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JANUARY 13, 1993
Most of the elected officers for Marion County were installed for four-year terms in a ceremony Monday. Sworn in by District Judge Michael Powers were Commissioners Linda Peterson and Charles DeForest; attorney Keith Collett; clerk Marquetta Eilerts; register of deeds Faye Makovec; and sheriff Edward Davies. Commissioner Leon Suderman is in the middle of his term; treasurer Verden Harms must complete this fiscal year before officially starting another term.
Rod Just of Marion is one of 15 students at Tabor College, Hillsboro, to be listed in the 1993 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
Diana Costello of Marion is featured in the January/February issue of County Woman magazine. She won a national contest with her chicken barley soup. Grand prize was dinner for four at Costello's favorite restaurant.
FFA students from Marion and Centre recently competed in a national commodity marketing activity. Competing from Marion were Matt Duncan, Jared Herzet, Eileen Hett, Mandy Inlow, Kris Groening, Matt Kukuk, and Michel Soyez. Students from Centre were James Jirak, Mark Smith, Mike DeVore, Lisa Dull, Pat Combs, and Russ Mueller.
A program-planning meeting for the Marion City Squares square dance club was held Tuesday evening at the home of Bud and Jean Pierce.