25 years ago
JUNE 7, 1978
A city employee wrestled mud Thursday afternoon at the bottom of a seven-foot pit, attempting to repair a hole in an old leaky water main. Located just east of Steve's Dairy Palace, the leaky main had several holes which may have been there since an accident in January. However a check shows there still are leaks and the search continues for the main culprit. There has been a loss of 12,500,000 gallons of water since January.
Marion Kiwanis Club played the popular "Liars Club" game at noon Monday when a group from Fellowship Meals put on the program. Morris Flanery was master of ceremonies; Mrs. Earl Bartlett, scorekeeper; and Gordon Wolf, judge. The panel was made up of Lola Razor, Earl Bartlett, Peggy Behrendt, and Verona Mullikin. Contestants were George Jackson, Bill Nelson, and Martin Tice. Tice was the eventual winner.
Jeanne Keazer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Keazer of Marion, has completed her first year of graduate study in Social Work on the campus of Wichita State University. She will commute to Lawrence this fall to complete her master's degree in social work at the University of Kansas in the College of Social Welfare there.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Forsyth of Salina will conduct a "Voyagers International" tour this summer with several local students participating. Barbara Costello, Scott Miesse, and Bret O'Dell, all spring graduates of Marion High School, will be on the tour and sing in the large choir of 130 voices. They also will be members of a more select group directed by Forsyth. Also on the tour and singing in a 15-voice ensemble will be the Forsthys' daughter Deana and David Exline, grandson of Mrs. Roger Hannaford of Marion. The 3-week tour will be of five nations, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.
