25 years ago

december 17, 1986

Larry Reiswig, president of Farmers and Drovers National Bank, is pictured demonstrating equipment in the bank’s recently completed computer room. Watching the demonstration are Larry Loomis, Janice Case, Linda Kannady, and Feebie Holdeman, who were among those attending the Marion Chamber of Commerce “business after hours” event being held at the bank.

Orletta Heide, R.N., has been selected as the new county nurse replacing Grace Utting, R.N., who is retiring Dec. 31.

The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Edson Childs will be celebrated Dec. 28 at an open house in the Marion Senior Center.

The Lady Warriors were winless last week while hosting the first Marion girls’ basketball tournament. However, Lady
Warrior Kristi Enos was named to the All Tournament Team and freshman Brenda Bina won the free-throw contest hitting 51 or 79.

Mike Stewart of Marion and Stacey Liles of Hillsboro will join the Kansas State University’s choir in its fifth tour to Europe. The students will perform in Montreux, Vevey, St. Moritz, and Lucerne in Switzerland and in Lugano, Italy.

Two second grade students, Eliza Bennett and Nathan Hoffman, in the class of Lois Anderson, are pictured as they performed a square dance during a skit at Bown-Corby Elementary School. The class presented the Christmas program Friday.