10 years ago
JANUARY 6, 1993
New Year's baby, Brianne Lynne Williams, arrived Monday at St. Luke Hospital in Marion. She slept through the excitement of being the first baby of 1993 born in Marion.
Roads and streets in Marion County were coated with ice Saturday, keeping police officers and wreckers busy.
Marion County elected officials will start new terms at 10 a.m. Monday. Officials to be sworn in are Linda Peterson, second district commissioner; Charles DeForest, third district commissioner; Marquetta Eilerts, county clerk; Edward Davies, sheriff; Faye Makovec, register of deeds; and Keith Collett, county attorney.
Friends and family of Major and Mrs. Alan Priddy gathered at Kingfisher's Inn on New Year's Day for a get-acquainted dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Ehrlich.
Chris Vinduska of Marion recently was one of 10 students at Emporia State University to be initiated into Pi Gamma Mu, an international honor society for social science students.
Several volunteer emergency medical technicians, members of the Marion-based Marion County Ambulance crew, received service pins Monday. Those receiving one-year pins were Cindy Sawyer, John Bezdek, and Mike Taylor; five-year pin, Shelly Robertson; 10-year pins, Alana Taylor and Shawn Wunderlick; 15-year pin, Bob Matz; and 20-year pin, Gene Winkler.
Marion Motor Center owner Gerry Harris has opened a Hertz car rental agency in Marion.
