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Happenings DECEMBER 14, 1912: The 3:45 train on the Newark and Marion Railway became stalled before reaching Newark Saturday afternoon and did not return to Marion until 5 o'clock Sunday morning. Passengers were brought home Saturday evening by S.B. and C. Roy Curtis. The Fire Dept. pancake breakfast is this Sunday morning - don't miss it. If you miss the baked goods from White Feathers Bakery, they're now housed on Main Street in Palmyra. December 9, Roller Skating, sponsored by the Marion PTA, 7-8:30 p.m. in the Elementary School gym. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Dorothy (Dean) and Leighton Wiant report a fabulous Thanksgiving weekend with relatives from six states, arriving for a four-day stay. Guests from California, Colorado, Illinois, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Maryland made up a gathering of 21 people for the long weekend. Nine grandchildren enjoyed making and decorating gingerbread men, making blueberry pies, putting on a musical talent show for the grown-ups and playing in the hayloft in the big barn. As a tradition demands, the day after Thanksgiving, all the adult guests help the Wiants prepare the winter's supply of wood. Chainsaw, ox carts, wheelbarrows, hay elevators, the bucket tractor, all are part of the essential equipment used. Following the long day of wood activity, the entire family, plus friends, feast at the Great Wall Chinese Buffet. Singing, gourmet food preparation, table games and story telling all added to the fun of the weekend - and the Wiants appreciate everyone's efforts. Charlotte VerPlank has been a patient at the Rochester General Hospital recently. David Hendricks has returned home following surgery. Tom and Joanne Porter, of Philadelphia, spent time recently with their daughter and family, Rev. Donald and Judy White of Heather Drive. The dishwasher unveiled at the 1893 World's Fair was invented by a woman. Guests marched up the stairs at the decorated Marion Museum on Saturday the 3rd for the annual 'Holiday Open House.' Featured this day was the outstanding replica of the Marion Railroad Station Depot which stood on Buffalo Street. This creation is almost unbelievable how Gordon Van Hall painstakingly counted and arranged the exact rows of roof shingles and siding as was on the original depot. Even the bricks in the chimney are the same number. Windows go up and down and the doors move on a track. It took him over two years, off and on, to build this lovely remembrance of days gone by. In the Heritage Room, folks were served tastes of 3 different recipes of fruit cake, some tasting all 3, while chatting away about holiday events and plans. Gordon and Nancy Van Hall spent time in Florida visiting their grandson, Christopher. He is stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, the biggest base in the world. November 20, family and friends gathered at the Bee Skep Cafe in Marion, in celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Bob and Gail Schutt who were married on November 26, 1955 at Arcadia Reformed Church in Newark. The 'Tulips' group of the RED HATS held their Christmas dinner at the Warfields Restaurant, in Clifton Springs, on December 2. Nancy Van Hall was the lucky recipient of the Marion throw at the Holiday open house at the museum. Last Tuesday, I traveled to Clyde to spend time with Dorothy Wiswell to inspect her Sears house. And tour we did, right up to the attic. Many distinct parts are identical as those shown in the reprinted catalogs. This week I will travel to Penfield to look at another home, once offered by the Sears, Roebuck and Company. (I plan to take my flashlight and screwdriver.) We are all enjoying the Christmas Carols playing on the carillon at the Marion United Church. Congratulations to Amy Kearns of Marion, winner of the Leaning Barn's $25 gift bag at the Christmas by Candlelight shop drawing. Grand prize winner was Kathy Sapp of Newark. She won the $100 worth of gifts from the four shops, The Leaning Barn, The Hen House, Good Old Days, and the Salmon Creek House. Christmas by Candlelight and More was held December 2 and 3. AFTER 25 YEARS - The Leaning Barn, North Main Street, Marion, will be closing December 21. Owner Diane Van Lare will be leaving Marion in January and relocating in Fort Johnson. She is moving the Leaning Barn also, but before she leaves will have a HUGE moving sale starting December 12-21. Lots of good buys and bargains for your Christmas gift giving or decorating.
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