40 YEARS AGO

Oct. 1, 1986

A crowd estimated at more than 9,000 watched Saturday’s hour-long 75th annual Old Settlers Day parade, which according to many spectators was the best in years. A total of 77 entries, including nine bands, lined up in Jex Addition and marched along Main St. on a fine autumn morning.

Centre High School will crown a homecoming king and queen Friday before its football game against Herington. Candidates are Chris Bina, Michele Broce, Raymond Kristek, James McDonald, Candy Plett, Gina Riffel, Lisa Stika, and Mike Stika.

Winners of Saturday’s Marion County Lake run were Teresa Buchanan, women’s two-mile; Cheryl Wiens, women’s’ 10K, Mike Bina, men’s two-mile; and Evan Yoder, men’s 10K.

Marion High School Class of 1931 had its 55th anniversary reunion on Old Settlers Day. Members present included Lee Beaston, Harold Bowers, LuVena Hatterman, Vera Stiller Heidebrecht, Homer Hett, Helen Frazier Hosmer, Bernice Baxter Jewett, Gib McCullough, Evelyn Olsen Ollenberger, Velma Byram Reh, Henrietta Conyers Richmond, A.R. “Pete” Schambron, and Simon Weidenbenner. Also present was one of their teachers, Maude Thompson.

Elora Robinson has accepted chairmanship of this year’s Girl Scout community fund drive, which will begin Wednesday.