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Frightfully fun and painstakingly detailed, the macabre motif of a Department 56 Halloween Village display in your home will give you shivers of excitement!
By simply adding a spooky accessory, your Halloween Village scene will take on a ghoulish life all its own!
Halloween is a time for children and adults alike, so let Deanna Kody, our Department 56 Collection Specialist, help you create a ghastly scene with lighted houses and accessories from
The Village Shoppes
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The feature that makes this breezy, light-weight tunic appealing is the alluring, striped contrasting of its collar and cuffs.  But the feature that makes this tunic MOST appealing is you in it, ! With its shirttail hem, you'll be a fashion leader when you step out in it!
Bella is a Fashion Leader!
Never one to be outdone, she's sporting an alluring, striped contrasting collar and cuffs!
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This gift set from Stephan Baby has all the perfect products to "induce" squeals of delight from the mom-to-be...oh, and the baby, too!  Also available in a pink theme, the gift set comes in a ribbon-adorned, packaged ensemble that includes a plush rattle, cotton bib, mini medicine bottle, darling socks, and a (mandatory) pacifier, making it an ideal "grab-n-go gift"! Bella Says...
 "Now THIS is a ribbon-adorned ensemble! However, this package isn't for sale!!!"
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Cast a charming glow in your home with one (or all) of these decorative lanterns from The Collection!
Enhanced by a red, lacquer finish, these lanterns are available in three graduated sizes, from 15" to 25" tall and will create an enchanting atmosphere in your home all year long.
Add a splash of color to your home with ornamental lanterns from
The Collection!
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By day, live your life to the fullest, with no regrets, finding goodness in everything presented to you.  By night, revel in the day's rewards and enjoy the comfort of love from those who give your life meaning.  Anyone who lives by this simple, yet beautiful, expression will experience quiet contentment from the feelings that this pillow set evokes. Why deny yourself, ? Bella Says...  "You may 'love' by the moon, but
I 'howl' by the moon...and by the sun, too!"
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If you're one of our loyal shoppers, then there's no doubt you've had the pleasure of meeting this pretty lady, Sharon Blake.
Sharon has been a phenomenal Sales Associate at The Collection for 16 years! Sharon says one of the biggest reasons she loves her job so much is because it gives her the opportunity to meet so many wonderful people, like you ! In addition to being a fantastic Sales Associate, Sharon also helps keep The Collection looking beautiful and festive for every season and holiday. Thank you, Sharon, for helping to make our stores a remarkable shopping experience!
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, if you're the first person to come into our store and correctly identify where this image is hidden in this e-mail...
you'll be the winner of a $25 gift certificate from The Village Shoppes!
*No need to print this newsletter. We'll have one ready and waiting for you! Sorry, if you've been a contest winner within the last 90 days, you're not eligible to participate in this contest.
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Tonya M. of New Carlisle got here bright and early to be the first person to solve our July newsletter's e-mail puzzle and claim the prize!
The early bird gets the worm (but the second mouse gets the cheese)! 
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129 E. Michigan St., P.O. Box 822
New Carlisle, Indiana 46552
574.654.8352 ~or~ 800.697.4711
Bill Sutton, President & Proprietor,
The Village Shoppes, Inc.,
holding Bella, Chairman of the Board.
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It's hard to believe, but summer vacation is just about over and school will be back in session in just a few weeks! Whether you greet that fact with tears or cheers, it offers the opportunity to take a look at how things have changed for children since the 1800's.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, one room schoolhouses were the norm in rural areas. A single teacher taught grades one through eight together. The youngest students sat in the front, while the oldest sat in the back. The room was heated by a single wood stove.
There was no transportation to get to school. Most schoolhouses were built to serve students living within 4 or 5 miles, which was considered close enough for them to walk.
In the late 1800's, students attended school for approximately 130 days (the standard school year now is 180 days) and the attendance average then was 59%. Students were allowed one hour for recess and lunch, which was called "nooning." No lunch was provided by the school, even if families had the money for it; kids brought their lunches to school in metal pails.
Forget about laptops and gel pens; students in the "old days" made do with just a slate and some chalk. Discipline was very strict. Sure, stepping out of line in the 1800s and early 1900s could result in detention, suspension, or expulsion, but it could also result in a lashing!
Teachers sometimes lived with their students' families. This practice was called "boarding round," and it often involved the teacher moving from one student's house to the next as often as every week.
YIKES!!!
Makes you think twice about referring to that time as "the good old days", doesn't it?!
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