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Pigeon MI Growing Project Honors Farmer Merlin Yoder by Bev Abma

This past weekend, in a community in Michigan’s thumb where more windmills dot the landscape each time I visit, I attended a bittersweet event at the Pigeon River Mennonite Church: a harvest celebration coupled with a memorial service for longtime FRB farmer Merlin Yoder.

The day started out with two wonderful dramas, “The Empty Room” and “The Case of the Frozen Saints” during morning Sunday School and worship. Community members then shared a meal to celebrate their growing project’s bountiful harvest. Growing project committee member Don Ziel battled the wind as he prepared enough chicken, on a grill he designed himself, to combine with the wide selection of hot dishes, salads and desserts in abundance for the enjoyment of all present.

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