You’re invited to have milk and cookies with Santa.

Come and have milk and cookies, make crafts and get to meet Santa.   Bring a camera and have your picture taken with Santa.

Saturday, December 13, 2014 from 2:00 to 4:00 at the Community Center in Ashley, Michigan.

Cost is $10.00 per person and tickets must be purchased in advance.  You can stop by the Village Office or send your request to Meet Santa, P.O. Box 158, Ashley, Michigan 48806.

Tickets must be purchased by December 5^th and can be picked up at the door on the day of the event.  Everyone who attends must have a ticket.  Event is limited to the first 80 responders.

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You’re invited to a Princess Tea Party.

Come and have punch and cupcakes, make crafts and get to meet the Snow Queen.  Bring a camera and have your picture taken with the Snow Queen.

Saturday, December 13, 2014 from 2:00 to 4:00 at the Frosted Forest in The Emporium in Ashley, Mi.

Cost is $10.00 per person and tickets must be purchased in advance.  You can stop by the Village Office or send your request to Princess Tea,, P.O. Box 158 , Ashley, Mi 48806.  Tickets must be purchased by December 5th and can be picked up at the door the day of the tea party.  Everyone who attends must have a ticket.  Event is limited to the first 80 responders.

Do you believe?  Do you hear the bell?  In honor of the movie Polar Express we are going to have a bell tree at the Country Christmas.  And we invite all of you to take part.  Bring a bell with you to hang on our bell tree.  We have high hopes that there will be a lot of bells on our tree by the 21st of Dec. 

We’ve had a loyal crew of volunteers working for a few months now getting things ready for the Village of Ashley Country Christmas.  Now we’re looking for people who would like to volunteer to come and join the fun and excitement during the festival.  We’ve got many positions to fill and we’re sure that we can find the perfect spot for you.  So if you’re in a club or group or if you’re all be yourself we’d be glad to have you volunteer.  Some of the jobs that need to be filled are hobo’s for the hobo camp, wristband sellers, people to check wristbands and tickets, theater attendants, helpers in Santa’s workshop, helpers in the kids craft areas and taking pictures of people by the train. And we need people who like to dress up.  We’ve got costumes for elves, a snowman, a penguin and a bear.  And we’ll need handlers for the last three.  So as you can see we still need volunteers to cover these jobs for five weekends.  So if you want to join us for a fun time just call Erica Denman at 989-289-0110.

Come and visit the Village of Ashley’s Country Christmas celebration.  Starting the weekend before Thanksgiving the village will be transformed into an old fashioned Country Christmas.  Stroll the streets and enjoy the beautiful 1940's inspired decorations.  See the big Christmas tree, take a horse drawn wagon ride, watch a juggler, listen to carolers, see a chain saw carver or visit the hobo camp.

When you’re hungry stop into the North Pole Express Cafe or Beradise Ice Cream Shop for a light meal.  Gus’ Eatery and Saloon will have a full Christmas dinner in their roast turkey buffet.  For a sweet treat try  Bearadise Ice Cream Shop, the Czech Bakery, roasted nuts or kettle korn.  Just for fun try the Hobo Kitchen for soup and bread and meet all the hobo characters.

In our shops you’ll find handmade gifts, home décor, presents to stuff stockings, children’s gifts, souvenirs, train memorabilia, or vintage ornaments.

Children can see Santa’s reindeer, make a wooden toy at Santa’s Workshop, decorate a cookie to take home, work on craft projects and make ornaments .  On select weekends you can even attend a princess tea party and meet the Snow Queen or have cookies and milk with Santa and the elves.  And if you’ll be in town at the right time you’ll get to greet the North Pole express as it comes into town.  This huge steam engine was the inspiration for the sounds of the Polar Express.
To make your trip a Christmas memory bring your own bell to add to our Believe Tree in the town square. 

 And the highlight of your visit will be seeing Santa and maybe winning the First Gift of Christmas. 

If you're interested in being a vendor at the Village of Ashley Country Christmas please be aware that we only have outside space left.  If you're still interested please contact Stephanie Densmore at 989-430-6049.

Where does the time go?  It seems like Christmas was just a little while ago but as we all know it's coming again quite soon.  The committee has been working very hard and now it's time for everyone to think about how they want to help.  We're looking for lots of volunteers.  If you would like to help in any way during the Country Christmas please contact Erica Densmore at Edenman2374@yahoo.com or give her a call at 989-289-0110.
We have some volunteer opportunities already.  We're starting with our Thursday craft and construction days.  Every Thurs there's a work bee for both men and women.  Anyone and everyone welcome.  We'll be starting at 9:00 and have a pot luck meal at noon.  Meet at the Community Center for instruction.
And we'll be having a couple of Sat work days for those who would like to help but can't make it on Thurs.  The Saturday dates are Sept. 27th, Oct 25th and Nov. 1st, 7th and 15th.  During November we'll be decorating the town, the tree, doors and windows.  Hope to see a lot of you there.
If you just want more information come to one of our public meetings.  Oct 6th and Nov 3 we'll be meeting at the Community Center at 6:30.

Contest for train photo's.

Do you have or know anyone that has Michigan Related Railroad Photographs? This might be of interest to you then.

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