Opinion: Bells will be ringing

To the Editor:

The First Congregational Church of Marion would like to extend a huge thank you to the residents of Marion and the greater South Coast community for your support of our Clock Tower Restoration Project! 

From its inception a little over a year ago, our goal to restore Marion’s beloved clock tower is now within reach. 

The Balzer Family Clockworks will soon be arriving in town to remove the clockworks, then whisk it off to their shop in Maine where it will live for approximately one year until it is ready to come home once again and ring joyfully across Sippican Harbor. 

We are grateful for the community’s positive vote at Town Meeting, all the financial support from private donations and the 325 people who attended the Irving Berlin Revue Fundraiser. 

With your generosity we are now within $7,000 of our goal. We look forward to providing updates while the restoration project is underway.

With thanks and gratitude, 

Christine Winters

The First Congregational Church of Marion