The weekend of March 13-14, 2010 was an occasion for a wish come true for Mort Wood! He and several other Veterans from WW II noticed that the Blue Star Marker at the Vaca Cut Bridge in Marathon was in need of attention. He approached Pete Chapman, Chairman of the City of Marathon Beautification Board to inquire about the maintenance of the Marker. Pete shared this information with Beautification Board member & President of the Marathon Garden Club, Linnea Cunningham. The Blue Star Marker Highways were Federally designated with the assistance of the National Garden Club to honor United States Military Service Membersin 1945. The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs recommended contact with Thomas Stelling of Daytona Beach, an experienced refurbisher. Tom worked on the sign and now the gold letters and blue star stand out and can be read from a distance. Donations from some generous folks made the refurbishing possible; Morton Wood, BarbaraFehsenfeld, Sandy & Dick Gebhardt, Marlis & Erick Bley, Linda & Lynn Mapes, Pete Chapman, Darby & Don Wathne and Pat & Dick Rowley. (The last two couples were unable to be present for the photo shoot.) The Marathon Garden Club gives recognition and a huge thank you to this generous group.
