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Bits & Pieces: Soda or Pop?
by Paula Johnson “Soda?” or “Pop?” “Coke?” or “Pepsi?” White or brown? Passions run high for Americans and their beverages. I remember, years ago, a man said that the brand of coffee didn’t matter – coffee was coffee. I asked him if beer was beer? He looked at me as if he was just […]
Village of Marcellus Council Proceedings – Regular Meeting: June 14, 2022
President Welburn called the regular meeting of the Marcellus Village Council to order at 7:00 p.m. on June 14, 2022, at the Marcellus Village Hall Council Room. Trustees present: Simmons, Irwin, Thomas, Oswalt and Webb. Agenda Motion by Oswalt, supported by Simmons, to approve the agenda as presented. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Minutes […]
Marcellus Township Appoints New Clerk
Township Supervisor Ed Koshar appointed Darcie Plummer as Clerk during the board’s regular meeting, June 21. Plummer was sworn in to fill the vacancy of longtime Clerk Paulette Hutson. The Marcellus Township Board accepted with regret the resignation of longtime Township Clerk Paulette Hutson during its regular meeting June 21. Township Supervisor Ed Koshar appointed […]
First Friday: Happy Birthday, USA! – July 1
Wear your red, white and blue and say, Happy Birthday, USA, during Marcellus’ First Friday, July 1, 5-8pm, in downtown Marcellus! Enjoy Bluegrass music in Columbian Park with The Boulevard Billies. Feel free to bring a lawn chair, blankets, and snacks (although we do have some great food trucks in town!), and enjoy an evening […]
Tony wants to know, Who’s ‘Moon’?
Patch & Remington co-founder Tony Ruacho wants to know the identity of “Moon” on a piece of a shipping crate he discovered in the former hardware building at 115 E. Main. Ruacho is piecing together the history of and the stories about the building that now houses Patch & Remington. As he and co-founder Sarah […]
Underground Railroad Days, July 9 and 10
The James E. Bonine House, at the intersection of M-60 and Penn Road, is one of the sites open for tours during the annual Underground Railroad Days festival, Saturday and Sunday, July 9 and 10. The Village of Vandalia and the Underground Railroad Society invite the public to the annual Underground Railroad Days celebration, Saturday […]
This Really Needs To Be Addressed. . .
If you follow my column you know that I love talking sports…however there are some things that have certain ties to sports that affect normal everyday life and this is one of those times. This story has been all over regular media, social media, and sports media so I think it is time […]
Bit & Pieces: Birthday Traditions
by Paula Johnson Do you have a food specialty or restaurant from the past that you wish you could conjure up just one more time? I have a couple, but every birthday, I yearn for one of Mrs. Gahee’s birthday cakes. The cake was good, but the cake was never my favorite part of her […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The Messageby John Mooy Messages come to us in all forms. We’ve had messages in bottles which have floated up to shore. Messages scrawled on small pieces of paper and passed across the classroom. Messages in the form of bumper stickers and billboards. And then there is the artistic form of messaging known as graffiti. […]
Dedication Ceremony In Memory of Joe Evans Jr.
There will a Dedication Ceremony in memory of Joe Evans Jr. in the Villiage of Vandalia at M-60 and Main Street at 11am on Saturday, July 2, sponsored by the Vandalia Village Council and the Evans Family. Beverly Young, President of Vandalia, will deliver the Welcome, then short reflections about Joe are encouraged. […]
