Added on December 16, 2013  Fritz Swanson

Cookies and Carols a Delicious and Sonorous Success

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Springerle Cookies, an old German tradition maintained by Howard Parr, among others.

Springerle Cookies, an old German tradition maintained by Howard Parr, among others.

The Manchester Area Historical Society held their annual Cookies and Carols holiday party last week. The event ran from 7:30pm to well past 9pm at the Sharon United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall out north of the Village on M-52, (technically, 19980 Pleasant Lake Road, at the corner with M-52).

 

Left to right: From Left to Right: Eric VanDerSchalie, Ray Steinbach, Francine VanDerSchalie, Doug Howell (at piano), Darrel Suhre, Betty Cummings, Rosalyn Breitenwischer, Nancy Feldkamp, Linn Wilson, Florence Parr, Howard Parr and Roswitha Mann.

From Left to Right: Eric VanDerSchalie, Ray Steinbach, Francine VanDerSchalie, Doug Howell (at piano), Darrel Suhre, Betty Cummings, Rosalyn Breitenwischer, Nancy Feldkamp, Linn Wilson, Florence Parr, Howard Parr and Roswitha Mann.

Betty Suhre, Linn Wilson, Reno Feldkamp, Amanda Parr, and Ray Steinbach all contemplate their cookie choices.

Betty Suhre, Linn Wilson, Reno Feldkamp, Amanda Parr, and Ray Steinbach all contemplate their cookie choices.

Left to right: Ray Steinbach, Eric VanDerSchalie, Francine VanDerSchalie, Doug Howell (at piano), Darrel Suhre, Betty Cummings, Rosalyn Breitenwischer, Nancy Feldkamp, Linn Wilson, Jim Wilson, Florence Parr, Howard Parr, Ann Walton, Betty Suhre

Left to right: Ray Steinbach, Eric VanDerSchalie, Francine VanDerSchalie, Doug Howell (at piano), Darrel Suhre, Betty Cummings, Rosalyn Breitenwischer, Nancy Feldkamp, Linn Wilson, Jim Wilson, Florence Parr, Howard Parr, Ann Walton, Betty Suhre

Ray Steinbach and Luke March. Mr. March is an engineer at Chrysler, and a blacksmith. He was eager to join to group when he heard they owned a blacksmith shop.

Ray Steinbach and Luke March. Mr. March is an engineer at Chrysler, and a blacksmith. He was eager to join to group when he heard they owned a blacksmith shop.

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by Fritz Swanson

Fritz Swanson has written for The Believer, the Christian Science Monitor, Print Magazine, McSweeney's, Esopus, LSA Magazine, and The Mid-American Review. He serves as a trustee on the Manchester District Library Board. He's the designer and publisher of The Manchester Mirror.

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