Happenings
By Carolyn Adriaansen (926.4436)

'A well-groomed park without people is like a clean house without company.'

Rev. Gerald Harris says THANK YOU to Pastor Dan and friends of the United Church of Marion for their prayers and encouragement during his recent surgery and hospitalization.

Shirley Ameele is home following knee surgery.

Lucille Okay, a former member of the United Church will celebrate her 100th birthday on October 11. For those wishing to send a card, her address is: Rochester Presbyterian Home, 256 Thurston Road, Rochester 14619.

The Church School Rally Day, at the United Church will be Sunday, October 5 at 11:15 a.m. Parents can register their children in the Fellowship Hall following worship service. Refreshments and a door decorating contest are in store for this first day of class - plan to join as folks Rally 'Round for Christ!

Hunneybear's Market and Garden Center will be bustling with activity on Saturday and Sunday, October 4 and 5 with Apple Tasting and the GIANT Pumpkin Contest.

OCTOBER 6, 1932: The Baptist Church Sunday School awarded diplomas and Bibles to eight children graduating from the primary department. They were: John Shoales, Lee Morrison, James Smith, Gerald Love, Betty Nye, Genevieve Otto, Dorothy Tack and Marion Tellier.

East Palmyra Christian School is seeking to enroll new students for the 2003-04 school year. Contact the school principal, Keith Vanderzwan at 597.4400 or Jean Dyer Yost at 597.4146.

'Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who put them into action are priceless.'

History note: Most often we use the name Holland, rather than the official name, 'The Netherlands.' A letter addressed either way will arrive at its desired destination. In early times, Holland was the name of only one province but it was the country's largest and richest. In time, the name became applied to the entire country. The city of Amsterdam was in Holland province. In more modern times, Holland province was divided into two provinces, North and South, with Amsterdam in the North and Rotterdam in the South. Rotterdam is one of the world's largest seaports. It is near to where our ancestors lived so that most emigrated from Rotterdam. The name Holland is said to have grown out of an old word meaning 'hollow land' - below sea level. Roughly, one-third of the country has been reclaimed from the sea.

It's PUMPKIN TIME. The bright, orange spheres are showing up everywhere. In the fields, at the grocery store and at the farm markets. In celebration of this time of the year, I am having the Marion Museum open on Wednesday, October 29 from 1 to 3. I have collected a few pumpkin recipes which will be available for your fall entertaining.

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