40 years ago

june 11, 1986

Patient rooms at St. Luke Hospital will be getting an $86,000 facelift. Eleven rooms and seven restrooms will be refurbished. Plans call for new floors, ceilings, wall coverings, windows, and television sets.

Members of 20th Century Club met May 31 for their annual spring brunch, which traditionally concludes the club’s year. Hostesses were Evelyn Anderson, Debbie Bucholz, Pat Brock, Kaye Darrow, Margaret Pickering, Betty Sanders, Gayle Thomas, and Gay Wheeler.

The 15th annual Marion Lake Open Fishing Derby turned out to be the biggest ever as 136 fishermen took part. In previous years, the number of entries has ranged from 79 to 90.

Adam Collett is pictured taking a swing at a pitch during a summer youth baseball practice for children ages 9 and 10. Catching is Matt Holub. J.W. Goering, John Padgham, and Todd Winter wait their turn at bat.

High school students played games Friday during the grand opening of The Depot, the old Santa Fe railway station that is being remodeled into a youth center. Playing electronic pinball machines are Vicki Hartley, Brian Kramer, Christine Laue, Melissa Johnston, and Denise Meierhoff.

Darlene Leeds, a member of the Florence ambulance service, recently was recognized as Volunteer of the Year by American Red Cross.