Community Links

Meet the Association:

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Local businesses

• Port Orchard Days Inn This comfortable, local hotel features rooms equipped with refrigerators and microwaves, offers a deluxe continental breakfast, and even welcomes pets! What's more, they are great supporters of the community, providing 20% discounts to folks participating in the MCA's Manchester Festival and donating a gift certificate for raffle.
• James Kelsey Meet this local artist, whose work features "modern contemporary abstract sculptures in steel, bronze, stainless steel and stone."
• Kitsap Bowling If you're looking for a good bowling alley in Kitsap County, you've come to the right place with this link.
• Manchester Realty Look here to buy or sell property in the Manchester area.
• Pattern Pieces, by Erika Frei Discover art kits for the aspiring painter and craftsman here
• Peninsula Subaru Many thanks to Penninsula Subaru for their generous support of this year's Manchester Festival and many previous MCA events
• Robert Heay's Port Orchard Yacht Sales Thanks to Mr. Heay for volunteering tug services for local Fireworks shows

Community organizations

• AMVETS Sponsor of the Manchester Veterans' Memorial, driving force behind Memorial Day and other Veteran-related events
• EPA Region 10 Laboratory Manchester's EPA office is a full-service environmental chemistry laboratory and reference library, serving as a focal point for environmental studies of the Pacific Northwest
• The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #2338 of Port Orchard is a service group that makes South Kitsap proud. Thanks very much to the Eagles for the time and energy their members have contributed to the community of Manchester. This Aerie was the donor of the 2002 Manchester Community Christmas tree.
• Freedom Soars The Department of Defense maintains public lands for wildlife preservation and for their use in training. One such site is near the Manchester Fuel Depot
• Free Spirits Click for information on the Manchester chapter of the American Association for Nude Recreation
• Kitsap Animal Rescue oprganizations Click here for a list of PAWS outposts and Bremerton's animal control center. (See the link below to go directly to the Kitsap Humane Society.)
• Kitsap Humane Society This local non-profit animal shelter is open seven days a week providing shelter to lost and abandoned animals, and offers pet licensing, neutering, educational materials, animal-assisted therapy outreach services, and much more.
• SK Kiwanis Breakfast Club Meetings are held at the Manchester Inn, Tuesday morning at 7:00am
• Manchester Library Manchester boasts this excellent library, a treasured focal point of community activity
• Manchester Fuel Depot Local fueling station for naval and coast guard vessels
• Manchester Fuel Depot Fire Department A single-engine fire station dedicated to protecting the fuel depot
• Manchester State Park Visit this beautiful state park and its wild inhabitants, enjoying camping facilities and acres of walking and hiking paths with beach access
• Port of Manchester, District No. 10 Questions about the Manchester port? Meet the Port Commission
• Port Orchard Community Service Groups This site lists a wide variety of community service organizations operating in Port Orchard
• Project Linus Join this non-profit organization in making home-made, washable blankets for children in our area who have suffered traumatic experiences. Click the link above for information about the group as a whole, or read this MCA article to learn about our local chapter and collection sites
• Rhododendrons, the Golden Genie This beautiful rhododendron, registered with the American Rhododendron Society, was hybridized right here in Manchester by a local resident
• Sound Rowers Take a look at this challenging rowing course, from Manchester to Blake Island and back
• South Kitsap Community Park This local park offers a variety of attractions including forest trails, paintball arenas and ball fields, and is host to the Kitsap Folk Fest
• Spring Chinook Broodstock Project Take a look at this salmon rearing project underway in our community
• United Way of Kitsap County Join United Way in helping health and human service organizations of Kitsap County meet the needs of our communities. Click on this link to learn how you can make a difference.

City, county and other governmental links

• Federal Trade Commission: Your national resource for Identity Theft If you fear that you have been the victim of identity theft, or would like to find out how to protect yourself against this growing crime, click this link.
• Manchester History (Courtesy of the Kitsap County web page.)
• Manchester Sub Area Plan Read here about the regulations, standards, and services currently being developed for our area; if you live here, this effects you!
• Kitsap County Homepage Click here to learn about local government and community events and services.
• Kitsap Vistor & Convention Bureau Visit this site to get travel and tourist information for Kitsap County, learn about local history, activities and events, and much more.
• Port Orchard This city is Manchester's nearest incorporated neighbor, an easy drive or bicycle ride from our community. Click this link to find out what's happening just outside the bounds of Manchester

Youth and academic groups

• Manchester Christian Academy This MCA (not to be confused with the Community Association) provides education to children from pre-school through high school
• South Kitsap High School Many Manchester kids attend this school, the largest secondary school in the Pacific Northwest
• South Kitsap Junior Miss Thanks to the generous folks of Junior Miss for bringing their very popular duck pond game to the 2003 Manchester Festival
• South Kitsap Junior NAVAL ROTC

Local churches and religious organizations

• Elim Lutheran Church A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), you'll find us at the top of the hill at the intersection of Hillcrest and Woods Road. Sunday School is at 9:00 a.m. and worship is at 10:30 until after Memorial Day, at which time we'll switch to our Summer schedule with worship at 9:30 and no Sunday School until after Labor Day. Vacation Bible School is free to all children (3 years old to grade 6) regardless of church affiliation, June 21-25. Call 871-0602.
• Manchester Community Church You'll find this community church on 7545 E Madrone Avenue, on the hill above downtown Manchester. While you could call the Community Church the MCC, please remember that it bears no direct relationship to our other local MCC -- the Manchester Community Council. Many thanks to the Community Church for their assistance with various Comunity Association events and programming.

Transportation to and from Manchester

• Kitsap Transit Bus Service Kitsap Transit busses run regular trips on weekdays between Manchester and destinations such as downtown Port Orchard and the Southworth ferry terminal. As an added bonus, passengers traveling to or from a ferry during commuting hours ride free!
• Kitsap Transit Foot Ferry Kitsap Transit recently took over operation of the fleet of small passenger ferries which run from downtown Port Orchard to Bremerton, where they connect with larger ferries bound for Seattle and Bainbridge Island.
• Washington State Ferries The Southworth Ferry terminal is just ten minutes' drive from Manchester, along a scenic, beachside road. Ferries run from this local terminal to Vashon Island and West Seattle.

Local news and information sources

• The Port Orchard Independent Check here for current events and other local news
• The Bremerton Sun Another local current events source
• The Kitsap Business Journal Read about local corporate and economic issues in this periodical