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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}DSC_0832.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 167px; float: right;" />Are you a numbers person? &nbsp;If you are, the date 12-12-12 has come and gone and you most likely know its significance. &nbsp;Not a numbers person? &nbsp;Then, you may be more interested in knowing what took place on 12-11-12 at Au Sable Institute&rsquo;s Great Lakes Campus.</p>
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	On December 11, the staff at Au Sable opened its doors to the neighboring community for its Annual Christmas Open House. &nbsp;The lodge was decorated with sparkling lights, evergreen wreaths, and scented candles. &nbsp;The grounds were decorated with fresh fallen snow and luminaries lit the path as over forty people came to enjoy a festive evening with Au Sable staff.&nbsp;</p>
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	Friends and neighbors I have talked with are so thankful that this beautiful campus is in our backyards. &nbsp;As the African proverb says &ldquo;It takes a village . . .&rdquo; and the partnership between Au Sable and the surrounding community has never been stronger to ensure that we are indeed all stewards of God&rsquo;s magnificent creation.</p>
