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Book donation day: The Friends of theLibrary will hold the first book donation dayof the year from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. March 9in the Village Room, downstairs from thelibrary. Books are sorted for the ongoingused book sale on the librarys second floor.Proceeds support library projects such as

the summer reading program. Book donationdays will continue the second Saturday of the

month through October.

Turkey dinner: The Emanuel Church ofChrist is hosting its fourth annual TurkeyDinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on March 13. Thedinner, which is sponsored by the confirma-tion class of 1962, features turkey, dressing,vegetables, mashed potatoes with gravy,

rolls and dessert.

Young Guns fundraiser: The ManchesterYoung Guns Trap Team is hosting a bowlingfundraiser at 6:30 p.m. on March 15 at theTen Pin Alley in Tecumseh. Tickets are $20and include three games and shoe rental. A50/50 raffle, door prizes and games arescheduled and all funds benefit the trapteam.

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By Nathaniel SiddallSpecial Writer

A year ago livestock own-ers were feeling fairly com-fortable. The winter wasmild, and abundant rainfallin 2011 meant that feed wasplentiful. Now things aretougher.

There is plenty of hayat the weekly auctionsat United Producers, inManchester, but prices areway up due to a nationalhay shortage.

Buyers said that priceswere double, or in somecases triple, what they werea year ago.

Anyone with animalshas been affected, hor-

rendously, said Liz Waffle,who was bidding for hayto feed cattle, horses andsheep at her farm in Milan.

According to the U.S.Department of Agriculture,national production of hayin 2012 was around 120-million tons, which is thelowest amount since 1964.

Michigan hay productionwas down more than 30 per-cent from 2011.

Some hay fields wereconverted into corn produc-

tion, due to high corn pric-es. The first alfalfa cuttingwas poor in many places,including Michigan, as aresult of early warm weath-

er and late frosts. Then theprolonged summer droughtdid more damage.

Richard Godwin, ofAdrian, said he only got

one good cutting last year.Local farmers usually

have fields planted withalfalfa or grasses, and startcutting in May. Typicallythey might get three cutsduring the season, depend-ing on the weather andtheir needs. Hay is baledand kept for the farmersown use, with surplusessold privately or going toauction.

Due to the poor localyields hay is now beingtrucked in from Kentuckyand Tennessee for sale atthe United Producers auc-tion.

Livestock owners arecoping with the shortage byfeeding their animals dif-

ferent mixes of hay typesand adding processed feedand other silage.

Andrea Peterson, ofDexter, had to reduce thenumber of horses shekeeps, and the remaininganimals are being fed haycubes and pellets along

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Auctioneer Danny Bristle takes a bid at United Producers in Manches

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Hay shortage drving up prices

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By Amy BellHeritage Media

Tired of winter? Thenmaybe its time to startthinking about plans for theupcoming summer months.

This year, a group of orga-nizers are working to cre-ate the Manchester StreetFestival, which intends toprovide family friendly funas well as bring a sense ofnostalgia back to the area.

The festival will takeplace after Run Manchester,the annual race slated forAug. 3 at 8 a.m. Festivalevents begin at 9 a.m. andlast throughout the day.

The event will be simi-lar to the street dances ofyears past but also bringin aspects from events thathave taken place throughoutthe village, she said.

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The sold-out crowd at this years Crazy Cash fundraiser wait for raffle winners to be called out.

Bringing the communitytogether for 14 years

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The American Legion Hall was theplace to be in Manchester Saturdaynight as the Kiwanis Clubs 14thannual Crazy Cash Night took place.

The people of Manchester cametogether to support their local communityorganizations through this fundraisingevent that has become a trademark eventfor the city.

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