15 YEARS AGO

SEPT. 15, 2010

More than 250 artists will be in Central Park for Marion’s 32nd Art in the Park and Craft Show this Saturday. The event will feature live entertainment at the gazebo and a food court with vendors selling bierocks, limeades, roasted corn, funnel cakes, and more.

Citing “long-standing bad blood” among the two, the attorney general ended a five-month investigation without filing charges against Marion Mayor Mary Olson or city Administrator David Mayfield.

Olson had been accused of damaging the reputation of Seacat Do-It-Best Hardware by questioning its solvency after it received a grant. The store later closed.

Mayfield was accused of trying to damage Olson’s reputation by asking city council member Gene Winkler to convene a council meeting and request an investigation of her behavior.

Marion High School homecoming candidates are Raelene Allen, Chassidy Carlson, Adam Cope, Randy Regnier, Tristen Snelling, and Jordan Versch. King and queen will be crowned during homecoming ceremonies at Friday night’s football game against Bennington.

Dillis Owen, owner of Carved in Stone of Wilsey, is pictured as he works on a railing at the Elgin Hotel. The original railing was not tall enough to meet safety requirements, so Owen was hired to put the ornamental railing in a taller frame.

Bruce and Alona Hedstrom of rural Lost Springs are pictured as they sit in a buggy purchased by Bruce’s grandfather in 1910. The buggy recently was restored by L.D. Bontrager, owner of Montida Buggy Shop, Windom.