30 years ago

July 31, 1996

According to owner Connie Parscal, Cottonwood Valley Tan and Tone will open its doors Aug. 15 at 330 E. Main St., Marion.

Jason Wheeler is pictured as he visits with a patient at Shriners Hospital in St. Louis. A recent graduate of Marion High School, Jason is one of the west team players in the annual Shrine Bowl football classic to be played Saturday at Washburn University in Topeka.

Cy and L. Dena Goertz will soon have part of themselves in Cedar Crest mansion, Topeka.

News stories about needed repairs at the residence mentioned a chair with a hole in the cane back.

L. Dena wrote Governor Bill Graves, offering to repair the chair. Her suggestion was accepted and a new, comfortable cane back is being installed.

Marion Elementary gym will be open from 8 to 10 weeknights from now until Aug. 9. High school students and adults may play basketball or volleyball.

More than 80 children participated in the Kansas Kids Read program at Marion City Library this summer.

Jessica Bernhardt read the most books, 225, and Sara Davidson read the most pages, 6,396.

Winners of a drawing for books were Taylor Carrithers, Rachel Davidson, Grant Garrard, Joanna McGinness, Alex Nuss, Molly Rhodes, and Josh Yerion.