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Annual Christmas home tours set for Dec.1

Love Christmas? Love decorating? Love seeing other peoples homes? Dec. 1 may be just your kind of day. The third annual Manchester Christmas Home Tour will take place from noon until 8 p.m. at five houses around the village of Manchester. This year we once again have a collection of unique homes available for touring, said Carrie Keller who, along with Teresa Benedict, started the Home Tour in 2010. We have two historic homes right on Main Street, two beautifully renovated homes, and a newer home just outside of town. Each house was chosen because of the homeowners flair for Christmas decorating. This years tour has an added feature: the opening of the Emanuel Church parsonage. The parsonage will be decorated for Christmas, and will host a beautiful display of nativity sets donated by local families, along with a display of Emanuel historic memorabilia. There will be a complimentary cookie and dessert bar with beverages, and various homemade cookies, salsas, crafts and decorations will be available for sale. Another exciting aspect of this years tour is seeing the hard work and donations pay off. We have started purchasing commercial-grade decor for Main Street, and at least nine beautiful wreaths should be on display this Christmas season, Benedict said. We have been working with Bronners, so we have stayed with a Michigan company, and are purchasing a product made in the United States. Each year, the money collected from the Home Tour will be used to purchase additional decorations and to help with the maintenance of the decoPLEASE SEE TOURS/3-A

Township approves $32k to build culverts

By Nathaniel Siddall
Special Writer

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Manchester Township authorized the county road commission to spend up to $32,000 to install culverts at Buss Road at theire regular meeting on Nov. 13. After matching funds are used, the township will pay about half that cost. The council also provided $2,000 in funds for transportation service provided by the Manchester Area Senior Citizens Council, as it has done in past years. If the Ann Arbor Transit Authority operated on a shoestring like the Manchester one doesand it does a good jobI might have been more supportive, Supervisor Ron Mann said. The council heard a report about the River Raisin Watershed Council from trustee Sybil Kolon.

It has cut costs by moving into free office space provided by the county, and will cut membership dues. An executive committee is being reconstituted, and will include Jim Mann as chair. Manchester Township had been an integral part of the group, but then declined to rejoin. Now dues for the township will be reduced from $700 to $800 to about $250. Ill go on record right now as supporting rejoining, Mann said. Treasurer Judith Huber told the council that tax bills will go out Dec. 1. They will include six special assessments, including ones for capital and operating expenses for the recycling program that will be assessed on all households outside Manchester Village. The village has contracted with a different recycling

program. Three assessments will be made on behalf of the county water resources commission, for maintenance of the Iron Lake, SharonManchester and Cooley Tile drains. The township Ron Mann, above, sat for his nal is also making a 12-year special meeting as township supervisor on Nov. 13. assessment on residents at their public service. Timber Hill Road, at their Other trustees renewed request, to pay for improvetheir oaths of office and ments to the road. will return in December. A few trustees held their It was the last meeting last meeting of their term. for Mann, as well. He is Two of them, John Schmitt retiring after 24 years in and Sybil Kolon, did not the position. Mann took a run for reelection,and they few minutes at the end of took home with them the nameplates that designated the meeting to reflect on his experiences in the job. their places at the conference table, as mementos of PLEASE SEE CULVERT/3-A

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must be received no later than Dec. 1. Christmas Shop: The Manchester Family Service will hold its annual Christmas Shop from 9 a.m. to noon on Dec. 15 at the St. Mary Parish Center, 106 E. Madison St. At the shop the less fortunate families and individuals in our community who are assisted by MFS will receive Christmas gifts and items of food and clothing. Donations for the shop will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 14 at St. Marys.

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Crazy Cash applications: The Kiwanis Club of Manchester is accepting applications for Crazy Cash grant money. Proceeds are donated to benet tangible projects for the Manchester Community selected from applications submitted via mail postmarked by Nov. 23. Applications are available at the Coffee Mill/Black Sheep Tavern or contact Anita Herman at 428-0104.

Addresses needed:The American Legion, the Auxiliary and the Mens Club need the names and address of men and women from the Manchester School district who are presently serving in the active military services to send them holiday cards. If you know of someone who recently left the military we would also appreciate that information. Please contact Geneva Walkowe at 428-8120, Jayne Long 4288165 or Joyce Stein at 428-8427. Addresses

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