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Happy 75th Birthday, Maire!
Alumni, students, staff celebrate the milestone anniversary.
Maire Elementary School students got an unusual history lesson - and a break from the routine - Thursday when the school celebrated its 75th anniversary. An assembly in the school gym marked the occasion and had kids learning about Lewis E. Maire, who was an eye doctor, father of nine and instrumental in the formation of the school district. They also learned that farm animals once visited the school as part of its Maire Fair. The fair is still a community event held every three years (this year's is March 24), but the only animals today are the gold fish won in one of the classroom carnival games. About 15 Maire alumni and 300-plus students turned out to celebrate with a cake, a balloon-bearing, big, stuffed bear--Maire's mascot is the …
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