10 years ago
august 7,1996
A number of activities Saturday will fill Central Park, and are a part of Summerfest '96. Events run from 3 to 10:30 p.m. There will be carnival-style rides from 3-6:30 p.m. for children and adults. A 45-minute tour of Marion by horse-drawn buggy will depart each hour. From 3:30 to 5 p.m. activities just for preschoolers will be held. Live entertainment starts at 5 p.m. in the gazebo with the local group, "Bob and the Boys." Pianist "Bones" Ownsbey will perform from 4:30 to 6:30. Pawnee Rock of Emporia will play on the Luta Creek Stage, starting at 6:30 p.m. and continue until 10:30 p.m.
A fund has been established to help with medical expenses of Justin Beyes of Herington who was seriously burned Saturday during the Demolition Derby at the Marion County Fair in Hillsboro.
Members of the 1961 graduating class of Marion High School are planning a 35-year reunion on Old Settlers' Day.
"Wedding Memories" was the theme for the supper held July 26 by the Harmony Sunday school class of Eastmoor United Methodist Church. The committee in charge included Howard and Wilma Gilmer, Charles and JoAnn Kjellin, Lawrence and Annie Jean Winkley, Bula Good, Ruth Goentzel, and Sadie Bernhardt.
Robin Dicks of Marion has returned from attending the Creative Memories national convention held July 18-22 at St. Cloud, Minn. Dicks, who offers classes and workshops, also attended the convention last year.
Students from Marion County were among those who earned degrees or were honored for academic achievement during the spring semester at Wichita State University. Graduates include Christopher Thomas Hett, bachelor of arts; Jason Martens, bachelor of business administration; and Scott Wituk, magna cum laude bachelor of arts. Those listed on the spring semester honor roll include Susan Kay Svoboda of Lincolnville and Paula Mae Barta of Marion.
Marion County Men's Chorus will perform Old Settlers' Day afternoon in Central Park. Conductors will be Mark Lucas, teacher at Florence Middle School and Marion High School, and former MHS instructor Ken Forsyth.
