Manchester Goings On

Events listed here are open to the public and sponsored by nonprofit groups unless otherwise noted. Press releases may be sent to Goings on, Gloucester Daily Times, 36 Whittemore St., Gloucester, MA 01930, sent via email to gdt@gloucestertimes.com or faxed to 978-282-4397. Please include a contact person’s name and telephone number and send at least two weeks prior to the event. The Times will do its best to run the announcement at least once prior to the event. Due to the volume of goings on listings received by the paper, listings are alternated once they run and the same listings are not printed every day.

Olive Garden

The Manchester Council on Aging will travle to the Olive Garden in Newington, N.H., on Thursday, Aug. 30. Van pick up starts at 10:45 a.m. and return is expected by 2:30 p.m. A $3 donation is requested. Space is limited to 12. For reservations, call 978-526-7500.

SHINE counseling

SHINE (Serving the Health Information Needs of Elders) provides free, confidential health insurance information, education, counseling and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries of all ages, their family members and other caregivers. Trained counselers are certified by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs in reas of health insurance including original Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans, Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, Medicare Rights and Protections, Prescription Advantage, MassHealth and other programs for people with limited income and resources, and other Medicare, government and private health plans. For more information, call Nancy Hammond at 978-526-7753.

Story times

Manchester Public Library offers these weekly story times, which are open on a drop-in basis:

Preschool Story Time, for ages from 3 to 5, Tuesdays, 1:30 to 2:10 p.m. Stories and a simple craft tie in with the theme of the week, reinforcing seasonal stories and rich vocabulary with a variety of illustration styles.

Mother Goose Story Time, Wednesdays, 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. Simple rhymes, songs and books give younger children an introduction to books, fingerplays, and rhythms.

Anyone wishing to attend with a group should call 978-526-2016.

COA redistributions

Donations of old eyeglasses and old cell phones will be collected for recycling and, or redistribution programs. Call the Council on Aging at 978-526-7500.

VNA clinic

VNA Care Network offers free health care clinics for residents 60 and older at Congregational Chapel, Chapel Lane, open the first and third Thursday of every month, 10 a.m. to noon. Call 888-663-3688, ext. 5603 or 978-283-2020 x5603.

Manchester Singers

Manchester Singers meets Mondays, 7:30 p.m., at Congregational Chapel, Chapel Lane. New members, men and women, are welcome. Community chorus is led by Fred Broer. Call 978-283-9021, email feb3@earthlink.net or visit www.manchestersingers.org.

Open Door pantry

The Open Door food pantry, 28 Emerson Ave., Gloucester, serves residents of Manchester, Essex, Gloucester, Rockport and Ipswich with a full-service pantry of milk, eggs, bread, fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, and a variety of dry and canned goods. The pantry can be used once every seven days. Valid identification required. For hours, call 978-283-6776 or visit www.foodpantry.org.

Museum passes

Manchester Public Library offers passes for reduced entry fees to Cape Ann Historical Association, Children’s Museum of Boston, Institute of Contemporary Art, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, JFK Presidential Library and Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Science, New England Aquarium, Peabody Essex Museum, and Wheelock Family Theater. The library also offers a Massachusetts State Parks parking pass. Passes may be reserved in person; call 978-526-7711 or visit www.manchesterpl.org. The pass program is sponsored by the Friends of the Manchester Public Library.

Teen Advisory Board

The Manchester Library Teen Advisory Board encourages all who are interested in joining or having a say in the Teen Zone, to pick up an application at the circulation desk.

COA Yoga

The Manchester Council on Aging offers a yoga class Thursdays at 10 a.m. This gentle yoga is done in seated and standing postures. Call Nancy Hammond at 978-526-7500.

Manchester history

The Centennial Historical Committee of the Manchester Bath & Tennis Club is looking for photos, menus, dance cards and other memorabilia to compile a memory book recounting the past 100 years. All submissions will be catalogued and returned to the owners when the project is finished. Email MBT100th@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/groups/mbt100th.

Homebound books

The staff of the Manchester Public Library reminds residents that they drop off and pick up library materials for residents who are homebound, either temporarily or permanently. Call 978-526-7711.

Volunteers needed

The Coolidge Reservation in Manchester needs adult volunteers on Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon, for its work crew. Learn stewardship skills and work side-by-side with staff of the Trustees of the Reservations for hands-on work on conserved lands at its seven Cape Ann properties, trail clearing, building boardwalks, painting, mending fences and performing resource management care. Call 978-281-8400 or visit www.thetrustees.org.

Records destruction

In accordance with state student records regulations, the Manchester Essex Regional School District is providing notification to parents and students who attended Manchester or Essex Schools and graduated in 2005 that all temporary records will be destroyed on Aug. 13. If you would like to obtain your record prior to destruction, please call 978-525-6060 by Aug. 10.

Christmas Tree Shop

The Manchester Council on Aging will travel to Lynnfield’s Christmas Tree Shop on Friday, Aug. 17. Van pick up starts at 9:30 a.m. and return is expected around noon. A $3 donation is requested if able. To register, call 978-526-7500.

Knit, crochet group

The Council on Aging knitting and crocheting group invites all knitters to meet Mondays at 3 p.m., in the Plains Community Room. Get together with friends, compare knitting notes, get help on a project or learn a new stitch. Transportation available. To register, call 978-526-7500.

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