2021 Homefront Magazine

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SPRING 2021

LIFE IN AND AROUND TECUMSEH

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DONKEYS...........................3 35 SAUDER VILLAGE. VILLAGE............................................................... 4 0

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TECUMSEH THE PROPHET. PROPHET.....................................5 ................................... 5 2 FOOD TRUCKS. TRUCKS......................................................................5 ....................................................................5 4 ANTIQUE PAGE...................................................................

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• Annual/perennial bedding plants • Hanging baskets • Climbing vines • Accent plants

• Succulents • Patio pots • Trees & shrubs • Vegetable plants

and ‘Mohr’!

3 Dudes and Dinner................................

Dinner................................ 60 3D-Physical Therapy...............................

Therapy............................... 30 Abstract Builders, LLC. LLC............................. 11 Adrian College......................................... 61 Adrian Monuments..................................

Monuments.................................. 52 All Aboard Travel/Sandals.......................

Travel/Sandals....................... 58 Bader and Sons......................................

Sons...................................... 48 Bailey's Water Care.................................

Care................................. 34 Barrett's Showplace Gardens...............

Gardens............... 9,60 Basil Boys.

Boys............................................ 9,61 Bell Chevrolet.........................................

Chevrolet......................................... 38 Best Shine Auto Detailing.

Detailing........................ 54 Billy White Roofing..................................

Roofing.................................. 55 Black Raven Architects.

Architects............................ 55 Boulevard Insurance.

Insurance............................... 27 Brick Walker Tavern................................

Tavern................................ 60 British Tea Pantry......................................

Pantry......................................99 Brooklyn Living Center............................

Center............................ 37 Brown and Sons Roofing.........................

Roofing......................... 42 Burdick Kitchen and Bath.

Bath........................ 25 Calder Dairy.

Dairy...............................................4 ............................................. 4 Cambrian Senior Living...........................

Living........................... 41 Carpet on Wheels.

Wheels.................................... 41 Carter Rehabilitation Center....................

Center.................... 28 Chaloner's Cigar House.

House........................... 60 Charles Gross.........................................

Gross......................................... 20 Cherry Creek Cellars..................................

Cellars..................................77 Cilantro Mexican Food................................

Food................................99 Classic Cabinets......................................

Cabinets...................................... 14 Comfort Keepers..................................... 39 Community Learning Connection.............

Connection............. 40 Companion Animal Clinic.

Clinic.......................... 41 County National Bank.

Bank.............................. 37 Cutting Corner........................................

Corner........................................ 61 D & C Wielfaert Family Farm....................

Farm.................... 41 D & P Communications............................

Communications............................ 26 D Printer, Inc........................................... 31 DNA Sales 2100...................................... 49 Doherty Family Dental.

Dental............................. 33 Downtown Dempsey's.............................. 30 Downtown Printing.....................................

Printing.....................................44 Dundee Lumber......................................

Lumber...................................... 21 Eby Enterprises LLC................................

LLC................................ 55 Eden Foods............................................. 44

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Welcome Spring With interest rates at their lowest, the American Dream of Home ownership is now more obtainable than ever. It is my pleasure to assist both sellers and buyers with their real estate needs. Spring is the perfect time for new beginnings.

I appreciate your business and referrals!

ERTISERS Edward Jones.

Jones.......................................... 52 Embers Bar & Grill.....................................

Grill.....................................77 Eve and Annie Boutique..........................

Boutique.......................... 49 Experience Tecumseh.

Tecumseh.............................. 51 F & S Landscape Inc...............................

Inc............................... 18 Fiber Expo..............................................

Expo.............................................. 55 Floral Dreams....................................

Dreams.................................... 40,59 Forty Nine South.

South..................................... 59 Gerweck Real Estate.

Estate................................ 53 Gillin Eye Care.

Care......................................... 45 Golden Acres..........................................

Acres.......................................... 27 Grey Fox Floral.

Floral........................................ 29 Gwen's Cake Decorating.

Decorating.......................... 59 Hampshire Farms.

Farms.................................... 21 Handler Funeral Homes..........................

Homes.......................... 29 Heart Wood Place...................................

Place................................... 59 Henry Ford Allegiance.

Allegiance............................. 10 Hills of Lenawee Golf Club....................... 61 Hinesly Orthodontics.

Orthodontics............................... 35 Hooligan's Grill.......................................

Grill....................................... 58 Hopscotch..............................................

Hopscotch .............................................. 20 Howard Hanna...........................................

Hanna...........................................22 Howard Hanna - Bob Fox........................

Fox........................ 26 Howard Hanna - Jan Hammond..................

Hammond..................55 Integrity Construction Pros.....................

Pros..................... 51 Irish Hills Lake Tour................................

Tour................................ 57 J Bar Hobbies.........................................

Hobbies......................................... 30 Jenn Kerstetter.......................................

Kerstetter....................................... 63 Kapnick Orchards...................................

Orchards................................... 62 Kemner Iott Benz.

Benz.................................... 44 Kent Benham..........................................

Benham.......................................... 54 Key Real Estate - Carolyn MIS.................

MIS................. 42 Lenawee Fuels........................................

Fuels........................................ 11 Lloyd's Repair Service............................. 50 Lone Oak Properties.

Properties............................... 32 Macon Grocery...........................................6 ......................................... 6 Mark Prielipp Greenhouse & Mohr.

Mohr..............4 ............4 Martin's Home Center.............................

Center............................. 45 Marty's Landscaping.

Landscaping............................... 47 Masterpeace Counseling.........................

Counseling......................... 54 Morgan Valley Farm...................................

Farm...................................55 Muk's Sports Pub......................................

Pub......................................88 Musgrove Coffee..................................

Coffee.................................. 6,49 Newburg Meadows.

Meadows.................................. 19 Paper Street Soap..................................

Soap.................................. 49 Paragon Office Repair.

Repair................................8 ..............................8 Pentamere Winery.

Winery......................................7 .................................... 7 Peppers Mexican Grill.................................7 ...............................7 Perry's Tuxedos Plus..............................

Plus.............................. 60 ProMedica..............................................

ProMedica .............................................. 64

Raisin Valley Golf ............................... 20,58 Reinhart Realtors.................................... 17 Riverside Deli.............................................7 ........................................... 7 Riverside Insurance................................

Insurance................................ 18 Sal's Italian Restaurant........................

Restaurant........................ 7,60 Salsaria's....................................................9 Salsaria's ................................................. 9 SASS Gift Shop........................................

Shop........................................ 54 Sauk Valley Farms Resort........................ 59 Schmidt and Sons Pharmacy...................

Pharmacy................... 48 Second Chance Consignment.

Consignment................... 62 Sielers Water Systems.

Systems............................. 31 State Farm - Lisa Haver Wain..................

Wain.................. 50 State Farm - Scott Campbell.

Campbell.................... 21 Suburban Chevrolet................................. 22 Sunderland Insurance.............................

Insurance............................. 43 Tecumseh Antique Appeal.......................

Appeal....................... 49 Tecumseh Camera.

Camera................................... 20 Tecumseh DDA........................................

DDA........................................ 24 Tecumseh District Library.

Library...........................8 .........................8 Tecumseh Insurance..................................

Insurance..................................77 Tecumseh Paddling Co............................

Co............................ 31 Tecumseh Parks and Rec........................

Rec........................ 28 Tecumseh Place......................................

Place...................................... 48 Tecumseh Plywood.

Plywood.................................. 43 Tecumseh Tent Rental.............................

Rental............................. 58 Tecumseh Veterinary Clinic.

Clinic...................... 55 The Apothecary Kitchen.............................

Kitchen.............................88 The Boulevard Market...............................

Market...............................77 The Brokerage House.............................

House............................. 27 The Buzz Cafe............................................6 .......................................... 6 The Copper Nail......................................

Nail...................................... 57 The Dog House..........................................

House..........................................77 The Greenleaf Mansion...........................

Mansion........................... 58 The Landing Banquet Hall.......................

Hall....................... 59 The Moveable Feast................................

Feast................................ 60 The Pastry Perlieu..................................

Perlieu.................................. 61 The Stepp Team Foundation Realty.........

Realty......... 49 The Tecumseh Herald.............................. 29 The Winery North of 12.............................

12.............................88 Todd's Garden........................................

Garden........................................ 38 Topsoils of Clinton..................................

Clinton.................................. 50 Tuckey's Big Boy. Boy........................................6 ......................................6 Twin Pines/Stone Mountain.....................

Mountain..................... 32 Union Block Collection.

Collection............................. 61 Vicki's Vintage Table...............................

Table............................... 61 W.G. Thompson House Museum...............

Museum............... 59 Weeden Orthodontics.

Orthodontics.............................. 45 Willow Pediatric Dentistry...........................

Dentistry...........................99 Windy Hill Creations Inc...........................

Inc........................... 59 Your Big Day Wedding.............................

Wedding............................. 59

Full Time Realtor/Associate Broker Working in your best interest since 1986

Howard Hanna Real Estate

145 E. Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh | 517-403-0122

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Camp Ages 3 and up

Day (9-3:30pm) Extended Day (9-8:45pm) Overnight/Cabins (5 days) Tiny Tots Camp (ages 3-4)

Several dates to choose from!

June 14-18 June 21-25 July 5-9 July 12-16 August 2-6

MORGAN

VALLEY FARM 1300 E. Monroe (M-50) • Tecumseh • 517.423.7858 • morganvalleyfarm.com  5

food & drink Our local cuisine has so much to offer.

Menus, hours and seating continue to expand. Eat up. Drink up. Enjoy.

It ’s all the Buzz

A friendly and casual spot with Michigan-roasted coffee and espresso, made-from-scratch soups, fresh salads, toasty sandwiches, and handcrafted chocolates, caramels and old-fashioned fudge.

THE BUZZ CAFE AND MARKETPLACE

(517) 759-3289 | thebuzzadrian.com  110 E Maumee St, Adrian Open Daily

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Spring Mix

Get it to Go

Light fare yet fulfilling. The farm fresh ingredients will not weigh you down.

This direct trade coffee shop serves baked goods/vegan food options and everything from traditional drip coffee to macchiatos and cold press juices.

Amazing take away foods, from sandwiches and soups to dinners, fabulous liquor/beer/wine selection, nostalgic fresh popcorn, candy, coffee and essentials. Old school country store with modern convenience goods!

MUSGROVE & COMPANY

MACON GROCERY

135 E Chicago Blvd, Tecumseh M-F 7-4 / Sat & Sun 8-4 musgrove.company 

(517) 423-7275  8160 Clinton-Macon Rd, Macon M-Sat 7-7, Sun 9-6

It ’s a Classic

Offering all of your favorite classic American dishes from fish ‘n chips and burgers to spaghetti and chocolate shakes. Beer and wine too! Take home a strawberry pie. Delivery within city limits, dine-in or carry-out.

TUCKEY’S BIG BOY (517) 423-7464 | bigboy.com  12701 E Monroe Rd, Tecumseh Sun-Th 7-8 / F & Sat 7-9

Wine and Dine

A picturesque vineyard setting to enjoy with close friends and family. Featuring a café, award-winning hard cider, craft beer, quality, and hand-crafted MI wines. Event space and great live music!

CHERRY CREEK WINERY

(517) 592-4663 | cherrycreekwine.com  11500 Silver Lake Hwy, Brooklyn Open Daily

Wanna Pizza Me?

Now serving Detroit Style Pizza! Let us cater your event. Dine-in, carry out or catering.

Classic lasagna, cold half-pan salads and more.

Bringing the Italian to your table!

SAL’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT

(517) 423-6688 | eatatsals.com  1400 W Chicago Blvd, Tecumseh Open Daily

Winga Ding Ding

$1.19 chicken wings (traditional & boneless available), also $1.49 chicken tenders. Daily lunch and dinner specials. Full service bar.

Build your own Bloody Mary!

EMBERS BAR AND GRILL

(517) 423-2601  1370 W Chicago Blvd, Tecumseh Plaza W-Sat 12-10 (last call for food at 9)

RiveRSide

Wines are produced in-house with grapes sourced from the Great Lakes region.

5% off for six bottles, 12.5% for a case of twelve. Bring some friends to taste what’s new and watch the wine making process happening in the basement!

PENTAMERE WINERY (517) 423-9000 | pentamerewinery.com  131 E Chicago Blvd, Tecumseh M-Sa 11-6, Su 12-5

Family Tradition Wines, craft beers and mead sourced locally. The Gammos turned their passion for good food, family and good friends into small gourmet markets. Located in Dundee’s historic downtown. “From our family to yours, buon appetito!”

RIVERSIDE DELI GOURMET ITALIAN MARKET (734) 828-6152 | riversidedeli.co  145 Riley St, Dundee Sun-Th 9-10 / F & Sat 9-11

THE DOG HOUSE RESTAURANT

(517) 301-4266 | thedoghouserestaurant.com  107 E Chicago Blvd, Tecumseh M-F 10-7, Sat 10-4

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Wine Tastings

That’s a Wrap

They’re more than just 31 fabulous designer dogs...they also carry a variety of paninis, wraps and desserts. Mon & Wed 99¢ coney dogs. Beer/wine. Dine-in or carry-out.

Boulevard

Market

New Location Delicious, traditional Mexican favorites made from scratch; piña loca, fajitas, chimichangas, wet burritos, California burritos, street tacos, chimi-cheesecake, flan, fried ice cream...Lunch/dinner.

New! Enjoy margaritas at Milan location.

PEPPERS MEXICAN GRILL TECUMSEH (517) 815-1283 | Find us on Facebook  1410 W Chicago Blvd, Tecumseh (Busch’s Plaza) T,W,Th,Sun 11-8 / F & Sa 11-9

Gourmet Gathering Artisanal cheeses, Black Pig Salame, Peppalo chocolates, truffles, extensive wine/beverage selection and specialty foods from around the world. Perfect for Easter and Mother’s Day and any day in between!

THE BOULEVARD MARKET (517) 423-6000 | boulevardmarket.com  4102 E Chicago Blvd, Tecumseh T-Sat 9-6 • boulevardmarket.com

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LENAWEE’S ONLY REPAIR SERVICE! Michael Rone, Owner

SERVICE, SUPPLIES & SALES OF OFFICE EQUIPMENT NO CONTRACTS REQUIRED!

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Best Burgers and Beer

Voted “Best Burger” in Lenawee. Always made with fresh, never frozen ground beef. Beer, wine and full bar. Amazing food!

Lunch, dinner, appetizers. Fire pit/patio. Dine-in/carry-out.

MUK’S SPORTS PUB

(517) 423-6364 | mukssportspub.com  107 S Evans St, Tecumseh | Open Daily

SERVICE - SALES - SUPPLIES - PARTS

PRINTERS - COPIERS - SCANNERS - PLOTTERS

Specializing in fast on-site repair of these brands and more...

517-759-0457 | ParagonOfficeRepair.com  | 910 River Acres Dr., Tecumseh

Downsizing 101: What to do with my Treasures?

The Recipes from Extraordinary a Big-Hearted Life of Bakery in Sojourner Detroit Truth

The Legacy of Chief Tecumseh and the Prophet

Sharon McRill

Gary D. Schmidt

Peter Cozzens

Lisa Ludwinski

Newest Winery

Spring brings warmer weather and Chardonnay from The Winery North of 12. Together with live music and sunset views...perfection.

THE WINERY NORTH OF 12

(517) 592-5909 | northof12.com  12775 Knapp Rd, Brooklyn Open Th-Sun

Tues 7-8pm

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Discuss Shawnee leaders Tecumseh and his brother, Tenskwatawa

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Follow her story Learn how to downsize and from slavery to simplify your life emancipation to with little stress leadership

Meet the Author Series 8

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Seasonal Menu

Artisanal bakery, cafe/gallery. Featuring local artists/artisans. Keto/gluten-free options, daily lunch/bakery specials. Natural, locally sourced ingredients. Roasted coffee. Carry-out.

THE APOTHECARY KITCHEN

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Fresh Mex

Amazing food and drinks. Try a classic or frozen margarita or get a flight (traditional or flavored)! Carry out family burrito boxes, great guac and salsa. Dine-in or on patio.

SALSARIA’S

(517) 423-0018 | salsarias.com  146 E Chicago Blvd, Tecumseh M-Sa Open at 11am

BBQ Ribs

Simply delicious, fall-off-the-bone ribs! Pizza, salads, pasta, BBQ chicken, soups, wraps, sandwiches and famous breadsticks too.

Family friendly, fast casual.

S. U T S U R ST PARENT KIDS LOVE US.

BASIL BOYS

(517) 423-1875 | basilboys.com  125 W Chicago Blvd, Tecumseh M-Sa 11- 9

DENTISTRY FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS, CHILDREN, TEENS, AND PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

JODY ATZMON, DDS WILLOW PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

Food is the ingredient that binds us together.

Real Mexican Food

Serving Mexican favorites; quesadillas, chimichangas, tostadas, enchiladas, tacos, as well as an array of breakfast items. Try their infamous salsa! Food truck also!

CILANTRO

(734) 823-5511 | Find us on Facebook  388 E Monroe St, Dundee T, W, Sun 8-2 / Th-Sat 8-8

Taste•Tea

Enjoy a “cuppa” tea or a delicious lunch.

You’ll be gobsmacked by the variety of soup, sandwiches, salads, quiche, desserts, and a great gift selection. Dine-in or take-away.

BRITISH TEA GARDEN

(517) 423-8266 | thebritishpantry.com  112 E Chicago Blvd, Tecumseh Tu-Sun (lunch) 11-3, (store) 10-4

willowpedo.com • 517-317-8700 • 603 N. Evans St., Tecumseh

Exceptional Perennials, Shrubs, Unusual Bedding Plants, Garden Accessories.

Master gardeners on hand to help, Landscaping Planning/Design.

To plant a

Garden is to believe in

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Builders Comfort and Joy

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Story by Renee Lapham Collins | Photos by Nanci Heiney

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small town lifestyle spectacular view

his modern Craftsman-style house, with its coastal flair, designed and built by Abstract Builders, is now home to the Southard family.

Perched on the banks of the Red Mill Pond, it is one of the first houses to be completed in the Lone Oak subdivision off Bishop Reed Drive in Tecumseh. The view of the pond, even on a cold March day, is spectacular...

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here really is no place like home, according to Bill and Sarah Southard, who moved into their forever home in early January with their children, Katie, 14, and Christopher, 11.

“The views are beautiful,” said Sarah, standing before main floor windows. “I didn’t want any blinds because this view is so pretty. We can watch the sunrise, the geese, the swans.”

Teena Hill, owner of Abstract Builders, LLC, with her husband, Rob, was a natural choice when the Southards decided to build. Not only did Hill, who is also a Realtor with Goedert Real Estate, sell the Southards their previous home, but she has also been working with Bill, a mortgage loan originator and vice president at Old National Bank, for years. “I had met Teena several years ago,” he said. “I’ve been financing her projects since I became a loan officer. I believe we’ve been doing business together since about 2014.”

Bill and Sarah decided to build rather than upgrade their previous home after weighing the cost of an addition and remodeling compared to the cost of a new build. “Looking at our current stage in life, made me realize it was the right time

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This is the home we want to grow old in.”

-Sarah Southard

to consider building a home,” he said. “I have always dreamed of building my own home, and the opportunity sort of presented itself.”

The Southards found the lot in Lone Oak and contacted Hill to begin the process.

“From there, the project took off,” Hill said.

“We wrote an offer on the land, designed the house together and began the Southard's ‘for life’ home.”

The Southards trusted Hill’s design expertise and experience. “Every step of the way we fine-tuned the finishes to be those of Bill and Sarah’s dream home,” she said. Hill said she works to educate her clients on the “do’s and don’ts” of construction and design.

She tells them to “spend where you have to and save where you can.” “We made use of every square inch of the house,” Hill said. “There are five bedrooms, with a sixth being used as an exercise room, and three and a half baths.

There are custom cabinets in the kitchen, two brick fireplaces, and a limestone shower. The entire house is more than 4,200 square feet of living space.”

The Southards broke ground on the waterfront lot on June 1, 2020 — their son Christopher’s birthday. At that point, Hill’s husband and business partner, Rob, took over the project.

“Rob has over 30 years of experience in all phases of building,” Hill said. “He is so passionate about everything he does — every detail was considered throughout the project.”

One important consideration was making sure the house stayed true to the

a b s t r a c t CUSTOM HOMES A D D I T I O N S RENOVATIONS REMODELING INTERIOR DESIGn REAL ESTATE natural beauty of the location both inside and out, which was the idea behind the 12-footwide great room window Sarah enjoys so much and its nine-foot-wide companion in the second story loft.

“Mother Nature shines beautifully every day, bringing an incredible vista right into the house,” Hill said.

Christopher enjoys giving tours of the Southard’s new digs, and leads visitors through the main floor with its spacious great room, fireplace, and the state-of-the-art kitchen with a large center island and a huge pantry that makes Sarah very happy. In fact, Southard said, they went from not enough storage space to more cupboards than they can fill. A sliding glass door leads from a breakfast nook to a covered deck with more views of the water and its flora and fauna.

Christopher continues the main floor tour with a walk through the master suite featuring views of the water on one side and a bath with a walk-in limestone shower tall enough to accommodate Southard’s 6-foot, 7-inch frame. In the front part of the home, a second main floor bedroom currently serves as Southard’s home office.

Southard said they chose this particular lot not just for the pond view but also because of its proximity to a planned gazebo and small boat launch, which will be within walking distance of the front door.

Down the open stairway is the lower level, with a dedicated space for Christopher’s home-schooling, another bedroom currently used as Southard’s workout room, a full bath, and a large living area with a brick fireplace, media center and large sectional for kicking back and relaxing or entertaining friends and family. Southard is especially happy with the 9-foot ceilings. “In our other house, when I used the elliptical, I had to remove a ceiling tile before working out,” he said.

Christopher’s tour follows a path to the second-floor loft with its pond view vista through the nine-foot-wide window. On either side of the loft are children Christopher and Katie’s bedrooms, a full bath, and a large guest room. Sarah said they chose to make the guest bedroom larger since they often host family members, and wanted to assure their guests were comfortable.

Laundry facilities in the master suite and on the second floor mean Sarah doesn’t

have to carry loads up and down the stairs.

She credits Hill with that idea as well as the mudroom off the kitchen where she is able to keep shoes, coats, and bookbags all corralled in one area.

The Southards met while attending Northern Michigan University. Bill grew up in nearby Deerfield, while Sarah is from Saginaw. A registered nurse, Sarah has her bachelor of science degree in nursing and works in the bone marrow transplant department at the University of Michigan Hospital. They could not be happier with the attention to detail, passion, expertise and finishing touches both Rob and Teena Hill put into their new home. “We would definitely encourage anyone to call Abstract Builders and let them take you through the process of building a dream home,” Bill said.

Sarah agreed. “This is the home I can grow old in. We love it here.” n

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veryone always asks, what is Rustic Wild Arrow?” says Holly Blain of her business name. “I was working with wooden barn wood signs at the time, which were rustic. My daughter was starting to crawl around so we called her our little wild one. And the arrow? Always point the arrow in the direction you want to go.”

Blain sits at her dining room table. On the far wall is a large, chippy kitchen cabinet. “When I found this,” she says, “It was dingy and pretty disgusting. I bought it out of someone’s barn. I cleaned it up and now it’s this,” she says. “I think it is so much fun to see beyond the nasty and the dirt.”

Finding beyond what seems to be a theme for Blain, a Brooklyn native who started her career in the dental field. However, the arrow was not pointing in the direction of teeth. When her daughter was born, Blain decided to stay home. “My daughter was a great napper,” she says.

“So I decided to take advantage of that time.” Blain had always been crafty, so she began making and selling hand-painted signs.

She occasionally posted home décor along with her signs on her Instagram page. A company noticed her decorating talent and asked to do a collaboration with her.

“From there it started,” says Blain. “I kept getting more collaborations. Painting was getting more and more difficult. It was hard to paint with a young child around. It got to the point where it just wasn’t working.” So she shifted to home décor, styling her home and sharing pictures.

Blain had found what was beyond painting signs.

The timing was perfect. “It was just about when influencers started taking off,” she says.

While at times, companies pay her to style and share their products on her Instagram, a great deal of her business has now become staging and photographing products for companies to use themselves. “Companies send products to me,” she says. “I stage their product, and they use those photos in their catalogs and websites and on their social media pages. It’s a smart idea. They don’t have to spend the time staging, and they also get more than just a product image to share with their customers.”

Last year, an editor from Better Homes and Gardens spotted Blain’s work and invited her to be a part of their farmhouse style edition. They needed Christmas photos. “It was February,” she laughs. “So we did Christmas again in February.

My UPS guy had to think we were totally crazy.”

A crew from Better Homes and Gardens spent two days photographing Blain’s home. “I found out that the crew had just got done shooting Joanna Gaines’ home,” she says. “I joked with them that going from Joanna to me had to be quite a downfall.” Yet there had been no downfall. When one sees Blain’s work, it is evident that she can hold her own, evident that her work deserves the success it has found.

A year ago, Blain wanted to do something a little different for one of her product contracts. “We had wood, so we built an open structure that I call the pergola,” she says. I plopped our old dining room table in the middle of it, and I styled the products.” Blain’s only future plans for the pergola were to enjoy it with her family. However, once again, Blain found the beyond. “I posted a picture of it, and that was all it took,” she says. A photographer saw the picture and asked if she could rent Blain’s pergola as a site for a photo shoot. “From there it just took off,” says Blain. Now, each season, Blain styles what she calls her photo garden and rents the space for photo shoots. “It gives me another excuse to decorate,” she laughs.

As she continues, she talks about her passion of trying to see objects beyond their original intent.

“A vase isn’t just for flowers,” she says. “Think of all the creative ways you can use a vase in decorating.” She might as well have been talking about her life and her business. Sometimes a dining table plopped outside becomes a photo garden.

Sometimes selling hand-painted signs turns into a home décor, content creating business. And, as she continues to find beyond what is, a few things remain steady and constant—her business and her life is always a little rustic, always a little wild, and the arrow remains pointing in the directions she wants to go. n

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anaging grief in the face of loss is a challenge for many people, and in 2020 so many more of us had to navigate the loss of family and friends without the ability to share a time of mourning at a funeral. The Handler Funeral Homes Memorial Service offers the community a way to come together and share the love and loss of our family and friends both recent and from years gone by.

Last year the annual service was cancelled due to COVID-19 and the inability for the community to gather in larger groups.

This year, John Barnhart, director of Handler

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Funeral Homes is pleased to offer the service on May 1 at New Song Community Church on Occidental Highway in Tecumseh. “We like to do it,” says Barnhart of the need for a memorial service. “Some families may not have a church they can cling to. Some people may not have much family left.”

The community-wide service is for anyone who is grieving a loss, whether it happened a month ago or years ago.

Participation is open to all. “The memorial service isn’t just for families we serve,” Barnhart says.

For 23 years, Handler Funeral Homes has gathered a group of five local ministers and held the memorial service at a church in Tecumseh or Clinton. There are five candles at the center of the service, each with a different meaning and all addressing grief and loss. Each minister speaks on the meaning represented by one of the candles.

A memorial video is played that highlights the loved ones no longer with their families.

Songs of hope and remembrance are sung by a local singer to end the service. The event usually lasts between 45 minutes and one hour and is followed by light refreshments.

Barnhart sees new faces every year at the memorial service as well as people who come to every service in memory of their loved ones. “I think it’s important for a lot of people,” he says. “We do this and want to have people to have a chance to have their loved one remembered whether it was six months ago or six years ago.”

The memorial video, like the memorial service, is for anyone who wishes to submit a photo of a loved one to be commemorated on May 1, not just clients of Handler Funeral Homes. Just bring a photo to either funeral home in Tecumseh or Clinton.

John’s team of people, experienced with the grieving process, are ready to help the guests in any way they can. Sometimes people just need an opportunity to share with a sympathetic listener. “We are there to listen if they want to tell a story about their loved one,” John says.

New Song Community Church has room for a good crowd and allows for the proper safety protocol, including wearing masks. “We can easily social distance everybody there,” says John. “We are trying to keep everything as normal as we can.” n

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ife is a journey. Along the way there are many experiences that must be endured. For me, losing my husband Ken is the most difficult one yet. I am committed to life-long learning, so here are four lessons I have acquired.

Lesson Number One — My grief is not mine alone. After my huband’s death eight years ago, I realized that while I had lost my mate and best friend, my children lost their dad, my sister-in-law her brother, several athletes their coach, and Ken’s golf partner his good friend.

Each one of us had special connections that were abruptly lost and could not be replaced.

Memories are cherished and want to be shared.

So not only was I needing to be healed, but I needed to be part of their healing as well.

For me, that meant keeping in touch and also frequently reaching out to others. I described

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some days as “being in my puddle.” The goal was not to stay there too long.

Lesson Number Two — Grief is a journey of undetermined length. Often you are told that time heals all wounds. I found that time changes the wounds but the healing just doesn’t happen.

There is a significant shift in relationships and routines. I didn’t fit with some of my past anymore and had to be brave to find new connections as a single woman. It took me a year to go out to eat in a restaurant all alone, and that had to be in Lansing rather than someplace local. My new normal gradually emerged bringing with it new possibilities. Finding the person I’ve become took time and courage.

Lesson Number Three — Helping others helps me. After devoting myself to caring for Ken and then administering the details of his

death, I had a dilemma — How will I fill 24 hours every day? My children would probably describe my journey without their Dad as busyness. What club or activity is she involved with now?

I joined a few new groups and am one who does not just belong but am very active.

That compulsion to be constantly scheduled has decreased. By my choice now, I am stepping back and being more intentional as to what my commitments are and how I choose to spend my time. I am enjoying the quality of my activities rather than the quantity. Prioritizing time and resources is important at any stage in life but finding that balance is crucial to my overall wellbeing, thus my healing.

In addition to organizations, I have walked beside several other women who are dealing with loss. I am shocked to list how many of my friends are finding their new normal. Because of my experiences, I feel significant personal growth as I connect with others on their unique journeys.

Lesson Number Four — There is a wealth of resources to deal with grief. The list is long of

who and what can be used to enlighten, inform, encourage, support, and/or deal with where I was and where I wanted to go. Fortunately, I worked with a competent grief counselor who helped me understand what is possible. Making choices, when I was ready, moved me to my new normal. Her advice to journal provided me with an outlet to express myself in ways that were helpful.

I wrote this poem about a year after my loss...

Grief is an unexpected gust of wind That sucks your breath away Or it’s a shock of static electricity That pierces your heart But sometimes it’s a warmth That spreads from your head to toe And cherishes a memory That connects two souls.

On my life journey, there have been many adventures, often not by my choice. I had a sign in my office that read ... “Please be patient, God isn’t finished with me yet.” I thank God daily for that. n

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Jim, executive director of Lenawee Now, grew up in Tipton, where his parents, Ken and Mary Van Doren, owned Bauer Manor, an Irish Hills landmark known for fine dining and entertainment, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Cooking and entertaining are second-nature for Jim; he cut his culinary teeth in the restaurant business starting his freshman year in high school. “My parents had Bauer Manor and when you are in the restaurant business, you learn to do everything,” he says as he spreads homemade Tuscan roux on some lamb chops. “If someone didn’t show up, you did that job. I can wash dishes, bus tables, tend bar, and cook.”

Pam, a native of Buffalo, New York, came to Michigan in 1971 to attend Adrian College, graduating in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in education, and minors in English and Home Economics.

She spent 25 years at Clinton Community Schools before retiring and then was the director of the Bixby Medical Center Foundation for 12 years. Like her spouse,

she thrives on cooking and entertaining.

“I started out learning the basic meat and potatoes with salad and Jell-o,” Pam says as she tears Bibb lettuce and arranges it on salad plates. “I’ve learned a lot since then.”

Sugared walnuts, Gorgonzola cheese, and candied pear slices follow, with a homemade herb balsamic vinaigrette drizzled on top. “Jim and I enjoy cooking together, made better with a glass of wine or two,” Pam explains. “We have different strengths, which makes for a good balance.”

Meanwhile, Jim has finished rubbing down the chops and he stashes them in the fridge and turns his attention to getting the green beans prepared and selecting the perfect white chardonnay to sip while getting Sunday dinner on the table. The Van Dorens move in concert around the kitchen. As Jim finishes the green beans, Pam switches the oven on to preheat and carries carrot cakes to the counter to add frosting and chopped nuts. The lamb chops move to the oven, the green beans are simmering on the stove, and it’s time

to select the dinner wine. Jim goes with a Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon and uncorks the wine while Pam sets the table.

The Van Dorens plant an extensive garden each spring and are diligent about caring for the lettuces, tomatoes, cucumbers, and other common vegetable garden plants. In winter, herbs like rosemary grow in clay pots placed in the dining room, with its panoramic windows — rosemary Jim harvested for the Tuscan roux he made.

The garden harvest is a segue into another cooking-related Van Doren pursuit: home canning. “In summer we baby our garden so that we have some good crops for canning,” Pam says. “We love to keep things fresh and eat our canned goods all winter. It is also fun to share with our friends.”

Pam learned canning techniques when she was still a young teacher and she did all the canning until one day, she said, “Jim came in while I was doing tomatoes and said, ‘Show me how to do this. Now we do it together and it is much more fun as well as efficient,” she says. “There’s nothing like bread and butter pickles all year long.”

Whether they are canning or cooking for two or 12, the Van Dorens enjoy the time they spend in the kitchen. “We love cooking for others and entertaining, too!”

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Growing up in the Practice Officially, Sarah Tritt became a vet upon her graduation from Michigan State University in May of 2020. Unofficially, Sarah Tritt has been training to be a vet since she was three years old. Sarah is the newest veterinarian at the Tecumseh Veterinary Hospital, which is owned by her parents, Ed and Lorrie Tritt. “Our house used to have the clinic attached,” said Sarah. “So at night my parents would get a lot of emergency surgeries like C-sections. They’d ask us kids if we wanted to watch.” Sarah was always eager to see, so her parents would sit three-year-old Sarah on the x-ray table so she could observe.

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Once Sarah was seven, she began helping in the kennels, walking dogs and cleaning their cages. By middle school the clinic had become her part time job. By high school she was working reception and still observing surgeries. While she attended her undergrad at Adrian College, she took on extra hours cleaning the clinic to make a bit more money to pay for her tuition. “Since about the age of three, I’ve been in the clinic and have been doing everything except the actual vet work,” she said.

While learning the ins and outs of every aspect of the clinic has been an invaluable aspect of her training, perhaps the biggest influence in her decision to pursue a career as a veterinarian were those early years when three-year-old Sarah observed surgeries from the x-ray table. “Surgery got me into it,” she said. “I love surgery. It is never the same. It always changes. You always have to think on your feet and problem solve.”

While vet school was very difficult, she said that growing up watching her parents was a big help. “When I got to clinics, a lot of students didn’t know how important customer service was. But by

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While the clinic serves both small and large animals, Sarah’s focus is on small animals. She performs surgery as well as office visits. When asked if she was a cat person or a dog person, she answered, “Both.” Sarah owns two cats and two dogs.

“They are very different animals,” she said.

“You definitely have to approach exams differently. With cats, you have to read them before you approach them. They have their kitty minutes, so you have to watch them and see what they will tolerate and prioritize from there. Dogs usually let you do everything. Yet you still have to read the situation and go slow with them. I love them both for different reasons.”

For Ed and Lorrie, watching their daughter grow from the little three-year-old girl observing surgeries to a veterinarian who performs surgeries is a special moment.

“We’re very proud to have our daughter follow in our footsteps and eventually have her purchase the clinic,” Ed and Lorrie said of Sarah. “She’s literally grown up in the practice, and has a lifetime of experiences here. It’s nice to see her come full circle.”

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For William Gross, practicing law is about relationships with his clients and about involvement with the community he serves. For William, practicing law is also a family matter. William is the newest member of the legal team of his father’s law firm, The Law Offices of Charles H. Gross. “I really looked up to my parents when I was growing up,” said William. “My mom was a teacher and my dad was a lawyer. I saw two noble professions and weighed both of those career tracks for myself,” he said. “At some point in my mid-twenties I finally went with the lawyer tract. One thing that attracted me was growing up watching my dad help others

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For William, who grew up in Tecumseh, the community involvement he saw from his father was instrumental in his decision to return to Tecumseh after graduation. “I went to law school in Detroit. So many of my peers chose the trajectory of working for a judge or working at a big law firm,” he said as he went on to describe types of large-scale law with deeply impersonal litigation. “The greatest part of working here in Tecumseh is the very personal interaction with our clients and the relationships we form,” he said. “Working here is so much more rewarding.”

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n established Tecumseh winery — Pentamere — and an emerging Irish Hills winery hav — The Winery North of 12 — are among those awakening from the long hibernation, dusting off tables, and restocking shelves as they welcome friends old and new.

For Pentamere Winery in downtown Tecumseh, their regular customers kept things going during the darker days of the pandemic, purchasing carryout wines from the winery and from Jerry’s Market and Kapnick’s Orchards, the top retailers of Pentamere wines. Pentamere founders Ed Gerten, Dan Measel, and Nate Sparks will mark their 20th anniversary next May.

The three owners met as freshmen at Adrian College in 1981 and have been best friends ever since. Wine-tasting and later wine-making went from a hobby in Measel’s kitchen to a business when the trio purchased the building locals will remember as The Chilean House and, before that, Larry Coscarelli’s Grill. The structure itself dates back to the 1880s, which the three discovered when they gutted it down to the bare brick walls in 2000. The layout of the winery grabs the visitor’s attention from the front door. In the center is a pit, surrounded by oak railing, which houses the stainless steel, Italian-made vats used for fermenting the bottle of wine. And Measel is happy to wine. The largest, nicknamed “Hanz,” holds about 800 gallons. The smaller tanks hold about elaborate. “No, we don’t stomp our own 400 gallons. There also are Kentucky oaken barrels for aging some reds and chardonnays. grapes here,” he said with a grin. But, in the Patrons can look down on the tanks and work area and get a sense of what goes into each spacious “pit,” they definitely could.

The high-tech tanks have gauges to draw out carbon dioxide so that a “cap” forms on the top of the fermenting wine.

Grapes and other fruit juices are combined to make various types of wines such as dry reds and roses, whites, blushes, and desserts.

Pentamere uses apples from Kapnick’s Orchard, and most of the grapes come from vineyards around the Great Lakes as well as from local growers.

Measel is the wine “brains” behind the business, while Gerten handles the business end, and Sparks, with his science background, helps with the chemistry of wine-making. Maria Measel, Dan’s spouse, handles marketing for the business. They all help with testing the fruits of their labors 6-8pm Thurs, May 20 & from the tanks. They all work the counter, Thurs, June 17 which is particularly enjoyable for Sparks who loves introducing newcomers to wines and how the taste of food is enhanced with the right wine.

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Pentamere currently bottles about 17 different wines ranging from sweet to dry. They also are working on sake or rice wine, which takes some additional work, according to Measel. Their wines have won national recognition and have even caught the eye of folks from the Society of Creative Anachronisms with its “Kingdom of Pentamere” acolytes. “We made our name on quality and people know that,” said Gerten. “A lot of people are coming back, and they have been overwhelmingly supportive.”

Additionally, Pentamere partnered with Dip Stix and Stuff, a Tecumseh-based gourmet food shop stocking items like Hot Pepper Bacon Jam and Goat Cheese Red Pepper Tapenade.

Olive oils, balsamics, rubs, gift baskets, spice blends, soup mixes, and many other foods are available inside the winery.

Sparks said food was one of the reasons he learned to love a variety of wines. “I learned a sweet Riesling doesn’t pair well with pizza,” he said with a grin. “You want a red blend with spicy foods and a white with something like the Goat Cheese tapenade. And our plum wine is excellent with barbeque.” At Pentamere, the goal is to give an open and honest taste of the wine and the best way to do that, Sparks said, “is to have food.”

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Corey, a retired commercial photographer, has been making wine for at least 30 years. He said he designed their house in Sylvania to accommodate 600 bottles in the basement, but eventually he needed more space. “At first, winemaking was a hobby, but it progressed,” he said.

“That was 20 years ago. It’s taken on a life of its own and I’ve immersed myself pretty deep.” The idea for the winery grew out of necessity but also as part of Gray’s ebullient personality. “I like people,” he said. “I love to interact with them and this,” he said as he stretched his arms wide, encompassing the

great room of the new winery, “is like an open house all the time.”

The Gray's also enjoys the natural beauty of the setting. “It’s why we came up here from Sylvania,” Corey said. The Morton building forming the nucleus of the winery seems well suited to the farm fields surrounding it. Inside, the airy tasting room is anchored by a bar the Grays designed, surrounded by tables and chairs for customers to check out the reds, whites, and rosés. There also are two hard ciders — a dry Apple and a semi-dry Cherry Apple. One popular choice is Currant Locale, a red wine blend with currants, slightly tart and slightly sweet.

Paintings of flowers and nature capture the beauty of the outdoors in all its seasons, and the winery’s logo on merchandise recalls the private lake that can be seen from the yard in summer, with its nautical elements.

Some of the wine monikers reflect the lake theme as well, Ivory Swan and Runabout Red figure prominently on the wine menu.

“We first looked at this property in 2013, but they wanted more than we wanted to spend,” Corey recalls. “We looked around

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In 2018, they broke ground and opened their doors in April 2020 to a pandemic. “We built up a lot of customers who just picked up bottles to go and that helped,” Corey said.

Terri is a teacher in the Toledo Public Schools, where she has worked for more than 30 years. She also works at the winery alongside her husband on weekends. The Gray’s Major Domo, Aaron Krott not only works in the winery but plays country music on the weekends as part of the live entertainment at the winery. “He is my righthand guy, a huge part of the place,” Corey says. “I couldn’t do this without him.”

The winery does not have its own vines. “They are so expensive, even for the ambience.” Instead, Corey purchases grapes

from vineyards around the country and does his own vintification or winemaking. This is pretty much the process he used making wine in the basement of his Sylvania home for more than 30 years.

When the weather improves, wine enthusiasts can choose to sit out on the patio and enjoy the view of the private lake. Live music is usually on tap on the weekends, as well. Corey hopes to put the kitchen into use once all of the pandemic restrictions have been lifted. Right now, he has food trucks stopping by and, of course, bottles to go.

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In Lenawee County, there are many options for physical therapy care, whether a person is suffering from an injury or recovering from surgery.

These options provide a variety of services for children through adults in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. There are even therapies to treat women’s health issues and neurological issues following strokes as well as interventions for the side effects of cancer treatments.

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Parker said the trio’s plan was to focus on world-class physical therapy in the local community, putting people first. Gary Gray, who had a successful physical therapy practice in Lenawee County, is the director of program development and education for 3D PT. Gray developed the Applied Functional Science (AFS) approach to physical therapy, which is the primary treatment protocol at 3D PT. Parker said Gray’s approach is effective for people of every age, no matter what their personal history or injury may be, because it looks at the causes of the problem, not just treating the problem.

3D PT recently shifted its Tecumseh location from the Busch’s plaza to S. Occidental Highway, next door to the medical practice of Dr. Victor Cherfan and the Worksphere Occupational Medicine clinic.

There are three additional 3D PT locations in Adrian, one at The Centre, one at Brookdale Senior Living, and a clinic at the Dominican Life Center. There also is a 3D PT clinic near downtown Brooklyn. “We have a desire to meet the needs of the community, wherever we are,” Parker said.

Diana Schneider, who manages the Tecumseh location of 3D PT said that the new Tecumseh location affords more options

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for women’s health, which is Schneider’s specialty. She said she has been interested in these issues since her student days in PT school, and there is a significant need for it. These issues include pelvic pain and treating incontinence, two areas women, in particular, experience and suffer in silence.

“Just because it’s common doesn’t mean it’s normal,” Schneider said.

Other common services include managing vertigo and TMJ, doing functional difficulty evaluations for industrial medicine, and work hardening/work conditioning, which is a way of improving endurance for physically demanding jobs.

Additionally, the 3D PT staff opened a new pediatric site in the North Commons plaza across from the Spotted Cow in Adrian. “This is a new realm for us,” Parker explained. “Our conversations in the community indicated there is a significant need for it.” Christened “Sprouts,” the focus of the clinic will be youth, with a full range of occupational therapy, speech therapy, and physical therapy treatments offered. “It’s very exciting,” Parker said. “We have an awesome staff.”

Parker said the “cool thing” about 3D PT is “opportunities literally come to us. We have connections, the opportunities present themselves, and we can step into it.”

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His philosophy of care and involvement underpin the two centers bearing his name today.

“We try to stay on the cutting edge of technology and current practice,” Leffler says, as he and Aaron Deline, manager of their Adrian location, pose for a photo with their state-of-the-art “Balance System.”

Leffler started working for Carter after his 1991 graduation from Andrews University’s physical therapy program. Deline, who attended Grand Valley State University’s PT school, started working for Leffler right after he finished his studies in 1997. The two have worked to carry Carter’s philosophy forward. “Kelly taught us to take care of the person who came through the door like we would want to be treated,” Leffler said.

“He modeled that for Bob and Bob modeled it for me,” Deline added. At Carter, top-notch care and service to patients is

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the priority. “We love the people and the community and we love working with them,” said Deline. “We now are seeing second-generation patients and developing relationships.”

“We are educators, too,” Leffler said.

“We educate the patient on what will make an injury worse or inflame it, and how to do things the right way to prevent re-injury.”

The pandemic took its toll on places like Carter, but the actual business did not close its doors. While they did shutter the fitness and aquatic wellness programs, patients still came for physical therapy. “It did change the way we do things,” Deline said. “We wanted people to feel safe and know they were safe here so we implemented improved sanitizing and limited the number of people who can be in the pool. People did tell us they felt safe in our facilities.”

The length of the pandemic affected many of the fitness clients, too. Many patients become fitness clients because they see the importance of exercise and conditioning. But the pandemic meant they were sidelined. “It’s a real testimony to the importance of exercise,” said Deline. “People became deconditioned, their symptoms with radiculopathy and sciatica, for example, returned.”

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She said studies indicate that people who do cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack, bypass or other cardiac event add up to five years to their life expectancy. “If they complete 2436 visits of cardiac rehab, they decrease mortality and increase life expectancy,” she said. “It improves quality of life, functional capacity, and their ability to do more and do the things they enjoy.”

The program opened in November 1997 and in 1999 was certified nationally through the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. The program includes education on nutrition, medication, diabetes, and heart disease, as all are risk factors. “We are a multi-disciplinary team with dieticians, pharmacists, certified diabetes educators, nurses, and exercise specialists,” Iveson said. “Pulmonary rehab utilizes respiratory therapists as well.”

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“Patients receive supervised exercise training,” Iveson said. “We offer patients weight training, balance training, and stretching. Balance is really important for patients so they can stay in their home and enjoy life.”

The heart is not solely at risk for plaque-clogged arteries, which is why the cardiac rehab center now is offering PAD therapy. PAD or Peripheral Artery Disease is a disorder that develops when extra cholesterol and fats build up in the arteries of the legs, reducing blood flow and causing pain and cramping in the legs when walking or climbing stairs. “So with the new hospital, we have two new programs,” said Iveson.

Vassar said that one of the principal outcomes for the programs is a focus on mind, body, and spirit. “Help and support are always part of the program so that patients have an optimal functional level when they complete the program,” Vassar said.

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“We also are working with athletic training at Siena Heights University to keep the continuity of care in place for student athletes,” Alcock said. “The physical therapists stay in close contact with the athletic trainers to make sure the student athletes have the best outcomes.”

One of the great benefits received at Total Rehab is the extensive professional network that they have established to ensure the highest level of care to our communities.

Each of the ProMedica Total Rehab locations throughout the system uses evidence-based practice and clinical practice guidelines that often come from their national organizations to develop plans that are the most effective for individual patients. Because Total Rehab provides services from the inpatient through the outpatient stay, they improve communication throughout the patient’s rehabilitation journey. That communication is key since it ensures a continuity of care for the patient. The open communication and access contributes to improved outcomes for patients. This level of excellence allows them an avenue to serve their company’s mission of improving the health and wellbeing of their communities. n

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“Total Rehab existed previously at Bixby for both inpatient and outpatient care, as well as outpatient clinics in Onsted, Dundee, and at Herrick Hospital in Tecumseh,” said Kristin Ferreira, Director of Total Rehab services. “We continue to offer both inpatient and outpatient rehab here at ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital. However, some of the tools that we use to serve our populations are newly acquired since moving to the Frank and Shirley Dick Family YMCA,” she said. These tools include their Lite-Gait gait training equipment, as well as their Ekso UE, which is an exoskeleton for the upper body.

“A special feature that has come to reality due to our partnership with the Dick Family YMCA is our ability to offer aquatic therapy through the use of the pool,” said Ferreira.

Total Rehab provides physical, occupational, and speech therapies.

“Essentially, our services are all encompassing,” said Ferreira. “We serve all ages and populations, from orthopedic injuries in young athletes to neurological

issues in older adults.” Total Rehab has skilled therapists at all of their locations, in physical, speech, and occupational therapy.

“When a patient comes in, they work one on one only with a licensed therapist,” said Elizabeth Alcock, site lead and physical therapist.

One great aspect of their partnership with the Frank and Shirley Dick Family YMCA is that the open floor plan allows patients access into the Y. “We can help them get comfortable with using equipment so that when they have completed their supervised therapy, they can continue with workouts going forward,” Alcock said. “We have probably 75 percent of our patients that use the Y during their therapy here.”

Total Rehab also has speech therapists who work with patients on voice and feeding therapy, and perform swallow studies among many other things. Speech therapists also assist with augmented therapies for communication using eye gaze devices. They also work with patients who have suffered strokes or other cerebrovascular issues.

Another specialty available at Total Rehab is therapy for those suffering with lymphedema. This is a condition caused by a blockage in the lymphatic system, which is part of the circulatory and immune systems.

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It didn’t begin with a donkey or even a dream of a donkey. One might say it was all because of goats, or perhaps more specifically it was because of coyotes. At any rate, there was never an original intent by Phil and Cara Barker Yellott to buy a donkey, much less an intent to buy the tallest donkey in the world.

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The Yellotts had purchased two goats.

However, the howling coyotes near their Texas home made Cara consider buying a guard donkey to protect the goats. As she searched online, she came across a Craigslist posting for Romulus and Remus. The two donkey brothers were American Mammoth Jackstocks, the largest donkey breed in the world. Cara certainly didn’t need two mammoth donkeys to guard her two little goats, yet she couldn’t get the image of the two donkeys from her mind.

The photo of Romulus and Remus showed two thin and sad looking animals. It was a bad time for Texas. Drought and wildfires had made hay hard to find, and many owners simply couldn’t feed their animals.

“The seller needed to sell,” said Phil. “We convinced him we could give them a good home.” The couple bought the donkeys, site unseen, and waited for their delivery.

While the donkeys were a new venture, Cara was no stranger to equines. Horses had been her passion for years. With more than two decades of riding and teaching experience, she had handled horses for movies, and performed at Renaissance fairs with crowds of 25,000 people. The Yellotts currently own Privateer Riding Academy in Ann Arbor. Yet even with the years of equine experience, nothing could quite prepare the Yellotts for the sheer size of the animals they had just acquired.

When Romulus and Remus arrived, it quickly became evident that these weren’t your average donkeys. “When they pulled up in our driveway, Romulus and Remus were stopping traffic and drawing a crowd,” said Phil. The donkeys lived up to their breed.

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measures 17 hands, which translates to 68 inches at the front shoulder. His little brother Remus measures 16.2 hands, or 66 inches at the front shoulder. When an expert was brought in to help the Yellotts return Romulus and Remus to health, she told them that she believed the record holder for the world’s tallest donkey was smaller than Romulus.

Phil was delighted and set out on behalf of Romulus to have him crowned as the Guinness Book of World Record holder for the world’s tallest donkey. In 2013, Romulus took the win after he was officially measured and found to be five inches taller than the current record holder.

Romulus went on to tour the United States, his new found celebrity thrilling audiences at festival and fairs. He appeared at such star-studded events as the Midwest Horse Fair in Madison, Wisconsin where he hung out with the world’s tallest horse.

In 2015, the Yellotts, along with Romulus and Remus, moved to Raisin Township. “Romulus is sixteen years old has a leg condition now, so he doesn’t tour anymore. Remus is fourteen.” said Phil.

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BE PREPARED

In life and in pickleball, being prepared is essential. You can’t always succeed, but you can educate yourself about scenarios and outcomes. Even when things don’t turn out as planned, failures and disappointments don’t sting quite as much when I’ve put the time into preparation. Preparation in pickleball includes having the right equipment (correct shoes and paddle); water for hydration, hand sanitizer, and solid stretches in advance to warm up your muscles before you play.

BE PATIENT AND PRACTICE

Be patient, especially with yourself.

You will catch on. The worst thing is to compare yourself to others, whether in life or in pickleball. Everyone starts at the beginning. As you learn the rules of the sport, keep showing up for practice and drills. When you make it a habit, it becomes second nature. The term ‘muscle memory’ works in life and in sports.

BE PRESENT - SHOW UP!

Keep your mind and body on the court. Too often, in life or on the court, distractions can keep you from succeeding. Stay in the game – your game. Don’t worry about the next round in the tournament - focus. Don’t let past failures detour you from today’s successes. Learn to reset when something goes wrong. Reset your focus. Keep your opponent from getting into your head, no one belongs there but you! Think, where do I need to be, to be successful?

BE PERSISTENT

Master one skill at a time. Focus on improving your skills. For example, practice and master your serves.

Study your opponents and anticipate their next move. Learn to make them ‘play your game.’ Slow the game down by mastering the dinking game. Bangers like the noise and the rush. But remember, slow and steady, not only wins the race, but it also controls the game. Know how you learn best. I’m a ‘bite size’ learner, rather than a big picture kind of girl.

So, in life or on the pickleball court, remember you are in charge.

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PICKLEBALL IS CATCHING ON!

By Jackie Freeman

What happens when you mix elements of ping pong, badminton, and tennis? You discover the sport of pickleball. According to legend, in 1965 the Pritchard family, while vacationing in Bainbridge Island, in Washington state, invented the sport out of boredom. Using the standard parental response to children complaining of boredom, the Pritchards told their children to “Go outside! Don’t whine. Use your imagination.”

And they did. The children created a new sport, pickleball.

Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America. The number of enthusiastic pickleball players has skyrocketed to include celebrities such as Bill and Melinda Gates, Kim Kardashian, and Jenna Bush Hager. Tennis legend Andre Agassi has taken up the sport as well. Ellen DeGeneres says, “I’m obsessed with pickleball!”

The first ever $100,000 World Pickleball Championship, held this past February in Punta Gorda, Florida, hosted players from around the world. While the Fifth Annual Minto US Open Pickleball Championship scheduled for April 2021 in Naples, Florida, will adhere to COVID restrictions with fewer spectators, in 2019 there were over 2,500 competitors and 13,000 spectators. This year, CBS Sports will cover the live pro finals of the Minto US Open Pickleball championship on April 24th, 7-9 pm EST.

It’s a sport that combines exercise and social connections. Ron Publiski, Tecumseh resident says, “I’ve been playing pickleball for about seven years now. I used to work out in the gym, but that got boring. Pickleball is an awesome sport with lots of social interaction. My wife, Carolyn and I play. We’ve made new friends and expanded our circle of activities.”

It’s inclusive. People of all ages and abilities can play, and it’s easy to learn. Jeff Tyson, operation director at the Centre in Adrian, commented, “The sport of pickleball, which is an activity for families and individuals to play, aligns with the facility’s goals.

It fosters friendships and community.

We have housed pickleball for a couple of years now and have seen the sport grow in skill levels and into a flourish community.”

It’s affordable. Paddles cost around $75 and balls around $3 to $4. Add a pair of good court shoes, and you are ready to play.

Becky Selenko, boys and girls tennis coach for Tecumseh High School, notes, “I enjoy this sport as a ‘distracted exercise.’ I’m so focused on the ball and having fun that I’m not thinking about the workout it provides.

Unlike running or other sports where I’m thinking about every minute of it till it’s over! Pickleball is an exercise I look forward to doing.”

At last count, three local pickleball clubs — Lenawee YMCA Pickleball Club, Irish Hills Pickleball Club, and the Jackson Area Pickleball Association, have over 300 players. The number continues to grow. Tecumseh High School has also added Pickleball as part of its team and individual sports class.

The love of this sport is infectious. Dede Wampler, Tecumseh resident reports, “I love the camaraderie and fellowship playing pickleball. Learning something new, at the same time while exercising is so much fun. I encourage everyone to join in the sport.” For more information, visit USApickleball.org.

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The Jackson Area Pickleball Association and the County of Jackson are collaborating on the design and funding of a multi-court pickleball complex.

Sarah Gilmore, director at Tecumseh Parks & Rec Center, said, “We see the growth of this sport rolling into the next generation. In fact, last year, we dipped our toe into a youth pickleball program, but because of the pandemic, we had to stop.

However, we encourage you to watch for more details to come about expanding our services in this area.”

Just to be clear, there are no pickles on the 44 by 20foot pickleball court. Legend has it that the Pritchard family’s dog, named Pickle, took an interest in this new sport, as well.

Whenever a ball came his way, Pickle would run off with it and of course, it became “Pickle’s ball”.

You can check out YouTube videos or read books about the sport of pickleball. However, the best and fastest way to learn how to play the sport is by heading to any of our local fitness centers and gyms to PLAY pickleball. n

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One of the best resources to learning more about this sport is the book, “History of Pickleball More Than 50 Years of Fun!” written by Jennifer Lucore and Beverly Youngren.

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TIRED OF LIVING A MODERN LIFE IN 2021?

This spring make a visit to Sauder Village in Archbold, Ohio, and experience life on Main Street in the 1920s. The historical village offers a Walk Through Time experience beginning in the 1800s and ending with life in the second decade of the 20th century.

The creation of the 1920s Main Street was completed in August 2020 after several years of planning and building. The era was a natural addition for Sauder Village and its ongoing depiction of life and craftsmanship in this area of the United States.

“It was an exciting time with lots of advancements. This is a time period that people are a little more familiar with versus the 1800s which is so long ago,” says Kim Krieger, media relations manager for Sauder Village. “We were able to look at lots of buildings that are still in place to draw from that architecture and utilize parts of those buildings. We wanted the buildings to be accurate representations. The architect firm that we worked with did a lot of research.” The buildings on Main Street are all new construction but utilize pieces of actual stores from northwest Ohio. “The families and the businesses were excited to have them used,” Kim says.

On a walk down the west side of Main Street, visitors can stop in at the Livery, followed by Fire Station #1, Wiederkehr Dry Goods Clothing Store, Grocery Store, Theater, The Broken Barrel Speakeasy, Main Street Confections, and soda fountain/ pharmacy. The walk back up Main Street on the east side features

Dr. McGuffin’s Office, Rich Auto Dealership & Gas Station, Ohio Farm Bureau Office, Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Schuck Jewelry Store, Stotzer Hardware Store, Barbershop, Elmira Train Depot, Caboose, and the Community Plaza and Bandstand.

Each store and business offers a glimpse of life in a 1920s small town. Visitors can enjoy seeing what is playing on the big screen, look at the popular items found in a hardware store, and investigate a Model T parked at the service station.

Cherry phosphate and milkshakes are available at the soda fountain and candy can be purchased at Main Street Confections. The finest of 1920s fashion is on display in the dry goods store and the small details of the other businesses are designed to captivate guests of Sauder Village.

On the right day and time with the right password, visitors age 21 and older can visit the speakeasy and sample beverages and entertainment that were part of pop-up bars that existed during Prohibition.

Both the Broken Barrel Speakeasy and the theater are available for special events to provide an interesting atmosphere and a memorable gathering. Parking for Main Street special events is conveniently located nearby and there is a gazebo designed as a beautiful backdrop for weddings.

A full banquet kitchen makes meal preparation easy. “The theater was built with special events in mind,” Kim says. “We wanted it to be

available for special programming, weddings and events. It can turn into a beautiful venue for weddings and special gatherings. There is a secret speakeasy that’s open for special programming. It’s not open to the public every day. Our guests learn about the differences between whiskey and bourbon. They are able to enjoy a Prohibition cocktail.”

Part of the excitement for the Sauder Village team was offering a unique historical experience not available anywhere else in the country. The 1920s Main Street was recognized in national media last year, including Martha Stewart Living Magazine, making the expense and hard work all worthwhile.

Sauder Village opens for the season on May 6. The historical village is open in May, Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. In June through October Sauder Village is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Opening weekend features the annual Quilt Show, which was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. With all there is to see and do, a membership is an excellent option for many families. “We hope that people become members,” Kim says. “It’s a great way to visit as often as you like.” n For more information visit saudervillage.org, follow the museum on Facebook or call 1.800.590.9755 22611 State Rte 2, Archbold, OH

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During the summer of 1945, German soldiers gathered to eat lunch outside of four-year-old Barry Brablec’s farmhouse. Lounging under a giant oak tree, the soldiers casually rested from their work as Brablec’s mother instructed him to bring them food. While the Germans were the enemy, the four-year-old boy was not afraid as he handed them their lunches. And while the war had brought these soldiers to his homestead, they were not there to fight. Rather, the soldiers were German prisoners of war tasked to work on the Brablec family farm in Britton, Michigan.

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rom 1943 to 1946, approximately 425,000 German and Italian POWs were sent to camps across the United States. Thirty-two of these camps were located in the state of Michigan, and over the course of three years, approximately 6,000 prisoners of war were held in the state. “POWs quickly became a problem in the war,” explained Scott Gerych, president of Michigan’s Military Heritage Museum in Grass Lake.

“There were so many POWs, and we didn’t want the job of guarding them to take away from our combat troops,” he said. “We had supply ships that regularly ran to the fronts and then returned to the U.S. empty. So we began sending the POWs back to the United States on these supply ships.”

The plan of sending the POWs to the United States not only alleviated the burden of their care, it also alleviated a domestic issue — a lack of workers. With so many young men fighting oversees, many industries were facing critical labor shortages. Michigan in particular lobbied for the chance to take prisoners as a welcomed source of labor in its agricultural and lumber industries.

While some of Michigan’s 32 camps, like Kalamazoo’s Fort Custer and Camp Waterloo in Jackson County, were permanent structures that could house prisoners year round, other camps, such as one in Blissfield, were simply temporary

tent sites. During mild weathered seasons, these temporary camps were set up in locations that allowed the prisoners to be transported to nearby worksites. When the weather turned cold, the prisoners were transferred to permanent camps like Fort Custer. hile the labor was a godsend to struggling industries, the idea of 6,000 Nazis given relative freedom to work Michigan farms and woodlands seems a dangerous proposition. Yet the camps and the surrounding communities experienced very few mishaps. “There were special camps for the more dangerous men,” said Gerych. “The SS and the diehard political types were sent to higher security prisons. The rest of the prisoners were just regular, run-of-themill combat troops doing what we do.

They were fighting for their country.”

The POWs were often very loosely guarded while they worked, even then, very few ever attempted escape. “There

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WWII POWs worked at the Brablec family farm on Hoagland Hwy in Britton.

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was one prisoner who escaped from Camp Waterloo,” said Gerych. “He stole a Jeep and was missing for about 48 hours. They found him about three quarters of a mile from the camp. He got all caught up in back roads and had nowhere to go. For the most part, that was the way of it. The U.S. is so huge and forested and full of farmland.

There really wasn’t anywhere to escape to.”

For Brablec, the prisoners weren’t a source of danger, and his parents had no issues having German soldiers on their homestead. “When we think of a POW, the image in our mind is often that of a dangerous animal in a cage,” he said. “That wasn’t the case. At that point in the war, the Germans were drafting 16-year-old boys. A lot of these prisoners were just kids and they were relieved. Instead of dying on a horrific and bloody battlefield, they had comfortable quarters and plenty of food to eat. They spent their days working on farms outside.”

General Eisenhower had decreed early on in the war that the United States would strictly observe the rules regarding POWs laid out by the Geneva Convention.

This meant that while it was acceptable for the POWs to be put to work, they could not work in any specifically war related industries such as munitions plants, and it also meant that their labor could not be free. “The Geneva Convention has rules

against using POWs as slave labor,” said Gerych. “So in exchange for their work, the prisoners were paid 80 cents per day.”

This money could be spent at the camp store where prisoners could purchase things like candy, cigarettes, and even a rationed amount of beer.

The camps were indeed a far cry from the battlefield. When not working, the prisoners could play soccer or ping pong.

Prisoners were provided materials so they could teach classes to one another.

They put on plays. Musical instruments were provided, and the prisoners formed bands. There were weekend movies.

Postcards and stamps were given to each prisoner so they could write letters home.

There was plenty to eat and many of the POWs actually gained weight. “Most of them really liked it,” said Gerych. “They were treated well. They were fed well. They were getting paid and not getting shot.” y 1946, all POWs were processed back to Germany, yet many yearned to return to the country where they had been held as prisoners. “A lot of the prisoners formed great relationships with their American hosts,” said Brablec. “Many kept in touch after the war and many POWs had such fond memories that they later returned and immigrated to the US.”

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As Gerych explains the nature of the camps and the often warm relationships that formed between the prisoners and Americans, he points out that a headline of “6,000 Nazis prisoners in Michigan” sounds terrifying and belies the reality of these camps and the men held within.

“There is a lesson there,” he said.

“Today we hear a quick story on the news or we read a line on social media and we take it as truth instead of actually learning about it.

History is there if we want to know it, but we need to take the time to learn it. History isn’t a headline. History is messy and complicated. It is full of individual stories.

“In this case, something that seems frightening and horrible really wasn’t.

Most prisoners had really positive feelings about the experience. Many wanted to return.”

For Brablec, the German soldiers lounging under his oak tree were not terrifying monsters. “These weren’t hardcore Nazis,” said Brablec. “In many cases, these were just men and in a lot of cases just boys who didn’t believe in the Nazi cause. They were just doing what most of us do. They were doing what they were told.” n

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Michaela Holdridge has traveled the world and has seen firsthand, in many different cultures, the healing and nurturing power of plants. Her knowledge and experience are the foundation for Anthro Apothecary, which opens in the former August Company storefront in downtown Tecumseh on April 22.

Michaela grew up on the move, living in 17 different places the first 16 years of her life. “I grew up a military brat,” she says. While studying at the University of North Dakota, she went on a ten-day trip to Haiti with her mother. That visit made a life-changing impact on her. “I fell in love with anthropology and learning about culture,” says Michaela.

The connection between culture, botany and medicine fascinated Michaela, who went on to earn a master’s degree in anthropology. To gain first-hand experience with cultures and ethnobotany – the study of plants and how they are used within a region – Michaela traveled to different countries and to Native American reservations and immersed herself in the communities.

The Crow Reservation in Montana gave Michaela insight in the use of yucca, prairie sage and echinacea. The next step was for Michaela to experiment on her own. “I started blending herbs myself,” she says. “I was using them at home for me. I started to play around with what else you can do with herbs.”

One of the most momentous trips Michaela made was coming to Tecumseh’s Ice Sculpture Festival. “We just fell in love with Tecumseh,” says Michaela. The visit inspired the family to relocate to Tecumseh four years ago. Michaela started teaching anthropology and sociology as an adjunct professor at Jackson College while

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continuing to mix her own herbal teas and medicines. “It was just a hobby of mine,” says Michaela. “We would have guests over, and I would have my blended teas on the windowsills. It was always an interesting conversation piece.”

After sharing her mixtures with friends and family, Michaela was inspired by a neighbor to take her herbs to local farmers markets and Anthro Apothecary was born. In addition to her tea blends, she offers bath and body products for sale and set up a website.

“I was so nervous,” Michaela says about trying this new venture. “We had a great positive response. The feedback I get is always really fun. People were excited about the educational piece.”

After her success at the Tecumseh and Dundee farmers markets and local craft shows, the idea of opening a storefront seemed like a natural next step. “It gave me that nudge I needed to open the store,” says Michaela. “I wasn’t planning on opening a store. My husband and I thought about having some kind of store as a retirement plan. It wasn’t a goal for right now.”

However, the Holdridge’s neighbors, the Millers, ended up purchasing the August Company building in downtown Tecumseh. The Millers transformed the upper level into August Company Building and Suite, an Air BnB site. They then renovated the downstairs storefront, and offered space for a new business. Michaela recognized the perfect opportunity to bring Anthro Apothecary to downtown Tecumseh.

The renovation provides Michaela with room to sell her herbs and herbal mixtures, and also with space for classes to educate on using local plants in meals or medicinally. “People can come and learn about wild plants that are around us,” she says. She hopes to have the calendar of classes on her website in May.

Michaela plans to carry over 100 different herbs and spices and 20 tea blends. The bulk herbs are purchased from different companies and must meet specific criteria for Michaela – organic, sustainably raised with information provided about the growers. “I do a lot of research on the back end,” she says.

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Bases for teas include stinging nettle and lemon balm as well as plantain and dandelion – plants that are easy to grow or find growing in the yard.

“They are really great sources of vitamins and minerals,” says Michaela. “They are super easy, safe to use and play around with.”

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She has a passion about understanding different cultures and sharing what she has learned. “I’m hoping to have a good selection of fair trade, handmade and sustainably sourced items available,” she says.

Michaela also plans to partner with Rev. Cathi King on creating an herb garden at her Lindesfarne homestead in Tipton. The garden will be a perfect example of what grows well in this area and she hopes it will inspire people to start their own herb gardens. “I just love to share,” says Michaela. n

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SARA: We often strive to make our history neat and tidy.

We want our heroes to be heroes and our villains to be villains. However, nothing about your book is neat and tidy.

Horrible atrocities are committed by all sides. All sides are at times noble, and all sides are at times viciously inhumane.

In reading this book, our country’s history becomes so much more complicated as the lines between the good guys and the bad guys begin to blur. As a historian, talk about the value of telling the complicated story.

PETER: History is never neat nor clean, and rarely in history are there ever clear cut absolute heroes and villains. Everyone is tainted to some degree and almost everyone has some virtue. It’s never completely black and white. It is important to fully bring out those subtleties and contradictions to demonstrate the humanity of the people involved. They were like us. They were human beings caught up in difficult situations and not always making the best choices or the worst choices. Telling the complicated story allows the reader to really appreciate those who did overcome the obstacles before them to succeed. In the case of this time period, people assume that it is the simple story of white encroachment on Indian lands, and that the whites pushing against the Indians is a black and white story.

Ultimately it is a tragic story, but it’s not one of absolute innocence and absolute guilt.

SARA: I wonder if you would set some local context for readers about Tecumseh beyond his role in organizing the Indian alliance. Our town of Tecumseh was founded in 1824 and is located on the River Raisin. We are 30 miles, at most, from the site of the River Raisin Massacre. It seems quite startling that our town was named after Tecumseh given the proximity in both time and place to the massacre and the intense anger it incited. It also seems startling given the fact that just a little more than a decade before the founding of our town, Tecumseh sided with the British in the War of 1812. After studying Tecumseh, does this surprise you?

What was it about him that would, in that time and place, cause a group of white settlers to honor him in such a way?

PETER: It is important to note that Tecumseh was not present at the River Raisin Massacre. The River Raisin Massacre was indeed a massacre after a legitimate battle. While Tecumseh was not there, he would have unquestionably done all he could to prevent it. The evidence of that is why Tecumseh was so well thought of as early as 1824. In fact, he was well thought of by Americans as early as summer 1813 after the Battle of Fort Meigs in Ohio.

Tecumseh was commanding almost 1,500 warriors. He and the British had besieged William Henry Harrison at Fort Meigs. An attachment of 900 Kentuckians came up the Maumee River to reinforce Harrison.

They totally botched things up, and 600 of them were trapped in an Indian ambush.

Most of them surrendered. Then, some of the Indians began to massacre the unarmed Kentuckians. Tecumseh was in another part of the battlefield when this began. A British courier told him what was transpiring.

Tecumseh rode to the site and, with his tomahawk raised, began berating the warriors involved and began beating them away. He saved the Kentuckians before the massacre really began to deteriorate the way it had at the River Raisin. Tecumseh went from being the enemy of the Kentuckians to their savior, in a sense. Many of the hundreds of Kentuckians that he saved, recognized Tecumseh and wrote about it in letters home. The story was published in local newspapers and circulated nationwide.

Instantly, even though he was the enemy, he became a folk hero. His behavior and his humane method of making war continued throughout the remainder of his short life.

It was his humane and honorable nature that would explain that seemingly bizarre fact of naming of the town after Tecumseh when it is so close to the River Raisin Massacre.

SARA: In the midst of all the turmoil and pain and injustices and broken treaties, war and revenge wasn’t initially enough to unite the tribes. Talk about what Tenskwatawa offered and why that became the missing piece.

PETER: He created, in one sentence, the alliance that Tecumseh later molded and diversified from a purely spiritual, cultural and religious renewal movement into a political and military alliance to oppose further American encroachment on Indian lands. Tenskwatawa started it all. At that point, the Indians were in pretty bad shape.

Alcoholism was rampant. Game animals

were running short so they were facing real starvation. The Indians were losing their way and their identity. They were losing who they were as a people. Tenskwatawa presented them with a peaceable doctrine that he said would lead to their cultural and religious renewal and put them back in the good graces of the Master of Life, who would then reward them with a return of game animals and with the disappearance of the Americans. He didn’t advocate violence.

Rather, he said, look this is our fault. We strayed from the way, and we are getting what we deserve. He was blaming his own people, not only the Shawnee, but all the Indian tribes of the Midwest for their greed and for their selling of animal skins for trade goods and alcohol. This was depleting their food supply and causing their women and children to suffer. He was blaming the Indians for their own problems. He was saying, we need to get our act together and return to the way God intends for us, or we are doomed. To me, Tenskwatawa grows more and more admirable. In a way, I find him more relatable than Tecumseh.

Tecumseh was a charismatic young man and he was born to a father that had been a great war leader and he progressed on that path. Not to detract from Tecumseh, he was obviously a charismatic man and a good man. Tenskwatawa was a misfit. He shot his eye out as a kid, he fell prey to alcohol, then he overcame that and there is a lot to be said for that. He overcame all of these obstacles, and you can relate to him.

Tenskwatawa survives into the 1830’s.

The last chapter of the book covers the end of his life. While some might consider it to be anticlimactic, it’s one of my favorite chapters because it is poignant to see what happens to the prophet and his followers after the end of the war. There is a lot of Michigan content. He becomes a friend of Michigan Governor Louis Cass and actually spends Christmas with Governor Cass in the governor’s mansion in Detroit. He does it without compromising himself and what principals he had. It makes it all the more intriguing.

SARA: After researching and writing this book, what do you think is the most misunderstood aspect of this period of history?

PETER: That there was unmitigated hatred between the Americans and the Indians. That is not true at all. It was much more complex and fluid and ambiguous.

You had so many Americans that were adopted into these Indian tribes. Many Indian women had relations with white men and there were a lot of mixed blooded children. There was a lot of interaction between the tribes and Americans and most of the time it was peaceable. Conflict was the exception and not the rule. There were

these titanic moments of conflict caused by Americans as when in 1809 William Henry Harrison, who was the governor of Indiana Territory, made all these questionable treaties. Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa warned him repeatedly. They said, we will abide by what treaties you have engineered, no matter how crooked we think they are, but no more. Harrison for his own purposes negotiated another bogus treaty and that’s when Tecumseh said enough is enough. But for the most part, the years went by and they got along with one another. This wasn’t unmitigated constant hatred. One can judge whether it was unavoidable or not that the Indians be pushed out of their homeland. I don’t think it was.

Many tribes were living peaceably and for the most part well liked by their white neighbors. And unlike in the American west where there was a lot of racial animosity, there wasn’t racial animosity between most Americans on the Midwest frontier and the Indians. It came down to certain greedy powers that wanted land that wasn’t needed. For the most part it was just greed, greed, greed. We want this land, even when we don’t need it. And that is sad. n

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It didn’t matter how many miles had been travelled, there at the end of a long hard day on the range, the chuck wagon rolled in, a traveling cook and his wagon offering a hot meal and bit of home for the weary and hungry cowboys.

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Truck D and Flavor Flav is another food truck that recently drove into the local scene, offering an eclectic mix of craft tacos and other original and fresh street fare. Truck D and Flavor Flav is a drivable extension of Tecumseh Brewing Company, owned by Kyle Dewitt and Tim Schmidt. “Our food truck allows us to venture into other food creations and expand our varietals,” said Dewitt. “Chef Andrew and our creative crew love to branch out, tinker and experiment with all kinds of culinary methods and traditions, which typically manifests itself in our weekly specials at the brewery, but now the truck provides another creative outlet,” he said.

Truck D’s food is wide-ranging, with everything from their Chicken Tinga Tacos, which include spiced shredded chicken, chipotle crema, pickled onions, cotija cheese and cilantro to their Cauliflower Tacos which include tempurabattered cauliflower, roasted red pepper aioli, pico de gallo, pickled red onions, goat cheese and cilantro. Their jumbo breakfast burritos are also a popular weekend find.

The local food truck scene has grown over the past few years, with both food truck only businesses and with restaurants like Tecumseh Brewing Company offering satellite food trucks sent out to various community locations. Many of the local food trucks offer private party packages as well, adding a unique food experience to events like family reunions and weddings.

“I believe people love food trucks for many reasons,” said Dewitt. “but in particular, because it gives adults that ‘kid chasing an ice cream truck’ sensation. I also feel like people enjoy getting a fresh and creative meal from a vehicle at random locations, like getting a giant burrito while grocery shopping, or street tacos coming off a golf course. Food trucks embody the creative culinary spirit that so many people enjoy and appreciate.”

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Cilantro

(734) 823-5511 | Dundee Offering authentic Mexican Food Check Facebook for daily locations: cilantrodundee cilantrodundee.square.site

Right Way Café

(517) 438-0390 | Adrian Offering Cajun Street Food and Southern Cuisine Check Facebook for daily locations: rightwaycafe.

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“Little Grasshopper” (517) 265-6670 | Adrian Offering Tex-Mex Check Facebook page for daily locations: thepoquitochapulin elchapulin.net/food-truck

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Moran’s consignment

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The Cottage Rabbit

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Kate Van Theel has always had a love for junk. So, opening her downtown Tecumseh shop seven years ago was a dream come true.

Kate Van Theel has always had a love for junk. Antiques She credits loyal customers and the many travelers through this area & Vintage On The Boulevard provides a variety of curated that have kept the shop flourishing. Well-travelled herself — Kate and goods, old, vintage, and new. Great selection of painted husband Tom, bring new finds from around the globe to this beautifully & finished furniture. Farmhouse, primitives, advertising, displayed shop. She invites browsers to come wander even if just industrial, collectibles, estate jewelry. Michigan made items, to get new spring decorating ideas. You'll find vintage, farmhouse, soy candles & hand made soaps. All nestled in charming primitives, architecturals, industrial and estate jewelry. downtown Tecumseh.

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Antiques & Vintage on the boulevard

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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 antiques, furniture, victorian items, oil lamps, military, dolls, toys, jewelry, banks, books...

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32 E. Main St., Milan (734) 508-6350 • M 12-3 / T,W,F 11-5 / Th 11-6 / Sat 10-4 / Sun 12-4 • Vintage farmhouse and cottage home decor. Artisan gifts, home furnishings, antiques & Made-in-MI products!

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Jameson established Dana Du Jour Photography, which translates to Dana of the Day Photography, in 2008 after photography allowed her to document important milestones in the lives of her three children.

“I fell in love with the creation of memories and being a small part of each of their stories,” she said.

Jameson’s full-service photography studio is located in Adrian, which allows her to offer both studio-based photo shoots as well as off site shoots.

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While Jameson entertains all types of photography sessions, weddings and engagement sessions are among her favorites. She recognizes these as beautiful milestones where two separate journeys become one.

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Jamie Johns specializes in wedding Jameson has an artistic flair for creating consults and high-end floral design. photography. She loves creating a wide variety of moods, from dramatic night portraits to dark and edgy to ethereal, light, and airy. “My style is as eclectic as I am,” she said. “Sometimes the mood can change by client or venue.”

One of her favorite moments to capture in wedding photography is the “almost kiss” which she describes as the candid moments in between, where expressions such as smiles and tears of joy wouldn’t otherwise exist.

During these moments, Jameson casually 517-438-8344 | Adrian directs couples to close their eyes, breathe in www.floraldreamsadrian.com and exhale, allowing the stress of the day to disappear while wrapped in an embrace. “It’s in that moment that magic happens, and nothing else matters,” she said. “Bodies and minds surrender to love for each other, and I’m no longer a part of the scene. I’m just there to capture the essence of who they are.”

While wedding photography can be challenging, Jameson’s years of experience and her proactive attitude are extraordinary assets. Her advice to wedding couples is always the same, “expect the unexpected.”

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She wants her clients to know that when they hire her, they are not only receiving creative, high quality photographs, they are also receiving her ability to navigate the experience with ease, patience, and on-demand problem solving skills. This allows the couple to relinquish the worry so they can enjoy their day.

The artistic value that clients love and expect from Jameson requires time and careful planning.

“Between the initial meeting and the final consultation to finalize wedding timelines and details, I minimize the risk of not allowing enough time to capture everything,” Jameson said.

However, she acknowledges that wedding days can take on a life of their own. “Wedding photographers drive the timeline to keep everyone in sync and on time,” she said, noting that sometimes photographers are forced to work faster and in shorter periods, leaving them with the difficult choice to provide the basic shots versus the basic and extraordinary shots. “Those kinds of decisions often hurt my heart, but the show must go on,” she said.

Jameson said that it is essential for brides to do their research when selecting a wedding photographer, keeping in mind that not every photographer is a professional. What matters most is that the chosen photographer can deliver what the

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Jameson was voted Best of Lenawee 2017, Top 3 in 2018, and Runner Up Finalist in 2019. Her past clientele includes models from Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister.

Several of her portfolio-building clients have signed with modeling agencies. In 2013, her work took her to California for Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards. She has been featured in several local Lenawee publications, magazines, websites, and exhibits.

Jameson is known for her ability to provide superior service quality as well as quality in digital and print products. Her diverse and authentic skill allows her to accommodate any venue. And along with more than a decade of experience, her light-hearted and humorous go-with-the-flow attitude creates the comfort level needed to capture great photos. It is this combination of factors that create the essence of her work. “It’s often the greatest compliment when others refer to my work and signature style by saying, that’s a Dana,” she said.

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are mixed-matched china plates and fresh flowers in old and found bottles. My home is old. The house was built in 1832 and the barn in 1898. Once, when my dad was helping me with morning chores, he pondered the path to the barn. “How many times has this path been walked before us?” he asked. Easter in the barn means a bright and fresh table contained in the history and footfalls of others. My mom

cake and its big reveal is the highlight of the meal. One year the cake slid apart on the way to our house. We call it the year of the slider cake.

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Addressing the clutter in your space will be a major positive change.

Lighting can affect your productivity, your sleep patterns and your mood.

Cell: 248.640.5548 Office: 517.424.4444

Tip 3. mAke YouR spAces WoRk foR You

Support your healthy habits by design. Create a space that inspires you to accomplish your goals.

Multi-Million Dollar Producer

Organic Carpet Cleaning and more!

• Carpet Cleaning - $189 whole house (up to 1k sqft) • Upholstery Cleaning - $119 (removable cushion/section extra) • Power Wash Cleaning - $25 off (with $200+ service) • Dryer Vent Cleaning - $69 (up to 15’ vent) • Auto Detailing Interior - $99 car/$120 SUV • Tile/Grout Cleaning - We have the solution!

Tip 1. knoW When To cleAn YouR AiR ducTs

Look for visible mold, signs of mice or vermin, duct clogging, or duct particles.

Tip 2. cleAn cARpeT is impoRTAnT

Eliminates dust mites, bacteria and other allergens, which reduces the risk of health problems. Carpets should be cleaned every 12-18 months.

Tip 3. use oRgAnic upholsTeRY cleAneR Using organic cleaner reduces reactions like headaches, nausea, asthma attacks...it’s safer for pets/kids too!

Serving Lenawee for over 10 years

Marshall Witt, Owner Locally Owned 517.902.3506 / 734.408.1922 HealthyCarpets.com marshall@healthycarpets.com

Serving Lenawee County for over 10 years!

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5640 N. Adrian Highway Adrian, MI 49221

Take a VIRTUAL TOUR of our facilities at

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Dialysis Our new Tablo Dialysis Machine makes it possible to provide on-site dialysis for inpatients with acute and chronic kidney disease. This convenient, mobile unit allows healthcare workers to perform dialysis along with other bedside care. Nephrologist Judith Mayer, M.D. will oversee this vital new service.

Cardiac Rehabilitation Live longer, live stronger, and lessen your chance for another cardiac event. Our cardiac rehab program is designed to reduce your risk of other complications so you can live an active and normal life within the limits of your disease.

Radiology You know the right test might make all the difference. When you need diagnostic imaging, we know what means the most to you. Board-certified radiologists. State-of-the-art technology. Wherever you are, whenever you need us, your reports are available 24/7.

Total Rehab If you’re recovering from an injury, illness or surgery, we’re here to help you regain the skills and strength you need to get back to your active lifestyle.

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