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Frankenmuth News

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Volume 120 ~ No. 27

January 7, 2026

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THE CLOTHES “PINS” OF THE ORGANIZATION: The Clothesline Thrift Store, 530 North Main Street, recently conducted the first of their six board meetings each year at the Frankenmuth United Methodist Church. The Board of Directors include (front row, l-r) new member and incoming Treasurer Wendy Suhr, outgoing Treasurer Judie Conzelmann (who served eight years in that position and will remain on the board) and new member Judy Gorney; (back) Operations Manager Corinne Wellman, Donna Giroux, Secretary Judy Kern, Rebecca Dennison, President Lori Whiting, Louise Gioe and Merchandise Manager Vicky Horn. Missing is Vice President Mary Brown and Sandy Nauss. New for 2026, The Clothesline wll have extended hours on the second Tuesday of each month, open 11am until 6pm. The normal business hours for shopping and dropping off gently used apparel items remains 11am to 2pm, Monday through Saturday. The store closes whenever the Frankenmuth School District closes its doors for the day, due to inclement weather. The store moved to its new location at the beginning of 2024 and in 2025, it finished its 21st year and surpassed the $1 million mark in donations to various local charities.

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