45 years ago

aug. 13, 1980

Marion’s Art in the Park will be Saturday in Central Park. The event will be sponsored by Pride and Marion Chamber of Commerce, according to Dorothy Varenhorst, tourism committee chairman.

One hundred years ago, a group of Catholics established a colony in the southeast corner of Marion County and named it St. Francis City. Not long after that, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Co. renamed the town Burns because there already was a Kansas town named St. Francis. The town was named after railroad solicitor Ross Burns. It will celebrate its centennial Saturday and Sunday.

Five Marion High School FFA members spent last week in Washington, D.C., attending the National FFA Leadership Conference. Students included Ruth Fischer, Jim Padgett, Kim Schaffer, Brad Vannocker, and Ron Wineinger.

Butler County Community College will offer classes for adults on a variety of subjects this fall in Marion. Enrollment will be the evening of Aug. 25.

Bud Pierce, owner of Pierce Oil and Fertilizer Service, has been honored for outstanding service in marketing petroleum products. Pierce has been associated with Conoco since 1946 and has been jobber for the company in Marion since 1956.