We are helping our fire department to host Marion Freedom Day on Saturday, July 3rd. The event kicks off at 11 AM with a parade. After the parade we will have our traditional, old-fashioned, family-friendly games, such as a watermelon eating contest, dunk tank, rubber duck races, kids' firefighting obstacle course, and tug-of-war. The Hilltop… Continue reading Marion Freedom Day 2021
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CANCELLED: Marion Freedom Day
Regretfully, Marion Freedom Day (our community's 4th of July parade-carnival-BBQ that our fire department hosts) is cancelled. A majority of the Marion Fire District's Board of Directors decided to cancel the event, because of COVID-19. Hopefully, conditions will improve enough that we will have the event next year. We will still draw raffle winners' tickets… Continue reading CANCELLED: Marion Freedom Day
4th of July Event Committee Meeting
We are looking for volunteers from the community-at-large to help and participate in this year's event on Independence Day. We're especially hopeful to get more participants in the parade that can create/pull a decorated float or drive a classic car. There's a committee meeting tomorrow (5 PM on June 3rd) at the main fire station… Continue reading 4th of July Event Committee Meeting