Happenings
By Carolyn Adriaansen (926.4436)  

Diane VanLare of North Main Street spent the Columbus Day weekend visiting her daughter and husband, Laura and Jamie Eggleston, and grandsons Nicholas and Nathaniel at their home in Schenectady. They enjoyed a beautiful, fall day touring country and antique shops plus a special stop at the Carrot Barn outside of Middlebury, Dinner at Boricelli's of Cobleskill, completed the near perfect autumn day. While Diane was gone Laura Tierson and Amy Leeuwen tended her shop, The Leaning Barn at 3909 North Main Street, Marion.

The Leaning Barn will be hosting its Holiday Open House on November 7, 8 and 9. Plan to stop in to say 'hi' to everyone, enjoy the decorations and have a cookie or two!

'I think if I have a good breakfast, I could go without food for the rest of the day, I think that until about lunchtime.'

Women of the United Church gathered at the home of Shirley Stone for noon Guild luncheon on October 21.

Pat Allen has returned home after a hospital stay. Mary McGahen is recovering from knee surgery.

Marge Smith is at the Wayne County Nursing Home recovering from hip surgery.

The Good News Jail and Prison Ministry prayer breakfast will be Saturday, November 1, 8-9:30 a.m. - North Baptist Church at 2052 St. Paul Street, Rochester

'Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.'

NOVEMBER 5, 1920: Harry Carpenter has harvested 7500 bushels of onions. About 2000 bushels of these has been stored to await prospective dollar mark.

Mr. And Mrs. Paul Frizelle of Tampa, Florida are the parents of a son, Samuel Helmut, born October 19, 2003. Little Samuel weighed in at 5 lbs., 11.3 oz. and is 19 and 1/4 inches long. Proud grandparents are Nancy and Gerry Frizelle of Fairport.

Marion citizens will hold the 55th annual sauerkraut dinner (Nov. 4) at the elementary school cafeteria, next to the polling booth - on ELECTION NIGHT. Dinner will be served from 4:30 to 7 and tickets are: $6 for adults, $3 for K-6 kids and $20 max per family.

This GET OUT THE VOTE effort was begun by Pete Naeye, President of MARION FOODS in 1948 as a community service and has been held every year since. Originally it was held in the canning plant with the employees serving the dinner and spouses furnishing home-made pies. Upon Mr. Naeye's death the 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. With the disbanding of Marion Rotary ex- members continue the dinner which has become a tradition and cannot be let to die.

Several folks joined Isabelle Bushart on a four-day trip to Ocean City, Maryland. The trip was nice with the colored leaves of many hues. Our hotel, the Dunes Manor, was on the beach with every room an ocean view and only a stroll from the board walk. We toured Assateague Island National Seashore, where shaggy horses known as 'ponies' wander freely. We visited a Pewter Factory and a Life-Saving Station Museum and thoroughly enjoyed the Ward Brothers Museum of Wildfowl Art. We shared evenings by attending an Ocean City Jamboree and a sing-along Crab Feast after having afternoon tea at the hotel. The main industry is chicken farming which is run by Perdue. (Did you realize that the fat on the Perdue chickens is a gold color because the poultry is fed marigold petals, along with other special foods.)

On a Fourth of July holiday there are 350 million folks enjoying the sun and the sand at Ocean City. (They measure the visiting guests by the number of flushes.) We are looking forward to the next planned trip.

November 3 - Marion Band Citrus Sale begins

November 4 - High School Bands and Chorus Concert at 7:30 in the auditorium

November 5 - Fall Sports Awards -7 p.m. in High School auditorium

November 6 - National Honor Society induction.

Lilac Fashion Doll Club are adult collectors interested in all types of fashion dolls. They want to share this hobby with other interested collectors. They meet the second Sunday of each month at 1:30 p.m. If you are interested in joining the group, call Gail Strickland at 589.2333.

GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD

• Growing up is mandatory; growing old is optional.
• Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
• When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there.
• You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.
• It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
• Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.
• Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.

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