John Mooy

by John Mooy      This was years ago in Marcellus, and I was walking with my dad down the street towards the main intersection in town.  We had just walked past Mrs. Staley’s house, the Kahler’s, the Cooper’s and Fred … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: One Square Mile

John’s sister, Susan Mooy, with Mr. Hockey - Gordie Howe I have no idea how many people in Marcellus follow hockey or are aware of the fellow who is about to break the all time goal scoring record.  His name is Alexander Ovechkin and he … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Hockey Mecca

by John Mooy Being from a small town I’ve often been asked, “could you live in the city?”  There have been many times I have thoroughly enjoyed visiting the BIG city, be it Kalamazoo, Detroit, or the bigger cities of Chicago and New … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Small Town vs Big Town

by John Mooy Saturday morning was no different than every Saturday morning for me.  I made my weekly trip to the dump.  This week the pickup truck was filled extra full as it was loaded with brush.  That brush was courtesy of my … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: That Time of Year

by John Mooy A friend of mine suggested I go see a comedian who was coming to South Haven.  He told me this fellow’s name is Heywood Banks and he’s rather zany and you could take anyone to one of his performances.  He told me that … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Toast

by John Mooy The rites of spring bring the pitchers and catchers to spring training, the annual house cleaning and a survey of what needs to be done to get the homestead ready for spring and summer.  That’s been going on in Marcellus … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Related Stories: Who are those guys and what are they plotting?

by John Mooy As a kid in Marcellus, I had heard stories about this place called the House of David.  At that time, I’m not sure I even knew where it was located.  What I do recall is listening to stories about the place from my mom … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: House of David

by John Mooy By the time you finish reading this article you may well believe that Marcellus provided the idea for the old television program Wild Kingdom brought to you by Mutual of Omaha and hosted by Marlin … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Dogs and More

by John Mooy I often wonder over the course of a lifetime how many times something may take place.  How many times will we brush our teeth, how many times will tie a pair of shoes, or how many times we will close the day by crawling … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Doors

The boys of Elm Street - Ron Welburn and John Mooy by John Mooy It was not uncommon that on Saturday morning I would gulp down a bowl of cereal, run out of the house through the kitchen door and take my bike down the steps at the … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Three Doors Down

by John Mooy In my mind, all the people I grew up with in Marcellus will remain forever young.  That’s how I remember them and those memories have not been diminished in the least since I left there in 1964.    So, the … [Read more...] about The True Books of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Big Red

by John Mooy It was in the depths of the basement where I made another great discovery.  Box upon box stacked up and in many instances, I had no idea what was in them.  I would have to open them to determine the value of their … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Archives revealed. . . strike up the band!