10 years ago
AUGUST 12, 1992
Jill Jirak was guest of honor Saturday at a layette shower at St. Mark's Activity Center. Hostesses were Ruth Herbel, Donna Kelly, and Shirley Burkholder.
Samantha and Morgan Hett provide the latest entries in the Marion County Record produce derby. They are pictured with a tomato weighing 1 1/4 pounds and a 10 1/2" zucchini which they picked Monday morning.
A feature story in this issue tells about radio controlled airplane enthusiasts using the abandoned blacktop of the Pilsen road as a landing strip for their model planes. Named in the articles are model builders Gene Vinduska, Todd Winter, and Terry Chizek.
Gary Fike, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Fike of Ramona, is one of three Kansans to receive special recognition at the annual meeting of National Association of County Agents in Little Rock, Ark. Fike is the extension agent at Mitchell County.
The Vinduska family reunion was held Sunday in the VFW hall at Marion. A basket dinner at noon was enjoyed by 213. On exhibition was a family tree which traced the growth of the Vinduska family from the arrival of Jacob and Frances Vinduska family in 1874 to the present time.
