Michigan couple’s train display drives holiday help

Friday, November 26th, 2010

A Jackson County couple has once again turned their love of model trains into a holiday event that benefits others.

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Train Show and Tree Lighting at the Barron Arts Center

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

The Barron Arts Center is hosting their annual holiday exhibition of model trains. The exhibition runs from December 4-28, 2010. Exhibit hours are: Monday-Friday 11am-4pm; Saturday and Sunday 2pm-4pm.

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Train Show and Tree Lighting at the Barron Arts Center

Williamsburg Christmas event celebrates trains

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Model trains and Christmas decorations will be on display at the Trains of Williamsburg Christmas Walk.

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ENJOYING THE TRAINS

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Corinne Santana, 9, of Collings Lakes watches a line of HO scale model trains move by during the 26th annual open house of the Patcong Valley Model Railroad Club in Richland Village on Saturday.

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Trainspotters to pay £695 to spend a night in hotel room with 20ft model railway

Monday, October 25th, 2010

A hotel in Japan has created a new £695 a night suite ideal for trainspotters complete with a 20ft long rail track.

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William Kay: Grandfather had love for model trains

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Although he was a man of many hobbies, William Kay had a one-track mind when it came to model trains. At one time or another, the father of three dabbled in home wine-making, stained-glass art, golf, boating and duck hunting, but none could compete with his passion for his train sets.

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Model engine display steams up

Sunday, September 19th, 2010

Where the rail forks near the former Port Huron & Detroit Railroad Company office building, traffic was heavy Saturday.

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New face, same dedication to students, success

Monday, September 6th, 2010

ST. JOHNS -- When school opens Sept. 7, Ruth Wineman won't be at St. Johns Alternative Education, for the first time since 1984. Wineman retired June 30 after 25 years with the program.

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Avoid back-to-school back pain

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Kids have always been a pain. But these days, they're also in pain. "It's an epidemic," warned Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin chiropractor specializing in occupational health. "By the age of 14, kids have the same rate of back pain that adults do." And Bautch thinks he's fingered the culprit.

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How much for the 1st Enquirer?

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

The late Jim Thornbury collected a baby grand, chandeliers, model cars, horse-drawn vehicles, toy trains, even the Enquirer from April 10, 1841. How much is that first paper, and everything else, worth? South Auction Services will find out at his Turtlecreek Township farm.

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How much for the 1st Enquirer?