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he Tecumseh District Library (TDL) is the quintessential community library for many reasons: helpful
staff, the beauty of the facility, central location, enthusiastic support of patrons, and abundance
of offerings to name just a few, but prominent among the attractions is the diverse free programs
offered.
The programs range in subject matter to appeal to the broadest spectrum of patron interest. This
arrangement is not by happenstance, it is through the calculated administration of library director Gayle
The fashion
Hazelbaker
and the hands-on recruitment efforts of librarian Chuck Harpst, who is in charge of organizing
runway
the
programs for the library.
Harpst isup
enthusiastic
heats
withabout the librarys public offerings of speakers. He has organized a lineup
for spring that should interest library patrons of every stripe. (No library card necessary to attend, but
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everyone in the district, which includes all within the Tecumseh Public School District, should have one. Cards
creations,
are free.) A listing of future offerings accompanies this article.
amazing
outfi
Of particular note
is thets
appearance of author Dr. Mary Kaufman Schwartz, noted psychologist, who
has
also been
a featured guest on National Public Radio. She will be presenting Coming into
and
stylish
Focus:
From an
Amish Childhood to a Journey of Many Choices. The presentation at the library,
pieces.
Art,
215 N. Ottawa St., is cosponsored by the Tecumseh Historical Society, on April 1 at 7 p.m. In the evenings
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presentation she discloses her reasons for leaving behind her Amish upbringing at the age of 14 and
foodher
and
pursuing
dreamdrinks
of a college education which culminated in a PhD.
provided.
Her presentation atATDL will include comments from her husband, Larry, with music and stories followed
by
a Q&A session,
altogether
great
time
will a fascinating evening.
But the Schwartzs presentation is only part of the spring lineup. Also for local entertainment and
be had by all!
edification is the program A Thousand Letters Home by author Teresa Irish on April 15 at 7 p.m.
After her father died in 2006, Irish was going through his possessions and came across a battered trunk
from his service in the Second World War. Inside she discovered packet after packet of letters, numbering
nearly a thousand, postmarked from 1942 to 1945. The letters were written to her fathers parents (her
grandparents) and to his sweetheart (later to become his wife).
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but not entirely a surprise to his daughter. They confirmed his dedication not only to the country he loved,
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a true story of history in the making and
an account of hope, loss, and unwavering
Adam Smith
returns
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as to
toldhis
hometown
by a daughter who discovered the record
of
for a
her fathers feats only after his death.
performance
Dont miss this opportunity to with
hear vocalist
the
story on one of Americas many members
Amy Johnson
and Hans
of what Tom Brokaw declared The Greatest
Nelson on
Generation.
On Wednesday, May 14, at 1:30 p.m.piano.
TDL
will present, in conjunction with Cambrian
Assisted Living, Herrick Manor, Tecumseh
Place and the Tecumseh Senior Center, the
Dodworth Duo performing The Music
of Americas Past. The concert will take
SUNDAY
place at Cambrian Assisted Living, 333 N.
MAY 18
Occidental
4PM *Hwy.,
$5in Tecumseh. The presentation
is free and open to the public.
The Dodworth
Duo will take concert-goers
Enjoy
the
on agreatest
musicalhits
journey to 1800s America as
from the
soprano
Julie Craigo and classical tenor Ted
1930s tosing
thetheir renditions of songs
Badgerow
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drawn
mostly
some
swingfrom
inn the musical Dodworth Era,
which
was
from 1835 to 1895. The popular
your
spring!
music of that time centered on railroad and
river travel, along with the important events
of the century, including the Civil War. Craigo
and Badgerow are accomplished musicians as
well as vocalists. They will be accompanying
themselves on instruments common to the
19th century including banjo, fife, guitar,
harmonica, and pennywhistle.
The audience is encouraged to suggestLive
Entertainment,
songs from the era that they would
like to
Concerts &
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underpinnings of the music. Some favorites in
Your Friends,
their repertoire include, Beautiful Dreamer,
Beer-Wine
Shenandoah, Wade in de Water, Yankee
Available
Doodle.
Historical librarian Harpst
a full
4thhas
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schedule of other
educational and entertaining
7PM
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programs on the spring schedule.
We*like
to keep the historical presentations
focused as locally as possible, said
Harpst, but of course in order to present as
much variety as possible we call on authors
and speakers who cover a wide variety
of topics. We also like to present musical
programs with the help of organizations and
businesses in the community. Our concerts
are very popular and we are fortunate to have
interesting speakers and talented performers
who we can call on.
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Miller said local First Federal branches are equipped to help with small
business start-ups. Potential entrepreneurs would need to provide financial
statements that would include at least three years of personal tax returns
and a business plan, she said. These help tell a bank about repayment on a
loan, said Miller. Financing is probably the most crucial step and they need
to put together a business plan. This is an area where a small business
development center could be beneficial, she added.
Miller also points out that when starting up a new business, the bank has
no past history to look at. They tend to look at an individuals personal
repayment history to start, so the importance of personal credit is something
that a new owner might overlook, Miller said. It can provide a clue of how
they would handle business repayments. If an individual has had issues in the
past, they would need to be addressed, and the person should be prepared
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daughter of the younger Boyd. Witt is now 92 years old and lives in
Tecumseh. He spent a lot of time doing it. He didnt help build all
the roads, just the initial one.
As time passed and other farms went up for sale, Fee
purchased them to expand north and west of his initial
purchase, totaling the 755 acres it is today. He continued
putting more roadways and paths on the property. I think
it was just a hobby for him, Witt said. He was an elderly
man when he started the project. Mrs. Fee was a very
social lady in Adrian and was involved in a lot of activities
so she didnt like it out there. I suppose it gave Mr. Fee
something to do. My dad would go down there and
help a lot, she said. He never got paid he was never
an employee he was just a good neighbor.
In 1945, Fee donated Hidden Lake Gardens
to Michigan State University and an endowment he
left continues to help develop the gardens. He died
in 1955. Visitors today enjoy a huge arboretum, which
includes an assortment of flowering crabapples, beeches,
lindens and other trees and shrubs, the Harper Collection of
Rare and Dwarf Conifers, the Hosta Hillside along the shore of
Hidden Lake, an 8,000-square-foot conservatory filled with plants
from around the world, the Bonsai Collection, the Demonstration
Garden and six miles of marked hiking trails, allowing access to
undeveloped areas of the property. Ive seen Hidden Lake Gardens my whole
life; Ive walked every inch of it. I love the area around the lake, Witt said. I
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Recreational Center, 810 N. Evans St., in Tecumseh.
They meet for workouts on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and
Sundays.
Bradley is built like an NFL linebacker and looks like
a U.S. Marine drill sergeant, but his method of instruction
is far from the latter. On the contrary, his physical fitness
philosophy, which is always at the forefront of his exercise
classes, is: mind-body-balance. This philosophy dates
back thousands of years. The Greeks phrased it: A
sound mind in a sound body. In other words, as Bradley
emphatically puts it: a harmonious balance between ones
mind and body.
Bradleys exercise sessions are not me-against-you
fitness; they are team fitness. The exercise program he
developed is called Fitmix, and reflects the combination of
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JAZZ VIOLINIST
by DEB
WUETHRICH
ecumseh Schools Orchestra (TSO) students will get a little extra coaching in their music
education program this spring when jazz violinist Randy Sabien comes to town.
TSO instructor Amy Marr draws from a wide array of professional resources to
ensure that her students are exposed to a variety of performance styles. Randy is just
fantastic with kids, said Marr. He is really good, and can put complicated ideas of jazz
into terms 5th and 6th graders can understand and be successful - all while having a
really good time.
The interesting thing is Marr learned from Sabien as a young player herself,
and has maintained an association throughout the years. When I was an eighth
grader, Bob Phillips was our orchestra teacher in Saline and he brought
him in, said Marr. The first time I saw the instrument played as jazz
improvisation, I got interested in that style.
Sabien is a world renowned jazz violinist who founded
and chaired the Berklee College of Music in Boston. With
Phillips, he also co-authored Jazz Philharmonic Series
for Alfred Publishing Company for teaching alternative
strings. His bio notes that his style forges
headlong into the worlds of rock, blues and
funk. He also recently started a bachelors
degree level alternative string department at
McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Minn.
Though hes known around the world,
Randy is a genuinely nice guy, Marr said.
Shes worked with him as a clinician
at the American String Association
national conference and served on
committees with him. Ive wanted
to bring him here to work with
our kids for some time. Its
Sabien will conduct workshops with
nice to be able to work
students at both the middle school and high
with him again and
school levels on May 6 and 7. Two concerts
think back on my own
with him are scheduled: TSO 5th and 6th grades
experiences, she
will perform May 6, and TSO grades 7-12 on May
added.
7. Both concerts are at 7 p.m. at the Tecumseh Center
workshop and
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with conversation to help clients express feelings that are not always accessible only
through the spoken word. One of the big differences from traditional methods is that
I layer and work with more than one of these modalities in a session, said Pickford.
We might start out with drawing and then do some writing response to
that writing, or possibly some dialogue. When you put these creative processes
together in a layer, the individual may gain more insight and understanding or more
emotional awareness of whats happening. And its holistically based.
She also teaches the RAIN acronym of mindfulness in her individual counseling
sessions that mirror this teaching, supporting clients in recognizing what is going on
in their lives that may be causing stress or distress and allowing them to be with the
feelings in a safe and unconditionally accepting space.
RAIN stands for Recognize, Allow, Investigate and Natural (wholeness). Pickford said
the process begins with clients recognizing and allowing whats happening in a given
moment. This increases awareness of mind, body and emotion, she said. So often
as a culture, we resist what we dont want. Instead of resisting and saying no, we can
allow a process of saying, yes, this is how it is and I can be with it as it is now. By
doing that, youre actually creating a process where emotion will dissipate.
The I and N represent Investigation and the Natural component and Pickford
said it goes to something deeper, helping the person to investigate the emotion or
life experience and discover what may be driving the emotional challenge. That kind
of investigation can then go from a place of self-acceptance that starts to ease into
place to where they can really honor themselves with wholeness and become their true
selves, Pickford added. When this happens, they become more aware of
whats happening in mind, body and spirit and being more present in the
moment, she said.
With the creative process, such as working with clay or some other media, through
art the unconscious starts to speak. Im passionate about this, and I love it when
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someone is in the moment, just drawing, and then they look at what they
have created. Sometimes they will find a message through this gentle,
very peaceful and calm process of recognition and release.
In addition to individual sessions, Pickford also holds workshops
and group sessions, including a monthly Mindfulness series. A new
Mindfulness series will begin this spring. She also, along with Dinah
Wakeford, will be teaching Healing Through Creativity in partnership
with Community Arts of Tecumseh. Classes are held on Tuesdays, April
15, 22, 29 and May 6, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Registration may be made
by calling 423.0000.
Pickford also volunteers with Youth Arts Alliance, which provides
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three days, May 1 3, beginning at 9 a.m. each day. The beauty of the shopping extravaganza is
that the sellers are as enthusiastic as the shoppers. No permit is required to participate as a seller,
and the more sales on a given street, the more shoppers youll see. Sellers should register early
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5 lbs
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2 cups
2 tbsp
1 tbsp
1 gal
cup
4 cups
8 slices
To taste
Onions (julienned)
Butter
Red Wine
Flour
Worcestershire Sauce
Veal Stock
Brandy
Croutons
Jarlsberg
Salt and Pepper
Melt the butter over medium-high heat and add the onions. Cook until caramelized. Add the flour and cook
until golden brown. Whisk in the veal stock. Add the red wine, brandy, and Worcestershire. Simmer for 1
hours and season to taste. Scoop into bowls and top with croutons then Jarlsberg. Bake at 450 until the
cheese is melted and as browned as desired.
Chefs Tips: The stronger tasting something is, such as an onion, the finer you need to cut it. When using
a knife to cut, use a claw grip to hold the object to be cut, using your knuckles as a guide. This will help you
avoid cutting yourself. Use smoking hot heat when caramelizing the onion. The bottom of the pan should
be dark brown, but not black. Just when you think its done, let it go another 10 minutes. Make sure you
frequently scrape the bottom and sides of the pan. Those are tasty bits of goodness. Its where you get all
of the flavor. Soup always tastes better the next day.
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Semolina
All-Purpose Flour
Eggs (large, cracked and whisked)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Water
Salt
Sift together the flour and semolina and set aside. In a mixing bowl for a mixer, add the eggs, water
and olive oil. On medium speed with a dough hook, slowly add the flour allowing it incorporate
before adding more. Once all the flour is incorporated, allow to knead for 10-12 minutes or until
smooth with some elasticity. Using a pasta roller, roll and cut as preferred.
Chefs Tips: The pasta dough needs time to rest between each kneading. When working with the
dough during the cutting process, Dust the noodles, dont bathe them in the flour. When cooking
pasta, the ratio is 10:1 water to pasta. The water should be salted like the sea. When putting
pasta in the water, the heat should be high enough so that the water doesnt stop boiling. When the
pasta is cooked to your desired tenderness, put it in ice water to stop the cooking process.
Quinoa (cooked)
Butternut squash
(peeled, seeded, large diced)
2 cups
Cauliflower (small florets)
As needed Oil blend
ea
Red onion (julienne)
2 cups
Spinach (rough cut if necessary)
1 cup
Walnuts (rough chop)
cup
Goat cheese
1 cup
Sherry dressing
Lightly toss the butternut and cauliflower (separately) in oil blend and season with salt and pepper. Roast
in a 400 oven until soft and caramelized. Remove and refrigerate until chilled. Toss the quinoa, butternut,
cauliflower, red onion, walnuts and spinach in sherry dressing. Plate and garnish with goat cheese.
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SHERRY DRESSING
cup
1 tbsp
1 tsp
1 tsp
2 tsp
2 tsp
1 cup
To taste
Sherry Vinegar
Dijon
Sugar
Garlic (minced)
Shallot (minced)
Fresh Thyme (minced)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper
PINEAPPLE UPSIDE
DOWN CAKE
Yield: 12 Cakes
Pineapple Mixture:
CHEF'S
COOKING
CLASSES
By Kerry
Hamilton Smith
1
small)
lb
lb
1 oz
1 oz
1 oz
1
as needed
Flour
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Salt
Sugar
Butter (melted)
Heavy Cream
Water
Vanilla Extract
Eggs
Egg Yolks
Lemon Zest
Orange Zest
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Promenade
H I S TO R I C H O M E TO U R & M O R E
SAVE THE DATE
JUNE 7 & 8
Story by Rebecca Peach
Photos by Hollie Smith
For more than 35 years Promenade Tecumseh Tours
have featured area homes of the Victorian era, circa
1850s to early 1900s, the Craftsman period of the
1920s-1940s and the classic homes of the 1950s
to the present. Owners have graciously opened their
doors allowing tour goers an opportunity to discover
and enjoy the diverse architectural home styles offered
in our community.
Some Promenade tour site locations have
included area churches, as well as downtown and
historic buildings. At each tour stop a bit of the
locations history is shared, offering a view
into Tecumsehs past. The architectural elements
and details of the home and buildings are also
highlighted.
The 2014 Promenade Tecumseh Home Tour will be
Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8 from 11 a.m. until
in NEED
FEEDING those
God's Bread Basket, a local non-profit offers to feed
those seeking meals at no charge. Every Monday, people
can get a pizza and salad dinner at The First Presbyterian
Church of Tecumseh on the boulevard. Tuesday through
Friday, Tecumseh Church of Christ, also on the boulevard,
hosts a hot meal from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
"Anybody is welcome no questions asked, " said Roland
von Kaler President of the board. "Some people come
because they are lonely and some come because they
need food."
"We live on donations, " he said. "That's our sole income.
Volunteers are also needed for God's Bread Basket board.
For more information visit God's Bread Basket facebook
page or call 517.424.6020.
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HISTORY
SPINNING THREAD
By Derek P. Brereton
Reprinted with
Permission from
OLD BARNS &
COUNTRY SKILLS
OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN
THERE WAS
AN INTIMATE
CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE
SPINNER, HER
HANDS, THE
SPINNING
WHEEL, AND
THE THREAD
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and used to set the tension of the driveband around the flywheel, to spin the flyer
around the bobbin; the upright distaff to
hold the raw material before it's spun. At
the time I knew nothing of this terminology
or the technology it described. It was
just that what I was seeing was really,
authentically, human.
I'm an anthropologist. I think
about these things. Lois was doing what
people across the entire old world have
done since the turn of the first millennium.
Cloth, of course, had been woven for
many centuries before that. But spinning
wheels only appeared in the middle ages.
In this technology there was an intimate
connection between the spinner, her
hands, the spinning wheel, and the thread,
not unlike the bodily
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connection silk worms have with their cocoons. Here also was a way of life shared among many of the
world's peoples, once upon a time. The hardest part to make was the wheel itself. These were often
treasured, and sometimes given to young women as engagement gifts.
So when Lois asked for my question, I fumbled around and came up with something that got
us talking. She's spun silk and bamboo as well as the hair of sheep, llama, alpaca, camel, and dog. But
whereas spinning is a craft, the best spinning wheels are, for her, works of art. It is noteworthy that
many of the old ones are dated and initialed or signed. On one of her Norwegian wheels is inscribed,
"No. 172 AOEN 1887." And if stylish, elegant chairs, say can be placed as art in honorable museum
displays, why not spinning wheels too?
After noting the overall shape of a wheel, Lois looks next at spoke design and maiden
finials to identify its provenience. She can tell what kind of wood the various parts are made of-maple,
cherry, walnut, pine-and puts blanks of the proper wood on her shop lathe to create replacement
parts. She works by hand and eye, not using a duplicator to make overly precise copies of maidens
or spokes. The inevitable irregularities lend an additional note of authenticity to her work. She uses
her own special oil, a trade secret, to feed and darken woods because it soaks in and isn't sticky like
linseed or other vegetable oils. She'll note the traces of antique paint in the grooves of a surviving
maiden, and match it for the grooves of the replacement for the pair. To the novice, from a distance,
what's in the grooves looks pretty much like dirt. But in reality it's midnight blue paint mixed to match
the antique original.
Lois has tap and dye equipment to make the threads for the tensioner. She explains why the
flyer whorl has a left-handed thread, and how this sometimes leads to "shattered lives" when spinners,
unawares, twist them forcibly the wrong way. She tells how the King of Spain had a monopoly on
merino sheep, insuring that the royal wool would be the finest of all; how he then gifted some merinos
to the King of France, who put them on his estate at Rambouillet; and how gradually they seeped out
from the royal world into the other one.
But Lois reserves her greatest excitement for describing the grandest spinning event of the
many she's been involved in. Back in the '80s, the Old Woolen Mill in Eaton Rapids hosted a session in
which, in just that single day, craftspeople of all necessary descriptions turned wool growing on the
bodies of sheep into a finished overcoat for a man. Their inspiration came from a legend that, in
some former time and place, a boy was sent off to war, and in
the one day available to them his mother and sister made for
him a coat he could take along.
At Eaton Rapids, an organizational get- together takes
place the evening before the big event. Craftspeople from all
over Michigan gather, meet, schmooze, compare notes, and
organize themselves, as Americans are spontaneously so
good at doing. At seven o'clock the next morning a farmer
delivers well-washed sheep to the barn where the women and
a couple of men are ready to go. Up onto a shearing stand go
the sheep, the shearing goes expeditiously, and twenty-four
spinners immediately bend to the task. As bobbins fill, the
spinners take two of them and twist the threads backwards
and symmetrically, thus "plying" the thread into yarn.
Now the fingers of an expert weaver fly as she warps
her loom with a skill that itself is a noble craft. Her shuttle
starts shooting back and forth, back and forth, back and
forth. Gradually, cloth materializes. As sheets of it come off
the loom, women drench and hand wring it first, then take
hot sadirons from off the open fire and press it smooth. A
seamstress now takes over, places a pattern over the cloth on
a big table, and cuts out the parts. Using an antique sewing
machine with a floor treadle, she pieces them all together. Here, now, an overcoat.
It's five o'clock in the evening, and they're done. In the space of a single day, the impromptu
group has made a very fine coat from scratch. The mayor of Baton Rapids allowed as how he
might turn a blind eye if Lois's daughter, then just fourteen but already a pretty fair spinner herself,
partook of the celebratory champagne.
Lois is part of a guild called "The Spinners' Flock." Not all its members are
quite as eager as Lois, a former teacher, to welcome youngsters into the group.
Kids can be less reliable than the oldsters. But of course without learners crafts
die. Much about cloth making is already dead. In old Scotland, Lois explains,
women young and old once sang waulking songs together as they sat shoulder to
shoulder in opposite rows waulking tweed, rhythmically pounding it with their hands
to full it. Nowadays, the waulking, the songs, and the experience of singing while
collectively engaged in meaningful work, have all faded into the past.*
Once, at the American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts,
the curator, disarmed by Lois's enthusiasm, guided her into a part of the collection
ordinarily kept private. There Lois came upon what for her was the treasure of
treasures, a ledger book of the famous nineteenth century spinning wheel maker,
Daniel Danner, from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In her hands she now held a
book that he himself had written.
That night she had a vivid dream. Lois felt herself, and at the same time
saw herself, turning rhythmically through the great wheel maker's antique ledger
book, page after page, page after page, page after page.
* All is not in the past. Lois, as well as others will be spinning at the Saline
Celtic Festival this summer, July 11-12.
Author Derek Brereton is retired from teaching anthropology at Adrian
College. This book brings together craftspeople and old post and beam barns of Southeast
Michigan. The book is available locally at Michigan Wares in Downtown Tecumseh. www.
michiganwares.com or 517.423.3735
800-468-8214
800-468-8216
800-468-8217
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March
April
APRIL 1 From an Amish Childhood to a Journey of Many
Choices 7-8pm. Author Dr. Mary Kaufman Schwartz reveals what
inspired her to leave the Amish lifestyle at age 14. Tecumseh District
Library 517.423.2238 or charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org
hap
pen
ings
before attending
events for any
schedule changes
APRIL 5 & 6 The Nut Job Free Children's Spring Movie Festival
for 12 and under and adults $1 until full. Tickets show day only. Show
times posted Tuesday before. Adrian Cinema mjrtheatres.com
BLISSFUL
LIVING
MAY
Memorial Day Parades
Adrian: Downtown Adrian to Monument Park
Blissfield: Downtown Blissfield
to Pleasant View Cemetery
Britton: Britton-Deerfield
High School to the Village Park
Brooklyn: School Street to the Village Square
Clinton: Kehoe Road to Veterans
Memorial Park & Riverside Cemetery
Deerfield: American Legion to
St. Alphonsus Cemetery
Hudson: Main Street to Maple Grove Cemetery
Morenci: Wakefield Park to Oak Grove
Cemetery
Onsted: Downtown Onsted to Maple Shade Cemetery,
Tecumseh: Downtown Tecumseh to
Brookside Cemetery
June
JUNE 4 Book Bingo 1-2pm. Play bingo to win
books and other prizes. Tecumseh District Library
517.423.2238 or charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org
JUNE 5 Manchester Community Business
Expo 3-8pm. Adrian Street - Downtown
Manchester. www.Manchestermi.org
JUNE 6 The Andrew Sisters 8pm. The
ASO's traditional end of the season swing
concert. Pre-Concert Tune-Up Party! Adrian
Symphony Orchestra 517.264.3121 or www.
adriansymphony.org
JUNE 7 Clinton Summerfest & Antique
Tractor Show Something for everyone at
this family friendly festival. Free wagon rides,
band, talent show, crafts. Tate Park, Clinton
517.423.6371
JUNE 7 Manchester Chamber/Community
Resource Golf Outing 8:50am Tee Time. Laura
734.428.7722
JUNE 7 & 8 Free Fishing Weekend! DNR
says: Grab a pole and your family and friends,
and let's go fishing! All fishing license fees will be
waived for two days. All fishing regulations will
still apply.
JUNE 7 & 8 Art in the Park Community
Arts of Tecumseh hosts this juried art show
showcasing regional artists. 804 N. Evans
St., Tecumseh. www.tecumseharts.org or
517.423.0000
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Standby Generators
SUMMERCAMPS
BY REBECCA PEACH
ART
camp
ommunity Arts of Tecumseh, (CAT), located in the John Smith Park
on N. Evans St. in Tecumseh, offers classes in all aspects of the
arts, from painting to writing to mixed media arts and music.
This summer, CAT will offer 10-day youth art camps and a week-long music
camp.
CATS Youth Art Camp will offer a variety of projects including clay,
metal-working projects, drawing, painting and other mediums.
Art teacher-instructors Dianna Callaghan, Linda Hooker and Andrea
Miller will teach two-week sessions of youth art camp. Morning sessions,
from 9:30 to 11 a.m. will accommodate two age-groups: youth entering
second & third grade, and a separate class for those entering fourth, fifth
and sixth grades. Youth entering grades seven to nine will attend afternoon
art camp sessions from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The two-week art camp sessions will
be held Monday through Friday, July 14-25. June dates to be determined.
MUSIC
camp
HORSE
camp
organ Valley Farm will offer horse camp, with five weeklong sessions throughout
the summer. Camps will be held for beginners to experienced riders. Located on
M-50 just east of M-52, Morgan Valley Farm was established in 1995. Summer programs
offer three horse camps to choose from, including a day camp session from 9 a.m. to
3:30 p.m., an extended day camp, from 9 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. and over-night horse camp.
Each session runs five days, Monday through Friday.
Horse camp activities include daily group riding lessons, equine games, crafts,
hayrides and a horse show on the final day of camp. Emphasis is on developing
equine skills, knowledge and riding etiquette.
Campers are paired up with another student based on age or by request. The pair
adopts a horse to care for during camp. Feeding, brushing, and exercising are just a few
activities that campers will do with their horse throughout the week. Horse anatomy, tack,
and horse health are taught each day. Advance program campers learn more intricate
riding skills and techniques as well as experience different riding styles.
Extended and over-night campers enjoy additional activities of evening riding,
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offers adult classes in horseback
riding year round, and the Tecumseh
Players offers acting and theater
opportunities for adults.
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Diana Miller says that receiving cancer treatment at Allegiance Health Felt like I was visiting
friends. Read Dianas story in our annual Report to the Community, now available online at
AllegianceHealth.org/Report.
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