20 YEARS AGO

may 31, 2006

Canadian rock band The Guess Who will perform Saturday at Chingawassa Days in Central Park.

Phil Smith, pastor of Valley United Methodist Church, spoke of sacrifice and service at an annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday morning at Marion Cemetery.

A feature story in this issue tells of the month-long trip Elora Robinson and her sister, Donna McCallum of Manhattan, took to Australia to visit their brother, Jim Zickefoose, whom they had not seen in 20 years.

Senior Jeremy Vondenkamp is this week’s athlete of the week. He took the state championship in the 300-meter hurdles and was fourth in the 110-meter hurdles helping the Warriors to a fifth-place finish, their best performance in more than 30 years.

Dance and gymnastic students of Movement Connection Dance Studio, Marion, performed Friday evening in a formal recital. Gymnastic students pictured as they tumble across the stage are Sydnee Baldwin, Rachel Hall, McKenzee Remmers, and Courtney Williams.

Marion Elementary students participated Thursday at an annual end-of-school field day. Pictured are Nicholas Davies and Cara Martin as they play mosquito tag.