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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Holiday music box show set this weekend at Eisenhower Recreation Center

The annual holiday music box show is set this weekend at Eisenhower Recreation Center.

The show offers a chance to see many lovingly preserved music boxes from years gone by. The admission is free and Villagers are encouraged to bring their grandchildren.

Mary Hughes with a music box that was in her family’s drug store in Toledo, Ohio.

 

The show will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 and Sunday, Dec. 15.

The show is presented by Musical Box Society International which is committed to preserving and restoring beautiful antique music machines.

Greenskeepers should take a trip over to Hacienda course

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Buffalo Ridge makes perfect sense for location of Costco

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Villager offers simple solution for $1.7 million golf maintenance building

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Give credit where credit is due

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You cannot impose your views on others

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