MEMORIES: 10 years ago
Rain on Monday didn't stop Belles and Associates crews from working on the addition to Marion Elementary School. The new wing includes several classrooms and should be finished in time for the 1998-99 school year.
Marion County Commissioners will review proposed landscaping at the courthouse at their meeting today. Arborist Gene Bowers and courthouse maintenance man Lee Becker presented the plan. They recommended planting seven trees now. Hardy species such as burr oak would be planted. Cost is about $200 per tree. Another $1,500 would go to replant the north beds with flowers and bushes. Commissioners want to review the budget before making a final decision.
Florence Women's Christian Temperance Union has awarded prizes in its essay contest for junior high students. First prize went to Jeff Moody, second to Dainne Shipman, and third to Kayla Barrett. Judges were Eleanor Davidson, Paulette Zook, and Larry Timm.
Births announced in this issue include: Whitney Grace, daughter of Perry and Amy Gutsch of Herington, born March 22; Remington Brant Putter, son of Brad and Patty Putter of Florence, who arrived March 23; Audrey Nicole, daughter of Tammy White and Cecil Harris of Marion, born March 23; and Rachel Elizabeth, daughter of Matt and Annette Vogel of Lee's Summit, Mo., born March 24.
Sarah Crofoot of Marion is earning an enviable reputation among motocross racers across the nation. She recently won fourth in the women's division at the Grand National Championship Motocross Final held at Dallas, Texas. The daughter of Jim and Crofoot, she is the granddaughter of Mary Ann Wiens and Marian Crofoot, all of Marion.
