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Sauerkraut dinner on Election Day The 55th annual sauerkraut dinner will be Nov. 4 at the Marion elementary school cafeteria beside the polling booth. Dinner will be served from 4:30 to 7 and tickets are: $6 and $3 ($20 max per family). This Get Out & Vote effort was begun by Pete Naeye, president of Marion Foods, in 1948 as a community service and has been held every year since. At first, it was held in the canning plant with the employees serving the dinner and spouses furnishing homemade pies. Upon Mr. Naeye's death, Marion Rotary Club assumed responsibility and moved the dinner to the Marion Schools. Marion Foods (now Seneca Foods) continued to furnish the sauerkraut. Profits were used to fund scholarships honoring Drs. Besemer and Bovet, founding members of Marion Rotary. Though Marion Rotary has disbanded, ex-members continue the dinner tradition.
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