10 YEARS AGO

august 8, 2001

Sheriff Lee Becker and Deputy Dan Keyes are pictured demonstrating the roomy interior of one of the two 4-wheel drive Ford F-150 pickups the sheriff’s department recently acquired. Pickups are the growing trend in law enforcement because of their versatility.

“Beary Special Babies,” born in July at St. Luke Hospital, include Maleiqua Aubree Law, July 12; Austin James Hett, July 24; Matthew Neal Morales, July 25; Jensen Eldred Riffel, July 28; and Jason Terrill Stark, July 29.

Grand Central Hotel and Grill of Cottonwood Falls has been selected as this year’s Beef Backer award by the Kansas Beef Council.

Feebie Holdeman, Shelter Insurance Companies agent in Marion, has been named among the company’s top 10 percent of agents.

Terry and Cindy Vinduska spent from July 21 to 25 in Portland, Ore., at a United States Grain Council and Value Enhanced Grain Conference.

Bob and Judy Priest returned last week from a 10-day “Joy of Music” tour with Diane Bish to southern Germany, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.