Thursday,  December 06, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 141 • 3 of 30 •  Other Editions

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modeled. It is handicap accessible, including a chair lift for the steps leading upstairs. The main floor has a three-sided fireplace in the living room-kitchen area. The upstairs displays Glenn's extensive Notre Dame sports collection, with many items signed by players and coaches. There is also a display of

miniature Corvettes. A village scene features pieces Wendy has collected and painted over the years. The Cooper home is decorated for Christmas in an "Animals Celebrate Christmas Too" theme, with animals and Christmas stories scattered throughout the house. Musically themed "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" touches throughout the house also await tour-goers.

• Val and Duane Kavanaugh's Queen Anne home at 508 North 3rd Street was built in 1898 by a lawyer named Kenneth McKenzie. It is a three-story house with a wraparound porch and a large corner tower. With the exception of the kitchen, the house retains its original floor plan and decorative features. Those features include oak woodwork, floors, pocket doors, crown and dentil molding, fireplace mantel and china hutch. The first level includes a kitchen, bathroom, library, formal

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