John Mooy

by John Mooy While I have mentioned many times that my articles in The Marcellus News are not about politics or money, I would like to deviate from that statement with one other simple statement. With elections coming up, and I hope … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Politics

by John Mooy Just like on the popular television program of the same name, Law and Order has always found a place in the orderly life of Marcellus. Rules, guideline and yes consequences have helped keep the community safe. This … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Law and Order

by John Mooy I have recently made a new find as a stone carver. Through the years I have purchased stone from places as far away as Western Canada to a not so distant yet a ways away in Lawrence, Kansas. It would be so nice if I could … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: A New and Wonderful Find

by John Mooy  An absolutely beautiful day today and earlier this morning I noticed I was able to see my breath in the cool of a frosty morning. Fall is on the way, or perhaps it’s already here.    I recall so fondly … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: A Day in the Life of Autumn – Marcellus

by John Mooy   In the greatest small town on the planet where I happened to grow up, we lived in a corner house on Elm Street. Next door to us lived Mace and Goldie Ellis. They were great neighbors and while in his seventies, Mace … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Vacant Lot

by John Mooy Since 1987 there has been a gathering of people who have turned their attention to a mouse race. That’s right, a mouse race. The not so well-known event takes place in Batesville, Indiana, located in the southern part of … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Batesville Mouse Race

Perch Point, sculpture by John Mooy on exhibit at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum, Wausau, WI by John Mooy From September 9th until the 12th, my wife and I had the opportunity to attend the annual Birds in Art show which is held at … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: All Things Marcellus

by John Mooy Writing stories has been going on for years and years. They have been written in words and yes, even in pictures. As children growing up in Marcellus while we were in kindergarten, we would put our pictures on paper often … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Perfect Setting for a Story

Wendy Anderson Halperin’s submission for this year’s Art Prize in Grand Rapids by John Mooy  I am writing this story because I think it is of interest. You be the judge. As many of you know my wife Wendy is an artist. Her … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Art Prize

by John Mooy Perhaps a few years ago I mentioned in an article the role that music had played in the lives of the people in Marcellus and the impact of music on their lives. While we may not think that music is a big part of our lives … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Music of Marcellus

by John Mooy You’ll recall in a most recent article our walk together down the south side of Main Street in Marcellus from years long since past. Talk about a trip down memory lane.    We ended that part of the journey in … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The North Side of Main Street

(Out of chronological order) Walk down Main Streetby John Mooy    Every once in a while just for fun, I take a walk down Main Street in Marcellus. I take the trip in my mind just to see what I can remember and recall what the … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Main Street