Graduationby John Mooy It was a number of years ago now that the class I was a part of at Marcellus High School walked across the stage to receive our diplomas indicating we would be leaving high school and heading into the next phase of … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The Four Cornersby John Mooy A friend of mine who has both and interest in and curiosity about things historical once drove one hundred fifty miles out of his way to take his children to the one spot in the United States where with one … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The photo above which hung proudly in the office of The Marcellus News for many years is being reprinted here as an accompanying image for John Mooy’s column. The original photo appeared in The Marcellus News, January 17, 1905. The caption: … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Muscle Memoryby John Mooy So many things we do in our lives we say or think we could do in our sleep without really thinking about them at all. Usually, this memory is the result of doing something over and over often times for years. … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Throwing Baseball a Curveby John Mooy With the weather warming and Spring Training underway, can the start of another Major League baseball season be far behind? The question for several years now has been how do we speed up the … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Editor Hits the Big Appleby John Mooy Okay, so I receive word recently that my editor is heading to the Big Apple known to us also as New York City. While it is a vacation of sorts, I believe it my duty to supply some information that … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
ESPECIALLY for: Jim, Lynne, Katie, Harold, Tom, Bryan, Jon, Kim, Mike, Mary K8 (OFM) and Madeline by John Mooy I know it’s difficult to believe but there are some people who don’t subscribe to The Marcellus News for whatever reason. … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Dick Simmons as Sgt. Preston and Yukon King as King, “the swiftest and strongest lead dog, breaking the trail in relentless pursuit of lawbreakers in the wild days of the Yukon,” in Sergeant Preston of the Yukon from September 29, 1955, to … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Traditions, Habits & Repetitionby John Mooy For me there is great comfort to be found in many of the traditions we establish in our lives. This can also be said of good habits and enjoyable acts of repetition. It was … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Losing a Bit of Childhoodby John Mooy For many of us who grew up in Marcellus our childhoods were filled with sports heroes. Those athletes we admired were most often talked about during the season in which they played. Often, we tried … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Odds ‘n Endsby John Mooy The age-old question is if you are down to only one item out of a group is it an odd or an end? I don’t have the answer to the question but it’s something to think about. The statement is a bit more complicated … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Beyond The Marcellus Newsby John Mooy Through the years who knows how many people have read the Marcellus News and what has happened as the result of all those loyal readers. It was rather common that anyone who would visit our … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories