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Happenings Locally grown produce is usually sold within 24 hours of harvest. Fruits and vegetables shipped from other states and countries can spend as many as seven to 14 days in transit before they arrive at the market. Thank you ... to Carol Ramsey for the hours she spent at 'Jennie's House' cleaning and painting a large display case, and to Priscilla Flack for her painting and paper hanging - both in time for the opening on Saturday, August 23. Certain collections will be arranged for your viewing from 2 to 4 p.m., in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the opening of Marion Public Library. The Servicemen's Display has been moved to Jennie's House for viewing next Saturday. Members of the Historic Association are invited to visit with their ideas and suggestions for 2009. August 10, 1912: The union service of the five churches was held Sunday evening at the First Reformed Church with Rev. D.L. Betten, delivering a fine sermon to a large audience. Matthew Hussey presented the Ministry of Music at the Second Reformed Church on August 10, with a rendition of 'Everyman.' August 6, 1920: The Rest Room will have its formal opening day afternoon and evening, August 14. Come in and let us show you what comforts we can offer. Some of the officers of the Red Cross Chapter are coming to call, and ladies of our own Branch will be in attendance. 'People should think less about what they ought to do and more about what they ought to be. If only their being were good, their works would shine forth brightly.' (German scholar Meister Johannes Eckhart, 1260-1327) August 21, 1941: The rooms in the old part of the school building have been fitted with new fluorescent lights. A new bus has been purchased to replace the oldest bus in the fleet and a station wagon has been added to be used as an auxiliary car on some of the bus routes and in carrying out the work of the Agriculture Department as well as some of the work of the other special departments. 'Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away, and you have their shoes.' Copyright
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