15 YEARS AGO

OCT. 31, 2007

More than 85 people interested in the future of Marion attended a work session Monday evening of the Marion Planning Commission. The meeting was to gather public opinion about the future of Marion.

The fourth grade class of Kim Harden and Laura Baldwin took a field trip Thursday evening to Marion Reservoir for a program on owls. Neil Whitaker gave a short presentation on several types of owls. Torey Hett was among spotters who located owls as they flew into a field.

Tampa State Bank recently presented sturdy, laminated Marion County maps to Marion and Tampa fire departments for use in pinpointing locations of fires.

Happy Hustlers 4-H Club members bowled and decorated pumpkins at a fall outing Friday afternoon at SherBowl Lanes. Pictured participants were Shepard, Victoria, and Cassandra Stang; Cody and Corin Parmley; Larry Ziemmermann; Elizabeth and Nick Meyer; and Cara Martin.

Marion High School sophomores Julia Zeiner and Kayley Heerey were named Monday to all-league volleyball teams by Mid-Central Activities Association. Zeiner, a hitter, was named to the second team, while Heerey, also a hitter, received honorable mention.