A multitude of past and present Marion Senior Center members gathered at the Center on Monday, July 13, 2015 to celebrate the organization’s 50th Anniversary. The Center’s first organizational meeting was held on October 21, 1965 in the Recreation Room of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, at which there were 14 seniors in attendance. In 1980 […]
Marion Senior Center celebrating 50 years of service
The Marion Senior Center will be celebrating their 50th Anniversary with a special event hosted at the Center on Monday, July 13, 2015 at noon. The indoor event will include dinner, followed by a program, and entertainment. The public is invited to join us for this special celebration. Guests can take a trip down memory […]
Senior Center holding annual Indoor Yard Sale
The Marion Senior Center will be hosting their annual Indoor Yard Sale on Friday, June 26, 2015. The event will be held from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm and is open to the public. Tables for vendors are available in advance at a rate of $5 for Center members, $10 for non-members. An a la […]
Marion Senior Center to host “Coffee, Cookies & Celebrity Chats”
The Longest Day is a team event to raise funds and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association®. Held annually on the summer solstice, the duration of this sunrise-to-sunset event symbolizes the challenging journey of those living with the disease and their caregivers. To that end, the Marion Senior Center is teaming up with Interim Healthcare to […]
Boswell receives 2015 Pearl Roberts Award
Dorothy Boswell, of Prospect, was named the recipient of this year’s Pearl R. Roberts Award as part of the Marion County Senior Citizens Day celebration hosted at the Marion Senior Center on Monday, May 11, 2015. Boswell was nominated by the Marion County Council on Aging. Maureen Marske and Jim Temple were also finalists for […]
Marion Senior Citizens Day to celebrate “A Legacy of Family Values”
The Marion Senior Center invites senior residents of the Marion area to join them for a celebration of the ages during their annual Senior Citizens Day Celebration on Monday, May 11, 2015. The theme for this year’s event is “A Legacy of Family Values”. The dinner celebration will be held at the Marion Senior Center […]
Outstanding local senior citizens sought for Pearl Roberts Award
The Marion Senior Center is now accepting nominations for the tenth annual Pearl R. Roberts Award, recognizing outstanding community service by a senior citizen. Roberts was instrumental in the development of the current Marion Senior Center facility, as well as many other programs and services for Marion area older adults. Nominees for this award, recognizing […]
Marion Senior Center hosting Sock Hop
The Marion Senior Center will host a nostalgic Sock Hop dance on Thursday, February 12, 2015, from 5:30 to 8pm. Marion area residents age 50 and older are invited to take a trip down memory lane, as the Senior Center will be transformed into a 1950s high school gymnasium that evening, complete with a live […]
Marion Senior Center to host evening dance lessons
Instructor Don Ewell will be teaching dance lessons at the Marion Senior Center beginning Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 6:00pm. Ewell has been teaching dance lessons for 20 years and is currently a dance instructor for the performing arts at Ohio Wesleyan. He formerly taught dance at The Ohio State University Marion, Delaware Arts Castle […]
Marion Senior Center’s commodity food box delivery altered due to weather
The Marion Senior Center reports that Mid Ohio Foodbank has told them that their Commodity Food Box delivery, which was postponed due to the severe weather conditions on Monday, will be delivered to the center this Friday, January 30, 2015. All Mid Ohio Foodbank Commodity Food Box recipients (and program volunteers) should report to the […]