2018 Winter Homefront

Life in and around Tecumseh

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ADVERTISERS 3 Dudes and Dinner................................ 55 Abbott Accounting................................... 50 Abstract Builders.......................................6 Adrian Rea Literacy Center...................... 50 Anderson Funeral Home......................... 44 Anytime Fitness....................................... 49 Artistry on Evans BnB............................. 54 August Company..................................... 44 Back in Balance...................................... 47 Bailey's Water Care................................. 27 Barrett's Flower Shop............................. 54 Basil Boys............................................... 39 Best Shine.............................................. 57 Bev Camp LaFontaine.............................. 40 Big Boy, Tuckey's.................................... 42 Billy White Roofing.................................. 34 Black Fire Winery.................................... 45 Bob Fox - Howard Hanna..................... 2,43 Bob's Arctic Cat...................................... 47 Boulevard Beauty................................... 40 British Tea Pantry................................... 10 Burdick Kitchen and Bath........................ 33 Calder Dairy............................................ 37 Cambrian Senior Living........................... 25 Cardinal Staffing Solutions...................... 57 Carolyn Mis - Key Realty.......................... 58 Carpet on Wheels.......................................8 Carter Rehab & Aquatic Center................ 39 Citizens Gas............................................ 49 Classic Cabinets...................................... 19 Clinton Arts Center............................. 11,22 Clinton Christmas in the Village............... 23 Community Learning Connections............ 50 DNA Sales............................................... 47 D&P Communications.............................. 34 D'Printer Inc...................................... 20,54 Dan's Tavern.......................................... 22 Dana DuJour Photography....................... 55

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Desjarlais Aesthetic Center..................... 41 DGII Gift Shoppe...................................... 21 Downtown Dempsey................................ 51 Downtown Printing.................................. 50 DS Auction House................................... 56 Eden Foods............................................. 11 Embers Bar & Grill............................... 8,43 Engraved For You................................... 54 Evans Street Station..................................9 Express Professionals............................. 57 Faythe Emmens....................................... 54 Fitzpatrick Woodworks............................ 50 Forty Nine South..................................... 54 Gillin Eye care......................................... 49 Golden Acres.............................................7 Great Ideas............................................. 35 Gwen's Cakes.......................................... 54 Hacker Jewelers...................................... 28 Handler Funeral Home............................ 16.

Hathaway House..................................... 54 Heart Wood Place................................... 55 Henry Ford Allegiance............................. 29 Hidden Lake Gardens.............................. 16 Hinesly Orthodontics............................... 37 Holtz Christmas Tree............................... 56 Hopscotch.............................................. 20 Horizon Travel........................................ 51 Howard Hanna...........................................2 Howe Plumbing....................................... 50 Irish Hills Ford........................................ 17 J Bar Hobbies......................................... 26 Kapnick Orchards................................... 43 Kemner Iott............................................. 39 Kent Benham DDS................................... 57 LaFontaine.............................................. 59 Lavender Lane................................... 47,54 Lemon Tree Cafe..................................... 43 Lenawee Conservation District................ 51 Lenawee Fuels........................................ 46 Lenawee Humane Society........................ 50 Lev's Bakery........................................... 37 Local Parcel Service................................ 56 Main Street Stables................................. 42 Martins Home Center.................................9 Masterpeace Counseling......................... 57 Maves Fashion Faves.............................. 50 Meckley's Fruit Farm............................... 10 Muk's Sports Pub................................... 44 Newburg Meadows.....................................7

Nite Lites................................................ 24 Pentamere Winery................................... 12 Perspectives Counseling......................... 54 Promenade Tecumseh............................. 57 Reinhart Realtors.................................... 21 Sal's Italian Restaurant........................... 54 Salsaria's................................................ 24 Schmidt & Sons Pharmacy...................... 25 Sieler's Water System.............................. 45 Siena Heights University......................... 54.

Simple Nutrition...................................... 47 Social House 103.................................... 43 Stimpson and Associates........................ 50 Suburban Chevrolet................................. 30 Sunderland Insurance............................. 21 TLC Community Credit Union.................... 51 Tecumseh Antique Appeal....................... 21 Tecumseh Bread and Pastry................... 24 Tecumseh Camera......................................4 Tecumseh Center for the Arts.................. 15 Tecumseh DDA........................................ 13 Tecumseh District Library........................ 39 Tecumseh Insurance............................... 37 Tecumseh Park and Recreation............... 28 Tecumseh Plywood.................................. 26 Tecumseh Veterinary Hospital................. 57 Tecumseh Wood Works............................ 40 The Accelerated Dragon......................... 57 The Boulevard Market............................ 10 The Brides Bridal Show........................... 46 The Center on the Riverbank................... 54 The Clinton Inn........................................ 42 The Copper Nail...................................... 57 The Dog House....................................... 51 The Doll Cottage..................................... 50 The Landing............................................ 55 The Moveable Feast................................ 54 The Purple Rose Theatre........................ 47 The Tecumseh Herald.............................. 50 Thrive Massage....................................... 47 Todd's Garden........................................ 50 Twelve Restaurant......................... 11,42,55 Twin Pines Ice Cream.............................. 12 Union Block Suites............................. 40,54 Way of Life.............................................. 47 Weeden Orthodontics.................................4 Willow Pediatric Dentistry........................ 60 Your Big Day Wedding............................. 49

"A trip from the farm to the Ann Arbor area meant an overnight stay ... it took them two-and-a-half days."

In a A onehorse open sleigh...

lmost a century has passed since it last saw the open road, and once again, just in time for Christmas, a vintage sleigh will be on display at the Tecumseh Historical Museum, thanks to a donation Larry Eaton made last year.

Eaton’s family-owned farm property was on East Chicago Boulevard, where the sleigh was stored for decades. “It’s always been in the family,” he said. “When we sold the farm to the city, where the Business and Technology Park is, that was a centennial farm that had been in the family 168 years, and this was always in the barn. When we gave possession to the city and divided things up, I ended up with this.” He wanted to make sure the sleigh was in a place where it could be appreciated. “It was either sell it or find another location,” he said. He called Gary Naugle, historical society president, and offered it to the museum, and Naugle put some elbow grease into the sleigh to get it ready for display. “When we got it, we

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took it to my house. I worked on it, I oiled it down with flaxseed oil,” he said.

Eaton estimates the sleigh’s manufacture date to be somewhere between 1860 and 1870. It has its original paint and one can see the faint remnants of green striping decorating the front and back of the wooden frame. A black horsehair blanket and the original leather strip of sleigh bells were included with the donation, and a metal tag on the back of the seat reads, “Primrose and McKinny, Tecumseh, Mich.”

Eaton said the sleigh was purchased by his great grandfather, Horace, and he has memories of playing on it with his cousin as a child. The last time it was used was around 1925, according to diaries Eaton provided. “This wasn’t the only sleigh they had, they had a Sunday go to church sleigh,” he said. A trip from the farm to the Ann Arbor area meant an overnight stay at the Osburn farm on Goodrich Road. “It took them two-and-a-half days,”

said Eaton. “The more I thought of it, about disposing of it, why, this was the proper place,” he said. “I guarantee you, you won’t find another one in original condition.” Naugle said the sleigh would be part of the museum’s holiday display through December. n

Tecumseh Historical Museum 302 E. Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh In addition to the special Dec. 7 & 8 hours the museum is also open Saturdays 10:30am to 3:30pm through December 22 and opens again in April. For info call 517.423.2374

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Larry Eaton with the sleigh he donated to the Tecumseh Historical Museum

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hooot whooo wants to see an owl or two up close and personal? If it’s you, then you’ll have the chance on Saturday, March 2 when the Tecumseh Parks and Recreation Department offers its annual Owl Prowl from 7-9pm.

Participants — limited to 50 — will traverse Indian Crossing Trails in search of up to 10 different species of owls that may be either passing through on their migratory route or establishing their territory. Recorded calls of various owls will be played with the hope that an owl will come in close to investigate. “Hopefully they’ll come into the territory to see who’s making all the racket,” said Tecumseh Parks and Recreation Programmer Sarah Gilmore.

The Tecumseh High School and University of Michigan graduate is also a handler for Michigan Avian Experience, which cares for large raptors that have been injured or have imprinted on humans and are unable to be released back into the wild. Gilmore will be bringing some of the feathery residents for Owl Prowl participants to meet. While half of the participants will go searching on the trails for live sightings, the other half will have the opportunity to see live owls brought in

from Michigan Avian Experience which is based in Brooklyn. After an hour, they’ll switch places. “I can guarantee they’ll see a live owl,” Gilmore said. “I just can’t guarantee they’ll see one in the wild.”

Of the 10 species that are known to be in Search for owls Michigan, three are the at Indian most common — the Crossing Trails Eastern screech owl, the Saturday, great horned owl and the barred owl. The small March 2 Eastern screech owl is 7-9pm “quite cosmopolitan,” $5/$6 according to Gilmore, and are often found in populated areas. The great horned owl is the one with plumicorns that appear as feathery ears atop their head. They are the easiest to mimic as they make the “whooot whooo” sound.

Gilmore said they will often answer a mimicked human call. “Let the wild owl be the last to call,” she said. “We don’t want their territory.” n

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For more information or to pre-register for the event, which is recommended as it’s a popular program, call Tecumseh Parks and Recreation at 517.423.5602

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Homestead Style 111 Brown Street This home was built in 1901 with bricks made by a local brickyard similar to the ones used to build the Clinton Inn. The home was built in a Homestead style with curved bricks around the windows.

The Italianate 125 West Church Street This home was constructed in 1853.

In 1884, the home was sold to the Baptist Society. At that time, it was in great need of repairs and was remodeled to the current fashionable Italianate style with a simple hipped roof. At this time a second floor was added.

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or those looking for oncepopular board games, J-Bar Hobbies in Tecumseh is the place to go. “We are carrying a whole pile of old board games – Twister, Candyland, Life, all the Monopoly games. We’ve got checkers, chess, and a real inexpensive chess game for under twelve dollars,” said owner Dan Bindus. “People are really interested in them.”

One of the most common sayings Bindus hears on a regular basis is, “Oh, I haven’t seen this in years." Parents and kids are excited about the retro games as well as J-Bar’s selection of retro toys. For those with a desire to build, metal Erector sets are a popular choice. Winter is also the perfect time for model rockets. The fields are bare, and the rockets are easy to find after they fall to earth.

There’s nothing like a Rubik’s Cube to challenge the mind of young and old.

People continue to be drawn to wind up toys and the classic whoopee cushion.

Creating is easy with Spirograph and Lite Brite sets.

Forget iPad activities for toddler and young children. Bindus has a collection of the wooden Fisher Price toys that are hard to find, as well as the wind-up teaching clock and the See and Say. “These are the true and tested toys that have been around for many years,” he said.

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or those looking for new instead of retro, walk across the street to Hopscotch Kids. Owner Stacey Foss can help people find something perfect for every shopper. “We have noticed in the last three years we have definitely grown our game line,” she said. “A lot of our games are fun family games. We do have a few strategy games and puzzle thinking games.”

Foss notices families with busy lives still want to spend time together to connect. “They are definitely trying to get the kids off technology and once the kids do, they have a great time,” she said. “We try and carry a unique game line. Blue Orange is fantastic for all ages.

One of our strategy games is Kosmos Games. These are a good stepping stone to get to the next level of play with the strategy games. Tenzi is our most popular. It started as a dice game, but it went into card games and is for an unlimited number of players. They are all fun.”

For those not sure what game to choose, Hopscotch Kids has demo games on display for people to demo before they buy. “One of my favorites is called Ubango,” Foss said. “That is like Tetris on a board game. It’s just a fun one.” Yam Slam is like Yahtzee, and she also carries Mexican Train dominoes and King Domino. For those headed on a road trip, there are a variety of travel games that can make the trip more fun.

Adults can also find games they will enjoy, and Foss is noticing a big increase in the number of puzzles she sells – especially to teens.

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Explore the world of strategy and problem-solving with Chess. Learn the fundamentals with instructor Matt Ireland of Accelerated Dragon March 14, 6pm to 8pm at the Tecumseh Library Beginners and game masters can enjoy an afternoon of fun, strategy and competition! Join Acropolis Games of Adrian on Sundays, January 27 and March3, 1:30-4:30pm at the Tecumseh Library

Accelerated Dragon, in Dundee this past July. The specialty of Accelerated Dragon is introducing people to something new in a relaxed and friendly way. Ireland can help match people with a perfect game based on what popular games they enjoy playing. “I carry the obscure and gamer games. I’m kind of a specific niche,” he said. “I teach classes on board games and chess,” he said. “We do board game nights where people can come in and learn something new. I take the scary part away.”

Ireland has been playing chess since the age of three and loves the game because it takes skill rather than luck. “It’s your skill against somebody else’s. They only way you get better is to keep playing,” he said. Ireland offers chess nights on Monday and Wednesday evenings. He teaches the game and provides an environment where people can play others at the same skill level. “One of my fundamental principals in my life is everyone knows something I don’t. There’s no reason to talk down to people,” he said. “How will people know until you tell them? I promote connections.”

There is an opportunity to preview games on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. “You can come in and learn specific games that you want to play,” Ireland said. Friday and Saturday are replay nights where customers can just play a new game with people they know, and Saturday night is also Dungeons and Dragons night. There is a fee for game nights, but the fee can be used toward the purchase price of the game played.

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Despite the quick delivery, he received enough laughter and good reviews that he decided to take his schtick on the road. “My whole life I’ve been able to make people laugh,” Burwell said. He moved from feature to headline status, even picking up an award — Best Comic Award for the Saturday showcase at the Live Laughs Comedy Festival.

“I had a couple of drunk guys tell me I was their favorite.”

His best compliment came from a high school friend who watched one of his shows. Afterward, Burwell was told he was doing exactly what his friend thought he would end up doing. “That was validation for me. It was good to hear.”

During that time he met scores of other comedians and learned about the business along the way.

When he moved back home, he was approached by Heather Bohnett, manager at Dan’s Downtown Tavern, to arrange an open mic comedy night. Burwell called people he knew and soon the first showcase was in the books.

“It’s very crowd appropriate,” Bohnett said of the comedy routines which are free. She said reservations are not necessary. Often new comedians are introduced at Dan’s.

“Everybody’s got to start somewhere and what a better way than a friendly, small town.” For info, call 517.456.7940.

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Tecumseh Center for the Arts is hosting Lawn and Disorder on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 7:30pm National headlining comedians Karen Morgan and Jim Colliton make fun about life as we know it. Mowing grass, talking trash and better halves are just some of the topics they discuss. Through stand-up comedy, audience participation and a crazy couples game show, the duo offers clean comedy for grown-ups. n

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Kyle DeWitt, co-owner of Tecumseh Brewing Company, also features a comedy night once a month. “It fills up the dining room every time,” he boasted. “Dustin does a great job. We’ll definitely keep doing it. We’re booked through July.” For more information, call 517.815.1726.

Clinton Twelve Restaurant also has comedy showcases. The last one in November required reservations due to demand. For more information, call 517.456.5283.

In the meantime, look for Burwell’s new comedy album, “The Guy in the Hat,” to be released on Google Play and iTunes in January.

“I always wear a hat,” he said. “They don’t remember my name, so that’s how the audience refers to me. That’s my theme.”

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trawberry Blue Farm was our dream. We just wanted a small slice of land to fill with life, to fill with a garden and livestock and friends and most of all with peace. Two years ago we found our bit of land. You might say we were smitten by our little five-acre farm — smitten by the open beautiful space, by our barn, by the quiet. We watched sunrises and sunsets, and it felt like our land taught us daily to see the best and most beautiful parts of life. We were even smitten by the chilling howls of the coyotes in the night as they made their kills. We’d gather by the window and listen and look at each other with wide eyes. It felt thrilling. Until. There is always an until. Until one day the distant and chilling howls of the coyotes came out of the night and onto our land.

To understand the whole story, one really needs to start with Tim McGraw. Tim McGraw was one of our free-range chickens who, for some reason, didn’t seem to understand he was a chicken. All Tim McGraw wanted was to be with us. When we were inside, Tim would often stand by the back door, longingly watching us through the window. When we went outside, Tim McGraw would run as fast as possible away from the flock to be with his humans. Tim McGraw could do tricks in exchange for crackers. In the evening, when we sat on the porch with our dog and our barn cats, Tim McGraw would come running and then perch on the arm of my rocking chair.

Tim McGraw, the chicken who didn’t know it was a chicken, had become our dear and beloved pet.

Then, one morning last August we heard a commotion in our side yard. My son ran outside to see a coyote a few yards from our house — a coyote with Tim McGraw in its mouth. We had seventeen free-range birds at the time. Out of all of the 17 birds, the coyote had killed Tim.

Later that day we lost a second bird. The next morning, I let the chickens out of the coop, knowing that we would be doing yard work all day. I assumed our presence would keep the coyotes away. It did. Until we went inside for lunch. We were inside for less than five minutes before a coyote took another bird.

I walked out into the cornfield bordering our yard, as I assumed the coyotes were using the corn for cover. Only a few rows into the corn I discovered numerous coyote tracks in the soil. They had been watching us, lurking, waiting for us to go inside so they could attack. I knew that our animals had now been marked as easy kills. The coyotes would return.

In addition to our chickens, we had two new lambs. Our pasture was fenced, but we had not electrified it, as we always locked our animals inside the barn during the predator-filled night. However, the brazen mid-morning coyote attack meant that the predators were no longer just in the night, the predators were no longer a distant thrill. Our land had always seemed so charmed. However, with the coyotes killing on our property, it felt like something good had ended. Our charmed land was never going to be the same. It felt like a black smudge across our dream.

I was sad about Tim. I was angry that this predator had chosen us, but mostly I was overwhelmed.

There is never a good time for bad things to happen, but it does always seem that bad things happen at the most inconvenient of times. I knew that to save our animals we needed to add both an electric fence to our sheep pasture as well as modify our free-range chicken system. We needed

to find a way to keep our chickens confined and protected within the sheep pasture. This was going to involve a lot of time and work. And of all of the times for this to happen, it happened when my husband was completely buried at his job. He had been working long hours and weekends.

Yet, that weekend my husband took time off so that we could tackle the projects before we lost more animals.

I wish I had some lovely story about how we came together gloriously in the face of overwhelming work schedules, dead chickens, and coyote attacks. I don’t. It was not a fun Saturday. Putting up fencing requires teamwork, something we usually do pretty well. Not that Saturday. On that day we were irritable. We were crabby about the time and money the attack had cost us. We were low on patience with each other. We were snappy.

Our anger over the situation did not zero in on the coyotes, rather over the course of one day, our frustration and anger zeroed in on each other. By the end of the day we had a fence and protection for our animals, and we also had quite a bit of apologizing to do to one another.

That evening, after apologies and hugs, we sat on our porch with a couple of cold beers and toasted the late Tim McGraw. That evening we started calling what

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ecumseh resident Christopher Doan has enjoyed the hobby of lampworking since he was a young man. Now that he is retired, Doan finally can share his art with the general public. Lampworking is the creation of glass work by melting glass rods and tubes using a gas-fueled torch. The softened glass is then manipulated into different shapes and objects using different tools. “It’s really quite a skill,” Doan said. “There’s a lot to it. Lampwork doesn’t have the following that furnace working has.”

He discovered lampworking on television and it ignited a passion for glass. “In December of 1976, I saw a program on a Canadian television station showing a gentleman demonstrating glassblowing, a very rare event in those days,” said Doan. “He had a bench torch, a large diameter glass tube he was carefully heating. Almost magically, he stretched that tube to make handles on the ends. After more careful heating, he then blew that tube into the most perfect round bubble. He then picked up a glass rod that had a coating — I later found out it contained silver — placed it in the flame and changed from a perfect bubble to a beautiful silver Christmas ornament. I was hooked, I wanted to learn glassblowing!”

With no knowledge of the lampwork artist’s name, Doan was unable to track him down. Shortly after his introduction to lampworking, he met artist Greg Moore. “Greg and I became friends and he gave me my start in the glassblowing world,” Doan said. “I have had a small glass shop in my basement or garage ever since.”

Whenever the opportunity presented itself, Doan was ready to learn more about the art of lampwork. “In the early ‘90s, I saw glassblowing classes were offered at the University of Michigan. The classes were taught by Harald Eberhart, the scientific glassblower at the University,” said Doan. “The classes were an enormous help to me. At my class, I discovered an amazing coincidence. Harald Eberhart, my instructor, was the son of the gentleman I saw on television all those years

ago! I eventualy got to meet Harald’s father, Wolfgang Eberhart. I was again privileged to see him work, but this time, in person!”

Before his recent retirement, Doan’s creations were just shared with family and friends. He is looking forward to getting his glass creations out in the community now that he can devote more time to lampworking.

Currently, Doan is working on Christmas ornaments for the holidays, all his own designs.

From what he has seen online, Doan’s work is unlike much of lampwork glass that is available. “I do quite a variety,” he said. “Most of my ideas are unique to me. When I look online, I don’t see people producing ornaments like mine.”

His journey in glass continues, and Doan is even more passionate about the art than he was in 1976. “My quest for that perfect bubble continues today,” he said. “Working in glass, this amazing material, frozen at room temperature, flowing like honey at 2000° F, remains my passion. So important for the modern world, so beautiful for the artistic world, its luster will never dull, its vivid color will never fade.” n

For more information on Doan’s art, email him at swisschris07@gmail.com

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ecilia and Richard Dobrovich of 9300 Walnut Drive in Tipton, want to light up Christmas and bring holiday joy to as many people as they can during the month of December. For the past 10 years the couple has created a light display in their front yard so that people driving by can take in all the seasonal beauty.

“You can’t miss it driving down M-50. We light up the whole house,” Cecilia said. “Lights are on the frame. Lights are on the roof. Lights are in the trees.

We have our own herd of deer. It’s quite fun. We just love it!”

The seasonal activity started for the Dobrovichs at their home in Dearborn Heights, but it was on a much smaller scale than what the couple can do in Tipton. “It started out as a joke in our old neighborhood in Dearborn Heights. When we moved out here, we kept talking about it back and forth, and we said, ‘Let’s just do this,’” said Cecilia. “Out here we are a little over an acre, and we have much more room for Christmas. It just kind of matured into a collection. It started out as a joke but ended up something nice.”

Traveling the horseshoe drive in front of the Dobrovich home, visitors can see a variety of light displays, including a carousel. Richard loves trains and has created a special train with Santa as the conductor and animals riding in all the train cars.

It wouldn’t be Christmas for the Dobrovichs without a Nativity creche. The biggest one is in the front yard with 13 three-foot statues to represent the Christmas manger scene. “We have several in the house, but this one is a child size,” Cecilia said.

“That’s my favorite.”

As a way to make a difference for area families, Richard and Cecilia wanted to offer their visitors a way to share the Christmas spirit. “We also found a great charity out here. We had some friends who belonged to the Tecumseh Service Club,” Cecilia said. “We’ve been taking donations since 2008. It’s a nice quiet reminder if you want to give anything to Tecumseh Service Club. Everybody wants to give.

Every little bit helps. Whatever people care to give, if they care to give, goes to the Service Club. Everything goes to Tecumseh Service Club.”

Over the years, people have made it clear to Richard and Cecilia how much their light display makes Christmas special. “We have gotten thank you notes from different people,” said Cecilia.

The lighting process begins in October and the lights go on December 1. “It’s lit the whole month of December,” Cecilia said. She hopes the lights can provide warmth and peace of mind to those searching for a little holiday joy. “Jesus is the reason for the season.” n

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From colorful leggings, children’s books and gifts to holiday decorations and ornaments, farmhouse style signs and handmade skin care, to doors for the fairy folk.

There is a delightful mix of products and something to please everyone.

When asked why they chose to open a retail space that incorporated other businesses and fine crafters, owner Bryan Maves stated that, “It just made sense financially.” Instead of paying commission on sales, all vendors help fund the brick and mortar location by renting space, a practice that has been successful in many local antique and vintage shops. The community has been very welcoming. The Clinton Busch’s even made them a welcome

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During Clinton’s Christmas in the Village Festival on December 8th, you can shop special vendor sales at Maves Fashion Faves & More, as well as sign up for a free ticket to win the leg lamp that will be displayed in their front window, courtesy of the Clinton DDA as well as pre-ticket sales for Clinton’s Holiday Home Tour.

Maves is hopeful for the future of Clinton and wants to take part in its economic growth and development. In addition to the retail space, they also have space to run classes, workshops, and other events, and will host a monthly community event as well.

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Kristin Schick, a Tecumsehite, is part of a group of retired middle school teachers, aides and, administrators whose book club has been meeting for several years. There are usually around 10 people who gather for a lively book discussion. “We meet in December and we take suggestions for books. We don’t have a book for that month but get together and plan the whole year,” said Schick.

“Usually the person who suggests a book hosts the book club that month.”

The group reads books from all different genres both fiction and non-fiction, including some children’s books. Not everyone finishes every book read, depending on whether a connection is made with the story. “We get some really good conversations,” Schick said. “What you’ve heard will make you want to finish it, or not. There’s no judgement. The reason I enjoy book clubs is because you are hearing other people’s point of view. It forces you to think outside your box a little bit.”

Because they are all friends, conversation sometime veers from the book of the month. “We don’t just talk about the book, we talk about recipes and our families,” said Kristin. “I love the conversation that happens.”

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The Clinton Township Public Library book club meets the second Thursday of every month at 3pm Peggy Parish leads a group of 10 regular members, with new members always welcome.

Our club is special because we have had pretty much the same core members since it began,” Parish said. “I enjoy being part of this group because they have really bonded like family.”

Book club selections for the winter months include A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson set for December, Anne of Green Gables by

Winter is the perfect time to disappear into a good book. Area book clubs offer the opportunity for companionship while exploring different stories.

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Jean Waltman is the founder of another Tecumseh book club that’s been meeting since 1992. She started the book club as a new Tecumseh resident after trying to join another club and being told it was not accepting new members.

It all began when Waltman invited different women she had met to dinner and asked if people were interested in forming a book club.

Membership has varied, and now about five or six people meet regularly, and the group welcomes new members. “People come, people go,” said Jean. “It’s people who seek me out. We have found each other over the years.”

The evening meeting time harkens back to the group’s beginning. “When we first started meeting, we were all still working,” Jean said. “We’ve been together for so long that we are now best friends.

I see them not just at book club, but we go out to dinner. Our discussions are about books and a lot more.”

Every January, book selections are made for the year as well as deciding who will host each month.

The December meeting is a little different. “We meet in December, but we don’t read in December,” said Waltman. “We have dinner and exchange ornaments.”

The books selected are usually fiction, but not any particular genre. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders and A Gentleman from Moscow by Amor Towles are Jean’s favorite recent book club selections.

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“So, it will be an evening club, held at local restaurants or taverns. The idea is that it will allow a different demographic to enjoy book club, while also enjoying adult beverages. I will likely do this monthly club on Thursday nights.”

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The monthly book club at Tecumseh District Library has been meeting for 15 years, and Sonya Downey has guided the group since 2009. There are usually between nine and 12 people who come the third Wednesday of every month, December through April, at 3 p.m. to discuss the book, and new members are always welcome. “Everybody is welcome who can make the time,” she said. “We have all walks of life.”

Downey has a variety of formats available for each month’s featured book. “We always have copies at the library,” she said. “You don’t even need your library card.” She just completed the list of 2019 books for those who want to plan ahead.

In December the group is reading The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg.

“It’s a lovely gentle story,” said Downey.

January features The Magpie Murders

by Anthony Horowitz. “His mysteries are in the style of Agatha Christie,” Downey said. One woman who read the novel on Downey’s recommendation came back and said, “In the end, I thought I did it!”

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In March the book is the nonfiction story of the last true hermit, The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel. “He just walked into the woods and never came out again,” said Downey of the man who lived in a tent for 27 years after disappearing at 21 years old.

Downey works to create a variety of reading choices and is always open to suggestions. “I put up books that takes people out of their comfort zone,” she said. “You might find out in the end it was worth it. Some people don’t read all the book. It doesn’t have to be a wow book for a good discussion. We are never short of discussions and opinions.” n

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The Tecumseh United Methodist Church book club has been meeting for the past four or five years with between two and four people coming every month. New members are welcome to join the group.

Member Susan Gilmore, a retired school librarian, is a big proponent of book clubs. She believes the connection between people is something to be cherished. “We have read a variety of things. We keep going back to the faith based,” said Gilmore. “I love to read, but I also love the fellowship that we have. That’s as much a part of reading as the books. I like the people in the book club more than the books we read. It’s a wonderful time for fellowship. It’s nice to connect with them.”

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he League of Women Voters was founded in 1920, six months before the ratification of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. In the early days, the League of Women Voters worked to provide non-partisan education and information to millions of women who were voting for the very first time. Since then, the League has grown into a respected, non-partisan organization for both men and women that works to promote informed citizen participation at all levels of government.

In May of 2018, a group of women started a Tecumseh chapter of the League. “I found that we’d sit around and talk and complain and gripe about what was going on, but what were we doing that was going

to make a difference?” said founding Tecumseh member Jan Salsberry. “Complaining wasn’t helping a thing.”

Salsberry joined up with Carolyn Vertin to find a way to make a more lasting impact. “The league is trusted, and it has been around for a long time so we decided that this is a better way than complaining,” said Vertin.

“This is how we can make a difference. This is doing something.”

Since that time, the Tecumseh League has worked to provide and distribute non-partisan voter guides, they have organized educational events so that voters can become more informed about the politics that shape their daily lives.

League volunteers also visited nine local high schools before the 2018 midterms to both register seniors to vote as well as talk to students about the importance of voting and why their vote counts.

To help students understand the power of voting, they make everyone in the class stand up.

Then they have half of the class sit down. They tell the seated students that they are the ones who didn’t register to vote, so they don’t get a say. Then they have another third of the students sit down and tell those students that they registered to vote, but they didn’t get out and vote, so they don’t have a say, either. By this point there are only about five students standing. “We tell the class, these five people get to speak for you and make laws for you and make decisions for you,” said Salsberry.

“Do you trust them? All of a sudden it dawns on them. Teens want to be independent,” she said.

“But when you see what happens when you don’t vote, you realize you are suddenly dependent on the few people who did vote, and they get to make decisions for you.”

Through their work, the Tecumseh League hopes that people will be inspired to be educated and informed and be better equipped to participate in the democracy and freedoms that we so often take for granted. n

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It is party season, and while parties are supposed to be fun, for many, throwing a party is a stressful ordeal. What should you serve? What if your home isn’t perfect? How do you make people feel comfortable? In order to put the fun back in the party, we sat down for party planning tips with Nanci Prezioso.

Prezioso has been throwing fabulous parties for many years and is known throughout Tecumseh for her hospitality.

It’s all About the Prep According to Prezioso, the number one rule to throwing a great party is being prepared. “My Golden Rule is to always be ready,” said Prezioso. “Don’t be getting dressed when your guests arrive. Don’t be setting your table. Don’t be making your food. That should be done in advance. You are the host, and you are going to set the mood for the party. If you are in a good mood and relaxed, your guest will follow suit. If you are stressed and trying to get everything done, your guests are going to feel that. Be ready when your guests arrive.”

The Drink Station Prezioso suggested that one of the easiest ways to make guests feel instantly comfortable when they walk in the door is to have a drink station close by.

“That’s going to put your guests in a relaxed mood,” she said. “Take a lamp off a table, put a cloth on it, and that’s your drink station. Or use several TV trays.” A drink station allows several people to make their drinks at the same time, and it instantly gives guests something to do and something to talk about. “A great way to save money on a drink station is to have a signature cocktail for your party,” she said. “For this time of year try mulled apple cider or mulled wine.”

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a Great Party The Food One of the biggest stressors of a party is the food. “You don’t have to make everything from scratch,” said Prezioso.

“Make it easy on yourself. Go to the deli.

Go to the cheese shop. Go to the bakery.”

While you don’t have to make everything from scratch, you do need to make sure you have enough food.

Running out of food is a bad party move.

Prezioso suggests using online food and drink calculators to help determine how much food you actually need. “I really think the presentation has a lot to do with it versus the food,” she said. “Your guests are going to remember how beautiful things looked or how fun it was or the great plates and napkins much more than they are going to remember the food.”

Food for a Sit Down Dinner Prezioso’s rule of thumb is that a sit down dinner should not have more than 12 guests. When it comes to the food, she suggests keeping it simple. “What have you cooked that you like or that your family has liked?” she asked. “It really doesn’t have to be a stressful ordeal and it doesn’t have to be formal. You can do a casserole dish and a salad. Or serve a good soup and a salad. But always serve really good bread and, of course, wine. I think a dessert is always a sparkling part of a party. I like to keep it hidden until the end so it is special. Serve dessert with coffee.”

Food for a Mingle Party If your party is intended to be a buffet-style mingle party, finger food is best and try to avoid food that needs to be cut with a fork and knife. Prezioso suggests setting up different food stations. “This encourages people to mingle and meet one another,” she said.

Decorations While Prezioso loves theme parties, she is quick to point out that you don’t have to do decorations for every party.

“It’s an adult party. It’s not a kid’s birthday party,” she said.

“Something as simple as a nice small bouquet of fresh flowers is enough.”

It’s about letting people know you want to get to know them better.”

Party Favors Prezioso loves to send her guests away with small party favors. “I get little boxes and I put three or four pieces of nice candy inside, put a nice bow on it, and put it on a tray by the door. Another idea is to have pretzels dipped in white chocolate inside a nice bag tied with a bow. Or you could do little bowls with flower arrangements on the table, and when people leave they can take one. People just love leaving with something. It’s a small touch to make your guests feel loved.”

offer. Hospitality doesn’t have to be expensive. You can do a beer and pizza party or you can do a wine and a bag of chips. Just make it fun. Hospitality is about sharing what you have to offer. It’s not about impressing people. It’s not about being perfect. It’s what you are offering to people you care about and letting them know you want to get to know them better. Learn to give up the perfection. Once those guests arrive, just let it go and enjoy your party. n

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While both experts emphasize the need for eye contact and a firm handshake during an interview, a little preparedness can go a long way. “Somebody who is engaged and prepared and who asks questions in return always sticks out,” said Nowitzke. “Come prepared.

Know what the company does. Do your

homework. Go on their website. See if they’ve been in the news or see if they’ve won any awards.” Nowitzke also notes that a good attitude is a must. “Somebody who is smiling and positive and has good energy is going to come across as somebody that people want to work with.”

How early should I show up?

Both experts suggest arriving 15 minutes early. “If somebody is walking in right on time or is late,” said Nowitzke, “the employer starts to wonder if they will be on time for work. You are coming in and asking me for a job. My time is valuable, so be on time.”

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While arriving late might be the top interview mistake there are other interview faux pas to avoid. “One of the biggest turnoffs to an employer? Someone who can’t put their phone away,” said Nowitzke. “Don’t take a call or text during an interview.” She also emphasized the need to dress appropriately. “I think that yoga pants certainly have a place, but a job interview is not one of those places.” Also, Nowitzke cautions the younger generation when it comes to parent involvement. “Don’t have your mom or dad call about the job for you. If you are at least eighteen, you need to take ownership of having a job and the responsibility that goes with that.”

According to Harlett, bad-mouthing a previous employer can send red flags to a potential employer. She also cites not listening to the questions being asked as a big interview mistake.

Q: How should I dress?

“You can’t be overdressed,” said Nowitzke, “Even if you are looking for general or unskilled labor. You get one chance to make a first impression. I had a gentleman who came in for an interview in a suit and tie.

That wouldn’t be something he would wear to work, but he made a great first impression.

If he takes the time and effort to come in that well-dressed even for a position that is an unskilled labor job, I feel like he is going to put that same effort into his work position.”

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Many times employers will ask candidates if they have any questions. But what is a smart question?

According to Harlett, a few great questions to ask would be: What do you like about working here? What is the culture? What is the career path? How do you define success here?

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Staffing services can be a great help to those looking for work.

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“We really truly just want to sit and talk with you and we want to help you,” said Staffing Consultant Sarah Nowitzke. “I know that getting a job can be frustrating. We can help. Just come in, have a cup of coffee with us. You just never know what your future could hold.”

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make you a candidate for a whole other industry. Because a lot of it is transferable.”

What about the stay-at-home parent?

Nowitzke said not to worry. “If you have been a stay-at-home parent, that doesn’t mean you don’t have any skills—obviously time management is a big skill. We help people build resumes, so we help with that. You might not have work history in the work force for the last ten years, but you certainly have skills that are relevant to other positions. So we try to pull out that information and highlight that on their resume versus the fact they haven’t been in the work force for ten years.”

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n September of 2018, Hurricane Florence devastated parts of the Carolinas. Sensational disaster images filled the media, and resources poured in from around the country. However, as the attention faded and news coverage moved on to other stories, thousands of Hurricane Florence victims remained in mass trauma.

After disasters like hurricanes, the Red Cross puts out a volunteer call to licensed mental health professionals. Mental health professionals are a critical element in the recovery process as they help victims to both process what has happened and to navigate their first few steps out of the trauma.

Donna McCarrell, who owns Perspectives, a counseling service in Tecumseh, has volunteered as a Red Cross mental health professional following both Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Florence. We sat down with her and talked about the aftermath of trauma, how to help people who have experienced trauma, and how a victim can begin to move on after losing everything.

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Homefront: What was your role as a Red Cross Mental Health Volunteer?

McCarrell: When a natural disaster strikes, the first thing we think about are basic life needs. We rush in and we take care of food, water, and shelter. But we often forget about the emotional fallout from a disaster.

There are three phases to a disaster. First there is the pre-disaster. People know the hurricane is coming and all of these agencies and community resources come out in mass to prepare. You have all these people coming together for a common cause.

The second phase is postdisaster. After the disaster hits, everybody shows up in emergency response. People are trying to provide basic life needs and comfort to the victims by distributing cleaning kits and food and water and basic supplies.

Phase three is where I come in. This is the recovery phase. The disaster and the sensationalism is done. The big story is over. Nobody talks about the recovery phase, but the recovery phase is the hardest. The Red Cross puts a plea out to mental health professionals so that we can provide help for the people who have been traumatized.

McCarrell: I was placed in two shelters. We would go in early in the morning and talk to the shelter manager and the staff, and they would tell us what situations were potentially serious.

We would get those first.

Everybody wants to tell you their story. People are grieving. This is loss. This is a traumatic change. Everyone there is grieving the loss of something, whether that is a material possession, a person, a pet, their jobs, their security, their livelihood.

Some people lost everything.

The only thing they have left is this pile of rubble in their front yard.

So I listen to story after story after story. I just sit and listen. From there I ask them what they need and what is keeping them in the shelter.

We want to help people identify the barrier that is keeping them from moving forward and onto the next step in their life. Sometimes

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This can be painstaking work, but compassion is what I know because I have been given so much compassion in my own life.

Sitting and listening and hugging somebody or holding their hand is predominately the work I do.

However, I also know that I have a task at hand. Some people are ready to say, all I need is $200 and I can get on a bus, and I can go be with my family. The Red Cross or FEMA can provide that for a family.

However, not everybody in the shelter is immediately motivated to change their life.

They are traumatized and they are stuck in the bottom of the pit, and they don’t see a way out.

Helping people get motivated is very difficult. And that is the role of mental health professional in that work. Our goal to getting people to their next yes is so important. The Red Cross shelter after a hurricane isn’t permanent.

They can’t stay there forever.

They need to take steps to find a new place to live. It’s just like when you come to me for professional services you are saying, I can’t stay here. Both require a type of action, so we have to develop a plan. We don’t try to come in and save the day and create dependency. Rather, we are there to try to bring them back into their own community.

Homefront: How do you have compassion for their loss and at the same time create movement in their lives?

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Both Colleen and her mom had major health concerns before the hurricane. They ended up in the shelter and their basic needs were met, but they didn’t have a lot of resources. Things just kept getting worse for Colleen. Her mom ended up getting sick and ended up in the hospital. Colleen was struggling. With her mom in the hospital, she felt alone.

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...everybody is doing the best they can with what they think they’ve been given...a lot of times people are using broken tools that have been passed down by generation after generation...”

Colleen was in the shelter with about 30 other families and one of her immediate needs was that she wasn’t getting any sleep. One of the simple wins for me to get her to her next yes was I got her some ear plugs. When I went to visit her I asked her how she had slept the night before. She said terrible. I told her that I had something that might work for her if she was willing to try. She used the ear plugs, and she started sleeping which improved her outlook. With sleep, she was able to think clearly. I started hearing some logical thoughts coming from her. She was able to start taking the steps that she needed to get to her next yes and to get out of the shelter.

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to their story no matter how many times they need to tell it.

You start by listening for that one thing to get them to their next yes. Helping someone move forward can be as basic as ear plugs.

Homefront: How do you do this type of work and not be consumed by the grief and sadness of those you are trying to help?

McCarrell: I remember that we are responsible to. We are not responsible for. We are responsible to do what we are supposed to do, to tell our story or to give our expertise. We are responsible to do what we’ve been hired to do or called to do. But we are not responsible for the outcome of that. I know that what I’m supposed to do is be a great listener. At the same time, I know I have the gift of discernment so I can wade through what is being said and see the components. But it is still about giving people choice in what they are going to do.

I’m not saying it doesn’t weigh on me. It does. Did I cry while I was there? Absolutely.

I absolutely feel pain for the people I worked with. But if I carry it all, and I’m consumed by it, I can’t help. I draw a picture when someone is in depression. Depression is like being in a pit of despair, and all of that person’s issues are like weighted blankets on top of them so they can’t see that there is sunshine out here, and they can’t see that there are steps coming out of that pit. If everybody goes down into that pit with the person who is in despair, who will get them out? Somebody has to see the circumstances outside of the problem, and that is me. That is my role.

I can get in there and feel their pain, and I have great compassion for people who are hurting, but somebody has to provide hope. I can get in there in terms of empathy and compassion, but I can’t stay in there. If I am staying in there, I need to look at my own health and wellbeing.

Homefront: When we are on the outside of a problem, it can be frustrating to see a person stuck in that pit. We just want to tell them what to do. In a support role, how should we handle giving people advice?

McCarrell: If I’m looking at that person thinking that if they would just do A, B, and C they’d be fine, it creates an impatience in me. My job isn’t to get them to do my solutions.

I have to help people come to their own solutions. Otherwise the process is going to fail because it is what I would do, not what they would do. We need to quit telling

people what they need to be doing. We need to enter into people’s stories and be willing to listen. We always need to ask permission to speak into people’s lives no matter what their story is. I have to remember that that person is still in charge.

I am not.

I believe two things about people and that’s why I can do what I do. One, I believe that people really truly are doing the best they can with what they think they’ve been given. And number two, I believe people hate being miserable.

If you start putting in politics or lack of forgiveness or judgment on a situation, compassion doesn’t exist in that space. But if we believe that everybody is doing the best they can with what they think they’ve been given, and that they really are trying with the tools that they know how to use, our perspective changes.

A lot of times people are using broken tools that have been passed down by generation after generation, and they don’t know any differently. I can judge that, but if I recognize those two things about people, the impatient judgment about what they should do is gone, and I can sit with someone for hours, and I can just be with them in that space. When you stare pain in the eyes, I don’t know how we can’t be fully present with that and just be willing to do whatever we’ve been wired to do for that person. It is what I do in my office every day. I feel like the gifts I’ve been given have given me the ability to be a temporary hope holder. And my goal is to give that hope back over to that person so they can carry it themselves.

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Isolation is not healing. Isolation will never get you to your next step or your next yes. Connection is key.

Hurricane Michael hit while the Red Cross was still working with Hurricane Florence. When that happened, a lot of assets moved out. Florence was no longer in the media, and people think the disaster is over. It’s not over. Trauma doesn’t just go away. So in a support role, we need to remember in any loss if it is two months out and you think that person is getting back to normal, you still need to make the call, you still need to make the check in, you still need to just go and sit and listen. People ask all the time, what do you say to someone who is hurting. I always say, talk less. Listen more.

Homefront: What in your own story prepared you for this type of work?

McCarrell: I have my own story of family of origin dysfunction, and through all of that I found my faith.

I was given an immense amount of compassion and unconditional love.

That is why I can minister and give back to other people. Sometimes people ask me if I would change my story if I could. But every piece of my story made me who I am today and has helped me to do what I believe God has gifted me to do. My story provides credibility for the people that I minister to.

Not that I sit and tell my story, but I understand pain. I understand trauma, and I understand that there are resources available that can help people through the worst things in life. I have a story. We all have a story. It’s not about whose story is worse than somebody else’s.

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riving the rolling highways of the Irish Hills in December, people can see the light, literally, at Michigan International Speedway (MIS). John Spink, the designer of Nite Lites, has created a five-mile holiday light display. “We started in 1996.

This is the second year we have been at MIS,” said Spink. “It’s a great location.”

Cars enter through Gate 8 and have one mile of lights to guide them to the ticket booth. The length was designed to allow for weekend wait times. It is important to budget time to properly see Nite Lites — for most people the drive takes a half hour to 45 minutes. “It’s five miles, so if you go through five miles an hour it will take an hour,” Spink said. “If there’s a line it could be longer.”

Spink offers a few tips for visitors, including tuning in to Nite Lites radio station during the drive. “A few of the displays are synched to our music,” he said. “All our trails are lighted, and they will guide you where to go. Once you get off the highway you can’t get lost.”

Radio trivia is also part of the evening. One question is how many lights are on the trail. “There are ten miles of mini-lights to guide you through the show,” said Spink. “Local 4-H kids have been putting up the trail lights. It takes over a month of Saturdays.” All the hard work earns money for the 4-H members The process of setting up the displays takes two-and-a-half months. Spink and his crew of eight to 12 people begin set-up the Tuesday after Labor Day. They work five to six days a week around other MIS activities.

Every year Spink tries to add displays to Nite Lites. This year’s newest display is “Twelve Days of Christmas,” which is three quarters of a mile in length and includes 78 pieces.

“It took us five months to build it,” Spink said. “We build everything in-house. We have built over one hundred new pieces since last year’s show. We try to do something new every year.”

The drive also added two more computer-generated tunnels and six more computer-generated mega trees.”

Visitors travel a two-lane road through Nite Lites, which allows more cars to go through and visitors to travel at their own paces.

On the weekends, people can get out and stretch their legs at Winter Wonderland. Children can visit with Santa and enjoy a puppet show or crafts, which are included in the price of admission. Refreshments are also available for purchase.

It takes a hard-working crew to keep Nite Lites running, including six or eight people in Winter Wonderland plus 20 or 30 people on the weekend and six or eight people during the week.

For those who wanted to view part of Nite Lites from the open air, there was a 5K run Thanksgiving Eve on November 21. The run is a regular part of Nite Lites each year and usually has about 1,500 people participate depending on weather conditions. “That’s the only time you can actually walk or run the show,” said Spink.

John was inspired to create the event based on his memories and a love of lights. “Back in the ‘60s, people would drive around looking at lights at houses,” he said. He was the maintenance supervisor at Jackson County Fairgrounds when he got an idea. “I said, ‘Hey, what if I rent your road and do a drive-through light show,” said Spink of the show’s

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Spink is also appreciative of the 18 Nite Lites’ sponsors. Local businesses and media make the season possible. Veterans’ Night is December 5, when all veterans and active duty military are admitted free, sponsored by Kelly Express Mart.

For those wanting to decorate like Nite Lites, Spink has a simple but important tip. “Whatever you do don’t wrap up your lights like an extension cord. Roll them into a ball, like a snowball,” he said.

After Thanksgiving, Nite Lites is open through the night of December 31, including Christmas Eve and Christmas night. Hours are 5:30pm to 9pm Sunday through Thursday and 5:30pm to 10pm on Friday and Saturday. “Once we open, we are open,” Spink said. “Nite Lites will definitely put you in the Christmas spirit.” n Admission is $25 per car/vehicle, $40 per mini-bus, $40 per limo/motor home and $70 per tour bus.

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There is a $25 monthly fee to participate in the Vanpool program. In addition to the monthly fee, vanpool members share in the cost of fuel. “We love serving the faculty and staff of the University of Michigan,” said Lindsey Lossing, alternative transportation coordinator for the university. “We are so happy that we can offer this service.” For more information on vanpooling, email Lindsey Lossing at alt.trans@umich.edu or call 734.764.1100.

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Favorite Part: I like interacting with the students. A lot of the students will talk to me. They are away from home, and I just like to talk to them and give them a little care. The University of Michigan also has excellent benefits, and they pay very well.”

Least Favorite Part: “The cleaning! Just kidding. I do enjoy my job, but when you clean for a living, you just don’t feel like cleaning when you get home.”

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Favorite part: “I love what I do. I like the people at the university, mostly because of the way they treat you. This is an employer that appreciates us and it makes it fun to be there. Everyone is so well treated that everybody you run into is in a great mood and is so pleasant.

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Job Description: Michelin works for the college of LSA (Literature, Science, and the Arts) and assists with the logistics and planning of the college’s ever-present construction and renovation projects. For the last two years she has been leading the relocation of two biological science departments, three research museums, and one public museum — the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History, which many visitors refer to as the dinosaur museum. Over the last two years her job has included planning the move of such things as flesh eating beetles, dinosaur fossils, flies, and most recently she coordinated the removal of a 26-foot canoe through the 4th floor window of the Museum of Natural History. She works closely with the curators and as she puts it, “My job is to make it happen.”

Favorite Part: “Hands down my favorite part of working at the university is meeting so many people from all over the world. It is life changing to be able to interact with people from every corner of the world.

I’ve also had the opportunity to travel for my job. I was able to go to both Egypt and Syria.”

Least Favorite Part: “I really wish the drive wasn’t as long.”

What do you do on your drive? “I listen to books on tape and tons of NPR. Sometimes I listen to music. However, if it is a gorgeous day, I ride in silence and just appreciate landscape around me.” n

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o the best Snowmen have a heart?

Tecumseh author Frances Sneed thinks so. “The Best Snowmen Have a Heart” is her delightful wintertime fantasy full of whimsy, suspense, and deep life lessons. “The story was just going to be about a boy looking for his snowman,” said Sneed.

“However, as I wrote it it turned out to be more.

There is a strong thread of healing from deep disappointments and hurts. I’ve had adults buy it for that reason and read it themselves before they pass it on to a child.”

The story traces the evolution of Elisha, a young boy who is devastated when his first snowman fades into a puddle of water. Initially the boy is heartbroken — in his mind the snowman was forever. Soon, though, he becomes angry and withdraws from even activities he usually enjoyed.

Awakened from sleep one night Elisha is drawn into making a mysterious journey to a wintry utopia where he discovers snowmen that live and play forever. Determined to find his snowman and bring him home, he meets up with a series of animal characters who talk, giggle, tease and befriend him.

He becomes increasingly perplexed by repeated tests and trials in this somewhat mysterious land, where even the frigid weather and seemingly ordinary parts of the land attack him, not to mention the danger from sinister characters and situations. lisha doesn’t know who or what is behind his entrance into this land and the challenges it brings, but it is through these tests and trials that Elisha learns about the process of letting go and healing from hurt. Sneed hopes that the whimsical characters will create and open dialog between parents and children. “One character,” said Sneed, “never lets go of his hurt and you see what it has done to him. It is an opportunity for parents to talk to their child and say, ‘Did you see how the rabbit is, and do you see what happened to him, and what his life was like because he didn’t give up his hurt?’”

Sneed often worked on her book at night after spending the day caring for her ill mother. “It was kind of an escape for me, and I’d get lost in the world of writing the story,” she said. Because of her experience with her mother, coming to terms with and letting go of hurt is not something that Sneed takes lightly. She understands personally the tight grip that grief and pain can have on our lives. “I struggled with caring for my mom and the circumstance she was in,” she said. “The last three or four years of my mother’s life were very hard. She kept deteriorating and caregiving became very hard.” need, who had worked for 22 years as an instructional assistant with at risk children at Tecumseh Acres, retired early to care for her ill mother. “Caregiving is so hard,” she said. “You become isolated. I had to struggle through anger and bitterness at the situation I was in. It was a real test

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You imprison Frances yourself if you Sneed, hang on to pain and Author hurt and won’t let go of it. You build a wall around yourself, and you can’t experience the fullness of life and the precious experience of living until you let go.” She hopes that her book will bring both a delightful respite as well as a path to healing to her readers, no matter their age. n

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Finally, Sneed found peace when she was able to let go of needing all of the answers. She finally was able to say to God, “I don’t understand, but I trust you. I chose to believe in the goodness of God. I may not understand it, but when I finally trusted God, it took the pain away. I found peace.”

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had happened "a coyote moment."

Even though it seemed so personal, we reminded each other that that’s just life. Sometimes the coyotes creep out of the corn and into our lives. They prowl along the perimeter and wait for a moment to attack, to destroy. When the coyotes come it is cruel, unfair, ugly, and ruthless. When the coyotes come it's so hard to see anything beyond the dark smudges they leave on our lives.

My husband and I also discovered as we built that fence, that when the coyotes come it's extraordinarily easy to become a mirror image of their ugliness.

Yet… I believe there must be a yet to this story. My yet happens when I walk into the barn each morning and I am greeted by the noises — the baas of my lambs and the clucks of my chickens. Each morning I walk into the life that we dreamed of creating, that now is. When I walk into my barn, I know that the coyotes cannot be the only story we tell, because the coyotes aren’t the whole story of living. I had been so quick to let the coyotes blacken out everything in my view, but there are also newborn lambs, and chickens who don’t know they are chickens, and husbands who sacrifice their time to set up a perimeter to protect what is good and beautiful. That is simply the tension of living, of dreaming, of creating. There is good. There is bad. And there is a constant internal struggle to decide on which side of the fence we will cast our gaze. n

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By Sara Hilton

If you look closely, you’ll find that money tells a story.

“I love coins because it is where art and history merge,” said Tecumseh Coins owner Gary Fox. “For instance, there is history behind the 1943 penny.

At that time, the government needed copper for bullets, so they made steel pennies.”

As one moves through the store and views the vast collection spanning from the 1700’s to current releases, Fox becomes a bit of a storyteller as he explains the historic events that influenced each piece, making it notable. He also pauses to point out the beautiful and intricate artwork of each bill and coin.

“A lot of places only carry silver or gold, but what sets us apart,” said Fox, “is that we are an entire coin store. We buy and sell, and we do appraisals. We have the gold and silver pieces that are attractive to investors, but we also have the rare coins sought by collectors. Whether you collect or invest, we have something for you.” n

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Adrian Blessings & more

423 W. Maumee St., Adrian • (517) 438-8263 M-F 9-5 / Sat 10-4 • neighborsofhope.com Resale ministries of Neighbors of Hope.

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Antiques, furniture, appliances, housewares, clothing, shoes, art and books.

BLISSFIELD Blissfield Antique Mall

103 W. Adrian St., Blissfield (Corner of US 223 & Lane) • (517) 486-2236 T-Sat 10-5 / Sun 12-5 www.blissfieldantiquemall.com Three floors of treasures with over 100 dealers.

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Blissful Living

122 S. Lane St., Blissfield • (517) 486-3222 M-F 11-6 / Sat 10-6 • www.blissfullivingstyle.com Find your bliss in everyday treasures for home and office. Blending old and new to bring dreams to life! Inspirational displays/Interior design!

rusted roost marketplace antiques and salvage

102 W. Adrian St., Blissfield • (734) 352-1975 Open 7 days • candyrothfuss@yahoo.com Find Blissfield’s newest shop in the old Blissfield Hotel (at the NE corner of 223 and Lane). Antiques, industrial, farmhouse, vintage & more! Featuring “Vintage Barn Market”.

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126 E. Chicago Blvd., Britton • (734) 265-0414 Th 3-7 / F 11-7 / Sat 10-5 / Sun 11-5 Markets: Dec. 6-9, Jan. 17-20, Feb. 14-17, March 14-17, April 18-21, May 16-19 • Check web or call for dates • patinamonthlymarket.com An eclectic mix of old and new. Handcrafted and refurbished furniture, flea market finds, home decor, jewelry and more.

Brooklyn Closet overload

146 N. Main St., Brooklyn • (517) 592-8686 M-F 10-5 / Sat 10-4 • closetoverload.net Why pay the difference if you can’t tell the difference? We have the best selection of gently used fashion clothing & accessories - we pay cash or consign! We can also ship!

Four French Hens

124 N. Main St., Brooklyn • (517) 592-2233 W-Sat 10ish-5 • fourfrenchhens@frontier.com An ever-changing, eclectic blend of vintage, new and pre-loved - furniture, fashion, jewelry, home decor and more!

IDK Creative Decor

146 1/2 N. Main St., Brooklyn • (517) 938-8147 Th 10-6 / F 10-8 / Sat 10-6 • idkcreativedecor.com idkcreativedecor@gmail.com Candy for your eyes. We specialize in artistic recreations, vintage finds, industrial quirk, unique jewelry, custom farm tables and more!

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1178 S. Main St. (M-52), Chelsea (734) 562-2190 • T-Sat 10-6 / Sun 11-5 41 vendor booths - quality antiques, collectibles, vintage farm relics, paintings, Mid-Century Modern treasures. Located next to Chelsea Lanes, just south of downtown.

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116 W. Michigan Ave., Clinton • (517) 456-6019 Open by chance or appointment Buying and selling vintage items: lighting, retro, architectural, amusement, medical, scientific, transportation, the strange and unusual.

Route 12 Vintage & more 1937 W. Michigan Ave., Clinton (517) 701-1112 • F-Sat 10-5 / Sun 12-5 Offering antiques, retail and consignment.

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108 Park Place, Dundee (734) 823-5889 • Open Daily 8-6 or later www.facebook.com/gallerydundee High quality antiques, re-purposed antiques and art from local artists. Located next to and accessed from inside Cool Beanz Coffee - downtown Dundee.

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MANITOU BEACH Twisted Sisters

161 Walnut St., Manitou Beach • (517) 252-5410 Open Daily thru October. November open Th-Sun Discover great repurposed treasures and decor for your cottage and home. You’ll find this delightful shop in the heart of Manitou Beach. Visit us today!

MILAN NORTHERN CHICKS

32 E. Main St., Milan • (734) 508-6350 T-W 11-5 / Th 12-7 / F-Sat 11-6 Vintage home furnishings and artisan gifts, antiques, handmade goods and made in Michigan products.

Onsted / Rome center Simply Found Creations

9991 Stoddard Rd., Adrian • (517) 467-5736 Corner of Onsted Hwy and Stoddard Rd. (Rome Center) March-Dec. Tu-Sat 10-5 / Jan.-Feb. Fri & Sat 10-5 simplyfoundcreations@gmail.com • Unique designs for upcycled finds for home and garden. Antiques, vintage, tools, jewelry, lamps. ReThunk Junk Furniture Paint NO sanding, no priming, no waxing!

Onsted / Rome ctr (continued) THIS ‘N THAT

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TECUMSEH Antiques & Vintage on the boulevard

138 E. Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh (517) 301-4747 • M-Sat 10-6 / Sun 12-5 antiqueboulevard@yahoo.com Antique and vintage multi-dealer mall including farmhouse, mid-century modern, industrial, vintage, shabby chic, advertising.

bead box & vintage cottage antiques

139 E. Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh (517) 301-4040 • T-F 11-5:30 / Sat 10-5/ Sun 12-5 thebeadboxstudio.com • thebeadboxmi@yahoo.com In addition to antiques, vintage and collectibles, we offer bead supplies, metal-smithing, artisan and estate jewelry and classes! Stay at Vintage Boulevard Suite, look us up on AirBNB!

D S Auction service & Antiques 5315 S. Occidental Hwy.,Tecumseh (517) 424-7653 • auctionzip.com • Auctioneer #4023 dsauctions@live.com • Have a seat in our comfortable heated building for weekly auction fun - everyone welcome! Buying or selling one item to full estates.

Hacker Jewelers

110 E. Chicago Blvd.,Tecumseh (517) 423-6370 • T-F 10-5:30 / Sat 9-2 hackerjewelers.com • hackerjewelers@frontier.com Ever-changing collection of estate and antique jewelry. We buy good used & vintage jewelry and watches. Check out our large selection!

Hitching Post Antiques Mall

1322 E. Monroe Rd.,Tecumseh (on M50 at M52) (517) 423-8277 • Open Daily 10-5:30 www.hitchingpostantiques.com 8,000 sq ft of quality antiques plus Furniture Barn!

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Second Chance Consignment

100 E Logan St., Tecumseh • (517) 424-2013 M-F 10-6 / Sat 10-5 New and gently used clothing for entire family.

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Vintage and antique furniture still fill our back room. Helpful staff, price points for everyone, ‘Best of Lenawee”!

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101 E. Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh • (517) 424-2152 M-Sat 10-5:30 • Open fourth Sunday of every month 11-4. 3,000 sq ft storefront of antiques, primitives, vintage collectibles, vintage & antique furniture and jewelry. Corner of N. Evans and Chicago Boulevard.

tecumseh coins

116 S. Evans St., Tecumseh (517) 423-7972 • M-F 10-5 / Sat 10-2 teccoins@tc3net.com • tecumsehcoins.com Dealing in old and collectible coins along with a full line of supplies. Free appraisals.

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, during World War II, served aboard a my great uncle Leslie DeHaan Japan. When they ship headed from Hawaii to , my great uncle arrived in Japanese waters loaded into the iers was one of many sold them ashore to g brin uld LCVP boats that wo r, the soldiers gea bat com fight. Dressed in full l bellies of the crowded together in the stee be spit out into boats, waiting nervously to battle. reached shore, However, once they they discovered t my great uncle told us tha re was not an the — g something quite startlin surrendered had se ane Jap enemy to fight. The uncle found at gre my , ting and instead of figh with open arms. that he was welcomed h battle scars, he Instead of leaving Japan wit se parachute. left with a gift — a silk Japane

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, I wore my grandmo ther’s dress in my own wedd ing. I had the dress slig htly altered into a new style. It see med to me to be an ap propriate symbol — a way to express my individu ali ty while also acknowledging that I was made up of a fab ric of people who had gone before me. As I walke d down the aisle toward a ne w beginning, I wore what felt like a connection to something bigger tha n me, bigger than the flowers and caterers and all the fanfare that swallows a wedding whole. I wore someth ing richer and deeper and more connected. I wore Jap an ese silk that had already pa ssed through so ma ny mi les, so many lives. I wore a sto ry. n

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DECEMBER

Nov 24-Dec 9 • The Wizard of Oz 7:30pm Fri-Sat; 2:30pm Sun The Croswell, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian office@croswell.org or 517-264-7469 December • 34th Annual Festival of Trees 10am-2pm Tues-Sat Lenawee County Historical Museum, 110 E. Church St., Adrian lenaweemuseum@yahoo.com or 517-265-6071 Daily in December • Nite Lites Winter Wonderland 5:30-9am Sun-Th, 5:30-10pm Fri-Sat MIS, 12626 US12, Brooklyn (US12 entrance) nitelitesshow.com or 517-937-6426 Dec 7 • Tecumseh Christmas Parade 7pm Downtown Tecumseh downtowntecumseh.com or 517-424-6003 Dec 7 • Wassail Festival Downtown Blissfield blissfieldmainstreet.com or 517-486-3642 Dec 7-8 • Promenade Tecumseh Candlelight Home Tour 5:30-8pm Tecumseh Area Downtowntecumseh.com or 517-423-3740 Dec 8 • Parade of Lights Downtown Blissfield blissfieldmainstreet.com or 517-486-3642 Dec 8 • Believe in Christmas Covenant Evangelical Presbyterian Church 5290 Milwaukee Road, Tecumseh contactthecove@gmail.com or 517-301-4602 Dec 8 • A Clinton Christmas Story Clinton’s Annual Christmas in the Village Downtown Clinton clintonartscenter.org or 517-456-5145 Dec 8 • French Noel Saturday 11am-4pm 1403 E. Elm Ave. Monroe River Raisin Battlefield Park Celebrate the holidays the old french way!

734-243-7136 Dec 8 • Mommy’s little piggy! Christmas Parade 7pm Downtown Clinton clintonartscenter.org or 517-456-5145 Dec 8 • Clinton Historical Society Home Tour 2:30-5:30 Clinton clintoncthistory.org or 517-456-5145 Dec 8 • Holiday Wreath Arrangement 1-3pm Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu or 517-431-2060 Dec 8-9 • Antique Christmas Open House & Sale Hitching Post Antiques Mall, US 50, Tecumseh Hitchingpostantiques.com or 517-423-8277 Dec 8-9 • Evening of Lights 5-9pm Hidden Lake Gardens, M-50, Tipton hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu Dec 9 • Santa Brunch 10am-1pm Evans Street Station 110 S. Evans St. (with Hopscotch Kids) evansstreetstation.com or 517-424-5555 Dec 9 • TCA Big Band & VocalAires 4pm TCA, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh thetca.org or 517-423-6617 Dec 11 • Holiday Sing-A-Long 1-2pm Tecumseh Senior Center, 703 E. Chicago Blvd. charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238 Dec 12 • Yuletide Concert 7:30pm Holy Rosary Chapel, Adrian Dominican Motherhouse ChiaroscuroMensChorus.org Dec 14 • Moonlight Holiday Shopping 5-9pm Downtown Tecumseh Downtowntecumseh.com or 517-424-6003 Dec 14 • Grand Opening of TLC Community Credit Union Newest branch in Clinton. 11839 Tecumseh-Clinton Hwy., Clinton Prize drawings and free food Dec 15 • Celebrate the Season with Dani and Garrett 2-5pm Cherry Creek Winery 517-592-4663 Dec 15-16 • Branson on the Road Christmas Style 5:30pm Sat, 2:30pm Sun The Croswell, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian office@croswell.org or 517-264-7469 Dec 16 • Hospice “Candlelight Remembrance” 7pm St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Adrian hospiceoflenawee.org or 517-263-2323 56

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Dec 16 • Lenawee Community Chorus – Our Christmas Favorites 4pm Herrick Chapel/Adrian College Campus lenaweecommunitychorus.com or 517-270-1339 Dec 20-21 • Carols & Candlelight with Michael Lackey 6:30pm The Croswell, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian office@croswell.org or 517-264-7469 Dec 24 • Christmas Eve Buffet 3-7pm Evans Street Station, 110 S. Evans St. evansstreetstation.com or 517-424-5555 Dec 31 • New Year’s Eve Party 9pm Embers Bar & Grill, 1370 W. Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh 517-423-2601 Dec 31 • New Year’s Eve 5-10pm Evans Street Station, 110 S. Evans St. evansstreetstation.com or 517-424-5555

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Jan 1 • New Year’s Day Auction 1pm DS Auction, 5315 S. Occidental, Tecumseh dsauctions@live.com or 517-424-SOLD Jan 5 • Your Big Day Wedding Expo Adrian Armory Events Center, 240 W. Maumee St., Adrian Yourbigdayweddingexpo.com or 517-902-9945 Jan 8 • Kiwanis Travel Series – Egypt to Gibraltar 7:30pm TCA, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh thetca.org or 517-423-6617 Jan 10 • Brew Ha! Ha!: Coffee 101 7-8pm Musgrove & Company, 112 E. Chicago Blvd. charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238 Jan 12 • Chocolate and Coffee in the Conservatory 2pm Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu or 517-431-2060 Jan 13 • The Brides Bridal Show 1-4pm Stonebridge Golf Club, Ann Arbor thebridesbridalshow.com or 734-320-8019 Jan 17 • Yoga: A System of Exercises for Physical and Mental Health 7-8pm Tecumseh District Library charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238 Jan 17-Mar 16 • Never Not Once PurpleRoseTheatre.org or 734-433-7673 Jan 19-20 • 10th Annual Ice Sculpture Festival Downtown Tecumseh Downtowntecumseh.com or 517-424-6003 Jan 22 • Lenawee Rocks the ‘60s 7-8pm Tecumseh District Library, charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238 Jan 26 • Lawn & Disorder 7:30pm TCA, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh thetca.org or 517-423-6617 Jan 26 • Extend the Growing Season with Hoop Houses 1pm Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu or 517-431-2060 Jan26-Feb 3 • Sweeney Todd: School Edition 7:30pm Fri-Sat 2:30p, Sun The Croswell, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian office@croswell.org or 517-264-7469 Jan 29 • Notes from the Underground: A Focus on Soils in Forest Ecosystems Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu or 517-431-2060

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Feb 2 • Adrian Rea Literacy Center Tutor Certification workshop 8:30am-5pm Adrian Rea Literacy, 1257 E. Siena Heights Dr., Adrian adrianrealiteracy.org 517-264-7320 Feb 3 • The Brides Bridal Show 1-4pm Travis Pointe Country Club, Ann Arbor thebridesbridalshow.com 734-320-8019 Feb 7 • Yoga: A System of Exercises for Physical and Mental Health 7-8pm Tecumseh District Library, charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238 Feb 8-10 • TYT presents James and the Giant Peace Jr. 7:30pm Fri & Sat; 3pm Sun TCA, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh thetca.org or 517-423-6617

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Feb 12 • Kiwanis Travel Series – How to Travel the World for FREE 7:30pm TCA, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh thetca.org or 517-423-6617 Feb 13 • Glimpses of Lenawee County’s Past 1-2pm Tecumseh District Library, charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238 Feb 15 • You Rock, Valentine!

7:30pm The Croswell, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian office@croswell.org pr 517-264-7469 Feb 16 • The Cat’s Pajamas Vocal Band 7:30pm TCA, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh thetca.org or 517-423-6617 Feb 26 • Underground Railroad Movement 7-8pm Tecumseh District Library, charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238

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MARCH

Mar 2 • Owl Prowl 7-9 pm Tecumseh Crossing Park tecumsehparksandrec.recdesk.com or 517-423-5602 Mar 9 • Daddy Daughter Dances 1 and 4 pm Tecumseh Parks & Rec 810 N. Evans, Tecumseh mytecumseh.org or 517-423-5602 Mar 9 • March Mingle Benefit – Mardi Gras 6-11pm Tecumseh High School 760 Brown St., Tecumseh communitylearningconnections.org or 517-423-7574 Mar 10 • The Brides Bridal Show 1-4pm The Kensington Hotel 3500 S. State St., Ann Arbor thebridesbridalshow.com or 734-320-8019 Mar 12 • Kiwanis Travel Series – The Royal Inca Road 7:30pm TCA, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh thetca.org or 517-423-6617 Mar 14-17 • TYT presents Mary Poppins 7:30pm TCA, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh thetca.org or 517-423-6617 Mar 23 • The Fitzgeralds 7:30pm TCA, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh thetca.org or 517-423-6617

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ooking for a little adventure close to home on New Year’s Day? Come to DS Auction Service and Antiques on Tuesday, January 1 for the annual New Year’s Day auction. Although there are weekly auctions throughout the year, usually on Wednesdays and Saturdays, DS always has especially interesting items at holiday auctions. “We try to always have fun with it", said Deb Cook. “We have met a great group of friends.”

After working for different auction houses, Deb and her husband Steve started DS ten years ago with Dan Sherman, who passed away in February 2017.

“Dan helped us get started and asked to keep it going,” Deb said. Their goal is to make every auction event enjoyable for those attending. Their goal is to include a lot of laughter. For Deb and Steve, the people who come, both regulars and new customers, are what make this such a great job. “Just doing it is fun,” said Deb. “You never know what will come through the door. If somebody brings something in for sale, we will try to sell it. This is a great way to repurpose. We bring buyers and sellers together.”

Steve and Deb pay close attention to which items people are purchasing, and have a good understanding of what items will be popular at the auction. “It’s not necessarily all antiques,” Deb said. “We sell what we think people will buy. We sell household, tools, antiques, big signs, hot rods, boats, appliances.”

People can call ahead to see what will be on the auction block, and Deb posts the items on the DS Facebook page and at auctionzip.com where they are auctioneer 4023. The night before the auction, Deb even posts a walk-through video tour of all the items. There is no admission charge for attending DS auctions. “All you have to pay for is what you buy,” said Deb.

The excitement and fun of auctions are in Steve and Deb’s blood. “We have always been auction addicts,” Deb said. “When we first dated, that was one of our big nights out every week, going to an auction.” They hope the New Year’s Day auction will be a great beginning to 2019 for their customers and friends. n

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