10 YEARS AGO

may 20, 2009

Florence is the location for this year’s Prelude to the Symphony in the Flint Hills. Activities are planned for the community June 12-13, with tens of thousands of visitors anticipated.

This year, for the first time, commencement ceremonies were held in the new gymnasium at Marion-Florence USD 408 Sports and Aquatic Center. Pictured on the front page are two of the 46 Marion High School graduates, Mitchell Leppke and foreign exchange student Mats Johannessen.

Longtime photographer Ron Beeton, a resident of Marion County Lake, will display and donate a photograph for Art at the Elgin auction from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. The fundraiser will benefit Marion youth through mYac, Marion Youth Advancement Committee.

Wright’s Inc. of Hillsboro is one of about 800 dealerships auto manufacturer Chrysler LLC plans to cut as part of its bankruptcy restructuring, the company announced Thursday.

Marion High School claimed the Herington regional golf tournament Monday. Team members are Ryan Jones, Landon Leiker, Lindsay Hett, Luke Gordon, Niklas Bronnert, and Scott Jones.