Events

THE TECUMSEH VFW Auxiliary Post 4187 will host an all-you-can-eat sauerkraut dinner on Thursday, Oct. 2 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Post Hall, 427 N. Evans St.  The dinner is open to the public and there is a charge for adults and children.

THE ANNUAL TURKEY dinner will be held Friday, Oct. 3 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Tipton Community Congregational Church, 9240 Tipton Hwy., Tipton.  Carryouts will be available at 5 p.m.  There is a charge at the door.

THE CHICKEN and Biscuit Harvest dinner will be held Oct. 4 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Macon United Methodist Church, 11964 Macon Hwy.  Carryouts are available by calling 423-8270.There is a charge at the door.

MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)will meet at the First Preysberian Church, Tecumseh.  The morning group will meet starting Oct. 7 on the first and third Tuesday mornings from 9 a.m. to 11
There is a cost for membership.  For more information call Kelli at (517) 264-4853.

Planning to breastfeed or currently nursing?  Then you'll want the information and encouragement that La Leche League provides.  Whether you're pregnant or already nursing, LLL has something for you-tips and techniques shared by mothers who have enjoyed a successful breastfeeding relationship.  
A meeting will be held in Lenawee County on Wednesday, October 8 at 10 a.m.  For directions to the meeting or more information, please call Jennifer at (517) 592-4750 or Kelly at (517) 423-3462.  All mothers and their babies are welcome.

THE LOW VISION support group will meet Oct. 8 from 1 to 3 pm. at the Clinton United Methodist Church, Tecumseh

The speaker will be Maurleen Gillin (White Cane Day).
For more information call 423-7042.

The Tecumseh District Library will hold a book sale on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 12, 1-4 p.m.
All proceeds will benefit the library.  For more details call 423-9704 or visit www: tecumseh.lib.mi.us.

The Promenade Tecumseh committee will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Tecumseh Historical Museum downtown.  The meeting will include planning both the Candlelight Home Tour on Dec. 5 and 6, 2008 and the spring Home Tour on May 16 and 17, 2009.
Anyone interested in helping with either of these events is welcome and encouraged to attend this meeting, or if unable to attend, contact committee president Pat VanCamp at 517-424-7675.

DRAIN THE VEIN with the American Red Cross at the Croswell! Oct. 15 from 12 to 6 p.m.  Help us meet our goal of 40 donors! Contact us today to set up your donating appointment!

The Annual Turkey Supper hosted  by the Britton Congregational Christian Church will be held Wednesday, Oct.15, 2008, beginning at 4:30 p.m.  The menu includes tgurkey, dressing, real mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade cranberry relish, coleslaw, squash, rolls and beverages.  There is a charge for the dinner.  Drive-through carry-out orders will again be available at the back door of the church, also beginning at 4:30 p.m.

The MOMS Club of Tecumseh will be having their monthly member’s meeting on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, from 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the basement of the Tecumseh Public Library.  The club welcomes new members that live in Tecumseh, Adrian, Clinton, Britton, Tipton and surrounding areas that are at home during the day, whether they work from home, work part-time or stay-at-home.
Activities include weekly playgroups, field trips, park days, community service projects, a monthly mom’s night out and so much more.
For more information contact Carrie at (734) 526-5615 or E-mail: tecumsehmoms@yahoo.com or visit www.geocities.com/tecumsehmoms. 
Have you ever wondered what the MOMS Club® of Tecumseh, MI is all about?  Please stop by the club’s booth at the upcoming Appleumpkin Festival and the club would love to share with you all the activities going on in the club.  The  booth will be located on N. Ottawa Street across from the Tecumseh Public Library and will feature crafts for children. The club will also be selling Elder Beerman Community Day coupon books. All proceeds from books will be given to a local charity. 
For more information contact Heidi 734-223-0152 or E-mail: tecumsehmoms@yahoo.com or visit www.geocities.com/tecumsehmoms.

Join Bixby Medical Center on Sat., Oct. 18, for Graze to Raise, a 5K walk and taste event that will benefit the  local Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m., with a balloon release at 10:10 a.m. to begin the walk at Bixby. More than 16 food stations will be spread throughout the 5K course that begins behind Bixby Medical Center and Hickman Cancer Center at the registration/finale tent and winds through the surrounding neighborhoods.  A special “Sweet Ending” will take place at 12:30 p.m.
Register your friends and family and raise pledges in addition to your registration fee to be eligible for a chance in the final drawing. Registration is $40 for adults 18 years and older and $15 for students nine to17 years of age. Children eight-years-old and under are free.  
Brochures and registration can be found online at www.promedica.org then click on “Ways to Give” and “Bixby Medical Center”. The forms are also available at the front entrance of Bixby and Herrick Medical Centers and Hickman Cancer Center. All funds raised will be given directly to Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby for purchase of oncology equipment and to assist patients who cannot afford cancer treatment or transportation.
For more information, contact the Bixby Community Health Foundation at 517-265-0428.

Accessing Inner Wisdom  located at 160 Maumee St., Adrian, invites the public to attend a grand opening Saturday, Oct. 18 from 10 to 6 p.m.  There will be mini-workshops throughout the day including Angel Therapy, energy healing, spirit communication 101 and more.  Proceeds from the mini-workshops will benefit  the Lenawee Humane Society.
For more details call (517) 673-5626.

The Adrian College Music Department will host two choral festivals for local Michigan schools on Sunday, Oct. 19 and 26 beginning at 3 p.m. in the Adrian College Chapel.  These free concerts will feature choirs from Adrian, Tecumseh, Bedford, Onsted, and the Roeper School. The Adrian College Choir will also perform.  Doors will open at 2:45 p.m.
At the choral festivals, you will have the opportunity to hear each of the choirs perform and then watch as the adjudicator, Dr. Phillip Silvey, works with each group on improving their performance.  Join us for a wonderful opportunity to hear some of the best high school choirs in our area.

HERRICK MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY will have a Trash to Treasure Sale Oct. 22 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the basement conferences room.  The public is invited to attend.  There will also be a grand prize drawing at 3:15 p.m.

St. Elizabeth Council of Catholic Women will hold its annual Bazaar at St. Elizabeth Parish Center on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The St. Elizabeth CCW will conduct an annual Quilt Raffle. This year's Amish made queen-sized quilt is the “Broken Mariner's Star” pattern. For ticket information, call Mary Alice Burt at 423-1354, Joanne Rebottaro at 432-4546, or Judi Schultz at 423-9730.

The Oakwood Cemetery in Adrian announces the arrival of the Christmas Box Angel of Hope at Oakwood Cemetery in Adrian.  The monument is to be dedicated to the families who have lost a child to stillbirth, miscarriage or early infant death.
The statue was introduced to the work in the book of the Christmas Box, a worldwide bestseller and hit television movie by author Richard Paul Evans.  In the book, a woman mourns the loss of her child at the base of an angel monument.  Though the story is mostly fiction, the angel monument once existed but is speculated to have been destroyed.  The new angel statue was  commissioned by Richard Paul Evans, in response to reports that grieving parents were seeking out the angel as a place to grieve and heal.
Now the individuals and families in and around Lenawee County, who have been impacted by such a loss, will have a special place to remember their angels.
The community is invited to  the dedication on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. at Oakwood Cemetery.
For more information call Kelli Hatfield at 605-2827.

Herrick Manor in Tecumseh will welcome trick or treators on Friday, Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m.