2018 Fall Homefront

Fall 2018

Life in and around Tecumseh

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contents Reclaiming Silence...................................................5 Euchre Night.........................................................................8 A little magick................................................................11 the finer arts....................................................................1 4 things that go bump.......................................1 6 pioneer life - sauder village.................1 8 hidden lake gardens....................................... 2 0 Navarre Trading post..................................... 2 1 Kapnick Orchard's apple...........................2 5 i'm not bored................................................................. 2 7

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Witch’s Hat Beer Dinner - Oct. 16 • 7pm Holiday WineFest • Nov. 11 • 5-8pm

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meal. According to Pam, now the money is given to Colleen Sunderland as a donation to Tecumseh Service Club.

As for the euchre games, the main rule is the house makes the rules. Hosts sometimes get creative with euchre nights while others let the game be the focus.

Pam credits the Frenzens with starting theme nights. The Olympics, Mardi Gras, tailgating, and March Madness have all been popular themes. “Themes make the evening a little more special,” Pam said. A loaner box was another fun addition from the Frenzens. The first player who takes all five tricks is awarded the box, and it can be stolen by any subsequent person with five tricks. The loaner box holder at the end of the evening gets whatever treats are inside, and then must fill the loaner box with new treats for the next game. The bond of the players makes any way to play euchre fun for everyone.

A community game

Euchre is a card game that requires strategy and teamwork, but those attributes don’t seem

to be the biggest draw of this game. Friendship and social interaction keep people coming back for more. Tecumseh has quite a few euchre groups, both public and private.

Story by Mary Kay McPartlin | Photos by Nanci Heiney

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Pam and Scott Adair’s euchre group have been gathering since 1990. The players have changed over the years as families moved away and other couples filled the available spots. Pam says the current line-up, in addition to her and Scott, includes the Frenzens, the O’Learys, the Clarks, the Sunderlands, and the Wigners.

“All of us played euchre in college. I didn’t learn until college. It’s a nice fast game,” said Pam. “We always had four tables of players, but now we have three tables. Over the years, people come in and go out.”

Pam believes there is not one way to play when it comes to euchre. Different strategies appeal to different people. “Scott likes to be a little more risky than I,” she said. “It does help if you can remember what cards have played. It’s kind of how the cards fall.” Euchre in college can be cutthroat, according to Pam, meaning the game has three players instead of four. Their group just learned to play with six people instead of four, which adds joker cards to the 24 cards in the deck.

When the group first started, the gathering was just as much about connecting as it was about euchre. “We all had kids, so it was a way to get out and do something fun with just adults,” Pam said. “Many of us went to church together at the Presbyterian Church. It’s been a great way to meet a lot of people.”

In the beginning the group followed a strict playing schedule that included eight or nine euchre nights per year. Now, with many of the members retired or near retirement, they play monthly from September through November, take a break for the holidays in December, and then play from January to April. The years have gone by quickly marked by the aging of their children rather than themselves. “It’s been fun watching people’s kids grow up,” said Pam.

Money isn’t the focus of the games, but it does come into play. The evening begins with each person putting a $5 chip in the pot, which grows with every game through the year. The money collected once was used to fund a group evening out or a special

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Every Monday at 1 p.m. people come from hither and yon to sit down and play euchre at the AJ Smith Recreation Center on North Evans Street in Tecumseh. The 12 games of the afternoon include a midpoint break and snack. Players also have the chance to win money.

Lorraine Van Alstine and her husband Laurence first ran their euchre game at the VFW building in Tecumseh before relocating to the AJ Smith Recreation Center. “It’s great. We love it,” Lorraine said about the venue. “They have it all ready for us.” The gatherings started with eight people, and now there are between 16 and 20 people who come to play.

According to Lorraine, the group’s growth is all from word of mouth. “We have a few cutthroat players,” she said with a laugh.

Retiree Kathy Studnicka from Tecumseh had a perfectly good reason for participating. “I didn’t have anything to do on Mondays,” she said. “I’ve met some new people and made new friends.” “Some of us play euchre at the Dundee Senior Center on Tuesday,” said poet and retired teacher Lucy Gerber. “I had to go out and find things to do. I’ve met some really nice people.” “It gives me a chance to ride my motorcycle, and I love to play euchre,” said Rick Ellison, who plays euchre across the area at different locations.

The group welcomes anyone interested in joining them on Monday afternoons. But, beware, for some people euchre is not a lighthearted game. “In my family, this is a blood sport,” Kathy said. n

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The Scout Cabin property is the site of Tecumseh’s original cemetery Story by Nicola Matthews | Photo by Jim Lincoln

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Everyone in the family knew how to knit their own socks made from the yarn spun out of wool from the family sheep. The local doctor was also a dentist, pharmacist, and sometimes a veterinarian whose patients stopped in without calling for an appointment. No one had health insurance to pay the bills. Men worked as coopers making wooden buckets or as broom makers. The local blacksmith kept the family horses in shoes and created other useful household items. Craftsmen created glass, pottery, and tin items that people used every day. Baskets were hand-woven and used for many tasks. Children went to school in a one-room schoolhouse that taught every grade. School was closed in the summer and during harvest season. When the students came to school in the winter, they were warmed by wood provided by their families. A general store had everything a family could want. Corn was transformed into cornmeal as the waterwheel turned at the grist mill. For those wanting to experience life in the 1800s — here are some local opportunities.

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ust about one hour south of Tecumseh, surrounded by cornfields, is a treasure trove of life in the 1800s. Sauder Village founder Erie Sauder was just as committed to historic preservation when he opened his village in 1976 as Henry Ford was at the opening of Greenfield Village in 1929.

Both men recognized the importance of keeping the past alive in a way that educates through immersion in a different time. Stepping onto the grounds of Sauder Village means leaving behind life in 2018 for a time when Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan were the wilds of America.

Sauder had dreamed of and went on to create a place where real men and women wearing authentic clothing from 1803 through 1928 would tell stories of real people and places in real buildings from the area. Visitors can now wander through both a village and a farm to see what life was like for early settlers.

The working farm echoes with the cries of chickens and turkeys. The dairy cow announces with a plaintive moo that she needs to be milked. Horses graze in the nearby pasture, not required to work as hard as their ancestors.

Visiting the Little Pioneer’s Homestead, younger children can visit a house where everything is just their size and meant to be played with and touched. They can even “milk” a cow in the barn and find pumpkins in a field.

In addition to the community shops and craft buildings near the Village Green, visitors can also travel through Natives and Newcomers area to experience pioneer life from 1803 through 1830 and then visit the Pioneer Settlement Area showing local life from 1834 to the 1890s. Traveling forward in time to the 1920s, there is a

homestead farm and soon will be a main street with five buildings that show life from almost 100 years ago.

“Since the very beginning, Sauder Village has been centered around sharing experiences rich in history, hospitality, creativity and fun,” said Kim Krieger, Sauder Village media relations. “Guests can enjoy themed experiences throughout the season with an emphasis on historic cooking, farming and gardening. Activities encourage guests to discover the power of water, to learn about horses and pigs and even how to milk a goat. Activities vary by day and by season, but always provide an engaging opportunity for guests to experience the area’s rich history.”

Sauder Village Specialties The Sauder museum shows the beginnings of Erie Sauder’s life and his company, Sauder Furniture, as well as educating about farm crops, equipment of yesteryear, and providing a walk through the Great Black Swamp.

Threads of Tradition Quilt Shop offers a rainbow of fabric and quilting supplies for those inspired to create their own masterpiece.

Delicious homemade baked goods from the Doughbox Bakery can travel home for those with a sweet tooth. The items created in the different shops are for sale, as well.

A full-service restaurant features home-style dining. Overnight accommodations are available in the 98-room Sauder Heritage Inn or at the 87-site campground. With an indoor pool, hot tub and delicious breakfast offerings, the luxurious, state-of-the-art Sauder Heritage Inn is as modern as Sauder Village is historic. “A time-honored, getaway in the Midwest, Sauder Village is an excellent place for guests of all ages to spend time together – whether it’s a couple looking for a relaxing day away, a fun day with grandchildren or a special outing with family and friends,” shared Krieger. “As Ohio’s largest living-history destination, we look forward to having families stay at the inn or campground, play in the pool, visit unique shops, and enjoy delicious food at Sauder Village.”

Sauder also offers retreats and workshops in quilting, fiber arts, and wood carving as well as volunteer opportunities.

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n Saturday, Oct. 20, a trip to Hidden Lake Gardens for the Fall Foliage Festival is also a trip back in time thanks to Tecumseh District Library’s Pioneer Day. Hidden Lake Gardens and Tecumseh District Library are partnering to create a special day for local families and artisans.

People who participate in lost arts will share their skills with visitors.

Conveniently located together on the grounds of Hidden Lake Gardens, quilters, knitters, butter churners, candle dippers, rag doll makers, glass blowers, potters, and needlepointers have all been invited to share their skills with visitors. “This spring, the Clinton Township Public Library hosted Laura Ingalls Wilder Day where artisans from Sauder Village demonstrated many of the lost arts that our parents and grandparents used to do,” said Chuck Harpst, reference librarian at Tecumseh District Library and initial planner of Pioneer Day. “Lenawee County has several gifted artists who are skilled in quilting, spinning, metalsmithing and blacksmithing, and I thought that this would be the perfect opportunity to showcase their talents.” “You can actually watch them create things,” said Samantha Howard, Hidden Lake Garden’s education program coordinator. She and Chuck are expecting to have around 10 to 15 vendors demonstrating for Pioneer Day.

In addition to watching the creative gifts of the local artisans, families can enjoy all the Fall Foliage activities.

Pumpkin decorating and hands-on crafts let everyone get their art on.

Discover the beauty of Hidden Lake Gardens during a wagon ride and

find all the scarecrows dotted along the landscape. Food vendors will satisfy guests’ hunger and thirst during the day.

Samantha has enjoyed the partnership with Chuck and Tecumseh District Library as they planned this special day. “They were looking to do Pioneer Day,” she said. “We thought it would fit in perfectly with our Fall Foliage Festival.”

“I hope those in attendance gain a better understanding of the lost arts. TDL has a great professional relationship with HLG,” Chuck said.

“It is always a pleasure to work with its very dedicated and extremely conscientious staff. By pulling our resources together, we are able to reach a group of community members who may not normally attend events at the library or HLG.” Samantha was also happy to address a large rumor about the big day.

“There will be evidence of dinosaurs,” she said. Going back even further than pioneer times, children will have an opportunity to hunt for dinosaurs on the grounds. When nature and history collide, something magical is bound to happen.

Hidden Lake Gardens is located at 6214 Monroe Rd. (M50), Tipton.

To be part of the artisan group at Pioneer Day, contact Samantha at 517.431.2060 hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu

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ow often do we think history happens somewhere far away from where we live, when really significant historical places are all around us? Just like Lenawee County, Monroe County has a rich history that goes back to the early beginnings of the United States. At the Navarre-Anderson Trading Post on North Custer Road (just east of Dundee), the Monroe County Historical Society (MCHS) has preserved a link to the French-Canadians who settled near the Raisin River in the 1700s. The trading post building was built in 1780

by Francois “Eutreau” Navarre to store grain and trade supplies. This is the oldest surviving wooden structure in Michigan.

In 1797 Navarre converted the building into a residence for his family.

According to the MCHS, “The building was of traditional French-Canadian log cabin construction, with upright squared timbers and horizontal beams placed between the uprights. This was called piece sur piece construction.

The exterior of the building was clapboarded, which hid the original log structure.”

Over the centuries, the building had at least five owners who used the structure as a residence or store. The building has stood on three locations — originally on Elm Street in downtown Monroe then on Willow Street, and finally the location on North Custer.

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improve the historical accuracy, MCHS added another historical building, the Navarre-Morris cabin built in 1810 to serve as a summer kitchen that was found in residences of that era.

Cooking over a fireplace could lead to a damaging fire, and a separate building meant only the kitchen was lost rather than the whole house. In 1989 a third building was added to the site. A reproduction of a French-Canadian style barn was erected to complete the accuracy of life in Monroe County during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Just up the road is the Martha Barker Country Store Museum.

Originally a schoolhouse built in 1860s, the building was renovated as a country store of 1918 with artifacts donated by local families. Many of the items are of German heritage from people who settled here at the turn of the 19th century. “We love our site.

Monroe has a lot to offer. These are authentic buildings that have been moved to the site,” said Lynn Reaume, curator of programs/education for MCHS. “I know there are plans again to start development. We are hoping we can again focus to develop that site. We are part of the county government and supported by a county-wide millage.

It’s a rare and beautiful thing.”

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for special events. One of those special events was the Compeau Company at the Trading Post on September 1-2, which featured Colonial reenactors.

A militia musket drill, authentic food and crafts brought the Colonial era of Monroe County to life for visitors.

Another popular event is the annual Lantern Tour on October 26-27.

This is the 30th year for the Lantern Tour, which features local reenactors bringing history to life. The staff of the MCHS and 50 volunteers lead four tours a night with about 25 visitors in each tour. The event sells out every year. “We lead our visitors throughout the site with costumed actors,” said Reaume. “We wanted to focus on the French-Canadian history of Monroe.

The scripts were written by the staff and then given a lot of historical background. It’s a neat thing.”

Visitors can expect the tour to happen in moonlight, rain, or even snow. Only an ice storm has ever halted the evening. “It’s a great atmosphere to be outside,” Reaume said. “There’s

a certain atmosphere by the river. It’s a neat way to close out the season.”

Each year the tour is different, focusing on a different historical time period, often complementing historical anniversaries in the area. This year’s focus is on food from different eras after 1820.

The volunteers are the heart and soul of this event. Without their enthusiastic participation, the evening would be as dry as a Michigan country road. “It does put a different spin to see history as people,” said Reaume. “There are a lot of little secret messages that come out. We are fortunate to have a backbone of living historians and reenactors who have made this their hobby for decades. They have all this knowledge and they have a hands-on function with their history.” n For info: MCHS at 734.240.7780 history@monroemi.org East of Dundee at North Custer (M-130) at Rasinville Road www.facebook.com/MonroeMuseums

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Wipe out “I’m bored” from your children’s vocabulary with numerous family-friendly festivals and events.

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Clinton Fall Festival The Clinton Fall Festival is a festival featuring several shows and activities just for kids. The festival includes everything from a petting zoo to travelling clown acts to face painting. Kids will enjoy the inflatables, carnival rides, and can even attend a rodeo.

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Your kids will think you’ve brought them back in time as they experience dinosaurs roaming the festival grounds. Come see a show that is 65-million years in the making. Dino-Roar is an educational show featuring life-like animatronic dinosaurs. After kids have experienced the Jurassic thrill of the dinosaurs, they can explore the fossil tent.

Appleumpkin Festival Tecumseh’s Annual Appleumpkin Festival includes everything from face painting to henna art, pumpkin bowling to putt putt, a corn box to a petting zoo. Kids can enjoy the midway rides, carnival games, and inflatables. Those Looking for a thrill can try out the monster truck and helicopter rides.

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The Haunted House It’s getting spooky with the Appleumpkin’s annual Haunted House put on by Tecumseh School’s 7th and 8th graders. Toddlers and early elementary children enjoy games and prizes at the non-frightening, yet full of fun Haunted Mario Party. A Zombie Apocalypse awaits those who are looking for a semi-scary thrill.

Those who dare can travel through the terror-filled Creepy Carnival.

hidden lake gardens The Fall Foliage Festival offers an array of activities for children. Festival goers can enjoy hikes or wagon rides throughout the 755 acres of trees and gardens or set out on a scavenger hunt to find the many creative and fun scarecrows throughout the trails and grounds. Children can decorate pumpkins and partake in other fall crafts. Don’t forget, you can always go hiking any time or day!

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Artalicious Fine art isn’t just for grown-ups. In addition to featuring more than 70 artists, the Artalicious Fine Arts Fair helps blossom appreciation for art by offering an entire street dedicated to children. This free experience includes everything from hands on art to art demos.

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had a professor in college who taught us how to mosey. He actually made us walk down the road with him in a happy, slow saunter. He said that mosey was an important pace to understand.

He said that in life, one needed to know how to mosey at times. It is this word, mosey, that comes to mind as I spend the morning with the mayor of Tecumseh. This time isn’t spent in a mayoral office or in a city hall meeting. The time is spent at a gas station.

The mayor of Tecumseh will pump your gas. This isn’t a campaign stop or a photo op, it is simply what Mayor Jack Baker has been doing for 50 years. For 50 years Baker has been pumping gas and washing windshields. He knows many customers by name. He is charmingly polite. Although this is a modern gas station on the edge of downtown Tecumseh, it feels reminiscent of an old town square. A city councilman stands chatting inside. Business owners and residents come for gas and conversation. Many stop to say hello to the mayor. Within this swirl of activity, the mayor moseys.

It was 1968 when a then 16-year-old Jack Baker started working at Harold Easton’s gas station in downtown Tecumseh.

There were no mayoral aspirations back then. There was just a local Tecumseh boy pumping gas, reveling in his latest football win against Adrian. For 18 years Baker worked for Easton and then bought the business with his brother Jeff.

“Baker Brothers,” they called it and the slogan was Friendly Service. “I didn’t intend to work anymore,” he says when I ask about the brothers selling the station three years ago. “But we missed the work, the people.” The owners of Perky Pantry on Chicago Boulevard offered the Baker brothers jobs manning their full service pumps.

“There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t have a conversation here with one of my constituents, and normally its more like a half a dozen conversations a day,” he says.

“It used to happen when we owned our business, and now it happens here. They’ll be getting gas and they say, 'by the way, there is something I’ve been wanting to tell you.'" It’s clear that for Baker, this job is not about the fuel. It’s about connection.

It’s about being in the midst of the people and city he serves. “If there are issues that I know I can

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correctly take care of, I do it,” he says.

“It’s sometimes just simple stuff like somebody’s garbage didn’t get picked up.

So I say okay. I got it. And I’ll pick up their garbage on my way home. People always know how to find me. That’s important.”

I offer to help during our morning together. “I’ll do windshields,” I say. “You can put me to work.” The mayor just smiles and won’t hear of it. Instead we chat for a bit about his passion for hiking and backpacking. He has hiked about 500 miles of the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail. His goal is to hike without stopping through the entire 2,200 miles. He estimates he will be at least in his late 60’s before he’ll have the opportunity to embark on an adventure that will take him about six months to complete.

Six months of walking, sleeping on the ground alongside the trail, waking, and walking again. “Being in the woods clears your head,” he says. “I’ve been out in the pouring rain, snow, cold temperatures, warm temperatures, it doesn’t matter.

You get out there and you get a few hours into it and man, your burdens are gone, they just fall off your shoulders.” Yes, this is definitely a man who knows mosey.

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Baker’s political career began in 1990 when he won a seat on city council. In 1994, at the urging of citizens, the council amended the charter so that the position of mayor would no longer be an appointed position, but rather the residents could elect their own mayor. Baker ran and won, becoming the first elected mayor in Tecumseh history. Since that time, he has served 22 years on council with ten of those years as mayor. It quickly becomes clear that this is a man exceedingly proud of his city. He talks about the beautiful homes and parks and community members.

“The city employees are engaged in the community every day,” he says. “You can walk into our water department, our parks and rec department, the fire station, the police station, everywhere you go, you’ll be met with respect and everybody goes above and beyond.” This November, Baker is running for reelection in an unchallenged race. And while an unchallenged race might seem easy, no one can easily mosey all of the time. Sometimes the path just insists against it.

Last fall, Baker’s path took a sharp and jagged turn when a proposed homeless shelter called Neighbors of Hope was voted down by city council. Angry residents packed council meetings, many painting council as being uncaring and insensitive.

“I’ve never seen anything like it in terms of the treatment that was given to council,” says Baker. “It was terrible. It was unbelievable. It wasn’t the people of Neighbors of Hope. It was the people showing up at the meetings. I’ve never experienced the kind of disrespect that was shown to me and my fellow council members. The things said weren’t kind things. And I just thought, they don’t know me. That’s not me. I’ve given twenty-two years to this city and the things they are saying about me just aren’t me. I’ve never experienced anything like that.”

He pauses to say good morning to a customer and then continues. “The night I made up my mind that this thing had to end, members of the audience were speaking, and I didn’t shut anyone down. But we had members of the audience who were really ripping on council, really hard. Now I’m not saying we didn’t deserve it, but we didn’t deserve it like that in that way. I’m sitting in the middle, and I’m looking to my left and I’m looking to my right. There are two council members and their hands

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are just shaking. And I said to myself, that’s it.”

That night, Mayor Baker went home and told his wife that it needed to end. He drafted a letter explaining that he accepted responsibility. “I no longer wanted to see the council hurt,” he says. “I didn’t want the residents to be hurt. I didn’t want the city manager and staff to be hurt. I just said let’s get this thing over with. Let’s approve it and move on. We can’t keep going like this.”

“What did you learn from the experience?” I ask.

“I can say with complete certainty that I should have taken more time,” he replies.

“I thought I was ready, but I wasn’t. I think if we had studied it more and talked to more people the result would have been the same, but the road we took to get there wouldn’t have been,” he says. “The road we took was pure hell.”

An older couple pulls up to the full service pump, and Mayor Baker is ready to serve, but before he can pump their fuel, the woman gets out of the car and gives him a hug. “We always took our cars to Baker’s,” she tells me. “My husband was in the military and overseas. Jack always made sure my vehicle was in tip top shape so nothing would happen while my husband was gone. They were always there for us. We followed the Baker brothers here.”

Mayor Baker leaves us to tend to her gas and to clean her windshield. There is a final hug before they depart. As they drive away I ask, “Is there something we can learn as a community from the Neighbors of Hope issue? What do you think we can learn about disagreement and about who we are as a city?”

He is quiet for moment before responding. “The Neighbors of Hope issue was when I had the most unruly language spoken to me in my many years on council,” he replies. Something in his features shift at this. His ever-charming smile fades and a swell moves over his face. It looks like pain.

“That must have been really hard,” I say. He nods. “I was called everything, including four letter words. That was tough.” He recounted a time when he and his wife were walking out of Big Boy when a resident called out his name.

Mayor Baker turned to say hello and the resident proceeded to personally insult him in very offensive terms. “A lot of this stuff comes from TV,” he says. “We hear these people talking like that so we talk

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K I T C H E N A N D B AT H S P E C I A L I S T S like that. But that’s what those stations do to draw viewers. They aren’t showing the normal day-to-day conversations that most of us have, they feature extraordinary debate.”

Then, the look of pain is gone as he begins to explain that as mayor, he wants to lead the city to be different, to be kind, to be respectful, to be a model to state and national governments. “We don’t have to be what we see on TV, nor should we be,” he says. “We can be different. We need to continue to do what is right. We do not lower ourselves to the level of some others, whether that be an elected official or news pundit or whatever. We need to tell ourselves that here, in Tecumseh we will not lower ourselves, and we will continue to take the high road. Bringing kindness to council is a goal of mine, and I hope it shows. You may not always agree with me, and I don’t expect you to agree with me on everything, but I’ll respect you.”

“So then you want democracy to be more of a conversation than a fight?” I ask. “That’s what is should be,” he says.

“That’s what it was intended to be. If you disagree with me on something, I’ll have dinner with you afterwards. Tip O’Neil, who was Speaker of the House for years was a very strong democrat and of course Reagan was a conservative. One of the

things I really appreciated about them is that they would battle each other during the day and then in the evening they’d have a drink together. They didn’t vilify each other. They were friends. We got a lot more done back then. We’ve got to get back to that.”

Getting back to that is what he hopes to do if reelected. Despite the last year’s road of “pure hell,” Baker is moving forward, gathering up lessons learned and letting the rest fall along the path behind him. “Neighbors of Hope beat me up. I’m not going to say otherwise,” he says. “But things are going to burst here. I can see it. We are going to take off. There is no doubt in my mind that our best days are still ahead of us. I know our city’s best days are ahead.”

Before I leave I ask again about the Appalachian Trail. As he talks I think again about my professor trying to teach a group of college kids how to mosey.

I think about how we all giggled as we sauntered down the road, and how I had totally missed how important that seemingly silly lesson really was — how important it is to know that sometimes in life, you just need to keep walking forward in a slow saunter. Mayor Baker seems to know that. I get the sense that this is a man who would have

“There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t have a conversation here with one of my constituents, and normally its more like a half a dozen conversations a day.”

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rtists and animal lovers have come together to promote both the arts and furry friends in need of forever homes, in the collaborative Animals We Love art show going on now in Studio One Gallery at the Adrian Center for the Arts (ACA).

The concept was conceived by artist Jill Shaffer, who wears many hats as the ACA’s director of the Studio One building, the director of the gallery, and a resident artist there. Shaffer said she was in a gallery committee meeting that sets up art shows for the year when she threw out the idea for a pet-centric exhibit. They liked it.

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The exhibition includes portraits in various media including paint and photography, as well as sculpture, inspired by animals up for adoption at the Lenawee Humane Society. Some animals featured have already been adopted, but others are still waiting for a home and a new best friend.

There are at least a dozen artists, members of the ACA and the Lenawee Council for the Visual Arts, who picked one or more animals and created art that depicted the chosen ones. Instead of artist statements, the animals’ stories are shared to bring awareness of their need for homes.

To give their subjects more exposure, the artists will hold a reception in Studio One Gallery Saturday, Sept. 29 from 1-3pm, but more than art will be available Pet adoption and reception Sat., Sept 29 1-3pm.

Exhibit open thru Oct. 23.

for visitors to view. “At that same time we’re having an adoption event here,” Shaffer said. Personnel from the Lenawee County Humane Society will be on hand with plenty of adoptable animals, some of which are immortalized in paint, and refreshments will be available for those in attendance.

One of Shaffer’s portraits of a dog named Remy was used in the brochure for the art show. Remy has already been adopted and has been invited back for the reception. “I contacted the adoptive parent and they’re going to come to the show,” said Shaffer.

Other artists participating in the collaboration include Elizabeth Quigley, Pat Cooper, Pereese Young, Kristine Williman, Marjorie Castle, Kelly Moore, Barb

Jackson, Vicki Schmucker, Jeanne O’Leary, Mary Gautz, and Pi Benio, who created ceramic dog dishes engraved with information about the pets. “It’s like empty bowls for dogs,” she said, referring to a yearly event where handmade ceramic bowls are sold at a soup dinner to raise funds to combat hunger.

“I like painting animals,” Shaffer said. “The idea of being able to rescue an animal and have it have a good life is rewarding, and if this is a way of helping that happen, that’s what this is about.” n

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through October 23 and can be seen Tues-Sat, noon - 4pm Studio One Gallery at the Adrian Center for the Arts 2300 N. Adrian Hwy., Adrian

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Adrian Blessings & more

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

BLISSFIELD (continued) rusted roost marketplace antiques and salvage

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

BLISSFIELD Blissfield Antique Mall

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

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Blissful Living

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An eclectic mix of old and new. Handcrafted and refurbished furniture, flea market finds, home decor, jewelry and more.

Brooklyn Closet overload

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

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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!

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Antique mercantile, inc.

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Memory Lane Antiques

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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 30 years in downtown. 4 floors - one of the largest quality collectible and antique malls around! Layaways and dealer space available.

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MANCHESTER

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.

River raisin antiques & MERCANTILE 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.

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

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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

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Dundee Antiques and Art

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MANITOU BEACH Twisted Sisters

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

TECUMSEH Antiques & Vintage on the boulevard

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

bead box & vintage cottage antiques

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

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

Hacker Jewelers

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

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 entire family.

All brands to choose from up to designer wear.

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

MILAN NORTHERN CHICKS

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

Onsted / Rome center Simply Found Creations

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

THIS ‘N THAT

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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 & antique furniture and jewelry. Corner of N. Evans and Chicago Boulevard.

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Coins - where art and history merge.

Tipton The French Farm Lady

5305 Michigan Ave., Tipton • (517) 438-3575 1 1/2 miles west of Tipton Hwy. • Open May-Oct. Th, F, Sat 10-5 / Sundays 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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SEPTEMBER

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Sept 20-Dec 29 • Diva Royale Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea PurpleRoseTheatre.org 734-433-7673

Oct 19-28 • Next to Normal Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian Croswell.org 517-264-7469

Sept 21-22 • Artalicious Sat 4-8pm, Sun 7am-10pm Downtown Adrian artalicious.org

Oct 20 • Nature on the GO! 3-4:30pm TCA, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh thetca.org 517-423-6617

Sept 21-30 • Ragtime the Musical Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian Croswell.org 517-264-7469

Oct 20 • 5th Arts & Craft Show 9am-3:30pm Tecumseh United Methodist Church, 605 Bishop Reed Dr. tecumsehumc.org 517-423-2523

Sept 22-Oct 13 (every Sat) • Farmer’s Market 9am-1pm 213 N. Evans St., Tecumseh mytecumseh.org.com

Oct 20 • TDL’s Pioneer Day 7-8pm Hidden Lake Gardens, M50, Tipton Tecumsehlibrary.org 517-423-2238

Sept 22 • 2nd Annual Lenawee Bike Tour 7:30am Adrian Plaza, 408 W. Maumee St., Adrian rotarylenaweebiketour.com

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Sept 22 • TCA presents Free Season Preview 7pm TCA, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh thetca.org 517-423-6617 Sept 22 • Run for the Hills 9-11pm Hidden Lake Gardens, M-50, Tipton hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu 517-431-2060

Oct 20 • Fall Foliage Festival 10am-4pm Hidden Lake Gardens, M50, Tipton hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu 517-431-2060 Oct 23 • Not All Sugar And Spice: Bad Women of the Mitten 7-8pm Tecumseh District Library, 215 N. Ottawa St., Tecumseh Tecumsehlibrary.org 517-423-2238

Sept 22 • Autumnal Equinox Celebration 6-9pm Friends Lake Beach, Chelsea mfcenter.org 734-475-1892

Oct 24 • Weird and Bizarre Tales of Lenawee County with author Jan Richardi 1-2pm Tecumseh District Library Tecumsehlibrary.org 517-423-2238

Sept 22-Oct 27 (every Sat) • Cider Saturdays 2-5pm Cherry Creek Cellars, corner of US12 and Silver Lake Hwy., Brooklyn cherrycreekwine.com 517-592-4663

Oct 25 • Trunk or Treat 4:30pm Free event - bring the family! At Suburban Chevrolet of Clinton 517-456-4181

Sept 27 • Downtown Diva Night 5-9pm Downtown Tecumseh downtowntecumseh.com 517-424-6003

Oct 26-27 • Tecumseh’s Annual Ghost Tour 7 & 9pm Tickets available on Tecumseh Park and Recreation website. https://bit.ly/2NyS6OM 517-423-5602

Sept 28 • Tecumseh Homecoming 7pm football gam vs Ann Arbor Pioneer tps.k12.mi.us 517-423-2167

Oct 27 • St. Elizabeth’s Arts & Crafts Bazaar 9am-4pm St. Elizabeth Parish Center, 512 N. Union St., Tecumseh 517-260-3484

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Nov 24 • Small Business Saturday Downtown Tecumseh downtowntecumseh.com 517-424-6003 Nov 24-Dec 9 • The Wizard of Oz Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian Croswell.org 517-264-7469

DECEMBER Dec 1 • Holiday Festival Hidden Lake Gardens, M50, Tipton hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu 517-431-2060 Dec 2,8 and 9 • Evening of Lights Hidden Lake Gardens, M50, Tipton hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu 517-431-2060

Dec 2 • Adrian Holiday Market 10am-3pm Adrian Armory Events Center adrianholidaymarket@gmail.com 517-260-0116

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Dec 2 • Tecumseh Pops ‘Tis the Season Concert 4pm TCA, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh thetca.org 517-423-6617

NOW OPEN ‘TIL 6PM!

$2 Admission 240 Booths FREE Parking Children & Strollers Welcome

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Dec 7-8 • Promenade Candlelight Home Tour 5:30-8pm Downtown Tecumseh downtowntecumseh.com 517-424-6003 Dec 9 • TCA Big Band & Vocal Aires – Holiday Concert 4pm TCA, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh thetca.org 517-423-6617

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FREE SAT | SEPT 22 | 7pm

SEASON PREVIEW

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New National Touring Season

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You’ll be captivated by this group as they take a-capella to a whole new level.

Original folk music with hints of bluegrass, soul, blues, rock and roll, and old time country swing.

Come have a laugh with this clean stand-up comedy.

NOV 3, 2018 7:30pm | $25/$23

Blending the art of modern fiddling with step dancing.

JAN 26, 2019 7:30pm | $30/$25

“WHERE MUSIC AND COMEDY COME HOME”

MARCH 23, 2019 7:30pm | $25/$23

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FEB 16, 2019 7:30pm | $25/$23

Be transported back in time with this talented Beatles tribute band.

APRIL 27, 2019 7:30pm | $30/$25