Cardie Oil to build service center in Marion thru revitalization plan

Written by Jerry Engler Thursday, 13 September 2007 05:28

A new division of Cardie Oil Inc. of Tampa is under construction at Batt Industrial Park in Marion under the city’s revitalization plan.

The building is expected to be completed in November with a vehicle service and tire store business to open soon afterward.

Jim Cloutier of Hillsboro, who owns controlling interest of Cardie and sister corporations Shawmar Oil & Gas Co. of Marion and an oil field servicing company out of Marion, has agreed to a five-year lease-purchase of the $225,000 to $230,000 building.

The city is building the 40-foot-by-80-foot metal building on a concrete pad, and Cardie will add interior fixtures.

Cloutier said, half jokingly, that he owns so much real estate in Marion that he’d like to see how one does...

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Bagley's Bears have become a regular attraction since '00

Written by Malinda Just Wednesday, 12 September 2007 09:21

DonnaBagleyP1010905.jpg Click here to buy photo Donna Bagley poses with some of the bears she has made for her booth at the Hillsboro Arts & Crafts Fair. “It’s really rewarding,” she says of her effort.Malinda Just / Free Press

What do chenille bedspreads, bath robes and antique quilts have in common?

For Donna Bagley, a Hillsboro resident and Tabor College education professor, the three items represent a hobby she is able to share with the public—and for the eighth consecutive year with visitors to the Hillsboro Arts & Crafts Fair on Saturday.

Bagley, owner of Bagley’s Bears, transforms fabric from vintage and found materials into teddy bears. She has been making bears for 10 years.

“I was unemployed and looking...

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First time is the charm for Duerksen

Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 12 September 2007 08:07

AngieDuerkenP9082754.jpg Click to buy photo Angie Duerksen, with helpers Zach and Olivia, has been making her bulletin boards and decorative doors for little more than a month, but she’s looking forward to her debut at Marion. Malinda Just/Free Press.


A little more than a month ago, Angie Duerksen discovered the potential for a new craft enterprise in the old red chicken coop that graces the family farmyard near Goessel.

This weekend she’ll be joining artists from several states as a full-fledged exhibitor at Art in the Park in Marion.

“Sometimes when it gets down to this point, it’s ‘I don’t know why I did this—what’s wrong with me,’” said a smiling Duerksen about her short-notice decision to create an inventory...

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La Cabana owner pleased with start

Written by Malinda Just Wednesday, 05 September 2007 06:29

LaCabanaP1010841.jpg Malinda Just / Free Press<p>Owner Atanacio Nieto decided to start a Mexican restaurant in Hillsboro while looking for a place to eat while in a former job.Click image to enlarge

Having been open for nearly 10 months, La Cabana is thriving in downtown Hillsboro.

The authentic Mexican rest­aurant, owned by Atanacio Nieto, opened Nov. 17, 2006, at 117 S. Main.

The restaurant has since expanded into the building previously occupied by Molly’s On Main.

“We’ve been real pleased with Hillsboro,” Nieto said. “It’s given me more than what I was expecting.”

Nieto said people from surrounding communities, such as Peabody, Florence, Hesston, Newton and Lost Springs, have frequented La Cabana.

“People here...

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