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Pumpkin Palooza126 viewsSaturday’s Pumpkin Palooza hosted by the Marion Council of Aging and the Recreation Department at the Cushing Community Center. Families decorated pumpkins, and children enjoyed face painting, a hula-hoop contest, dancing, a visit from Pine Meadow Farm animals and refreshments supported by Tabor Academy volunteers. Pumpkins were later illuminated, giving the pavilion an eerie weekend presence. Sixty-five families preregistered to participate in the event inspired by Marion citizen Dianne Cosman
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Marion Veteran's Day126 viewsThe Town of Marion Veterans Day Ceremony was followed by a luncheon at the Cushing Community Center. Photos by Robert Pina
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Marion Natural History Museum126 viewsOn November 30, the Marion Natural History Museum's after-school group had a chance to learn about the different types of trees in our area and to look at some equipment used by foresters to help protect our trees. By looking at a tree "cookie," we were able to count the rings to determine its age and learn about the services, the different sections, including the heart wood, sap wood and bark or phloem provides the tree.
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St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church126 viewsOn February 21, St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Marion celebrated Fat Tuesday with a Mardi Gras party. We ate delicious food and played lots of great games. Many thanks to the Youth Group for all their hard work preparing the evening’s Louisiana-style foods and for leading the games. Everyone was invited to bring and share their favorite dish or dessert and enter the Mardi Gras Cookoff. The winners were crowned this year’s Mardi Gras queens. Photos courtesy of Tanya Ambrosi
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Sippican Land Trust126 viewsAlan Harris points out a jellyfish, Carolyn Tepolt shows off a periwinkle and Ospreys can be seen in their nest during the Sippican Lands Trust’s Tidal Pool Exploration on April 16 at Brainard Marsh. Photos by Jeffrey D. Wagner
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Marion Memorial Day126 viewsJack LeFavor of Marion prepares a spot at one gravesite while James Whipple of Mattapoisett applies the finishing touches at another, as the two eight-year-old members of Marion Cub Scout Pack 32 help the Marion Department of Public Works plant flowers at all veterans’ graves in the Evergreen Cemetery on Saturday morning. The tradition, explained DPW representative Jody Dickerson, goes back to the Civil War. Evergreen is the largest of Marion’s five cemeteries. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Blessing of the Fleet126 viewsThe Reverend Eric Fialho, rector at Saint Gabriel’s Parish, presided as the Town of Marion held its first-ever Blessing of the Fleet on January 1 in Sippican Harbor. One tradition well established the past half-dozen years was the sunflower in the outer harbor, where several vessels tied up to one another at the stern and aimed their bows outward toward the sea in 360-degree formation. Photos by Mick Colageo
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126 viewsThe Marion Board of Health and the Council on Aging worked together to hold a flu vaccination clinic on September 28 outside the Cushing Community Center. Approximately 150 people preregistered for the drive-through clinic that was supported by UMass Dartmouth nursing students. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Halloween Parade126 viewsThe Marion Art Center held its annual Halloween Parade Tuesday afternoon in the village with the help of musicians from Sippican Elementary School and many community participants in costume. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Marion Natural History Museum126 viewsOn November 15, the Marion Natural History Museum’s community group enjoyed a presentation on the geology of cranberry bogs with USDA soil scientist Maggie Payne. We heard about the glaciers that covered our area and left glacial moraines or hills in some areas of our state, as well as glacial outwash in our area. These outwash areas of sand and gravel can be extremely deep. Chunks of ice melting on the landscape turned into kettle ponds, which filled with groundwater and eventually plants.
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Marion Natural History Museum126 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum’s Community group had a terrific morning doing some bird watching with Justin Barrett last week. Justin is the president of the Nasketucket Bird Club and longtime member of the museum’s Board of Directors. We saw 28 different species including a yellow rumpled warbler, a pine warbler, an eastern towhee, Downey woodpeckers, northern flickers and many chipping sparrows. The museum wishes to thank Justin for sharing his expertise with the group. Upcoming museum programs are av
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Marion Garden Group126 viewsThe Marion Garden Group held its spring plant sale on Saturday in Bicentennial Park, where Elizabeth Taber’s statue kept a watchful eye on the proceedings. Photos by Mick Colageo
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