newsletter, December 2023

wrapping up 2023

November was an exciting month filled with visitors attending the Spark! Places of Innovation exhibition. Pictured above of are students from Crystal Lake Co-op Preschool planting a giant sequoia donated by Archangel Ancient Tree Archive.

The next batch of bricks has arrived! These bricks are those ordered in June, July, and August. The brick fundraiser is part of our ongoing capital campaign to replace the old elevator.

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Heading into 2024, Mills Community House is looking to bring in more community events. We collected feedback from the community on what YOU would like to attend.

The Museum on Main Street exhibition has been packed up and sent off to it’s next location. Mills Community House and Benzonia Public Library give our heartfelt thanks to all who attended.

Spark!

Community Input

**We will be jumping right in with a Pokémon Trading Card Game night happening December 4th and a Cookbook Book Club on January 22nd

  • Book clubs**
  • Dance Parties and workshops
  • Writing Workshops
  • Poetry and Prose Readings
  • Various art events
  • Game nights**


  • Musical evenings
  • Yoga and Qigong
  • Swimming Pool
  • Gala events
  • Community Plays
  • Trivia
  • Talent shows

We asked and you answered! As part of our display for the Museum on Main Street exhibition, there was a giant notepad for community members to share the types of events that they would like to see happening at the Mills. Ideas on the notepad include:

December 4 - Pokémon Trading Card Game Night

December 7 - Benzie Conservation District Annual Meeting

December 9 - Benzonia Public Library Holiday Party

December 10 - PFLAG and Benzie Area Pride Network Holiday Party

December 12 - Northwest MI Invasive Species Network Annual Meeting

December 14 - Benzie Area Historical Society Academy Lecture

December 18 - Benzie Conservation District and Skegemog Raptor Center event

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Game Night at Mills Community House

FREE EVENT

Monday, December 4th from 4:00-7:00 on the Lower Level

Bring your Pokémon cards and have fun playing the Pokémon Trading Card Game (PTCG).

Never played before? No problem! Rules and game mat will be available.

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Cookbook Book Club and Luncheon

Let's gather to talk about cookbooks, share our favorite cookbooks, and try food made from our favorite cookbooks. For this first cookbook book club meeting please bring a dish to pass from a cookbook of your choosing and also bring the book with you.

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