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Marion Natural History Museum510 viewsLast week the Marion Natural History Museum’s afterschool program welcomed the Cape Cod Cranberry Grower’s educator Dawn Allen. Students learned how to tell a ripe cranberry from a spoiled one and who some of the animals are that are found on a bog. They were able to try on the same types of waders the Ocean Spray guys wear on the tv commercials. The Museum’s next program is Nature Crafts, on December 12th.
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Marion Turkey Trot 5K Road Race510 viewsThe 2012 Marion Turkey Trot 5K Road Race was held on Novembet 18th to benifit the Marion Recreation Department. Photos by Felix Perez
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‘The Secret’510 viewsThe Marion Art Center wrapped up the first session of Artstart with a production of ‘The Secret’ this Friday. The two-week program for children ages four to nine focuses on arts, crafts, music, theater and stories. Program director Nancy Sparklin said the children had great fun and all got along wonderfully. Session two starts on July 9 and session three on July 25. More information about the program can be found on their website at www.marionartcenter.org/ArtStart, Photo by Paul Lopes
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Hairy Scary Halloween Stroll510 viewsThe inaugural Hairy Scary Halloween Stroll, presented by the Sippican Lands Trust, drew a big crowd of thrill-seekers over the weekend at Peirson Woods. Toby Dills served as guest storyteller. Photos courtesy Yelena Sheynin
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2013 Marion Halloween Parade510 viewsLead by the Sippican School Drum Line and the Witches of the Marion Art Center the annual parade once again filled the streets in Marion with hundreds of ghosts, ghouls, and M&Ms. Photos by Paul Lopes
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Cranberry Program510 viewsOn Wednesday, Nov. 20th, he Marion Natural History Museum after-school group investigated how a cranberry bog formed in New England. Museum Director, Elizabeth Leidhold, helped the kids to explore the physical structure of a bog, and how to tell a healthy berry from a rotten one. The students then made “mini-bogs” to take home. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Marion Natural History Museum510 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum had a Rocket construction workshop on Wednesday May 28th. Due to the strong winds, lift off has been postponed to June 4th at 4:30 behind the Town Hall. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Field Day Fun at Sippican School 510 viewsFriday morning we caught some first-graders in the middle of a hula-hoop relay on the grounds of Sippican School. Holding hands and cheering each other on, the kids twisted and turned themselves through the hoops and the first team to get their hoop to travel down and up the line again won the relay. Can you guess which team won? Photo by Jean Perry
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Boston Post Cane510 viewsNinety-eight year-old Margaret Nye was presented with the Boston Post Cane by Selectman Jody Dickerson in her Converse Street home on July 19. The cane is passed to the oldest resident of town and is a 105 year-old tradition throughout New England. Photos by Jean Perry
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Sidewalk Chalk510 viewsJaeda Lopes, 11; Mia Hemphill, 10; Nicholas Huaco, 7; Tapper Crete, 7; Shelby McKim, 9; and Addie Crete, 5, were adding color to the sidewalks near the Town House on August 22 in preparation for the annual Town Party on Saturday. Photo by Jean Perry
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Marion Town Party510 viewsResidents of the Town of Marion had a ball in the center streets during its annual Town Party on August 23. There were activities for kids, food, music, and a bonfire all along the area outside the Town House. Photos by Felix Perez
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Meeting John Adams510 viewsGeorge Baker starred as John Adams on September 25 before an audience at the Marion Music Hall during Baker’s presentation entitled “Meet John Adams – A Witty and Revolutionary Conversation with America’s Second President.” Baker dressed in full period costume and assumed the personality of Adams, sharing his views on the nation, his family life, and the country’s history. Photo by Felix Perez
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