2019 Summer Homefront Magazine

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MIKE AHLEMAN

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contents ABSTRACT........................................................................................6 ALL IN..................................................................................................1 0 GOLF................................................................................................... 1 2 TRANSFORMATIVE...........................................................1 5 TWIN PINES................................................................................1 8 FROM MY KITCHEN....................................................... 2 0 FARM MARKET......................................................................2 3 FAVORITE WORD................................................................2 4 SUMMER COCKTAILS..................................................2 6 TECUMSEH LAW................................................................. 3 0 Drummunity........................................................................3 4 POSSE OF POOCHES.................................................3 6 changing lives - lisd........................................3 8 MANCHESTER........................................................................4 2 BEER REVIVAL........................................................................... 4 4 A CENTURY OF DAYS...................................................4 7 LAVENDER LANE................................................................. 5 0 LONE OAK...................................................................................5 3 BIKE SHARE.................................................................................5 4 AHISMA safe haven................................................ 5 6 KARAOKE......................................................................................5 9 HACKER JEWELERS.......................................................... 6 0 ANTIQUE GUIDE................................................................ 6 0 OUT & ABOUT........................................................................6 2 MARKETPLACE.......................................................................6 3 HAPPENINGS..........................................................................6 4 SHOWING UP........................................................................ 6 6

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Hidden Lake Gardens

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uthor Joann Puffer Kotcher, one of the first women allowed in a combat zone, will discuss the riveting story of her service as an American Red Cross Donut Dolly. These brave young women set up recreation centers and brought books, snacks and a welcome reminder of home to soldiers in the field.

Kotcher and other Donut Dollies, while participating in highly dangerous missions, were assigned to combat support duty and often found themselves in fox holes nose to nose with the enemy. She spent a year in Vietnam during the height of the war and was awarded the Civilian Service Citation for merit and bravery upon her return.

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Abbott Accounting................................... 63 Abstract Builders LLC.................................6 Adrian Monuments.................................. 50 Adrian Rea Literacy................................. 63 Altmann Handyman Services................... 63 Anytime Fitness....................................... 20 Bailey's Watercare.................................. 24 Barrett's Flower Shop............................. 65 Basil Boys............................................... 20 Best Shine Auto Detailing........................ 64 Billy White Roofing.................................. 17 Boulevard Beauty................................... 58 British Tea Pantry................................... 22 Brooklyn Living Center............................ 58 Brown and Sons Roofing......................... 32 Burdick Kitchen and Bath........................ 55 C & P Glasswork...................................... 55 Calder Dairy............................................ 43 Cambrian Senior Living........................... 56 Carpet on Wheels.................................... 45 Chaloner's Cigar Bar............................... 49 Cherry Creek Winery............................... 50 Citizens Gas............................................ 58 Classic Cabinets...................................... 14 Clinton Arts Center.................................. 28 Clinton Fall Festival................................. 22 Comfort Keepers..................................... 45 Companion Animal Clinic.......................... 56 D & P Communications............................ 39 D'Printer Inc........................................... 29 Dance with Heart Studios........................ 43 Doug's Glass........................................... 52 Eden Foods............................................. 46

Edward Jones.......................................... 18 Embers Bar & Grill............................. 21,66 Evans Street Station............................... 15 Experience Tecumseh.............................. 22 Express Employment Professionals......... 65 F & S Landscaping, Inc............................ 33 Farm Bureau - Samuel Lofton................. 65 Foundation Realty................................... 41 Gillin Eye Care......................................... 10 Golden Acres.......................................... 10 Great Ideas............................................. 52 Great Lakes Family Dental....................... 38 Grime Fighters........................................ 63 Hacker Jewelers...................................... 30 Hampshire Farms.................................... 37 Heart of the Hills.................................... 11 Henry Ford Allegiance................................7 Hideaway Cove........................................ 65 Hinesly Orthodontics............................... 30 Hopscotch.............................................. 65 Howard Hanna...........................................2 Howard Hanna - Bob Fox........................ 46 Ididit Car Show........................................ 55 Indian Creek Campground....................... 31 Irish Hills Ford........................................ 30 J Bar Hobbies......................................... 36 Jerry's Pub............................................. 44 Kapnick Orchards................................... 48 Kemner Iott............................................. 45 Kent Benham.......................................... 65 Key Realty - Carolyn Mis.......................... 56 LaFontaine - Bev Camp........................... 21

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Lavender Lane........................................ 20 Lenawee County Fair............................... 30 Lenawee Fuels........................................ 38 Lev's Bakery..............................................5 LISD Tech Center..................................... 54 Lloyd's Repair Service............................. 43 Lone Oak Properties............................... 27 Manchester Chicken Broil........................ 42 Manchester Fair...................................... 42 Manchester Pharmacy............................. 43 Mark Prielipp Greenhouse....................... 22 Martin's Home Center............................. 11 Marty's Landscape Inc............................ 13 Masterpeace Counseling......................... 65 Mayfly Music Festival............................... 64 Meckley's................................................ 19 Michigan Living Real Estate..................... 52 Morgan Valley Farm................................ 39 Muk's Sports Bar.................................... 18 Newburg Meadows.................................. 11 NuSash Windows..................................... 63 Pentamere Winery................................... 51 Probility.................................................. 33 Promedica.............................................. 16 Proper Property Services....................... 42 Raisin Valley Golf Course................... 11,51 Reinhart Realty....................................... 68 River Raisin Antiques.............................. 42 Rob's Rentals.......................................... 40 Rustic Glen Golf Course........................... 11 Sal's Pizza.............................................. 63 Saline Fair............................................... 57 Salsaria's................................................ 37 Sass Gift Shop......................................... 65 Sauder Village......................................... 49 Schmidt and Sons Pharmacy................... 15 Shadow Brooke....................................... 17 Sielers Water........................................... 17 Stimpson and Associates........................ 63 Stone Mountain....................................... 44

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Suburban Chevrolet................................. 34 Sunderland Insurance............................. 54 Susie's Swipe the Grime.......................... 63 Tecumseh Antique Appeal....................... 30 Tecumseh Bread and Pastry......................5 Tecumseh Camera................................... 29 Tecumseh Center for the Arts............. 23,59 Tecumseh DDA........................................ 26 Tecumseh District Library........................ 28 Tecumseh Insurance............................... 28 Tecumseh Paddle.......................................5 Tecumseh Parks and Recreation............. 52 Tecumseh Plywood.................................. 40 Tecumseh Pool........................................ 66 Tecumseh Veterinary Hospital................. 65 The Brokerage House............................. 58 The Copper Nail...................................... 55 The Dog House..........................................5 The Greenleaf Mansion........................... 10 The Legacy Golf Course.......................... 11 The Mortgage Team................................ 63 The Oasis............................................... 48 The Purple Rose Theatre........................ 28 The Riggle Team..................................... 67 The Shoppes of Alber Mill....................... 43 The Tecumseh Herald.............................. 63 Time Again.............................................. 49 Todd's Garden........................................ 63 Top Soils of Clinton................................. 32 Two Black Sheep..................................... 43 Union Block Suites.................................. 15 Vitality Now............................................. 63 Waterloo Farm Museum........................... 66

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Abstract Builders has cleverly transformed this original 19th century farmhouse into real charmer - creating a contemporary kitchen while keeping with the home’s rural DNA. Story by Mary Kay McPartlin Photos by Nanci Heiney

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bstract Builders LLC helped Ken and Sue Leininger of Sand Creek live a beautiful life in their family farmhouse. The simple structure has been in the Leininger family for almost 100 years. Ken and Sue love their historical home, but wanted to refresh the kitchen with modern touches that celebrate the past. After working with Teena and Robert Hill in 2015 to renovate their living room, Abstract Builders was their choice when they were ready to redo the kitchen.

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“Our old kitchen was gutted from rafter peak to dirt floor,” said Ken. “Teena is the design guru behind all this. She spends hours researching appliances, furniture, lighting, color, trim – everything that goes into the ‘look.’ My guiding input to Teena was simply,

‘Do not let this new modern space forget it’s rural DNA.’” Continued on page 8...

A step forward, Together.

“My job requires high-octane energy, and I’m so glad it’s back,” says Matt Lehman, athletic director and teacher at Concord Community Schools. His double hip replacement not only took away his pain and limp, it also restored much of the energy and strength from his younger athletic days.

With the help of his Henry Ford Allegiance Orthopedics and Physical Therapy teams, Matt is back on a healthier, more active track.

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Ken’s grandfather bought the property in 1922. The farm passed to Ken’s father in 1948 and he farmed the land until 1981. Ken left for college and became an engineer for General Motors. Although he didn’t want to farm the land on Ridgeville Road, he felt the fields whisper to him. “I never shook the chemistry of country life,” Ken said. “This was home.”

Sue grew up on a family farm nearby, so when Ken wanted to move back to Sand Creek from Utica in 1981 to raise their family, she was on board. Ken’s 90-minute work commute for more than 20 years was a challenge, but it was worth coming home every night to the farm and made retirement an easy decision.

2015, Abstract Builders renovated the living room of the farmhouse, eliminating a small attic to raise the ceiling. Wood beams taken from the outbuildings became a focal point, along with the addition of a beautiful stone fireplace. “It took somebody like Teena to help us see what was possible,” said Sue.

In December of 2018, Rob Hill and son-in-law Robert came into the kitchen and started work. “I tell my friends that the boys build what Teena dreams,” Ken said. “The construction area was separated from our living area by a heavy sheet of translucent plastic taped to the doorway. Day after day we happily tolerated the construction music of power saws, hammer drills, roto-zip and country western music from Q95. I joke that it’s like living in a townhouse with very thin walls and noisy neighbors. But these neighbors are friends! This was an altogether very agreeable experience.”

During the cold and snowy winter, the Leiningers kept warm in their living room and were nourished by Teena’s homemade cooking. From chicken soup to turkey chili to stuffed pork chops, Ken and Sue enjoyed many delicious meals with Rob and Robert. “We just love Teena,” said Sue.

The renovation lasted about 14 weeks – exactly what was planned out before the work began. Teena addressed all of the main concerns Ken and Sue had with their original kitchen design.

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ABSTRACT Builders , llc

HISTORIC RENOVATIONS ADDITIONS CUSTOM HOMES REAL ESTATE REMODELING INTERIOR DESIGN Ken now has a large window over the kitchen sink to enjoy evening sunsets while sitting at the island. “My largest pet peeve was traffic flow,” he said. “It’s much more open now. For the first time ever, there’s a flat floor. They took it down all the way to the dirt and reconstructed it square and true.”

History accents the modern look of the kitchen – a reminder of farm life from 100 years earlier. Wood from the outbuildings brings warmth, and the newly-created bedroom, beloved by the Leiningers’ grandchildren, gains privacy with a barn door that still bears the mark

For more information on how to transform history or create a new beginning, visit Abstract Builders, LLC on Facebook or call Teena and Rob at 517-403-6456. Serving Lenawee, Jackson, Washtenaw and Beyond

of a cattle horn. Teena helped Ken recognize the beauty of what he saw as just “old.”

Now enjoying modern conveniences and beautiful views of the farm, Ken and Sue are thrilled with their renovated farmhouse.

“I like that it’s functional,” said Sue. “It’s helped me get organized.” “We’ve got a clean start,” Ken said. n

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NEEDLE-LANE FARMS PRODUCTS SOLD AT THESE LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS: Chelsea Farmers Market Wednesdays • 1-5pm Tecumseh Farmers Market Saturdays • 9am-1pm Madison Farmers Market Saturdays • 8am-1pm

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everly Nickle makes her living on the land where she grew up, with her husband and children in an 1850s farmhouse on Tipton Highway surrounded by greenhouses, plants, trees and nature. “My parents were farmers,” she said as she gave me a tour of her property. “This was a dairy farm when I was a kid.”

Nickle went on to Michigan State University to study horticulture and earned a bachelor’s degree in 2004. Then she came back to the farm and started growing produce on what she named Needle-Lane Farms. “That first year was just a little market garden, about an acre,” she said.

That year she sold her produce at a couple of farmers markets, and the next year she began a community supported agriculture (CSA) program where customers could subscribe to a weekly portion of the harvest for an upfront cost. That was more than 15 years ago. The farm at just north of Shepherd Road, has evolved through years of trial and error, good weather and bad, drought and rain.

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While at the peak of production Nickle grew 10 acres of produce and had more than 100 CSA members, she now grows most of her vegetables on just one acre and in several unheated greenhouses as well as 11 hoop houses.

Now she only has 10 CSA members. Her children, seven-year-old Baszyl and twoyear-old Stella, were the growing things that needed her attention the most.

“That’s why when she was born I went from eight acres to one acre,” she said.

Nickle started Needle-Lane Farms with the goal of providing the best fresh produce to the community. Besides a wide variety of vegetables and fruits such as beets, kale, lettuce, onions, squash, broccoli, strawberries and raspberries, the farm’s bounty includes annual and perennial flower plants, herbs, honey, eggs, cut flowers, hanging baskets and more. The farm’s website, needlelanefarms.com, states that its practices have always been sustainable and follow the National Organic Plan, and go beyond those standards with the commitment to grow without sprays.

One of her longtime employees is Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development-certified Wild Mushroom Expert Elaine Johnson, and they sell a variety of the delicacies, some of which grow in logs that are drilled

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...family owned for 3 generations

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Rustic Glen has been home to golfers for over 50 years. The 18 hole golf course was designed and built by Harley and Greg Hodges in 1998. A fun friendly course that is suited for both beginners and the competitive player. Located on Michigan Ave (US-12) between Saline and Clinton. The full service clubhouse is home to ACE’s Pub featuring 1/2lb burgers, pizza and cold brews. There is a full service proshop and driving range to serve your needs. We are family owned and have been in the golf business for 3 generations. Positive energy and customer satisfaction is our primary goal.

Mike Hill, one of the legendary PGA Tour Professionals, designed and created Hills’ Heart of the Lakes public Golf Course. This 1969 golf masterpiece is both rewarding and challenging to players of every skill level. With its meticulously manicured fairways and undulating greens, golfers are given the chance to hone their precision shots. We offer corporate and group outings for everyone. We will customize your golf outing to fit your specific requirements and will provide everything you need for a truly memorable event. Discover the long, rolling fairways and luscious bent grass greens that wander through an abundant display of nature.

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The Legacy Golf Club is an upscale public golf course with the conditions and atmosphere of a country club.

Opened in 1997 on 207 semi-rolling acres, this Arthur Hills designed masterpiece is located in southeastern lower Michigan’s Monroe County. The bent grass fairways and greens are immaculately maintained and five sets of tees provide the golfer with a choice for the degree of challenge to be faced. A complete driving range with grass tee hitting area, large practice putting green, and a chipping green with practice sand bunkers enable golfers to properly prepare for their fun filled round.

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Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue and the Michigan rain has subsided.

Yet whether it be sunny or soggy, true golfers understand the secret. They know that once they take to those rolling greens, once that first swing sends the ball sailing, it really doesn’t matter what the sky might say—even a rainy day on the golf course beats a sunny day at work.

So let the Michigan weather do what it will and get back to golf and rediscover how experiencing sunshine and rainbows doesn’t always depend on the sky.

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This 18-hole public course is a hidden treasure. The exquisite River Raisin peacefully winds through naturally wooded terrain to offer challenging beauty at every turn. The reasonable length boasts tight fairways and rippling greens to test your mastery of the game. The rugged landscape creates natural obstacles in a varying terrain, unlike most courses in the area. This course features 2 sets of trees for different skill levels. Monday special - $18/18 holes with a cart. Alongside the tranquil, rolling golf course lies our banquet hall, an excellent spot for golf outings and events.

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with holes and then “inoculated” with mushroom spores during the spring and have to sit for an entire year before they produce growth. “This is one more way of growing food in a small space,” Beverly said as we walked past stacks of logs stored for next year, and others propped up to allow this year’s shiitake mushrooms to flourish.

Although the rainy spring stalled planting in the fields, tens of thousands of pounds of food is produced each year in the hoop houses. “The pounds of food that we pull out of here is incredible,” Beverly said.

In addition to Beverly, her husband, Troy, and Elaine, Adam DeLine is a fixture on the farm, as well as volunteers who work the land for the experience.

Baszyl and Stella pitch in and their Great Pyrenees puppy, Marci, provides comic relief.

The hardest part of having a farm is the weather, especially this year, she said.

“We live and die by the weather, and if we don’t harvest crops, then we have nothing to sell. And if we have nothing to sell then we have no money.”

The best part? “Right here,” said Beverly, nodding toward her daughter, who had just finished helping her plant tomato seedlings. “I’m at work right now, so I can work from home and care for my children, and be there when they need me to be there for them.” n 517-263-5912 | Needlelanefarms.com 6376 Tipton Hwy, Tipton Needle-Lane Farms on Facebook bev@needlelanefarms.com

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TERTAINMENT

Lisa Carr

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Transformative

By Mary Kay McPartlin

Fourteen years ago, Lisa Carr opened Bad Hair Day salon in Tecumseh. She based her management style on how she was raised and the way she was managed when she entered the work force – strong and inflexible. Stylists were hired based on skill. Carr made the salon rules and wanted everyone on staff to work full-time and the traditional long salon hours.

Six years ago, the stress of management and owning her own business became overwhelming. “I was literally at wit’s end,” she said.

“I couldn’t get staff to do what I wanted them to, and I was constantly stressed out. It felt like I had to do everything and give everything, and people were still unhappy all the time. It just wasn’t going anywhere, and I was drowning. I couldn’t just walk away because I had thirteen people counting on me.”

While attending a business show for salons, Carr was impressed by one of the speakers. She reached out to him and asked if he would consider being her business coach. “All the stuff he was saying about how he ran his business sounded exactly like my dream company,” said Carr.

He became Carr’s mentor and business consultant for two years and helped her rethink her management style and adapt new business practices. “It was the best thing I ever did,” she said. “I invested some money, and it ended up tripling my income and tripling the joy.”

Carr was thrilled to discover a way for her business to operate just as well when she isn’t in the salon as it does when she is there. “That’s every business owner’s dream,” she said.

Inspired by her success, Carr reached out to her distributor and said she was interested in teaching a class. Her focus was to teach others what simple changes they can make to improve their business.

Just as she connected with her teacher, Carr’s students connected with her and requested her assistance as a business consultant. That’s when Legit Concepts with Lisa Carr was born.

At first, Carr worked mostly with salon owners, but then she received a request from a Chicago plastic surgeon to help with his business office. This was when Carr truly understood that her successful business practices could benefit any business, not just salons.

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“People are people,” Carr said. “These practices work with all employees.” Her clients have all been a two to three-hour drive away because of the connection through classes, but Carr hopes she can also expand her business locally to help share what has made her successful.

Connecting with her staff and focusing on their personal and professional growth is what truly changed the culture of Bad Hair Day. “These guys know I care about them,” she said. “Whatever dreams they have or things they want, I want to help them get there.”

Creating a culture of trust started with letting staff affect the change in the salon. Instead of Carr determining rules and expectations, her staff told her what they wanted in the workplace and she guided them to making it happen. “I had to tell myself, ‘You’re not a very good leader if you can’t teach your people to lead when you’re not there,” she said.

“The biggest thing business owners get caught up in, is they think they have to do everything.”

Gone was her focus to keep the salon open until 8 or 9 p.m. every day with the stylists working full-time. Carr let the staff know what revenue was necessary and told them if that revenue could be

earned without late nights, BHD could close earlier. Now the salon hours are shorter, and stylists can work half days if they choose.

Opening and closing and cleaning the salon became a system with a written checklist that everyone could follow. The staff works as a team on every aspect of the business. Hard work and motivation are recognized with rewards, and leadership roles are given to those who show initiative – no matter how long a person has worked at BHD. Carr realized the culture of the salon was most important, both to staff and to their guests.

She built relationships with the staff and helped the staff to build relationships with each other. Celebrations of accomplishments, for both life and work, happen regularly. Personal growth for each person is important and cultivated. There’s a culture team who work on relationship building activities as well others to enhance personal growth.

Hiring based on salon skills stopped, instead Carr looks for people who add to the culture she wants for the salon. She made the interview process and hiring a team effort based on a majority vote rather than her own unilateral decision. “I can teach anyone to cut hair,” Carr said.

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The change in business practices, cultivation of leaders and creation of a culture Carr wanted made all the difference in her business, and the experience of making the change happen made the transition to consultant a smooth one.

In her first year as a consultant, Carr worked with 10 clients. “All of them except two had massive success,” she said.

The two who didn’t succeed didn’t come back and ask questions or take advantage of Carr’s availability to work with them.

Carr understands why – changing one’s focus in business can be difficult, even when the changes are simple. Yet, evolving and being innovative should always be ongoing in a good business. “When you think you’re done and you stop innovating and improving that’s when somebody opens up across the street and does what you’re doing times ten, and you get left in the dust,” she said. n For more information on good business practices, visit the Facebook page for Legit Concepts with Lisa Carr or contact her at 517.673.1578

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ne might think it’s about the ice cream, or the mini golf, or their new indoor seating area. In a way it would all be true. However, what really makes Twin Pines Eatery special is the heart and vision of the owners—a vision of family, of community, and of service.

Owners Mark and Megan Stevenson took over the business, along with the Stone Mountain Family Fun Center, in the spring of 2017. This past spring, the addition of indoor dining area has been another step in creating their dream of a year-round location for families to just be families, a place for friends to gather, play, eat, and to have simple fun. “We love the atmosphere of being able to bring your family and create memories here,” said Megan. Their new indoor seating area brings with it new BBQ fare

by Sunset Ridge BBQ. “In addition to our ice cream, burgers, wraps, and salads, we will also have Sunset Ridge pulled pork sandwiches and sliders,” said Megan. They will also be having a few Pit to Plate events where Sunset Ridge BBQ will be on hand smoking pulled pork, brisket, chicken, and ribs.

While serving superb ice cream and food in a friendly family environment is extremely important to their vision, Mark and Megan believe that their service should also extend outside the confines of their business. “We try to

participate in the community as much as possible,” said Megan. “This community is very near and dear to my heart. I was born and raised in Tecumseh. I love this community, we are all there to support one another and that is a very unique thing that we want to incorporate in our business as well.” This support is shown in many ways like sponsoring a little league team, or through their monthly Cones for a Cause day in which they donate a portion of sales to a nonprofit.

Recently they planted 350 trees around the property. “They are for the next generation,” said Mark.

This service mindset also exists within the business itself as most Twin Pines employees are quite young. “Our employees are ages fourteen and on up,” said Mark. “For a lot of our employees this is their first job. They are learning how to work, how to show up on time. They are working through these things for the first time.

We have the opportunity to coach them and help them so they can be successful no matter where they move onto in life.” “Working here was one of my first jobs,” added Megan. “So I understand how important the impression we are making on these kids is as we help them learn the dos and don’ts of working. It’s a great place to learn. It’s a really nice family atmosphere. We all support each other here.” n

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The workshop was a haven for an international group of artists.

Each ethnic neighborhood had its own cuisine, and I was introduced to new tastes and experiences. I decided to go back to night school in culinary management. I bonded with an enthusiastic group of students. We sampled restaurants, visited the fish and produce markets and learned classic culinary techniques from very demanding chef instructors. During my years in New York and beyond, I was a passionate traveler - visiting Europe, Scandinavia, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Thailand, and Mexico. During each visit, I studied the unique tastes of the region.

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3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped 2 ounces macadamia nuts, chopped 1 1/2 tablespoons ginger root, peeled and chopped 1 tablespoon chili paste 1 cup soy sauce, sweet java soy (Ketjap Manis) 3/4 cup minced onion 1 tablespoon coriander seed (ground) 2 teaspoons turmeric 3 tablespoons oil 2 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin, (trimmed) 1/2 whole pineapple, peeled and cubed 2 green peppers, cubed

Servings: 8 Preparation Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Combine the first 9 ingredients of the marinade in a food processor.

You may add more oil to thin the mixture if it is too thick.

Trim the pork of fat and the silver, and cut into 1 1/4 inch cubes.

Marinate the meat for at least two hours, and preferably, overnight.

When you cube the pineapple and peppers, make them approximately the same size as the meat.

Using long bamboo skewers, place alternating pieces of the meat cubes, pineapple and pepper chunks.

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To cook indoors, broil until the meat is thoroughly cooked, turning once and basting often with the marinade. The skewers may also be baked in the oven.

The pork should be cooked so it is slightly pink in the center.

NOTE: You can find sweet Java Soy (Kejap Manis) in Oriental food stores. You may also add a bit of molasses to regular soy sauce to achieve approximately the same taste.

NOTE: Chicken also works very well instead of pork. For vegetarians, firm tofu will work.

1/2 pound linguine, cooked al dente, drained and rinsed 1/2 cup red peppers, minced 1/4 cup peanuts, dry-roasted, chopped 1/4 cup parsley sprigs, minced 1/8 cup scallions, chopped, green and white parts

Sauce 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1/3 cup sesame oil 2 teaspoons honey 1 teaspoon ginger root, peeled and minced 1/3 clove garlic, peeled and minced 1/3 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup sherry 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut butter OPTIONAL 3/4 pound cooked shrimp, 21 -25 count shrimp, cut in half crosswise

Preparation Time: 1 hour Let the cooked pasta drain thoroughly. Prepare the peppers, peanuts, parsley and scallions.

Set aside.

Combine the ingredients for the sauce in the food processor.

Toss lightly with the pasta.

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You may not need all the dressing as it makes plenty! Taste and correct seasonings.

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SATURDAY MARKET May 18th - Oct. 12th 9am - 1pm THURSDAY MARKET June 20th, July 18th, Aug. 15th, Sept. 19th 4pm – 7pm Market on Evans 213 North Evans St. Tecumseh 517.423.3740 tecumsehfarmersmarket.com

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Yes, you’ll still find the basic farmer’s market staples like produce and eggs, but Tecumseh’s new farmer’s market manager, Jessica Stretch, wanted to create something more. “I want this to become a fun hangout location,” she said.

“To me this is about getting the community together and having something fun to do.”

Thanks to Stretch’s vision, market goers will now find a revamped market experience.

Food Trucks will be on site offering everything from breakfast burritos and pancakes to BBQ chicken sandwiches. Customers will be able to grab their food to go or sit and enjoy at the outdoor eating area.

The arts are also coming to the market. Each Saturday will feature musical entertainment.

Most Saturdays will offer the opportunity for visitors to participate in art classes taught by various artists from the Carnegie building, and a few Saturdays will include onsite dance performances.

Children can actively participate in the market fun and earn a little treat by taking part in the market scavenger hunt, where they scan the market to spot items within the vast array of market wares which include produce, herbs, flowers, starter plants, honey, syrup, eggs, soaps, candles, olive oil, baked goods, crafts, pork, and beef.

In addition, the market has expanded the ideas of healthy living to include free health screenings by Promedica. These screenings will be offered a few Saturdays over the summer.

Market goers will also have the opportunity to participate in a drop in yoga classes. Most Saturdays, yoga classes will be held from 9 to 11am and 11:30am to 12:30pm. The cost is $7 and it is recommended that you bring your own mat. n

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Embers takes takes the Bloody Mary craft to a whole new level with ingredients ranging from chicken gizzards to onion rings to a bacon-wrapped egg. In addition, Embers offers a full bar, with a variety of cocktails, beers, and wines. Take the fun outside and be in the heart of the action as you enjoy summer sun and summer fun on the full service Embers deck. The Embers menu offers everything you need to enjoy summer— whether that be a lazy weekend brunch or a weeknight burger.

Located on M50, the Embers deck is the prime location to watch the action as you kick back, relax, and unwind.

LongIsland 1 ounce Vodka 1 ounce Tequila 1 ounce Gin 1 ounce Rum 1 ounce Triple Sec Coca Cola Sour Mix Lime and Lemon for Garnish Fill pint glass with ice. Pour in liquor. Add equal parts of Coca Cola and sour mix. Garnish with lime and lemon slice.

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t’s a Southwestern summer on the Salsaria's patio. This magical space, right in the middle of downtown Tecumseh, feels like its own separate little world. The private and quaint atmosphere is perfect for every occasion, whether that be a summer date, a night out with friends, or a family outing. Kids and adults alike are entertained by the sidewalk chalk where everything from the pavement to the walls are game for an artistic venture. Salsaria's creative bar offers an array of summer cocktails, including their famous margarita flights in which patrons can choose from a variety of rotating flavors.

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ocated in the Clinton Arts Center, Twelve is an innovative restaurant that projects an elevated dining experience while in a casual environment.

Locally-sourced and farmfresh ingredients enhance the creative menu where the focus is All-American Food done well.

Equipped with an executive chef and catering specialists, Twelve offers award-winning catering to deliver a perfect event tailored to your budget and needs. Equipped with an idyllic mezzanine, Twelve also provides the perfect space for private parties. Other unique aspects of Twelve include the crowd-pleasing Sunday Brunch, and a serene outdoor dining patio. While at Twelve, check out the Clinton Arts Center that offers Art Classes and Kids Camps! Family owned and operated, at Twelve, Every Plate is a Work of Art. Continued on page 29...

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Your builder or ours. All owners have access to the water. Site owners will have the option to purchase lawn and snow maintenance packages to fit their needs. Packages to vary from basic mowing or snow removal, to full year round property service maintenance.

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ooking for a unique experience? This is it. This historic building has undergone a three-floor, multi-milliondollar renovation. The first floor has retained its historical past as a newsstand, tobacco and confectionery, where you’ll find everything from candy to specialty popcorn. Yet more impressive is the humidor, which carries an impressive stock of fine cigars. Head to the second floor to enjoy your fine cigars in the Cigar House.

With its opulent upscale interior, this space includes large windows overlooking the street, comfortable lounge seating, humidor lockers for guests, pool table room, and full bar where you’ll find Michigan draft beers, over 70 varieties of wines, and an array of handmade cocktails.

Not a cigar person? You can still enjoy this historic and beautiful setting on the third floor where guests will discover the Atrium, Chaloner’s calm and relaxing non-smoking space featuring tables and seating along with a wall-length waterfall.

- Rehydrate Gum Arabic and 2 oz. of water. In a bowl combine both ingredients and stir with a fork for approximately 2 minutes. Cover the bowl with Saran wrap and let sit overnight. Do not stir again.

- In a large sauce pot, combine 4 oz. of water with sugar. Add your pineapple. Set pan on the stove.

- On the stove, bring the flame to a medium low heat. Give the mixture a stir and the sugar will dissolve as the water comes to a simmer.

- With a muddler (or potato masher) muddle the pineapple and express all of the juice from the pineapple chunks.

- Once it comes to a simmer, give the mixture a good stir, remove from the heat, and let sit on the counter top for 2- 4 hours.

- After the pineapple has steeped for 2- 4 hours, rewarm the mixture to just below boiling. Once the mixture has rewarmed, pour the mixture through a fine mesh sieve into the rehydrated Gum Arabic mixture. Press on the pineapple fruit bits to express all of the juice. Discard the leftover fruit.

- Whisk the mixture vigorously for approximately 60 seconds. Let sit on the counter for five minutes, then whisk again for approximately 30 seconds.

- Pour the syrup into a clean glass bottle, and cap it. Stored in the refrigerator, it should last up to 8 weeks.

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If community involvement is an important aspect in your life, tell us what you do and why you are passionate about it.

I am very involved with the local community. I have been a county commissioner in Lenawee County for 14 years, and served on many boards and committees. I am also a member of the Tri-County Community Action Agency.

My firm has provided free estate planning services for veterans during November for the past two years and intends to do so again this year. I am also part of the Tecumseh Downtown Development Authority and am passionate about seeing local businesses succeed.

Tell us about a case on which you were extremely proud to have worked.

I am very proud of our Wills for Warriors project that we do during the month of November where we provide free estate planning services to all local veterans.

We have had the pleasure of meeting veterans who served during many different foreign conflicts including WWII through the most recent conflicts in the middle east.

Is there a certain law that you’d like to see changed? If so, why?

I disagree with certain applications of eminent domain when the government uses the doctrine to take lands from private citizens. Specifically, the Supreme Court’s interpretation in Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005), in which the court ruled that the public use requirement for eminent domain is satisfied even when land taken by the government is inaccessible for use by the general public.

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Our ideas of lawyers are shaped through TV and big screen courtroom dramas. Yet, the reality is vastly different. We asked three Tecumseh lawyers to share their thoughts on practicing law, common misconceptions about their profession, and about Why did you choose to be a lawyer? attracted you to this career? their proudest mo- What As a lawyer in a small town you are ments. It might be the reference point for people in the community. I chose to be a lawyer to serve one of the most misthe public and help people, particularly understood profes-those who are being bullied and unable to defend themselves. sions. Our ideas of What type of law do you practice?

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By Sara Hilton Law. I am interested in helping people dramas. Yet, the re-through difficult times, planning to avoid It might be one dif- unnecessary court proceedings, planning ality is vastly for loved ones and, protecting people’s of the most rights. ferent.

We asked misunderstood Where did you attend law school? three Tecumseh professions.

Our I attended the University of Toledo lawyers share College of Law. ideas of to lawyers are thoughts shaped their on Finish this sentence: Being a lawyer through TV and big isn’t just about knowing the law, it is practicing law, comalso about… screen courtroom understanding your clients’ needs and mondramas. misconceptions Yet, providing access to the legal system for about their the reality is profespeople in your community. vastly different. sion, and about their If you didn’t have to sleep, what We asked three you do with your extra time? proudest moments.would I would spend time with my wife and Tecumseh four daughters. We enjoy traveling It might be one of lawyers to share and doing outdoor activities like the their most misunder-together thoughts swimming, fishing, and hiking. on practicing stood professions.What do you think is the biggest law, common misconception people have about Our ideas of lawyers lawyers? What do you wish people misconceptions are about shaped through knew? their One of the biggest misconceptions is that TV and big screen profession, and lawyers like to argue and cause conflict. about their dramas.An important quality that good lawyers courtroom have is deescalating conflicts and helping Yet,proudest the reality is to find resolutions. moments. vastly different. Why did you choose to live and in the Tecumseh area?

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Finish this sentence: Being a lawyer isn’t just about knowing the law, it is also about… being empathetic, sympathetic and passionate about what concerns my clients.

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I would work more.

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Why did you choose to live and practice in the Tecumseh area?

Our law firm is based in Toledo, Ohio which I have been a part of since 1986 where I clerked. Several of my Michigan-based partners and I brought the firm to Monroe and Lenawee Counties. I was born in Onsted and moved to the Britton area when I married my husband Mark Prielipp.

If community involvement is an important aspect in your life, tell us what you do and why you are passionate about it?

I have served on many charitable and community boards and I believe it is an important function in our profession to give back to the community. I am very proud that I have served on the Adrian College Board of Trustees for over 22 years and have been the only woman chairperson of that Board.

Tell us about a case on which you were extremely proud to have worked.

I was contacted by a client to do a private adoption, of which I had not had previous experience. Bringing the child and adoptive parents together was one of the most rewarding experiences that I’ve ever had.

Is there a certain law that you’d like to see changed? If so, why?

I would like the elimination of federal estate taxes so that it would never be an issue in farm or business succession planning.

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I thought it would be interesting and a chance to help others. Both have been true.

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I have a general practice, primarily real estate, estate planning, probate and civil litigation.

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University of Detroit (now Detroit Mercy).

Finish this sentence: Being a lawyer isn’t just about knowing the law, it is also about… listening to people and knowing the most effective way to help them.

If you didn’t have to sleep, what would you do with your extra time?

I would read books, travel, ride my bike, and play tennis.

What do you think is the biggest misconception people have about lawyers? What do you wish people knew?

The biggest misconception is that we are all getting rich. I’m self employed so I need to purchase my own insurance, fund my retirement, and make enough for overhead before I get paid. It works for me, but many attorneys are not as fortunate.

Why did you choose to live and practice in the Tecumseh area?

I grew up in Adrian and like small towns. I had an opportunity to join an attorney in Tecumseh (Henry Newlin) with an established practice.

If community involvement is an important aspect in your life, tell us what you do and why you are passionate about it.

One of the great things about a smaller community is the opportunity to get involved and try to make a difference. I have been fortunate to be involved in various boards of directors such as the Hope Center, Herrick and Bixby Hospitals, Lenawee Community Foundation, Stubnitz Foundation, Goodwill, Tecumseh Recreation Board, Kiwanis, Tecumseh Chamber of Commerce, and others. I like to think my involvement has made a difference.

Tell us about a case on which you were extremely proud to have worked.

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Lori Fithian had an interest in culturallyspecific, hand-drum workshops and was learning how to drum when she happened upon a community drum circle led by renowned “father” of the worldwide community drum circle movement, Arthur Hull. With his guidance, Lori learned how to lead a group drum session for people from all walks of life, all ages, and all abilities who could come together to have fun with rhythm and with each other. It was an eye-opening experience for Lori to discover the joy people could experience playing together in this way, “from little ones to grandparents and everyone in between.” Lori was hooked.

Wanting to share her love of rhythm and music, Lori set out in 1998 with a van-load of drums, to introduce other folk to her newly discovered world of stress-free, community music-making.

She particularly enjoyed the lack of formality - no rehearsing, no auditions just “recreational musicmaking for fun and fellowship.”

Lori’s recalled one of her more memorable experiences, when she hosted a workshop in a men’s prison. She was invited as a part of a celebration for some of the inmates who had graduated and were receiving their diplomas. The surprise Drummunity session, organized by the teacher was a great hit, but

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getting the drums into the prison initially was quite an experience in itself.

Lori frequently hears workshop attendees excitedly pronouncing that their drum circle experience “was SO MUCH FUN!” She even had one lady who had attended a family group session declare, “that was possibly the most fun I have EVER had.”

From toddlers to seniors and inmates to executives, Lori has held Drummunity programs all over the state of Michigan. On July 18th, she is making a stop at Adams Park in Tecumseh where she will be the featured guest for Music in the Park, part of the 2019 summer program series.

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However, the fact is that seven of those eight dogs matching stride with Jamie, are members of his family and the eighth dog is currently his foster dog.

I had hoped to meet Jamie and his menagerie during their routine morning walk, but due to inclement weather, we decided to meet at his Ridgeway residence instead. I pulled into Jamie’s driveway shortly before he arrived home with his van-full of precious cargo—dogs that are all rescues and have a variety of special behavioral issues.

After a brief introduction, Jamie opened the van door and a puppy stampede ensued. All eight dogs made a beeline for the front door.

Jamie went ahead and beckoned me to follow him inside into his family room, a room that is completely dog friendly. There is a big mattress in the middle of the floor, plus two or three other scattered dog beds in various corners. There is also a large doggy door that leads to a fenced puppy playground, where the hounds can exercise at their leisure. The spacious room with its vaulted ceiling, soft grey walls and white trim, feels warm and welcoming. The only other pieces of furniture in the room are a couple of camp chairs, in which Jamie and I make ourselves comfortable.

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Another dog, Hope, has been with Jamie for seven years, and although her training has been going well, Hope has an auto-immune disease and diabetes which cause pain and swelling in her joints. This makes her grumpier than she might otherwise be.

As Jamie begins chatting about the dogs and their stories of how they all became a family, it is hard

to imagine that any of them have issues at all. Luda, Lexi (the German Wire-Haired Terrier) and Chico (the Dachshund-Chihuahua mix), laze peacefully on the king-sized mattress. Apache sits just off the bed, but close enough to lean against it and pops his head up at the mere mention of his name, to which Jamie immediately responds, “Yes, you’re a good boy.” And back down goes his head. Cinnamon remains between us, her nose occasionally pushing into my arm, wanting affection, but at her own steady pace. Wheezy is barely noticeable off in a corner on her own bed; the Chihuahua-cross was surrendered by her owner to the humane society, and it would appear that she had never had any human contact.

Wheezy still struggles with any attempt to be held or pet by anyone other than Jamie. He has put in many hours with her, getting her to relax in his arms, but laying peacefully on her bed, you wouldn’t know her struggle.

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After Jamie met her, he knew he needed to help her. Within days it was clear to Jamie that Lena was usually the smartest and most attentive pup in the room. Jamie struggles to imagine what Lena has been through; every one of his dogs are victims of trauma, and he knows they only respond negatively due to fear and stress.

It didn’t take long for Jamie to gain Lena’s respect. He was firm but kind, letting her know what was acceptable behavior and constantly reinforcing the positive and correcting the negative. Jamie doesn’t believe himself to be the alpha, he describes his role as that of a parent, who guides and sets boundaries.

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He also encourages everyone to go to their local shelter and walk a dog. He understands the reasons people give for avoiding doing so: I can’t. I’ll want to bring them all home or it’ll hurt too much to have to leave them afterwards.

However, he reminds that it is easy to overcome that issue by realizing that a five-minute walk for that dog is like a mini-vacation.

Imagine being locked up for over 23 hours a day and then getting to walk outside for a few minutes. It’s not about our struggles, it’s about giving our time to improve the lives of these dogs as best we can.

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ecumseh High School student Kobe Jennings was never really a school person. “I just played sports and went with the flow,” he said. “School wasn’t really interesting. I tried, but I wasn’t engaged with it.” Not only did the prospect of four years of college and more schooling sound dismal to Jennings, but so did most of the careers associated with a bachelor’s degree. “I had no idea what I wanted to do,” he said.

Two years ago Jennings was introduced to welding by his grandfather. That same year Jennings toured the LISD TECH Center and discovered their welding program. He signed up and, for the first time in his life, Jennings became engaged with school. “I loved it,” he said. “I was always excited to go there. I like welding because it is really hands on.

I like getting my hands dirty.”

Throughout his junior and senior years, Jennings split his time between Tecumseh High School, where he completed his high school requirements, and the TECH Center, where he learned welding. In addition to his high school diploma, Jennings graduated this past May with two employable welding certifications.

Upon graduation, Jennings will have the opportunity to enter the workforce with a higher earning potential than some bachelor degree careers, and his welding training will launch him into a workforce that is hungry for skills of this kind. According to Pure Michigan Talent Connect, there is a current shortage of skilled trade workers in the State of Michigan, a shortage that is projected to continue through 2024. According to their website at mitalent.org, “Professional trades will account for more than 500,000 jobs in the Michigan economy, and approximately 15,000 new job openings are expected annually in the state during that time. Wages for professional trades occupations is 45 percent higher than other occupations – $51,000 is the median annual salary for these jobs.”

Jennings will also enter the workforce without student loan debt. For years, a bachelor’s degree has been touted as the pathway for financial success and stability.

However, the rising cost of college tuition has caused many to question the financial gains that come from taking on mass amounts of student debt, not to mention that many students enter a four-year college without really knowing what they want to do for a living.

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ot only are LISD TECH students able to enter the workforce without crippling debt, they are also given the opportunity to explore career paths at a low-stakes point in their lives. “A big advantage of taking a class at the TECH Center is figuring

out what the student really wants to do at no cost to the student or family,” said Kyle Griffith, who serves as the LISD Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Instruction and Technology. “A student may enroll in a course and figure out they do not want to pursue that path.

Too many times students take on tuition debt and figure out they do not want to do that career path, and debt has already accumulated,” said Griffith.

The opportunity that Jennings had to explore welding, while still in high school, has given him a great deal of confidence as he enters the workforce.

“This is what I want to do for the rest of my life,” he said. “The TECH Center set me up really well. If I hadn’t had this place, I don’t know what I’d do. I’m very thankful.”

While many skilled labor jobs do not require a college degree, many do require certification—a process that can be pricy. “We found that after graduation students were acquiring up to $40,000 in debt to get certifications,” said Griffith.

To help their students avoid this cost, the LenTech program was created. This is a path for students to obtain these certifications at no cost while still in high school.

The TECH Center also helps their students find employment through their Reverse Job Fair. While at most job fairs, employers set up booths and prospective employees look to find which companies offer the best jobs, at the Reverse Job Fair, LISD TECH Center students are seated at a table with resumes, info cards, and work samples while prospective employers look to find who offers the most for their company.

“Our latest Reverse Job Fair produced 67 follow up interviews for employment

of LISD TECH Center students,” said Griffith. “The interesting thing now is that students are taking their time negotiating the best deals for their future before committing.” While many parents hold to the perception that these are dirty jobs without futures, Griffith points out that the earning potential of some of these jobs is greater than some college degree jobs.

Even though the TECH Center sets up students to directly enter the workforce, they also serve those who are college-bound. “We have students this year leaving the TECH Center with a stack of employable certifications and employers hiring them before they leave,” said Griffith. “But we also have students heading off to engineering programs at Kettering, University of Michigan, and Cornell University.”

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She didn’t know much about the TECH Center, but when she took a tour, she found that there was something about the atmosphere of the Engineering Design and CAD program that she loved.

She signed up, and it changed her life.

Along with her high school diploma, Molaro graduated this past May with an associates degree. Five of those college credits came from the Tech Center.

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a great standardized test taker. I think if I had gotten those same scores and had not shown that I was capable of advanced material and capable in engineering, they may have tossed me aside. I would have had low test scores and nothing else exceptional to share. But I do have that other exceptional side. The TECH Center has made me unique to the hundreds of thousands of other kids applying to schools out there. And me being unique didn’t mean I had to do something crazy.

I didn’t have to start a business. I didn’t have to do some major community servicing that saves the world. All I had to do was take a different class than I would have otherwise. All I had to do was go to the TECH Center. It was one simple thing. This place absolutely changed the trajectory of my life. And it is a lot simpler than you think. All I had to do was sign up for a class.”

Although Molaro’s post high school path is different from Jennings, they both received exceptional preparation for their unique career paths, which is something Griffith emphasizes—each student is unique. “If a student is thinking about going into welding, that doesn’t really require a two or four-year degree. It requires certifications,” he said. “We can set that student up for success in that. If the student is college bound, we can help with that path, but we need to dispel the myth that the TECH Center doesn’t offer an academic piece to education. Colleges and universities are seeing great value in students showing up with more than a high SAT score. This year we have Sienna Heights University engineering senior class students that come to the TECH Center as a culminating class before graduating to assure that they graduate with both a degree and the ability to navigate the industry tools needed for success,” he said.

Molaro absolutely experienced the academic value of her TECH classes. “The TECH Center is often thought of as just a

place for the kids who are interested in the really nitty gritty jobs and that’s it and that this is not for the college bound and not a place that is academically challenging. That’s not what this is at all. It is academically challenging. You are learning skills you aren’t learning anywhere else,” she said. “You are being taught to a standard that some adults are being taught. You are earning certificates or winning competitions that are based on skills that you just don’t have walking around in everyday high school. These are skill that are integral in your success and your adult career. Tech Center programs are set on a good foundation for you to go forward. Some paths you can go directly into the career field and that’s great.

College isn’t necessarily something you need to have. But you can also take the foundational skills and build on that and go to college. There are kids here who are ready to go to college. There are kids who are setting up internships or apprentices right out of high school. There are kids who are ready to enter the workforce.

There are such a wide variety of kids here. It’s built for everybody.”

Griffith calls the TECH Center a melting pot of students from around Lenawee County, and he strives to continue to provide many pathways for many different types of students. “This is an incredible asset for Lenawee county,” he said. “Our tax payers have supported this for over 50 years. We are fortunate for a healthy tax base that supports this and a community that sees this as a priority.

So I think it needs to be applicable to as many students as possible.”

The TECH Center has indeed been an asset for Molaro. “I’m heading into college with an incredible tool belt thanks to Tech Center,” she said. If I hadn’t taken that TECH class, I might not have known that I wanted to do this, and I wouldn’t have the same confidence moving forward. I’m leaving high school with such a broad set of skills. It’s incredible.” n

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ichael Wells, who owns Tecumseh’s Black Fire Winery has experienced impact of craft beer since they launched their own line last year. While the serene and remote location of Black Fire Winery adds to its charm, it does miss out on the foot traffic that a downtown location would offer. Since the addition of craft beer, Wells has discovered that craft beer drinkers have their own network of sharing and promoting great beer.

“People have been discovering us on beer apps,” said Wells. They come in and they tell us they read about one of our beers on

one of these apps.

We’ve had people come from as far as Port Huron just to try our Peanut Butter Stout.” Wells, who only serves light appetizers, finds that once people make it to Black Fire, they want to experience more of Tecumseh.

“When they are here we send them into town, we recommend other restaurants and things to do. It really does benefit the entire community.”

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ells has also discovered that craft beer drinkers are looking for so much more than what beer used to be.

“Craft beer is not your dad’s beer,” he said.

“In a lot of ways, craft beer drinkers are like wine drinkers now. They are much more in tune to the difference nuances of beer and varieties and flavors.”

This is a sentiment echoed by Steve Meckley, owner of Meckley’s Orchard in Cement City. While the orchard is known for their line of hard ciders, they will be launching their own craft beer line this summer. “The craft beer revival is about people finding out that beer is more than what they grew up thinking it was,” said Meckley. “It used to be all macro breweries—Miller and Budweiser and a few imports. But they were all huge and they all offered pretty much the same. Nothing was unique. Then all of a sudden you get places like Bells coming into the market creating beers that no

one had had for decades, in some cases since before prohibition. Ales in the United States were almost unheard of and forgotten because lagers from the big breweries just dominated. Now people are finding fresh and vibrant and unique flavors in unexpected places. This revival of craft beer means that people are really exploring and finding new and fresh and exciting flavors and realizing beer doesn’t have to be dull.”

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“It’s clear that these small breweries are community centers for people in towns,” said Rapai, who has visited more than 100 of Michigan’s breweries. “Bars have the reputation of some guy by himself, sitting in silence, slumped over a beer,” he said. He explained that breweries have become places where people come together for conversation. “Everything about breweries today is set up to be social,” he said. “A lot of people early in the business understood this from Europe.

They saw how beer was a social drink, and they understood and appreciated how beer brought people together for conversation.”

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here is such a pride in small towns.

People want their own place,” said DeWitt when asked about the culture of Tecumseh Brewing Company.

“We are more than just a pub, we are a community center, a judgment-free place.

From the beginning we wanted TBC to be an extension of your living room. That’s the vibe here.” That Tecumseh Brewing Company vibe is one that is open to all, including families. They offer a children’s menu, and on snow days they offer $1 children’s meals. “Moms can come in with their kids,” he said. “We have arcade games, coloring books, board games. You don’t have to be cooped up at home all day. You can be here.”

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“The brewers have a high commitment to excellence. They have high standards.

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Lottie Martin

Fieldstone Assisted Living Born in Archbold, OH October 30, 1915 "I think. I’ve lied so many times about my age I’m not sure."

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What was it like growing up during the Great Depression?

I never knew there was a depression. People always talk about it, but we were farmers. Farmers had food. My mother never drove a car, but on Saturdays she hitched up our horse, Mabel, and filled the cart with all of this food and we’d go into town. I remember two times my mother dressed a chicken that morning. My mother would get the best one, not a scrawny chicken. We’d bring the food to places and she’d say, “Take this in there. Don’t ask questions, just tell them to have a nice day.” So I did. People didn’t have jobs or money, and my mother thought we had a lot compared to other people. She knew that not asking questions gave them dignity. Later in life a man came up to me, and he put his arm around me and said, “I want to thank you for all the things your parents did for people who didn’t have money or jobs.” Isn’t that something? It made me feel good. We were always told to give. And my folks gave a lot. They did until the day they died.

What was it like living through World War II? The war was rough. But we made it. We had to work together. People just don’t work together like that anymore. But everybody helped each other. If someone didn’t have something, you shared it.

What is one of your happiest memories?

What a life. You know, I look back, and I think we didn’t have a lot of money, but we sure had fun. Those were pretty nice years. No one had money. We were all in the same boat. On Halloween, my dad would hook up the horses and the wagon and the straw, and he’d take us all around the block and pick up all the kids. It was so fun. We’d eat homemade ice cream. We didn’t have money, but let me tell you, I think sometimes it's too much about the money. Oh my gosh we had fun.

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Gerry Romaski

Cambrian Assisted Living Born in Augusta Township, MI May 10, 1918

What was it like living through The Great Depression?

I’m the youngest of a family of eight. We lived on a farm so we never went hungry during The Depression. You didn’t get new school clothes. You wore what you had as long as they fit. But it didn’t matter. Everyone was the same. The Depression hit everybody. We just made due. We didn’t have a lot, but what we had we took care of. We were thankful for what we had.

When did you get married?

I was married when I was 21, on June 10, 1939. My husband worked at Ford. After the Bomber Plant was built he was transferred out there. We were married more than 39 years. But he’s been gone for over 40 years. Thank goodness for family and friends. They keep you going. I think about it though.

We would have had an 80th anniversary this year.

What’s the secret to living to 101?

The secret? I don’t know. I didn’t think I’d live to be 101. It just happened. I didn’t smoke or drink or gamble. I guess I have been blessed with fairly good health.

The Lord has taken care of me for 100 years. I think lots of times He was there for me taking me through things.

What is one of your happiest memories?

I’d say when I got married, and when I had my two children.

What do you miss about the ways things used to be?

People don’t socialize anymore.

The neighbors would come together, and we’d make homemade ice cream and someone would bring cookies or cake. It was fun. It was a social life.

We made our own fun. I don’t think people even know their neighbors now. It’s sad sometimes. People don’t even know if their neighbors are sick or need help. That’s what bothers me. Sometimes I worry if people are still caring. People should just care about each other.

Those would be my happiest.

We had a boy and then a girl.

It made it just right. I loved to read to my kids. And they loved for me to read to them, one on each side. I think for me I was happiest with one on each side and reading to them.

What advice do you have about life?

I guess maybe take things as they come. You can make life what you want it to be. You can make a good life or a bad life.

Keep it simple and content, which is really hard in this dayand-age. It’s just not simple anymore. I had contentment and a good life. My needs were met—nothing extravagant, but certainly the necessities. I was never wanting for anything.

What makes a good life?

For me a good life was my family and friends. It was a simple life.

My husband worked hard, and we had a home built when we were first married. We lived in that until he died. And then I moved to Tecumseh to be near my daughter. It was a simple life.

I never worked outside of the home. It wasn’t an exciting life, thank goodness, but it was our kind of life. The kind we liked.

We had friends who would come and play cards or we’d go there to play cards. All of our friends were good family people.

It’s really about more than just living a long life, what’s the key to living a good life?

It’s not about living long, it’s about what you do with your life. It’s about giving. If you’ve got something, give it. Share it. I learned so much about this from my mother and dad. I love life, and my happiness just comes out. You can either be happy or you can make yourself unhappy. I like to be happy. People think you need to have so much stuff, but you don’t.

You don’t need a lot. It’s you. You have to do it. I feel sorry for people who don’t enjoy life. Every day I can get out of bed I enjoy life.

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What is one of your happiest memories?

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They had it all mapped out. But they wanted to look and see things and not drive. So they got my boyfriend to drive for them. So after a couple of years they got the idea that I was home alone, and I’d get lonesome. So they asked me to go, too. Once somebody said, “You travel with your boyfriend?” Back in those days that was a big deal.

So I said, “Were you ever chaperoned by two old maid aunts?” I’ve been in all fifty states. I always wanted to see Alaska or Hawaii, but I thought I’d never get the chance. I’ve been to Hawaii three times. The islands are just so beautiful. And I got to see Alaska too.

I was also happiest when I had my little girl. She was the most amazing thing.

What was it like raising your daughter?

When my husband got out of service and came home that was it. He left us. So I stayed with Mom and Dad, but I had to work to support us. Mom took care of my little girl while I worked. I went to work at the Sylvania telephone office. I worked for ten cents an hour. Then I got to be the head operator. I made out the schedule for all of the girls. Then I got a job at Toledo Scale in the credit department. It was interesting. I liked it there. I also worked as a secretary to a patent attorney. Which I liked. That was very interesting. You think there is nothing new in the world. I liked that. I paid mom for taking care of my girl. I worked all day and then I went home and helped dad. I’ve driven everything, horses and tractors and what have you. It was hard, but I made it. I remarried in 1962, and at that time started a lot of my travels again. He passed away in 2006 after 44 years of marriage.

What is the secret to living to 100?

I wouldn’t know. I’m as surprised as everybody. I never thought I’d live this long either. My grandfather lived to be 93, my mother lived to be 98. And my dad was 89 so I guess it was just inherited.

What advice do you have about life?

I’ve had my ups and downs like everybody else. I guess take things as they come and do the best you can. Make the best of it. Get through it, and look for something better next time.

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Rita Townsend

Cambrian Assisted Living Born in Detroit, MI March 3, 1919

What was it like growing up in the depression?

We didn’t have electricity. My dad had a potbelly stove in our apartment. He cooked little hamburgers in that potbelly. I was ten.

My mother died when I was seven. I was oldest, and when she died I had a year-and-a-half old sister and a nine-month-old brother.

I had to worry about the two little babies. We were pushed from one grandma to the other grandma. I went to live in Chicago. At the age of 14 I helped work at a grocery store to pay for room and board while I went to high school. I stayed there until I was 16. I went to beauty school. I got married at 17.

Tell me about your husband.

I had a happy marriage. He’s been gone for 30 years. That’s hard, but you have to pick yourself up and go on. When we met I was dating his brother. We were going to a hard times party. I went to their house, and my future husband came down the steps. He was all alone in the house. My boyfriend was next door.

I had brought my dress to sew patches on for the hard times dance.

He went up to get his mother’s material and then brought it down.

He cut a heart out and sewed it on my dress. Then he kissed me. I was still with his brother so I didn’t know whether to slap him or do nothing.

I did nothing. I didn’t do a thing. I loved the tall boys. I still do. They were both tall.

Where did you live after you got married?

We lived on a farm. I never knew anything about a farm. I was a city girl.

Did you like farm life?

It was wonderful. We had cows and pigs and chickens. I still love the country. I love pastures. I had a Ford Ferguson tractor that I worked the ground with to get it ready for planting. I learned to milk six cows by hand twice a day. The kids would get ready for school and get dressed while I was milking, and the I’d go in and give them breakfast. They had to be ready to go. We sold milk to the Washtenaw Dairy.

One year I was elected to be the Home Ec Chairman for the Pittsfield Grange. I cooked all the meals for the grange. It was so much fun. I liked meeting new people. I still love meeting new people.

I also had a little sewing business built up around the neighborhood. I love sewing. It relaxes me. I used to make the kid’s clothes out of feed sacks. The sacks used to be colorful.

My husband would take me along when we had to buy chicken feed so I could pick out the material of the sack. My daughter and I even had a sewing business in Manchester not that many years ago.

What is one of your happiest memories?

I have a lot of happy memories.

I think getting my babies is my happiest. Because I had such a hard time having my first baby, my husband said no more. I begged and begged and begged until he finally gave in. Then with our third child I told him it was the safe time and it was the bad time and [pointing at her daughter] there she is.

What do you miss about the way things used to be?

I used to make five pies at a time — I’d make a variety and keep them in the freezer. When people came I’d have pie and ice cream for them.

I always fed people when they came. You don’t see that anymore. You don’t see people go visiting anymore.

It’s a shame.

What do you think is a key to living a good life?

Find goodness in everyone.

I look for it. I think it makes life better. It’s not hard to do.

Be nice to everybody. Some might have a little bad in their system, but the good is there. Also, dance all you can. I love dancing. I’d rather dance than eat. I just love it.

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At 5pm, twelve hours after rising, Joe takes a much needed break to spend several hours with his wife and children. However, once the children are tucked into bed and the sun has set, Joe starts what he calls the nightshift. This is when Joe makes all of the Lavender Lane products. He also uses this time to design their labels, answer e-mails, and place more orders. Joe’s nightshift usually ends around midnight.

During the winter, when they are not bogged down with growing lavender in the fields, Joe is studying chemistry and conducting countless experiments to ensure product stability

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Roberts purchased the property in May 2017 after the previous developer, Five Star Premier Properties, LLC, defaulted and lost the property to foreclosure. Along with his son, Ken, Roberts took time to analyze the property, work with its strengths and create a plan that focused on the beauty of the land. The majestic oak at the entrance of Lone Oak Properties of Red Mill Pond has been nurtured, and highlights what Roberts appreciates most about this development – nature’s beauty.

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However, building restrictions include no fencing, and the exteriors will not utilize vinyl siding. Exteriors will include brick, stone, and engineered or specified wood siding. The estate owners have the option of joining the Maintenance Agreement Plan 9 which would add to their HOA fees.

Once Phase 1 is complete, an additional 10 acres is set aside for Phase 2. The specifics of Phase 2 are still under consideration, but Roberts has made sure the residents in Phase 1 won’t be bothered by construction equipment, thanks to a secondary entrance off North Union near Nokomis Street that doubles as an emergency entrance to Lone Oak Properties of Red Mill Pond.

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lthough the original thought was to build 88 condos on the property, the planning evolved into a mixture of villas surrounded by estates. For Phase 1, the center portion of the 30-acre property features 23 villas with several floor plans, facades, and garage options from which to choose, as each location presents different opportunities. Each single-family singlestory detached home includes a threecar garage. While the inside layout of the villas will be similar, the external designs will be unique to each home. State-ofthe-art design inside the villas includes a butler pantry, also known as a ‘messy kitchen’, which features a prep sink, second oven and counter space for meal prep and cooking necessities. This design allows the kitchen to remain pictureperfect by keeping the working aspect of cooking hidden behind a closed door.

Each villa will have a screened-in porch that can open to a patio. Maintenance of each property, included as part of a homeowners’ association fee, is provided.

Al and Ken are working on a model that will provide a perfect example of the beauty and function of the villas planned for the neighborhood.

The villas have views of the Red Mill pond and access to a community park along the shore that is for resident use. The park will have a courtyard with benches and a walkway to an overlook of the pond.

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Tecumseh resident Margaret Gross partnered with Josh Roth, owner of downtown businesses Way of Life Complementary Healing and coffee shop Musgrove & Company, to come up with a system that has been tweaked over the past two seasons.

Only one of the donated bikes survived after the first summer, so last year six new bicycles were added to the fleet, painted in Tecumseh High School colors black and orange. Their wide, comfortable seats and one-speed style allow for a leisurely roll around town.

In order to borrow a bicycle and unlock it from the bike rack, one must have a smartphone with shortcode texting capability. Each bike is painted with a name, such as Bike 1, Bike 2, and so on, and a shortcode (a five-digit number) to which one must text the name of the bike. After texting the number, the potential rider receives an automatic message asking to reply with their full name. Roth said the bikes are checked weekly for issues that may need attending to, and there are tire pumps at each of the racks for inflating tires as needed.

Since the beginning, Tecumseh Bike Share has been a community project. Many community members pitched in to help, and students from the Tecumseh Public Schools’ STEAM centers worked on repairing and rebuilding bicycles for the share program with the help of teachers who helped organize work time. Local businesses have provided sponsorships, as well.

John Eichenberg and Thomas Lopez, the two young men who started their involvement two years ago as seventh-graders, continue to be involved as bicycle mechanics maintaining the fleet.

The bike share program has a new addition in teenager Hannah Spohn, who will be an intern responsible for the program’s social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram. “She’s amazing,” Roth said. “She’s very excited about learning what social media can do in a business-type setting and how she can work with the community and serve the same goal and mission that we’re trying with the bike share.”

The 2019 season started with two bikes out for use at the rack located at The Market on Evans, 213 N. Evans St. Additional racks behind Musgrove & Company, 135 E. Chicago Blvd., and next to Cunningham Vision, 138 W. Chicago Blvd., will each hold two bicycles throughout the summer, as well.

Gross said donation canisters to collect change will help support the program, and will be placed at Musgrove & Company and any other location that wants to participate. “We have working capital needed to help with maintenance on the bikes,” said Roth. “If anyone one in the community wants to donate to this program it would be wonderful.” Those who want to contribute financially to keep those wheels rolling around town can also message Tecumseh Bike Share through the Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Roth wants residents to know how easy it is to get around Tecumseh on two wheels. “There’s just a lot of activities and things, and it’s very important to tie the community together by bike,” he said. n

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Holden, a glorious black and rescued pigs, goats and other farm white, Barred Rock rooster, saved animals that are rarely given a safe his own life when he escaped from place to live, but she has recently a slaughter house in New York. A discovered that sometimes the vegan activist found him wandering universe has a different plan than in a nearby park and immediately the one she had imagined; cats are set about looking for a safe home for regularly turning up at her door, him. Holden loves people! His favorite hungry and often sick. She feeds them, thing to do is lay in Cari’s arms while gets them medical care and nurses she pets him and strokes his wattle; them back to health, finds them good he becomes so relaxed he closes his homes and adopts them out. Happy eyes and feigns sleep. Before he came that she can assist in finding homes to Cari, Holden had been living in his for the healthy ones, Cari then became rescuer’s apartment for a month and concerned about those suffering from he still prefers to sleep in Cari’s house Feline Leukemia, the ones no-one is at night. Cari noted with a chuckle interested in adopting, and a slight eye-roll, and she realized she has that thanks to Holden’s to provide a safe haven natural instinct and for them, too. beautiful voice, “I haven’t ach of the sheds needed an alarm clock Cari provides for months!” he next three for the Fe-Le cats are chickens to insulated; they have a arrive at Ahimsa, were couch, a climbing tower, the ‘boys’ from Indiana, toys, windows for air who had been abandoned circulation (with bird roadside; two Gold-Laced feeders outside for Wyandotte chickens and entertainment), litter a Blue Rock. They are boxes, and cooling fans. slowly being introduced She has also purchased to Holden in the hopes fencing and is in the that after some guarded process of building runs exposure to one another, around the sheds so the they will eventually kitties have both indoor become family. and outdoor access while

Cari is still planning remaining safe from on homing the larger the coyotes and other farm animals that started predators in the area. fter the cats, the it all, but she is also aware next animals to of how much she still has show up at Ahimsa, were to learn about chickens the chickens. Cari had and understands that - John Arapura she’s not quite ready to heard about a chicken farm in Colorado that tackle such a big project had gone out of business; the farmer yet. Cari spends a lot of time online walked away leaving 18,000 chickens with her ‘Vegans with Chickens’ group, in an overcrowded facility to basically who have helped direct her through so starve to death. An animal rescue many of the chicken rescue ‘teething’ put out the word that for any no-kill problems. She says she wouldn’t have shelter who could take the birds, they believed in just four months, how would provide transport to bring much knowledge she’s gained about them cross-country. 600 chickens the life of a chicken. were rescued, six of them turned up

It’s a fact that in the wild, chickens at Ahimsa on a cold snowy night in would only lay about 12-15 eggs a year, January. Cari had roped her dad into but they have been modified over the helping her build a coop ready for years to yield greater numbers of eggs, the birds’ arrival, but was dismayed to the detriment of the hens’ health. to discover that the chicks were too The amount of calcium that it requires young to be out in the cold and would from the layer to produce so many need to be housed inside in the warm. eggs leaves the mother hen’s bones After three and half months of living in almost threadlike, so to help combat Cari’s basement, the birds were finally the calcium deficiency, Cari feeds the introduced to their new coop. Since eggs back to the hens and they devour the arrival of the Cornish-Cross birds them, shells and all. Leghorn chickens

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The chickens that were raised for meat have to have controlled diets, because (once again, due to years of modification by factory farming), the birds will eat themselves to death if allowed unlimited access to food. The Cornish-Cross chickens from Colorado are on controlled diets and are thriving.

Ahimsa takes just about all Cari’s money and spare time, but she couldn’t imagine changing it for the world. The joy she derives from providing a safehaven for her animals is obvious in the lilt in her voice and the delight on her face when she talks either to, or about her charges.

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Kid’s Karaoke!

Summers once per week, Krazi Karen hosts a Karaoke Night for parents and children at the Smith Kimball Community Center in Clinton.

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" Vintage jewelry has a certain mojo"

“Every one of these pieces has a story,” said Dan Hacker as he gestured toward a large selection of antique, vintage, and estate jewelry. “If only they could talk.” Hacker is the owner of Hacker Jewelers in Tecumseh. While it is a traditional jewelry store (celebrating 35 years), the pre-owned selection has become a large part of their business. “We are giving this jewelry a second life,” he said. “There is a certain feel to the older jewelry. It has a certain mojo.”

One of the advantages of purchasing pre-owned jewelry at Hacker’s, rather than directly from an estate, is that their team fully vets each piece — carefully refurbishing, cleaning, and inspecting for potential issues like loose stones. They also determine age and separate authentic pieces from reproductions.

Not only do these vintage and antique pieces make beautiful and unique fashion statements, they also make environmental statements. “In general, diamonds and gemstones are some of the most recycled items on the earth,” said Hacker. “Buying pre-owned is a great approach. You aren’t mining new gems or gold. You are reusing what is already here.”

Hacker explained that the cost of great preowned jewelry that hasn’t quite hit the vintage label is about half the cost of what it would be new. “There are certainly bargains to be had,” he said.

There are always new stories to be found within the cases of Hacker Jewelers — jewelry just waiting for someone to give it a second life, a second story, and a little more mojo. n

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110 E. Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh  517.423.6370 • hackerjewelers.com

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.

Proceeds help the homeless and hurting. High value donated items — unique upscale store.

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

Habitat for humanity restore

1025 US 223 • Adrian • Behind Rally’s (517) 266-0746 Open Tues-Sat 10:00a-5:00p Free pick-ups on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Donate • Shop • Volunteer

Two Twisted Sisters

123 E. Front St., Adrian • (517) 403-2320 T-F 10-5 / Sat 10-3 / Sun 12-4 / Closed M Quality home decor on the north end of town!

Recycled, upcycled and repurposed treasures that are beautifully re-designed to fit any style home. Tables and chairs, dressers, lamps, vases, wall hangings, and more! See us today!

BLISSFIELD 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!

BLISSFIELD (continued) rusted roost marketplace antiques and salvage

102 W. Adrian St., Blissfield • (734) 352-1975 Open 7 days • candyrothfuss@yahoo.com In the old Blissfield Hotel (at the NW corner of 223 and Lane). Antiques, industrial, farmhouse, vintage and more! Visit our new in-house coffee shop!

BRITTON pa•ti•na (monthly market)

126 E. Chicago Blvd., Britton • (734) 265-0414 Th 3-7 / F 10-5 / Sat 10-5 / Sun 11-5 Markets: July 18-21, Aug. 15-18, Sept. 19-22, Oct. 17-20, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, Nov.14-17, Dec 5-8 Check web/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 and accessories — we pay cash or consign! We can also ship! Find us on Facebook and Instagram.

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!

Dundee (continued)

Brooklyn (continued) IDK Creative Decor

rg Wink antique, Vintage & Collectables

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!

Never the same place twice!

108 Park Place, Dundee • (734) 845-0062 Open Daily 8-6 • Inside Dundee Antiques and Art Enter thru Cool Beanz coffee shop door. Our focus is on highly collectable, authentic and desirable items to fulfill everyone’s needs. Cash or credit call Raylene Winkle.

Memory Lane Antiques

grass lake

12939 M-50, Brooklyn • (517) 592-4218 Open Daily 10-6 • memlane@frontiernet.net Best selection of antique furniture around!

Pottery, glassware, tools, military, advertising, toys, bottles, jewelry and much more!

Affordable prices. Since 1996.

The Copper Nail

111 E. Michigan Ave., Grass Lake (517) 522-8514 • T-Sat 10-5 • coppernail.org Community resale shop filled with one-of-a-kind treasures - antiques, furniture, home accessories, jewelry, toys and tools. Accepting quality donations. Second floor is now open!

Pinetree Antique Mall

129 N. Main St., Brooklyn • (517) 592-3808 M-Sat 10-5 / Sun 12-5 Over 60 dealers! Downtown Brooklyn on the square. Most credit cards accepted. Limited to quality dealers antiques and collectibles only.

jackson Antique mercantile, inc.

409 Hupp St., Jackson • (517) 748-7921 T-Sat 10-6 / Sun 12-5 • theantiquemercantile.com jennifer@theantiquemercantile.com Not your grandmas antique mall! 15,000 sq. ft., 70 dealers of antiques, primitives, industrial, farmhouse, steampunk, vintage and mantiques.

Truly something for everyone.

chelsea chelsea antiques mall

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.

Jackson Antique Mall, inc.

201 N. Jackson St., Jackson (517) 784-3333 • M-Sat 10-5:45 / Sun 12-4:45 www.timothybos.com • tim@timothybos.com Celebrating 31 years in downtown. 4 floors — one of the largest quality collectible and antique malls around! Layaways and dealer space available.

The Find

136 W. Middle St., Chelsea • (734) 593-7044 T-Sat 10-4 / Open Late Th (for Sound & Sights) & F TheFindChelsea.com • Brand new! Now open!

Upscale retail in downtown Chelsea (West of Zou Zou’s). Family apparel, decor & more! We support local charity. Follow us on Instagram @TheFindChelsea Mention this ad for a special discount!

resale depot

2390 Wildwood Ave., Jackson • (517) 780-9099 M-F 10-6 / Sat 10-5 • facebook.com/resaledepot www.rivertree.church/resale-depot Over 14,000 sq. ft. of showroom space, quality new and used merchandise at an affordable price.

We sell items from clothing, books and jewelry to furniture, bedding and antiques.

cLinton Mike’s Antiques & other funky stuff

MANCHESTER

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.

Come explore the area’s newest store!

US 12 Vintage Market

2751 W. Michigan Ave., Clinton (517) 701-1005 • T-Sun 10-5 Over 8,000 sq ft showroom — refurbished vintage furniture, unique antiques, hand crafted goods, man cave items, military, home decor and inspiration. Monthly vintage markets.

Dundee Antiques, Collectibles and upcycled treasures

129 Riley St., Dundee • (310) 740-6256 M-Sat 10-6 / Sun 10-5:45 Below Swan Creek Candle Outlet. 12 unique vendors now featuring all-natural Cielo Soaps, handcrafted in Dundee. Check out the upstairs loft too!

CK Antiques & Restoration

141 Riley St., Dundee • (734) 747-1318 T-Sat 11-6 / Sun 11-4 ckantiquesandrestoration.com/facebook/ckantiques An eclectic array of antiques and vintage items.

Housed in fabulous Downtown Dundee. We offer restoration of antique wood furniture and craft workshops. Check Facebook for hours/specials.

River raisin antiques & MERCANTILE

Route 12

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138 E. Main St., Manchester • (734) 649-2993 See website or Facebook for dates/times riverraisinantiques.com • Manchester’s hometown antiques and gift shop. We carry antiques, local art, home decor, Melissa and Doug toys, and gifts for everyone.

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. Check out our Winter clothing sales!

Onsted / Rome center Simply Found Creations

9991 Stoddard Rd., Adrian • (517) 467-5736 Corner of Onsted Hwy. and Stoddard Rd. (Rome Center) Tu-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!

Designs so Fine & Consign

109 N. Main St., Onsted • (517) 442-8607 M-Sat 9-5 / (Summer) Sun 10-2 designssofine@gmail.com Offering retail sales of consigned Michigan artists, gently used home furnishings, new Melissa and Doug toys, and custom design apparel.

saline The Resale Boutique

206 W. Michigan Ave., Saline • (734) 295-3030 www.theresaleboutique.com • Open daily M,T,Th 11-6 / W 11-7 / F & Sat 10-5 / Sun 12-4 We are a ladies consignment boutique offering the best quality designer and name brand clothing, handbags, shoes, jewelry, and accessories at prices you will love!

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 10-6 / Sat-Sun 11-5 thebeadboxstudio.com • thebeadboxmi@yahoo.com New Home Decor, vintage, mid-century and antiques. Beads, supplies, metal smithing, local artisan, jewelery and classes. Stay at Vintage Boulevard Suite, look us up on AirBNB!

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 and 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!

Wide variety including; furniture, victorian items, oil lamps, military, dolls, toys, advertising items, jewelry, banks, books, coins and political items.

Second Chance Consignment

100 E. Logan St., Tecumseh • (517) 424-2013 M-F 10-6 / Sat 10-5 • New and gently used clothing for the entire family at an affordable price! Many brands to choose from including designer wear as well as an array of furniture and decor to fit any budget! Helpful and friendly staff. ‘Best of Lenawee’ 11 years strong!

tecumseh antique appeal

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 and antique furniture and jewelry. Corner of North Evans and Chicago Boulevard.

tecumseh coins

Tecumseh • By Appointment Only (517) 423-7972 teccoins@tc3net.com • tecumsehcoins.com Dealing in old and collectible coins along with a full line of supplies. Free appraisals.

Coins — where art and history merge.

Tecumseh Trade Center

9129 Tecumseh-Clinton Hwy., Tecumseh (734) 216-6010 • May-Oct. Sat & Sun 10-5 www.tecumsehtradecenter.com Old fashioned indoor/outdoor flea market.

50,000 sq ft of household goods, outdoor equipment, arts and crafts, antiques, antique cars — consignment booths.

Tipton The French Farm Lady

5305 Michigan Ave., Tipton • 11/2 miles W. of Tipton Hwy. • frenchfarmlady@yahoo.com Open May-Sept. Th, F, Sat 10-5 / Sun by chance Visit the French countryside for beautiful things for your home and garden. French and English country antiques, gifts, home decor, lavender bundles, stepping stones and more!

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Out & About

By Jennifer Carson

Celebrate the Guardian's 90th

Now thru August 23

Free tours of the Guardian Saturdays & Sundays Noon and 2pm 500 Griswold St., Detroit

Clinton Historical Society members set-up the display

W

irt C. Rowland was born and raised in Clinton, graduating in 1896. He went on to become an architect, working with some of the top architectural firms in Detroit until his death in 1946.

He had a hand in creating a new turn of the century skyline for the city of Detroit, including the design for the 1920s buildings the Buhl, Penobscot, and the Guardian Building.

Even though Rowland’s more famous designs grace big cities like Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Saginaw, his home town benefited from his talents as well. He designed the beautiful stone chapel in Clinton’s Riverside Cemetery and the addition for the United Congregational Church on Tecumseh Clinton Road.

Around 2000, the Clinton Historical Society was approached

by Lawrence Tech student Matt Hubbard, who was doing a research project on Rowland. The historical society decided that more people should know about the local architect, who by that time had been somewhat forgotten. They went on to develop the Wirt C. Roland Exhibition Committee, comprised of Sharon Scott, Tom Holleman, Rebecca Binno Savage, Matt Hubbard and others. They applied for and received a grant from the Michigan Humanities Council and also received local business support for the creation of the exhibit.

In 2004, after first opening in Clinton, an exhibit celebrating the life and work of Rowland, traveled to three buildings in Detroit, including the Guardian. Now, fifteen years later, the Wirt C. Roland exhibit is returning to the Guardian as the iconic structure celebrates its 90th year. Members of the Historical Society of Clinton traveled to Detroit to set up the large panels.

The exhibit opened on May 21, 2019 and will remain open to the public until August 23, 2019. n To learn more about Rowland, visit the Clinton Historical Society online at clinthis.org

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June 21 • The Longest Day Fun activities all day in the area parks 517-423-5602 tecumsehparksandrec.recdesk.com Now-June 23 • The Music Man Croswell Opera House, 129 E Maumee, Adrian 517-264-7469 Croswell.org Now-Aug 8 • Gazebo Concerts Ever Thursday at 7:30 Manchester • info@riverfolkarts.org Now-Aug 31 • Welcome to Paradise The Purple Rose, 137 Park St, Chelsea 734-433-7673 PurpleRoseTheatre.org Now-Aug 15 • Sounds and Sights 6:30-8:30pm (Every Thursday) Downtown Chelsea 734-355-1323 chelseafestivals.com June 20 • Music in the Park & Classic Car/Bike Shows 6-8pm Downtown Tecumseh 517-424-6003 downtowntecumseh.com June 20, July 18, Aug 15, Sept 19 • 3rd Thursdays Downtown Manchester Evenings Facebook: makeitmanchester June 20-21 (every Thurs-Fri through Sept 7) Music Under the Pergola 7-10pm Cherry Creek Cellars, Corner of US12 & Silver Lake Hwy, Brooklyn • 517-592-4663 cherrycreekwine.com June 21-22 • 20th Mayfly Music Festival Wolverine Park, Downtown Dundee mayflymusicfestival.com June 22-23 • Blacksmith, Soldiers and Log Cabin Fri 10-5, Sat 12-5 13493 Waterloo Farm Museum, Waterloo-Munith Rd., Grass Lake • 517-596-2254 waterloofarmmuseum.org June 22 • Irish Hills Lake & Home Tour 10am-7pm Irish Hills • 517-592-8907 irishhills.com June 22 • The Native Heart – TCA Summer Series 7pm TCA, 400 N Maumee, Tecumseh 517-423-6617 thetca.org June 23 • Inaugural Community Learn-To-Row Day 8am-12noon Adrian College Boathouse, 6150 US 223, Addison adrianbulldogs.com/sports June 24-Aug 9 • Kids Art Camps M-F 9am-4pm Clinton Arts Center, 115 W Michigan Ave (Choose a week) 517-456-5145 clintonartscenter.org June 24, 25-28 • Young Adult Art Camp – Re-Imagining Tomorrow Ages 13-17 • 517-260-6054 adriancenterforthearts.org June 27, July 18, Aug 15 • Cocktail Parties on the Patio Evans Street Station, 110 S Evans St, Tecumseh 517-424-5555 evansstreetstation.com June 28 • Art in the Park 7-9pm Swain Memorial Park, 101 River St.., Brooklyn 517-592-8907 IrishHillsLegacy.com June 29 • Concert at the Alber Mill 8pm 201 E Main St, Manchester 517-423-5659 indiancreekcamping.com

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July 11-13 • 36th Annual River Raisin Festival Bachmayer and Ellis Parks, Blissfield 4-11pm Thursday-Friday, Noon-11pm Saturday www.riverraisinfestival.org/ July 12 • Movies in the Park – How to Train a Dragon – The Hidden World At dusk Adams Park, Tecumseh 517-424-6003 downtowntecumseh.com July 12-21 • Violet the Musical Croswell Opera House, 129 E Maumee, Adrian 517-264-7469 Croswell.org July 13 • Rockin’ the Hills Craft Beer Festival 4-9pm 110 Devils Lake Hwy., Manitou Beach irishhills.com July 13 • Distillery Tours, Tastings & Tapes 5-10pm Ugly Dog Distillery, 218 S Main St., Chelsea 734-475-1145 chelseamichamber.org July 15 • Youth Summer Camp – Dinosaur Explorations 9am-12noon Hidden Lake Gardens, M50, Tipton 517-431-2060 hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu July 16 • The Perfect Pint: Michigan Craft Beer 7-8pm Tecumseh District Library, 215 N Ottawa St 517-423-2238 charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org July 17 • “Donut Dolly: An American Red Cross Girl’s War in Vietnam” 7pm Tecumseh District Library, 215 N Ottawa St 517-423-2238 charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org July 18 • Michigan Drive-In Memories 7-8pm Tecumseh District Library, 215 N Ottawa St 517-423-2238 charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org July 18 • Music in the Park & Classic Car and Bike Shows 6-8pm Downtown Tecumseh 517-424-6003 downtowntecumseh.com July 18 • 66th Manchester Chicken Broil 4-8pm Alumni Memorial Field manchesterchickenbroil.org July 19-20 • Tecumseh Summer Beach Party Downtown – Summer Street Party – Sand in the City 10am Pet Parade Food Trucks 8-10am Pancake Breakfast noon-4pm Kids Fun & Games downtowntecumseh.com July 21-27 • 180th Lenawee County Fair Lenawee County Fair & Event Grounds, 602 Dean St., Adrian 517-263-3007 lenfair.com July 22 • Michigan Tidbits & Trivia 7-8pm Tecumseh District Library, 215 N Ottawa St 517-423-2238 charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org July 25 • Backyard Bats 8:30-9:30pm AJ Smith Recreation Center, 810 N Evans, Tecumseh 517-423-5602 tecumsehparksandrec.recdesk.com July 25 • Genealogical DNA Testing 7-8:30pm Tecumseh District Library, 215 N Ottawa St 517-423-2238 charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org July 25 • Waterpalooza 2019 1-3pm Cal Zorn Park, Russell Rd, Tecumseh 517-423-5602 tecumsehparksandrec.recdesk.com July 27 • Last Nation Classic Rock Band 9415 Tangent Hwy, Tecumseh 517-423-5659 indiancreekcamping.com July 27 • Noah Martis – TCA Summer Series 7pm TCA, 400 N Maumee, Tecumseh 517-423-6617 thetca.org July 29 • Reflections of the Past: 50 Years of Veterinary Medicine 7-8pm Tecumseh District Library, 215 N Ottawa St 517-423-2238 charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org July 31 • Sailing the American Great Loop 1-2pm Tecumseh District Library, 215 N Ottawa St 517-423-2238 charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org

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Aug 7 • An Evening with Author Elizabeth Berg 7-8pm Tecumseh District Library, 215 N Ottawa St 517-423-2238 charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org Aug 8 • Lore & Legend: Tecumseh 6:30-8:30pm Indian Crossing Trails Park – Burt Street Entrance 517-423-2238 charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org Aug 8 • Iott Insurance Car & Bike Show 5-8pm Downtown Blissfield http://www.blissfieldmainstreet.com Aug 9-11 • Michigan’s Longest Garage Sale US-12 Heritage Trail • US12heritagetrail.org Aug 9-18 • Sister Act Croswell Opera House, 129 E Maumee, Adrian 517-264-7469 Croswell.org Aug 10 • 8th Annual Ragtime Extravaganza 8pm The River Raisin Ragtime Revue’s at The Ark, Ann Arbor • theark.org/shows-events/2019 Aug 10-11 • Antique Tractor, Truck & Farm Equipment Show Fri 10-5, Sat 12-5 13493 Waterloo Farm Museum, Waterloo-Munith Rd., Grass Lake 517-596-2254 waterloofarmmuseum.org Aug 13 • Rockin’ the Hills Craft Beer Festival 4-9pm 110 Devils Lake Hwy., Manitou Beach irishhills.com Aug 12-17 • Paint Dexter Plein Air Festival Outdoors around Dexter • paintdexter.org Aug 14 • Wreck on the Wabash: One of the Worst Railroad Disasters in History 1-2pm Tecumseh District Library, 215 N Ottawa St 517-423-2238 charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org Aug 16 • Family Bike Day 5-8pm Hidden Lake Gardens, M50, Tipton 517-431-2060 hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu Aug 20 • Hosta Hillside Workshop 7-8pm Hidden Lake Gardens, 6214 Monroe Rd., Tipton 517-423-2238 charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org Aug 24 • RC Races 9415 Tangent Hwy., Tecumseh 517-423-5659 indiancreekcamping.com Aug 24 • Fiddlin’ Dixie with the Treblemakers 7pm TCA, 400 N Maumee, Tecumseh 517-423-6617 thetca.org Aug 24 • Art at Your Feet 2018 5-8pm Downtown Blissfield – Sponsored by Greenstone Farm Credit Services 517-486-2858 artatyourfeet@blissfieldlibrary.org Aug 28-Sept 1 • Saline Community Fair Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds Salinefair.org Aug 30 • Noisy Neighbors Band & More Indian Creek Campground 517-423-5659 indiancreekcamping.com

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Showing Up

Story and photo by Sara Hilton

ince moving to our tiny hobby farm in Macon Township, I’ve told my children that the more sunsets they see, the better life they’ll have. I believe this. I ache for them to understand something other than the digital noise that screams into their worlds. There is something important about knowing how to simply take in beauty without sharing or proving or manipulating. Something powerful happens within us when we can become still for a moment in the space of a quiet pause of pinks, oranges, purples, and blues streaked and swirled against the evening sky.

Annie Dillard wrote of nature, “I think that beauty and grace are performed whether or not we will or sense them.

The least we can do is try to be there.” Even though I preach sunsets to my children, I always have to convince myself to go out to the pasture to see sunsets. There always seems to be something more important—dinner dishes, laundry, work, so many daily messes to which I must attend, so many things that always seem so much more important than a moment of beauty.

What I’ve learned from two decades of interviewing and telling people’s stories for a living is that like nature, beauty and grace are always there in our lives. We just have a really difficult time leaving the messes long enough to see them. There have been many times in my career when I have been sitting across from a someone, listening to their life story, and it is almost as if I

can see their words of beauty and grace drop and scatter to the floor. One of my favorite parts of being a writer is when I have the opportunity to sweep up all those discarded words and hand them back to the person I’m interviewing. “I don’t think you meant to drop these,” it often feels like I’m saying.” “Look how beautiful this is. This is you.” Yes, the messes are part of life, as is the chaos and sadness and drudgery, but when we skip across the beautiful and skim over the moments of grace, our stories lose fullness and truth and significance. I know this, yet I find it almost impossible to do for myself. Many times people have swept up my discarded words and, like a gift, have handed back to me the beauty of my life that I hadn’t been able to see. Beauty and grace are always there, it’s just so hard to show up to see them.

So when the sun sets across this land that I love, the least I try to do is show up. The least I can do is to teach my children to show up. The least I can do is to pause long enough to see the reminder painted across the heavens— the reminder that there is more to life than getting everything done. There is more to life than conflict and worry.

There is more to life than the chaos that shreds our days. Daily there is the reminder that whether I have willed it or not, there has always been grace.

Whether I have willed it or not, this day and everyday is always and forever bookended with beauty. The least I can do is try to be there. n

Beauty and grace are performed whether or not we will or sense them...

Over 300-feet of lake frontage and almost two-acres on Loch Erin! Two-story great room overlooking the lake! Custom solid oak floors, woodwork and doors throughout. Hickory cabinetry, quartz counter tops, and stainless steel appliances! Main floor master bedroom.

Nine to 10-foot ceilings throughout generous sized rooms. Formal dining room. A fireplace facing the water. Finished lower level with wet bar and second kitchen. No maintenance exterior. three-car attached garage plus incredible 6-bay man cave including a heated workshop, electric, concrete floors, water, floor drains, and set up for full-size RV storage. Total of 9 bays of garage area! Generator back up system.

In floor radiant heat boiler system with on demand hot water plus a second heating system. Total house surround sound! Remote controlled Sunsetter awning! Alarm system! Sprinkler system! Extremely energy efficient home! (201901593)

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Main lake setting featuring open floor plan, two story great room, stone fireplace, wrap around kitchen features hickory cabinets, snack bar, large island plus separate dining area and adjacent wet bar area! Quality finishes and upgrades throughout - from Profile appliances to hardwood floors! Solid hardwood, six panel doors and custom woodwork. Main floor lakeside master suite, his and hers sinks and closets, open foyer, separate sun room with screened porch plus study make this an easy everything on one floor approach! Four bedrooms upstairs plus, unique turret sitting room!

Lower level is a finished walkout basement featuring second kitchen, second laundry, family room, rec room and full bath. Plus, lake toy storage, three car attached garage. (201901480)

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Custom built ranch with upgrades inside and out! Main floor master suite jacuzzi and walk-in closet. Great room with custom 2-sided stone fireplace plus custom built cabinetry, hardwood floors, two full Burdick custom kitchens. Schmidt cabinets Kitchen-Aid “hidden” appliances, quartz countertops.

Wrap around deck in Genovations PVC Decking, 3 car garage with oversized 3rd stall! Lakeside patio and separate gorgeous stamped concrete fire pit area! ! (201901283)

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