Salad lunch

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 18 June 2013 14:03

 

Jerry and Lenore Dieter (starting left) of Marion make their donations as Leila Mae Schrader and Lucille Bredemeier, residents of St. Luke Living Center, look on. Schrader, Bredemeier and other St. Luke Living residents held a taco salad lunch Thursday to raise funds for victims of the Moore, Okla., tornado. Robyn Kukuk, activity and social service director at St. Luke Living, said the idea to raise funds came up during a Resident Council meeting shortly after the tornado happened...

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Marion library hosts its 4th annual tour

Written by Patty Decker Tuesday, 18 June 2013 13:28

The KBA Treblemakers performs Saturday night during the sixth annual Bluegrass at the Lake event at Marion County Park and Lake. This was the first year for the event to be held both Friday and Saturday nights. About 100 people attended Friday, and 300 attended Saturday, according to Steve Hudson, Marion County Lake superintendent. Now in its fourth season, Marion City Library’s Flower in the Flint Hills Garden Tour is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29, with three locations in town and one at the county lake.

Those places include 115 N. Elm St., 201 N. Coble, 412 S. Thorp and 48 Lakeshore Drive.

In addition to touring the garden spots, Janet Marler, library director, is inviting everyone to stop by the facility for refreshments and a tour.

History at 115 N. Elm St.

 



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Local cyclist’s training pays off in a big way

Written by Janae Rempel Tuesday, 18 June 2013 13:26

Hillsboro resident Noah Collins recently joined the Kansas City-based Big D Cycling Team after placing second in a criterium race June 2 during Riverfest in Wichita. Change was one cycling race away for Hillsboro resident Noah Collins.

An avid road cyclist since high school, Collins participated in the SPECS Wichita Riverfest Criterium Race June 2—his first road race—as a way to help reach his goal of taking part in two cycling races this season.

In the end, it turned into an unexpected opportunity to race with a team.

Collins won the bonus lap and placed second in the 1.2 mile Category 5 criterium race—categories range from 5 to 1 with 5 being...

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One special Father’s Day

Written by Aleen Ratzlaff Tuesday, 18 June 2013 13:23

Adam Miller and son Owen, 5, spent time together Saturday evening on the teeter-totter and other play equipment in Hillsboro’s Memorial Park. The pair are becoming reacquainted after Adam learned that the court-mandated “no-contact order” with Owen no longer holds. “Ecstatic—that’s the word I’ve been using,” Adam Miller said about spending an extra special Father’s Day weekend with his 5-year-old son, Owen.

“I think it’s an apt word.”

Adam and Owen were reunited Friday after four years of angst and pain that began after Owen sustained an injury that resulted in Adam being convicted of felony child abuse and an order of no-contact with his son.

Owen’s parents sat at a picnic table Saturday evening in Memorial Park to share their...

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Partnership forges bowling and youth center in Hillsboro

Written by Don Ratzlaff Tuesday, 11 June 2013 12:21

The old Trail Lanes in Hillsboro will be remodeled and renovated for bowling and as a gathering place for local youth under than name Tabor College Bluejay Lanes. The front two rooms on either side of the entrance will cater to youth, with video games on one side and a social area with WiFi on the other side. The project is estimated to cost $220,000 with participation from multiple funding partners, including one large private donation. With the participation of multiple partners, Hillsboro and Tabor College students are one huge step closer to having a place downtown to socialize and spend free time.

And the community as a whole will have a “new” facility for bowling.

Last month, the Hills­boro Development Corp. purchased the Trail Lanes Bowling Center from Betty Funk, concluding 52 years of family ownership.

The purchase was made possible with financial participation from three key sources, according to Clint...

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