A PUBLICATION OF THE TOWN OF MARION

WINTER/SPRING, 2003

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Front Page News Recreation Dept. News Marion Downtown News Senior Citizens Center News Police Department News Mayor's Corner Special Reports MARION TOWN COUNCIL: David P. Helms -Mayor Samuel S. Burkett -Vice Mayor Buford Cregger Jim Gates W. Eugene Hendrick Mel Leaman Kenneth Heath Mark Warren John E. B. Clark -Town Manager The Town Crier Internet Edition is a html format, color version of Town Crier, a publication of the town of Marion. Due to the conversion from print stock into website format some cosmetic changes to the Town Crier have been made. The text content, however, remains the same as the print publication.

Historic Downtown Marion, Virginia Featured On National TV What's it like living in an old Post Office? If you've ever wondered, you'll find as Marion's former Post Office is featured in a brand new series airing on the Home & Garden Television Network. In October, HGTV sent a crew to historic downtown Marion as part of "Building Character". The brand new series features spaces that were originally commercial structures but have been transformed into one-of-a-kind private homes. Liz Lovern, Associate Producer of the program, said Marion was selected because of the uniqueness of having a Main Street Post Office that's now someone's home. And Gilda Dingler, owner of the building, was delighted to have the national attention to her building -- and her business. In addition to her upstairs apartment, the building is also home of her business, the Post Office Antique Mall. Shooting took two full days, and features scenes from downtown as well as interviews with Dingler and other local citizens who remember the building's original use. The Marion Post Office is featured on the March 2nd episode of "Building Character", with repeat airings on HGTV, the Home and Garden Television Network.

Motorist's Urged To keep Lookout For Deer As with many localities in Virginia, car collisions in the Town of Marion involving deer are increasing. This is because of a number of factors including an increasing deer population, and at least for this winter, deer are extending their territory from rural areas into more populated areas in search of food. This can be partially explained by the late frost in May 2002, that reduced much of the forest mast. This frost decreased much of the deers’ natural food sources last fall and this winter. Marion Animal Control Officer Lee Farmer reports that there have been 15 deer/automobile collisions this calendar year, as of March 1, 2003. These crashes resulted in property damage to vehicles and the immediate or ultimate death of all the deer involved. Most importantly, these collisions endangered human lives. As a measure of avoiding deer collisions, motorist’s are urges to observe the speed limit. Motorist’s are especially cautioned to be aware of deer hazards in the Atkins Woodland, Callan Drive, Prater Lane and Park Boulevard sections of Marion. For further information, contact Town Manager John Clark at 783-4113, Police Chief Mike Roberts or Lee Farmer at 783-8145.

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