the annual Manchester Festival! We hope you were able to join us for the fun. We had about 30 booths, including...

Local Vendors and Businesses
Library and Friends of the Library booths
Public Safety and Master Gardener booths
Children's Games & Chess Master Will
and Great BBQ!

MANY THANKS to everyone who helped put this event on - we couldn't do it without all the volunteers and donations (including prizes, Kettle Corn and the Platinum Dining Cards).

And special thanks to all the vendors who came out to support our community. Let's try to support them as well by patronizing their businesses whenever possible! If there was something you saw at the festival that you would like to purchase or get more information on, please contact info@manchesterwa.org, and we will forward your message on.

Next year's festival will be the 2nd Saturday
in August again - 8/12/06 -
we hope to see you all there!

Awesome Sponsor!

Lots of people stopped by the Platinum Dining Card booth and took advantage of the 2-for-1 deal that Sherry Barnhart was offering (buy the 2005 book and get a free upgrade for the 2006 book) - you couldn't beat the deal! And the MCA was the beneficiary of the proceeds - Sherry split her sales with us and donated $115!

Thank you Sherry for your generosity!

If any of you need a fundraiser, keep the Platinum Dining Card in mind! You can reach Sherry at:

Washington State Fundraisers
PO Box 2002
Port Orchard, WA 98366

871-1333
platinumcard@silverlink.net

All proceeds from MCA booths go toward the production of this and other community events and activities held by the MCA during the year.

THANKS FOR THE DONATIONS!

* Sherry Barnhart * Bob & Neva Lamb * Covered Wagon Kettle Corn * Subaru Jack * Manchester Port Commission * Albertsons * Safeway * PJ's Market *

THANKS TO THE VOLUNTEERS!

* Arlene & Mark Rebelowski * Anne Cisney * Phil Paquette * Brian Moore * Brien Nagli * Christi Beck * Tracy, Trevor, Keegan & Skyler Stierle * Jill Priest * Connor Moore & Friends * Chess Master Will * KRL & Friends of the Library * Dee D'Haem * Bev Nelson *

Manchester Festival 2005 Photo Album

(click pictures to enlarge)

	<<< Many Thanks to Brien, Brian & Mark for the delicious BBQ! The Root Beer Float booth from the Friends of the Library was a big hit! >>>

And the Children's Parade with Barnaby Bear was lots of fun for everyone!
		The Duck Pond game was the biggest hit with the wee ones!

The Manchester Community Council, Port of Manchester, and Port Orchard Independent present:

Manchester Clean-Up Day

Manchester’s Community Council is initiating an event it calls “Manchester Clean-Up Day” on Saturday October 8, 2005. The event, co-sponsored with the Port of Manchester, and the Port Orchard Independent, will take place in the parking lot next to the Manchester Library from 9AM until 2PM on that day. Coordinating groups and participants in the event are Kitsap Solid Waste, the Friends of the Manchester Library, and the Manchester Community Association. The goal of the day’s activities is to give local residents an easy way to properly dispose of some of the excess items they may have around the house.

The “Clean-Up” will include trash pick-up by volunteers along several of the arterials leading into Manchester, mild hazardous waste pick-up of Ni-Cad (rechargeable) batteries and fluorescent light bulbs, advertising for local Manchester garage sales held on that day, used clothing donations, used book donations, information booths on composting/ Kitsap’s 2Good2Toss/Clean Kitsap, a Bake Sale, and refreshments.

Come to the Library Parking lot on Saturday October 8 from 9-2 to find out what it’s all about! For more information contact John Winslow at 206-524-0176 (days) or email to johnwinslo@aol.com (see the Clean-Up Day section on this website for more details and a participation form for the Community Garage Sale).

Specific activities:

Adopt-A-Road: Kitsap has just initiated a roadside clean-up program which we will be implementing in Manchester. Several volunteers will be picking up trash along roads leading into Manchester to help demonstrate pride in our little village. This event is coordinated by Debby Trudeau; if you would like to help, contact Debby at 871-6114.
Mild hazardous waste pick-up: The MCC will have a truck in the Library lot that will be accepting up to ten Ni-Cad batteries and ten fluorescent light bulbs for disposal at the Kitsap MWR facility near the Bremerton Airport.
Manchester-wide garage sales: For a donation of $5, the MCC will include your address on our listing of all garage sales held that day in the local area. The list will be posted as addresses are added and the final list will be made available at the Library parking lot beginning at 9AM on the 8th. This will be a great opportunity for those who just can’t miss a great bargain! To sign up to be on the list of garage sales, contact Bob or Rash Ballard at 360-871-2700.
Clean, gently used clothing will be accepted in the lot for donation to Helpline, St. Vincent’s, and/or Goodwill.
Used books will be accepted in the parking lot by the Friends of the Manchester Library for re-sale in the bookstore at the Library. You may not know that the Friends donations pay for the building where our Library is housed, and keep the Library’s door open!
Kitsap’s Solid Waste Division will have an information booth on their 2Good2Toss and Clean Kitsap programs.
Our own local Master Composters will also have an information booth and will be there to answer any questions you have on composting.
Refreshments/Bake Sale: Just to say thanks for your participation, we’ll have complimentary cookies and beverages available to all participants in the parking lot. Thanks to the MCA for handling the refreshments! The MCC/MCA will also hold a Bake Sale to help offset some of the cost of the event as well.

Manchester Historical Society

Several local volunteers have decided that it's time to officially record Manchester's colorful history. A meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 20th to get this project underway. If you're interested in getting involved in the Manchester Historical Society, plan on attending their first meeting on September 20th at 7:00pm in the Manchester Library meeting room. For further information, contact info@manchesterwa.org.

Library Events

Coming this Fall... In October the Library will have Halloween events... in November there will be an Inquiring Minds speaker... and in December there will be two programs for making gifts - one for kids and one for adults. Stay tuned for details!

To find out more, visit the Friends of the Library page on this website

Go Figure Is Still Going Strong

As you may have heard the building where Go Figure! is located may be sold and Go Figure! may have to relocate. The timeline for this is unclear at this time. The process to move ahead with the development of the property could possibly take a year or two. Go Figure! has a lease for our current space until December 31, 2006 and we expect to stay through the end of our lease. If and when Go Figure! has to move we will move as close as possible to our current location. If we have to move more than 7 miles from our current location customers in their initial annual contract period will have the option of ending their membership, with 30 days written notice, unless the new location is closer to where they currently reside.
Please note our new expanded hours:
M-F 6:00am - 11:30am and 3:00pm - 7:00pm Saturday 7:00am - 10:30am

Women's Health Seminar

September Seminar is Reflexology with Chrys Kendall. Wednesday, September 28th, 7pm at Go Figure! Please call 871-9222 to register and bring you own chair. The seminar is free.

Reflexology is used to help restore and maintain the body’s natural equilibrium. This gentle therapy encourages the body to work naturally to restore its own healthy balance.

Do you have a business in Manchester that you would like to see included here? Forward your "upcoming events" to us at manchesterca@msn.com and we'd be happy to post them here!

The 2nd Annual Ride Around Puget Sound took place on August 27-28. It is a 165 mile bicycle ride with approximately 9,000 feet of elevation gain. There is either a two-day or one-day ride option. The ride starts and ends in Tacoma, circling the lower Puget Sound region. There were 380 riders over the 165 mile course, with a rest stop at Pomeroy Park. They loved the Manchester waterfront and views. Next year it will be the last weekend in August.

All proceeds are donated to the Bicycle Alliance of Washington (BAW), which raises money and awards grants for all sorts of great bike safety, transportation and school programs, including the SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS program.

Manchester Community Council

Public MCC meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of every month, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm in the Manchester Library community room. The minutes of these meetings, as well as a draft of the Bylaws are linked on the MCC Homepage.

The MCC currently has community volunteer groups working on the following topics of interest:

Establish Recreational Venues

Revitalize the Village Center

Issues Requiring a Partnership with other Agencies

Regain our Historic Village Character

Develop a Village Commons

We encourage you to come to the next MCC meeting and join one of these groups. There are also subcommittees for issues such as Crime Prevention, Sewers, Building Height Restrictions and the Haida Park.

Get involved in your community!

Manchester Port Commissioner's Meeting

The next Manchester Port Commissioner's Meeting will be held Monday evening, September 5th, 7:00 pm in the Manchester Library, and is open to the public.

Visit Kitsap Newsletter

See what's going on in Kitsap County this summer.
Check out the Visit Kitsap website... they put out a newsletter each month that you can subscribe to, or check it out here - we've linked it to our newsletter for your convenience (see the links on the top of this page).

Next MCA Meeting

Wednesday, September 7th
7:30 PM at the Manchester Library Community Room

Annual membership in the Manchester Community Association costs only $10 per person or $20 per household.

Membership entitles you to vote on the activities of the association, and dues go directly to the kitty from which community events such as the Manchester Festival are funded.

Membership fees are payable by check or cash, and may be submitted in person at any MCA meeting (details below) or mailed to:

The Manchester Community Association
PO Box 603
Manchester, WA 98353

Click here to print out our Membership Application Form

Thinking about joining? Come to a meeting and see what we're all about! Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month in the Manchester Library Community Room, at 7:30 pm. We would love to see you there.

If you would like to be removed from the Association's mailing list please reply to this e-mail with 'remove' on the subject line. All removal requests honored.

updated: 02/25/2006