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►si D,cFf Q. z T. gy evONIm- Marcel built their house on Sorel Street across from St. Genevieve's Church. Ten years later, they moved to a larger house on Progress Road, which would be Marcel's home for the next 40 years. While Dorothy took care of the children and the home, Marcel ran three businesses at the white shop located at the corner of Main Street and Progress Road. He worked from 6 a.m. to midnight. There he ran the electrical business that his father started, and he renamed it Rivard Electric. He also operated a school bus service called Rivard Transit and eventually added another building next to the shop to store the school busses. He often provided free transportation for the Boy Scouts' camping trips. His third business was a repair garage. In 1948, the village had difficulty finding a constable until Marcel agreed to take on the job. He would often be called out at night to break up fights in the bars. He remembers the big fights at the Twin Lakes Pavilion, now called Waterworks, where he hauled 15 people to jail in one night. After charges were filed, court was also held in the jail. Marcel's father presided as the judge. Marcel served as the constable for a year, and then he decided to run for mayor. Marcel won the mayor's race and took office at the age of 23. One of the honors of his position was an invitation to the Mayor's Day at the Minneapolis Aquatennial. There he sat at table with Hubert Humphrey and was awarded a prize for being the youngest mayor in the state of Minnesota. Marcel served as mayor of Centerville for six years, but he