Marine Historical Society to discuss Veterans Memorial project, walking tour

The May 9 meeting of Marine Historical Society will be at the Marine Senior Citizens building, 101 W. Silver St. in Marine, at 7 p.m. Dawn Dykes will talk about the Chamber of Commerce and how it can help organizations.

The regular meeting of the society will follow this presentation. Some things that need discussing are the Veterans Memorial project, walking tour of Marine, T-shirts, the Schaefer building, bounce house for the balloon event, and fundraising.

Marine Historical Society meetings are open to anyone who wishes to learn about the community’s past, as well as plans for the future.

Membership is $5 per person or $10 per family and due July 1 of each year. To learn more about the society, check out the website marinehistoricalsociety.org

Your thoughts and ideas are important to the well being of the society. For more information, call 644-3821.

This story was originally published May 2, 2016 at 5:44 AM with the headline "Marine Historical Society to discuss Veterans Memorial project, walking tour."