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• A special heartfelt thanks to all who participated in the Thanksgiving Food Drive for Lighthouse of Oakland in November with either a food or cash donation. Your support is greatly appreciated! Also a very warm thanks to Dick and Sheri Kennedy who transported all the food to Lighthouse. Thanks to Nelson Davey and Tom Rapp for helping to load all the food into the Kennedy’s car. With all your support, many happy families had a nice Thanksgiving holiday!
   
• A very special thanks to Bob Wolf and his son who have been working on the computers in the Clubhouse office. We thank you for getting our systems up and running! Your work is very sincerely appreciated!
   
• A very warm thanks to all those that helped clean-up after our Thanksgiving Dinner with 127 in attendance! It was a truly delicious meal; just like home cooking! The help of the many hands certainly made clean-up a breeze! A special thanks to Bette McCullough who came over and set-up all the tables and to Nelson Davey for setting up all the tables and chairs and moving all the furniture. We sure appreciate all you do for us!
   
• The Clubhouse is adorn with beautiful trees and decorations thanks to the many hands who spent their time being busy elves! A special thanks to Bette McCullough, Pat Proper, Chris DeGroot, Ron & Jan Smolinski,
  Larry & Mary Ann DeRonne, Frank & Rosemary Caccamo, Karen Bishop, Jo Kozlowski, Dick & Pat Siepielski, Sheri Kennedy, Nelson & Carol Davey and Larry Prior. A very special thanks to Kathy Mischley who helped serve the food and clean-up from lunch. You all added such beauty to the holiday! Thank you! Hope everyone comes to see the wonder of it all!
   

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, December 2nd
4:00 - 6:00 pm

Stop on by to wish your neighbors and friends a happy holiday season
while enjoying appetizers and a nice glass of holiday punch.
Music by Charley Gehringer. Bring an appetizer to pass.
See you there!
 

SINGLES NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION
Monday, December 31st at 5:00 pm

Meet with us at the Clubhouse where we will travel over to Mountain Jacks for dinner. Dinner cost will be on your own. After dinner we will all be invited to Jean Mohan & Diane Wilson’s home where there will be dessert. After dessert perhaps a game or two. Sign-up immediately or
call Jean & Diane or Linda Foltz for more information. Please consider joining us!
 

NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION PARTY
Monday, December 31st from 8:00 - 1:00 am
$55/Person

Start out the evening with delicious appetizers. Move on to a wonderful; state of the art dinner catered by Catering by Katherine. Even dessert will be talked about for a month following! DJ Billie Dee will begin his fun night of music playing while you dance and sing along. Bring your bottle, all set-ups will be provided. At midnight, there will be a Champagne Toast along with watching the Big Ball Drop in New York City on the big screen. Hats and noise makers will be available as well. There will be snacks provided throughout the night. Please sign-up immediately or as soon as possible. We need to guarantee at least 50 people, with no more than 80. Plan NOW to welcome 2008 in great fashion with your neighbors and friends. Plan on being safe while celebrating here, right at home, with us! You may bring a guest couple with you!

Sign-up no later than 12-10 (50).
 

HOLIDAY GIVING TREE PROJECT FOR LIGHTHOUSE OF OAKLAND COUNTY

Our Giving Tree was introduced to the community at our Thanksgiving Dinner in November. There are still a few tags left on the tree if you are interested in participating in this program. Tags have the names and gift ideas for children in Oakland County. Gifts are to be returned no later than Wed., December 12th. Please do not wrap the gifts; but they can be put into holiday bags. Please return the tag on the bag so we know who to deliver it too! We thank you in advance for providing peace, joy and love to those who wouldn’t otherwise be celebrating this holiday season. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact the office. Thank you for making the holidays MERRY!

BRIDGE CHRISTMAS PARTY & DINNER

Monday, December 17th at 5:45 pm
$5.00/Person
With Bridge Following

Dinner will be Pizza and Salad, Dessert and Drinks. Spouses are invited to dinner.
Contact Willie Swayze at 248-475-0012 To Make Reservations to Attend.

NOTES OF THANKS …
From Residents to Your Home

• Fondly sent by Nancy Lund: Dear Friends and Neighbors; Thank you for the beautiful fall arrangement of flowers! It is lovely and both Ralph and I are enjoying them. We appreciate your thinking of us. We will share it with our family over Thanksgiving. Thank you again!
   
• Gratefully shared by Rosemary Sharland: Thank you for the beautiful basked of flowers I received during my recent hospital stay. Your cards and phone calls were very much appreciated. The thoughtfulness and loving, caring community just can’t be beat! I’m forever grateful!
   
• With love sent by Hazel and Reid Steinmetz: Dear Heritage Hills Residents; We treasure our friends and home in Heritage. We feel very blessed. The quilt the ladies made Reid (a great golfing blanket in our living room colors) is very much appreciated. Since we are Florida snowbirds, the warmth it provides is wonderful! The two Dick’s (Brennan and Hansen) delivered it along with a delicious bread. We wish to thank all of you. The prayers offered for us sprinkles from heaven and they are working! On a recent visit to our Doctor I was giving him credit for keeping Reid so healthy and he said, “trust me, it’s a divine intervention. There must be many prayers going up for Reid.” Healing is such a blessing! We wish each of you the same grace from our Father. Much love.
   
• Another sent Fondly from Hazel and Reid to Marian Hansen: The poppyseed bread was delicious. We just finished eating it. It was a great sweet with our breakfast. Thank you! The blanket is toasty. We just aren’t used to cold weather, so we use it A LOT. Thank the girls for us. We leave for Florida December 1st. Have a great winter!
   
• Fondly sent by Ruth Smith: Dear Friends of Heritage in the Hills; I would like to thank you for the lovely fall floral arrangement and the cards I received during my knee surgery. It was a wonderful surprise and most thoughtful. I appreciate everyone’s wishes for a speedy and full recovery and I am well on my way to meeting that goal!
   
• Gretchen Thams shares her thanks: Dear Friends: Thanks to all of you who voted for me for the Auburn Hills Library Board. I’m pleased to day I won with over 1,500 votes (100 votes more than anyone else on the ballot!) If you have any comments or concerns about the library, please share them with me. Thank you again for your support.
   
• Margaret Bonhardt send her sincere thanks: I want to thank the wonderful people of Heritage in the Hills for the beautiful flowers, prayer shawl, cards, prayers, food and visits during my lengthy stay in the hospital and rehab facility. It is truly a caring community and one I feel blessed to be a part of.
   
• Sally Wilkins writes: Thank you all so much for your thoughtfulness, prayers and the beautiful fall bouquet of flowers. They are beautiful!
   
• Flo Dorman writes with appreciation: Thank you Heritage in the Hills for the beautiful basket of flowers. It is so nice to live in Heritage where your friends and neighbors are so thoughtful. The flowers, visits, prayers, and phone calls are so greatly appreciated! Thank you all

RESIDENTS IN OUR THOUGHTS …

Prayers for Continued and/or Quick Recovery To:

• Judy Bradley

• Norm Cloyd

• Reid Steinmetz

• Barb Eldridge

• Katherine Smarsch

• Marv Harms

• Jacquie Thomas

• Jack Kozlowskis
  

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• BOOK CLUB CHATTERINGS
  
  There will be no meeting in December. The next meeting: Saturday, JANUARY 26TH at 10:00 am
  
  Readers can choose any book by the current Nobel Prize winner, Doris Lessing. Come share your selection with us at our meeting in January.
  
  To all our neighbors, we wish you all Happy Holidays!
  
   
• BUS TRIPS IN DECEMBER
  
  There will be a fee added for bus usage per trip. Please include this fee when writing your check for the events chosen. The bus fee is shown in bold after the ticket price. If no other fee is charged, the bus fee must be included in check form made out to Heritage in the Hills. If your name is on the Waiting List for an event and you’d like to drive on your own, let us know in the office and we will try to get additional tickets if possible. The number shown in at the end is the number needed to make the trip possible. If this number isn’t met by the sign-up date, the trip will be cancelled. Refunds will be made available up to 48 hours prior to the trip IF tickets have not yet been purchased. Please do not sign-up yourself on sheets where a fee is charged. Your name will be removed if it added without payment received. Thank you for your cooperation in these matters!
  
  Wednesday, December 5th at 11:00 am - The Purple Rose Theatre presents The Poetry of Pizza - Tickets $21 - Across a huge cultural divide, an unlikely courtship between a poet and a pizza-maker arouses the passions of an entire community, setting in motion a rash of culinary courtships and a chaotic comedy of errors. We will have lunch in Chelsea before the performance and then see the matinee at 3:00 pm. Tickets still available. Sign-up immediately! (12)
  
  Friday, December 7th at 12:30 pm - The Nutcracker at the Fox Theatre. Tickets $20. The Cincinnati Ballet will perform this cherished two-act ballet, with choreography by internationally recognized choreographer Val Caniparoli. Join the thousands of happy families who celebrate this colorful tradition of holiday spirit filled with dancing snowflakes, waltzing flowers, giant mice and brave toy soldiers who battle under a giant Christmas tree, and the unlikely romance between Marie and her cherished Nutcracker doll, who is transformed into a handsome Prince. Tickets still available. Sign-up immediately! (12)
  
  Monday, December 10th at 1:30 pm - Heritage Belles Holiday Concert at Waltonwood on Main Street in Rochester.
  
  Tuesday, December 11th at 1:30 pm - Heritage Belles Holiday Concert at American House Village; Building 4 in Rochester.
  
  Wednesday, December 12th at 10:00 am - Men’s Breakfast Out. NOTE CHANGE IN TIME! Gather in the Clubhouse parking lot to car pool over to the Ram’s Horn on Crooks in Rochester. Sign-up by 12-10.
  
  Thursday, December 13th at 10:00 am - Travel to Auburn Hills to the Walter Chrysler Museum for the Cars, Trees and Tradition Exhibit. Admission cost is only $3 for seniors. Pay admission cost at the door. Sign-up by 12-10 (8).
  
  Sunday, December 16th at 2:00 pm - Holiday Jubilee Concert with the South Oakland Concert and Jazz Bands and the Royal Oak Children’s Choir - At Royal Oak Middle School (formerly Dondero High School) in Royal Oak. Tickets are $7 and must be purchased prior to the concert. Sign-up by 12-10 (8).
  
  Monday, December 17th at 1:30 pm - Heritage Belles Holiday Concert at American House Stone in Rochester.
  
  Tuesday, December 18th at 4:45 pm - Heritage Belles Holiday Concert at Waltonwood on Walton in Rochester Hills.
  
  Sunday, December 30th at 2:00 pm - Harlem Globetrotters Magic As Ever 2008 World Tour at the Palace. Tickets: $16.50. Come watch this fun and great team! Bring the grandkids! Sign-up by 12-12 (15).
  
  BE sure to check out all the upcoming bus trips Further back in this newsletter. don’t hesitate! The time to sign-up for these trips is now! 

• CARD GAME FUN - Everyone Welcome! Come Join Us!
   
  • BRIDGE - Mondays at 7:00 pm and Wednesdays at 1:00 pm
  • PINOCHLE - Tuesdays at 7:00 pm
  • BINGO - Wed., December 26th at 7:00 pm - We play 10 games ($.25/card) - And 1 Cover-All Game ($1.00 Per Card). Join us!
  • MEXICAN TRAIN - At the clubhouse. Wed. December 19at 7:00 pm. Everyone is invited to play! We will teach you how if you’ve never played before. Join us! Cost is $1.00/Person Payable Night of Play.
  • TEXAS HOLD 'EM - Always the Last Friday of the Month Always BEGINS play at 6:00 pm (This means you should be here and ready to start play at 6:00 pm) Cost is $20/person payable the evening of play
    Always a lot of fun! Come join us! FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28TH AT 6:00 PM
    
    Sign Up Immediately!

HERITAGE BELLES HOLIDAY CONCERT

Friday, December 14th at 7:00 pm - Come hear the joy of the season as the Heritage Belles provide Christmas Music for your enjoyment. Sign-Up by 12-12.

CARS, TREES & TRADITIONS

December 13th at 10:00 am a the Walter P. Chrysler Museum. Admission: $3 (Pay at the Door)

A holiday exhibit pairing 17 authentically decorated trees with vehicles from the early 1900’s - 1980’s, complete with period advertisements, imagery and trimmings.

SIGN UP BY 12-10 TO JOIN US ON THE BUS (8)

3rd ANNUAL COOKIE EXCHANGE

Friday, December 21st at 2:00 pm

Bring 2 dozen cookies to share; one dozen to eat while enjoying the fellowship of neighbors and friends and one dozen to share and take home. Punch and Egg Nog will be served for your enjoyment. Be sure to bring your recipes too if you are making your own cookies. Don’t have time to bake? Buy them and share them with us! Just come and enjoy with us!

SIGN UP BY 12-17 (6)

DIGNITY FOR LIFE SEMINAR AT THE CLUBHOUSE

Thursday, January 10th at 10:00 am

Cindy Harris, Senior Partner of LTC Financial Partners LLC has graciously set time aside to present a seminar for our residents concerning her nationally recognized expertise in the area of Long Term Care. The seminar will consist of the following: 1) Long Term Care and what Medicare will pay; 2) Benefits of Long Term Care; 3) Likelihood of Long Term Care; 4) Is your Savings and Investments at Risk; Is Insurance the Right Solution?; 5) Five things you should know before considering Long Term Care Insurance; 6) Be aware that Long Term Care is an especially important issue for women; and 7) Reducing the Cost of Long Term Care Premiums. Questions and answer period will follow. Bagels and coffee will also be available. All free of charge! Sign-up by 01-07-08.

EXPERIENCE FRANCE DIFFERENTLY …

Wednesday, December 12th

If you want to travel from your seat, if you are interested in discovering France with insider’s tips, if you are curious to have a special view of Paris behind the scene and to dive in the heart of French History in the Loire Valley with all its castles; please come join us for a special presentation on Wednesday, December 12th at 7:00 pm. Keep traveling by experiencing French Art de Vivre with a wine tasting of French wines, presented by a French-American wine specialist and producer.

Sandrine and Blandine, both French natives, want to share with you their passion for France and its rich
cultural dimension: French Art de Vivre, History, Gastronomy, Wines, Arts, Architecture, Fashion, People and more! They co-founded Culturessence which is a coaching approach to designing and organizing customized trips to France. For more information, take a peek at our website at http://www.culturessence.com.

Come on over to the Clubhouse to see this great event! Sign-up by December 8th. $6/Person for the Wine and Cheese assortment. Don’t miss this fun evening!

INFORMAL HOLIDAY SING-ALONG

Thursday, December 20th - 7:30 PM - $3/person

Come on over to the Clubhouse and join with us to enjoy some fun holiday music. We are very informal; just enjoy singing some Christmas holiday carols together! Just a night of fun with singing, telling holiday stories and getting into the holiday spirit with music that we all remember! We will serve hot chocolate, coffee, tea and cookies. Bring your singing voices and enjoy the holiday spirit with us! We will have printed words or bring your favorite with you and we’ll give it a try! See you there!

SIGN UP BY 12-15 (12)

LADIES HOLIDAY LUNCHEON & TEA

Thursday, December 20th -  at 12:00 noon - $8.00/person

Come dressed in your favorite holiday sweater and share the holiday spirit with your neighbors and friends. Bring your favorite cup and saucer for a hot cup of your favorite flavored or spiced tea. Lunch will be soup, salad and light tea sandwiches. SIGN UP BY 12-15 (20)..
 

Please be sure to sign-up by the dates given. The number is parentheses is how many we need to hold the event. Thank You!

• Monday, December 3rd; Wednesday, December 5th and Friday, December 7th at 9:00 am (and each Monday, Wednesday and Friday throughout December) - Exercise program with Pat Halstead. Come on over and participate in this great exercise program. Cost is $20/Month for one class per month or $30/Month for two or more exercise classes per week.
   
• Tuesday, December 4th and Thursday, December 6th at 4:00 pm (and each Tuesday and Thursday throughout December) - Chair Exercise with Pat - $20/Month for one exercise class per week or $30/Month for two or more exercise classes per week.
   
• Thursday, December 6th at 1:00 pm (and each Thursday throughout December) - Mah Jongg at the Clubhouse. If you’d like to learn how to play, let the office know. Experienced players only.
   
• Thursday, December 6th at 6:00 pm (and every Thursday throughout December) - Yoga with Tracey Flynn at the Clubhouse. Cost is $20 per month for one class per month or $30/Month for two or more exercise classes per week. Try out this relaxing and creative exercise!
   
• Saturday, December 1st at 10:00 am - Family Breakfast with Santa. $8/Child and $5/Adult. Bring your grandkids for this fun event! Enjoy breakfast with Santa. You’ll have a chance to sit with Santa and give him your wish list. All children will receive a surprise gift. After breakfast, have your picture taken with Santa, make a holiday craft or two and enjoy some holiday magic. Sign-up immediately (20).
   
• Sunday, December 2nd from 4 - 6 pm - Holiday Open House at the Clubhouse. Come together with your neighbors and friends to celebrate the season. Bring an appetizer to pass. Holiday Punch and appetizers will be served. Sign-up immediately.
   
• Tuesday, December 4th at 9:00 am - The Sewing Group meets in the Craft Room. Stop by and see what they are making today!
   
• Wednesday, December 5th at 7:00 pm - Euchre at the Clubhouse. Come on over and play this fun games of cards! Need 4 to play!
   
• Friday, December 7th - Lifeline Screening returns to the Clubhouse. For complete wellness package (all 4 screenings and a free osteoporosis screening) only $129. Results of tests are sent to you within 21 days. Call to register with Lifeline Screening at 1-800-449-2350. Call by 12-4 to register.
   
• Friday, December 7th at 6:00 pm - Resident Pot Luck at the Clubhouse. Join with your neighbors to spread holiday cheer!
   
• Tuesday, December 11th at 9:00 am - The Sewing Group meets in the Craft Room. Bring your machine and join them!
   
• Wednesday, December 12th - Giving Tree Gifts Due into the Office by 5:00 pm TODAY!
   
• Wednesday, December 12th at 7:00 pm - French Experience with Wine Tasting - $6/Person - Come experience the excitement of France and try their wine and cheese! Guaranteed to be a fun evening! Sign-up by 12-08 (10).
   
• Friday, December 14th at 7:00 pm - Heritage Belles Holiday Concert with Dessert - $3 - Come hear the Holiday Collection by Heritage Belles. After the concert you will enjoy a delicious homemade dessert. Be sure to join us! Sign-up by 12-10 (15).
   
• Monday, December 17th at 5:45 pm - Bridge Christmas Party Dinner (with Bridge following) - $5/Person - Call Willie Swayze to sign-up.
   
• Thursday, December 20th at Noon - Ladies Holiday Luncheon and Tea - $8/Person - Wear your holiday sweater, bring a cup and saucer and enjoy the fellowship of your neighbors and friends. Sign-up by 12-15 (20).
   
• Thursday, December 20th at 7:30 pm - Informal Holiday Sing-Along - $3/Person - Join us for a fun night of singing our favorite Christmas carols. Hot chocolate, coffee, tea and cookies will be served. Sign-up by 12-15 (12).
   
• Friday, December 21st at 2:00 pm - 3rd Annual Cookie Exchange. Bring 2 dozen cookies and take at least a dozen assorted home. Come and enjoy the fun with your neighbors! Sign-up by 12-17 (6).
   
• Friday, December 21st at 6:00 pm and 6:30 pm - Resident Social followed by Poker for Everyone at 6:30 pm. No need to sign-up!
   
• Friday, December 28th at 6:00 pm - Texas Hold ‘Em - $20/Payable That Night - Sign-up by 12-21 (10)
   
• Monday, December 31st at 5:00 pm - Singles New Years Eve Dinner and Gathering - Meet at the Clubhouse to go to dinner at Mountain Jacks. Back to Diane Wilson and Jean Mohan’s for dessert and games. Contact Linda Foltz for more information.
   
• Monday, December 31st at 8:00 am - New Years Eve Celebration Party - $55/Person. Don’t miss it! Delicious appetizers and dinner. Champagne at Midnight. Noise makers and hats. Bring your own bottle; set-ups provided. Commit now and plan on being safe while celebrating here, right at home, with us! Sign-up no later than 12-10 (50).

 (Sign-Up Now!)

These events have already been scheduled. Some of these events require purchasing tickets and so signing-up must occur now. Be sure to check out these trips and events and make your plans now to attend! Sign-up sheets are located under “Other” in the book.

• Thursday, January 10th at 10:00 am - Dignity For Life Seminar with Cindy Harris - Bagels & Coffee Served - FREE - Sign by 01-07-08
   
• Thursday, January 17th at 11:30 am - Singles Lunch at Kubla Kahn’s and games following at the Clubhouse. Sign up by 01-10-08.
   
• Saturday, January 19th beginning at 3:30 pm - College Hockey Faceoff at the Palace. Niagara University vs. Wayne State University and University of Michigan vs. Notre Dame University. Tickets $20. Sign-up by 1-8 (15).
   
• Sunday, January 20th for 2:00 show - Avon Players does You Can’t Take it With You - Tickets $12 - The stenographer Alice Sycamore is in love with her boss Tony Kirby, who is the vice president of the powerful company owned by his greedy father Anthony P. Kirby. Kirby Sr. is dealing a monopoly in the trade of weapons, and needs to buy one last house in a twelve block area owned by Alice’s grandparent Martin Vanderhof. However, Martin is the patriarch of an anarchic and ecdentric family where the members do not care for money but for having fun and making friends. When Tony proposes Alice, she states that it would be mandatory to introduce her simple and lunatic family to the snobbish Kirbys, and Tony decides to visit Alice with his parents one day before the scheduled. There is an inevitable clash of classes and lifestyles, the Kirbys spurn the Sycamores and Alice breaks with Tony, changing the lives of the Kirby family. Sign-up by 01-05-08 (15).
   
• Wednesday, January 23rd at 6:15 pm (for an 8:00 pm Show) - Travel to the Fisher Theatre in Detroit to see Whistle Down The Wind. They say that this is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s best show since Phantom! This is the American Premiere of a magnificent new production. Tickets are $55 (for $75 seats). Whistle Down The Wind is an uplifting musical about a young Louisiana girl who finds a mysterious stranger hiding in her barn. While the townspeople are determined to find the escaped felon, she and the town’s children vow to protect him from the outside world. Sign-up by 01-05-08 (15).
   
• Sunday, February 3rd - Super Bowl Party at the Clubhouse with Your Favorite Comfort Food Pot Luck! Watch for more info!
   
• Wed., February 27th - Biloxi Blues at Meadow Brook - The continuing story of Simon’s alter-ego, New Yorker Eugene Jerome, on his way to boot camp in Biloxi, Mississippi to train for WWII. This classic fish out of water story is the winner of the Tony Award for Best Play. Lunch first at O’Malleys and have a choice of lunch of Fettuccini Alfredo, Chicken Caesar, Retro Burger, Corned Beef & Cabbage Wrap, Chicken Club Sandwich, Shillelagh Club (corned beef, roast turkey and swiss cheese), Roast Beef Philly, or Parmesan Baked Cod. Drinks include coffee, tea, iced tea, coke, diet coke or lemonade. Tickets only $25.50 for lunch and the show! Sign-up by 01-15-08 (15).
   
• Thursday, April 3rd at 5:15 pm - Travel to the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center to hear the U.S. Air Force Academy Concert Band. This band exemplifies the best of past, present, and future in traditional and contemporary music. From light classics to country, pop, and Broadway Hits, the band features a repertoire guaranteed to please every family member. Tickets are FREE! Sign-up immediately or until tickets are gone!
   
• Saturday, April 12th, 2008 - Pat Benatar at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $62. Pat Benatar’s polished mainstream pop/rock made her one of the more popular female vocalists of the early 80’s. Although she came on like an arena rocker with her power chords, tough sexuality, and powerful vocals, her music was straight pop/rock underneath all the bluster. “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”, “Treat Me Right”, and “Heartbreaker” are some of her favorites. During the 80’s, Benatar became one of the most played artists on MTV, enjoyed sold-out tours and received several Grammy Awards. Money for tickets must be paid by 3-1-08. Tickets must be paid upon ordering. Sign-up immediately or by 2-15-08 (15).
  
  YOU CAN SIGN-UP NOW FOR THESE TRIPS! REMEMBER IF YOU WAIT; THE TRIP MAY THEN BE FILLED!
   

ODDS AND ENDS

PERK UP WITH PEPPERMINT

If December’s hustle and bustle has left you wiped out, grab a candy cane! Studies show that smelling or tasting of peppermint offers a quick pick-me-up. The aroma has the same effect as a whiff of smelling salts! Grab a candy cane at the Clubhouse then sit back, relax and enjoy! Then go trim that tree!

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