2008 Slater Christmas Homes Tour

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Kathy Fairchild/The Marshall Democrat-News

In spite of windy weather, Slater's Christmas Homes Tour drew plenty of visitors Saturday, Dec. 6. The annual event benefits Slater Senior Center. This year, the tour featured Pop's Garage, along with the Cantlin, Stockman, Stephens, Messer and Gratian homes.

Debbie Gonzalez, daughter of Beno and Hannelore Messer of Slater, displays Santa's sleigh and reindeer made by Beno as a Christmas gift to Hannelore. (Kathy Fairchild/Democrat-News)
This beautiful tree in a bay window is one of several in the Messer home. (kathy Fairchild/Democrat-News)
Mary Rose Gonzalez, granddaughter of the Messers, sits next to another of Beno's metal creations. (Kathy Fairchild/Democrat-News)
Adam Stephens stands in the living room of his Slater home, in front of a tree decorated with a hunting cap and deer antlers. (Kathy Fairchild/Democrat-News)

This "Monopoly" tree, decorated with property cards, money and dice from the game is in an upstairs bedroom at the Stephens home. (Kathy Fairchild/Democrat-News)
This spectacular mantel arrangement, which consists of Mason jars and tiny white lights, illuminates the living room of the Stockman home. (Kathy Fairchild/Democrat-News)
The tree in the Stockman dining room is decorated with cinnamon-scented, handmade ornaments. (Kathy Fairchild/Democrat-News)
An all-white tree in an upstairs bedroom of the Stockman home holds dozens of gold ornaments, all of them gifts to Leah Stockman from family members. (Kathy Fairchild/Democrat-News)
A graceful white and gold angel dances on the branches of a white tree in the Stockman home. (Kathy Fairchild/Democrat-News)
Among the many displays at Pop's Garage in Slater is this one of flour and feed sacks from locally-manufactured goods. (Kathy Fairchild/The Marshall Democrat-News)
Galen Norris of Pop's Garage in Slater collects a wide variety of unusual objects, including this sign. (Kathy Fairchild/Democrat-News)
A Shriner's fez sits atop an old barber's chair at Pop's Garage. (Kathy Fairchild/Democrat-News)