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Polar Bear Sighting404 viewsThe Polar seltzer bear recently made a visit to the Harding Sails facility in Marion to be fitted with a new pair of sunglasses. The sunglasses are a part of Polar's ad campaign regarding a six million dollar solar array that they are installing on the roof of their factory in Worcester. Photo courtesy of Graham Quinn.
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Drip Art404 viewsAfter school on April 22, a group of students headed right over to the Taber Library for an afternoon of “drip art” and making buttons to pin on the button mural as “Art Month” at the library comes to a close. Photos by Jean Perry
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Dickinson vs. Whitman404 viewsIn one corner, the enigmatic Emily Dickinson; in the other, the emphatic Walt Whitman. An audience watched the two throw poems like punches during the MAC’s May 3 event, “Dickinson vs. Whitman, the Poetry Knockout!” Stephen Collins was back in the Tri-Town as Walt Whitman, facing off against the Tri-Town’s own Annemarie Fredericks in poetic fisticuffs.
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Marion Veterans Day404 viewsFollowing the town’s Veterans Day observance, the Marion Council on Aging hosted a lunch for veterans at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center. Photos courtesy Robert Pina
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Police Station Ground Breaking403 viewsConstruction on the new Marion Police Station officially began on September 8, 2009 with a groundbreaking ceremony. Among those present were Police Chief Lincoln Miller, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Stephen Cushing, Selectmen Roger Blanchette and Jonathan Henry, Project Manager Rick Pomeroy, Architect Brian Humes, Building Committee Chairman Dale Jones, and Jonathan Scully of B.C. Construction. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley
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Holiday Dressing403 viewsMembers from the Marion Garden Club filled Front Street windowboxes with greens, and decorated miniature trees with walnuts and seashells on December 10, 2009. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley.
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Marion Natural History403 viewsAn instructor showed children how to determine a soil profile at a recent event at the Marion Natural History Museum. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Leidhold.
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Marion Art Center403 viewsA blue can of paint becomes the blue door and the paint brush surprises in Diane Kelley’s floral arrangement inspired by Peter Hussey’s “Screen Door With Lily” painting. Photo by Marilou Newell.
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Marion Natural History Museum403 viewsOn March 4 the Marion Natural History Museum hosted “Wildflowers of Southeastern Massachusetts” with Martha “Mike” Schroeder. Attendees learned about which plants are native and which plants have been introduced to the state. Many thanks to Mike for the program and lovely photos, many of which were taken in her yard in Lakeville. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Vernal Pools402 viewsMorgan Meidema and Molly Kracke examine some frog egg masses at a recent vernal pool afterschool program with the Marion Natural History Museum. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Leidhold.
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Shellfishing in Marion402 viewsWith the help of the Marion Harbormaster's office, children in the Marion Natural History Museum Coastal Explorations program learned more about aquaculture at a July class. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Leidhold.
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Marion Natural History Museum402 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum after school group enjoyed making gifts with natural and recycled materials at their annual holiday party. We wish to thank all the volunteers from Tabor Academy, ORRHS, and the parents for all their help with our programs this past year. Upcoming programs will be posted on the museum's website www.marionmuseum.org, and on the museum's Facebook page.
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