Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, located north of Canton, will h ost a Santa Fe Trail ride Oct. 20 and 21.

Cost is $50 per person for the 18-mile ride. The fee includes a guided ride, lunch on the trail, campfire supper, overnight campout, Sunday breakfast and a tour of the Smoky Hill prairie. Participants should bring their own horses.

For a registration from, call 620-628-4455, mornings only.

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The Matsiko Children’s Choir from Uganda performs at Trinity Mennonite Church last Wednesday evening to the delight of a full crowd. The choir is sponsored by International Children’s Network and comprised of orphans and at-risk children from a private school in Kampala, Uganda. “Matsiko” means “hope.”

Phyllis Richert photo

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Warm greetings from the Senior Center.

Please join us at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, for Game Night. The Tabor College women’s basketball team will also join us. Drinks will be provided, but please bring snacks to share.

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Ashley Marie Hearn of Derby and Alan Randal Vogel of Marion announce their engagement and approaching marriage.

Parents of the couple are John and Cindy Hearn of El Dorado and Randy and Carol Vogel of Marion. Grandparents are Alberta Harms of El Dorado and the late Vernon Harms, Ed and Willie Hearn of Great Bend, Dwain and Phyliss Gill of Salina and the late James and Maxine Vogel.

The bride-elect is a graduate of Circle High School and Kansas State University where she received a bachelor’s degree in social work. She is employed as a foster care case manager by Youthville in Wichita.

The groom-to-be graduated from Marion High School and Kansas State University where he received bachelor degrees in ag economics and agronomy. He is employed as an agronomist by Ag Service in Whitewater.

The wedding is planned for Nov. 8 at the First Baptist Church in El Dorado.

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