MANCHESTER

Located at the scenic 75-acre Dana L. Thompson Memorial Park on Rt. 30 North, 1/2 mile from the center of town. Amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, tennis and basketball courts, baseball and soccer fields, a sand volleyball court, horseshoe pits, a children's playground area and an outdoor ice skating rink. Programs offered throughout the year include the Camp Cowabunga Day Camp, the Fall Foliage 10K Footrace and Haunted Barn in the Fall, The Manchester Winter Carnival in Winter and an Easter Egg Hunt in the Spring. Activities and classes in various areas are offered year-round. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm. Tel: 362-1439.

2,820 acres of fields and forests for environmental education and outdoor recreation. Demonstration farm with animals and organic gardens. Hiking trails, magnificent scenery. Camping by reservation. Visitor Center and gift shop. Donations and memberships welcome. Route 315, Rupert. Tel: (802) 394-7836.

A 35,000-sq.foot multi purpose facility featuring an Olympic-size rink, warm room for viewing, completely stocked skate rental shop and concession stand. In summer, the facility becomes home of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and convention center. Route 7a North, Manchester. Tel: 362-1439.

Vermont's public schools are grouped in regional supervisory unions, each with a superintendent and a regional board. Local towns also have school boards with one or two members serving on the supervisory board.

• Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union: Manchester, Dorset, Danby, Pawlet, Rupert, Sunderland. 362-2452
  
  
• Battenkill Valley Supervisory Union: Arlington, Sandgate. 375-9744
  
  
• Windsor Southwest Supervisory Union: Londonderry, Landgrove, Peru, Weston. 875-3365
  
  
• Windham Central Supervisory Union: Winhall, Bondville, Jamaica, Stratton. 365-7651
  
  
  • BURR AND BURTON ACADEMY:
    Private school which serves as the area's public high school. 362-1775
    
    
  • MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL:
    Public school for grades. 362-1597
    
    
  • LONG TRAIL SCHOOL:
    Private school for grades 6-12, located in Dorset. 867-5717
    
    
  • MAPLE STREET SCHOOL:
    Independent day school, K-7. 362-7137
    
    
  • NORTHSHIRE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY:
    Independent day school, K-8. 362-3383

Services

A staff of eight police officers covers village and town. Tel: 362-2121. For emergencies dial 911. State Police barracks are located in Shaftsbury, 19 miles south on Rt. 7A. Tel: 442-5421. Dorset/Danby outpost: 362-3639.

Manchester has an all-volunteer fire department with an average of 33 volunteers. The Insurance rating is 7D. Tel: 362-2121.

There is a 24-hour ambulance service manned by trained volunteers. Tel: 362-2121.

Mark Skinner Library. Junction of Route 7A, West Road and Seminary Ave., Manchester Village. A private library administered by a Board of Trustees, but open to the public. Dues schedule for single and family memberships. Access to inter-library loan. Gail Rice, Librarian. 362-3070.

Manchester Center, corner of Richville Rd. and E. Manchester Rd., 05255. 362-3070. Manchester Village, Seminary Ave., 05254. 362-1170.