60 years ago

July 15, 1965

Santa Fe Trail Miniature Wagon Train passed through Marion County this week.

The caravan, piloted by youngsters 9 through 16 years old, accompanied by sponsors and adult guides, was experiencing many of the rigors of the old Santa Fe Trail and meeting every emergency in true frontier fashion.

Mike Good, Doug Marler, and Brad Case were winners in a drawing to select kids to serve as city officials during the wagon train’s visit. Mike was mayor, and Doug and Brad were commissioners.

A good roster of capable instructors is on hand for the second session of Red Cross swimming lessons that will begin July 30.

Instructors will include LaVonda Hett, Judy Pankratz, Helen Jackson, Nancy Klenda, Roma Roebke, Jackie Thomas, Patty Plenert, and head instructor Jean Morse.

City workers were busy this week helping put a new slurry seal on asphaltic concrete pavement on Main St.

Marion’s softball team beat Burns’ team 24-14 Monday. Harriet Bina and Frances Hunt paced the winners with four hits each. Bina had a home run, a double, and two singles while Hunt had two doubles and two singles. Mary Ann Finke held the losers to nine hits. Shirley Bredemeier was catcher.