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Happenings Now is the perfect time to gather your Queen Anne's Lace blooms for your jelly toast this winter. Sue Bliek Stressing of Ohio is home for a week of visiting and family gatherings in the Marion area. July 27, 1944: The Red Cross room will be closed this afternoon to enable the workers to go to Newark to donate blood. Gauze for surgical sponges has been received and yarn for sweaters. 'TULIPS' group of the Red Hat Society gathered on July 21 at the Cobblestone United Methodist Church in Wallington. They enjoyed a luncheon and a presentation about cobblestone structures by Marion's historian, Carolyn Adriaansen. Did you realize that nearly 90 percent of the estimated 1200 cobblestone buildings in North America can be found within a 75-mile radius of Rochester? Our family reunion was held July 22 at the home of Rod and Helen Adriaansen's (because they have a pool). Our family was in charge of the arrangements this year, and we chose to have a reunion reminiscent of those we enjoyed 50 to 60 years ago. Quilts and blankets were scattered on the ground, under the tree, with pillows for relaxing. Our menu started out with potato-leek soup, ants on a log, a Reuben dip with assorted dippers. During the afternoon, maps of Marion were shown; we are always trying to fill in information to our historic files. We caught up on everyone's families comings and goings (jobs, engagements, vacations). Our main meal consisted of an assortment of sandwich choices, with toppings and additions, along with jello, potato salad, macaroni salad. Our dessert was ice cream and cakes (homemade). All went home full and happy! Jeanette and Doug Wessie called to say that they have currants for sale. You know that this makes delicious jelly. Jeanette says she has picked more than 200 quarts. (Do you realize how tiny those individual fruits are?)
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