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All-class reunion to meet at Durham

A reunion banquet for all classes from Durham High School will be held Saturday, July 13, in downtown Durham.

Classes from the years of 1950, 1951 and 1952 will be recognized at the banquet.

The alumni banquet will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person.

Alumni reservations can be made by sending a check to Durham High School Reunion, Box 101, Durham, KS 67438.

Reservation information should include name, names of guests and year of graduation.

For more information, call Kathy Rector at 947-5437.

CrossWise to perform at Tabor Tool Time

Tabor College staff, faculty, alumni and friends will meet this Friday and Saturday to improve the campus for the upcoming school year during the seventh annual Tool Time.

Volunteers will work on campus projects, including trimming trees and bushes, painting interior and exterior, pouring concrete and cleaning. Workers also will install a sprinkler system on the soccer practice field.

Work is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., Friday, July 12, and 7 a.m., Saturday, July 13.

CrossWise, Tabor’s music ministry group, will perform at 7 p.m., Friday, in the Wohlgemuth Music Education Center Rehearsal Hall. The public is invited to join Tool Time volunteers for the free performance.

CrossWise has spent the summer traveling and performing in churches and camps throughout the Midwest. The group consists of six Tabor students with the aim to develop relationships with pre-college students and encourage them spiritually.

CrossWise is led by Daryle Baltzer, director of student counseling. Group members are Chas Goering, Moundridge; Daneen Landis, Abilene; Angela Nelson, Marysville; Jonathan Regier, Hillsboro; Elizabeth Splitter, Lorraine; and Brian Wahl, Fairview, Okla.

For more information regarding Tool Time, contact the Alumni Office at 947-3121, ext. 1706.

County students earn KSU honors

Marion County students were among 1,660 who received honors for outstanding academic performance at Kansas State University for the spring semester.

Students must rank in the top 10 percent of their class within their respective college and be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours of graded coursework.

Following are the students who qualified, listed by home town.

Durham: Paul Leland Youk.

Florence: Ashley L. DeForest.

Goessel: Kalena Renee Schroeder, Lucius Joshua Duerksen, Julie Kay O’Connor, Leslie Jonelle Schroeder.

Hillsboro: Laci Jo Alvarez, Christopher Brent Coryea, Chris Lane Seibel, Jeffrey Wayne Vogel, Grant R. Wiens.

Lincolnville: Eric Michael Carlson.

Marion: Kadon Kyle Hodson.

Peabody: Brian Allen Smith, Shaun P. Rucker.

Ramona: Brandon Lane Hanschu.

Tampa: Jonathan W. Herbel.

Animal health center to sponsor dog wash

The Animal Health Center of Marion County is sponsoring a community dog wash Saturday morning, July 13, to raise money for the Drug Dog Fund.

Owners can get their dogs washed between 9 a.m. and noon at the Animal Health Center, located at 119 S. Coble St. in Marion.

“We’re asking for a $5 donation per dog wash,” said veterinarian Jessica Laurin.

The funds go specifically to the Drug Dog fund, which provides dog food and the cost of medical services for Rico and Jag, drug dogs in Marion County, Laurin said.

“We provide free baths for the two drug dogs whenever they come in, and I sell the veterinary services at cost as far as…medication and the dog food,” she said.

Rico’s handler is Officer Jessey Hiebert of the Hillsboro Police Department, and Jag is handled by Officer Jeff Soyez of the Marion County Sheriff’s Department.

“We did this last year, and it’s covered the cost of the (medical care) of the two dogs,” Laurin said. “We have about $100 left in our budget for the year.”

Marion City Library plans dedication

Marion City Library will hold an open house and dedication ceremony at 7 p.m., Sunday, July 14, at the former Santa Fe Depot.

The depot is at 101 Library St., just south of Marion County Courthouse.

Mayor Eloise Mueller and librarian Janet Marler will speak at the dedication, which culminates a three-year effort to renovate the depot into a library. The renovation doubles the size of the current facility-part of the municipal building-and returns the historic structure to full use.

The Kansas Department of Transportation provided a $600,000 grant to restore the project. Matching funds for the grant, totaling $150,000, were raised through fund-raisers and donations.

The library will be open regular hours starting Monday, July 15. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturdays.

For more information, call the library at 620-382-2442.

Family holds July 4th picnic at homestead

An Independence Day picnic was held during the afternoon and evening, July 4, at the original Sam Flaming farm in rural Peabody.

The gathering included sharing conversation, food, snapshots and family photos.

Those present were Jim and Eulalia Flaming, Bill and Stanley, all of Hillsboro; Susie Flaming of Salina; Shirley, Clint, Jolene, Robin and David Esau, all of McPherson; Kevin, Cheryl, Ashley and Corey Brandt, all of Hillsboro; Rose and Ernie J. Voth of Buffalo Mills, Pa.; Elsie and Ken Schmidt of Newton; Ed and Shirley Flaming of Durham; Roger and Eric Zeller of Olathe; Orville, Johanna and Katrina Flaming of Weatherford, Okla.; Doug and Rita Janzen of Sedgwick; and Myron and Terrie Ens of Galva.

Winter family meets July 6 at Scout House

Descendants of the Karl and Minnie Winter family attended a family reunion July 6 at the Hillsboro Scout House.

More than 100 relatives came from Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, Oregon, Idaho, Texas and Pennsylvania.

Those attending represented the families of Karl and Tina Winter, Henry and Pauline Hanneman, Peter A. and Marie Duerkesen, John P. and Annie Winter and Ed P. and Susie Winter.

Hosts were Ron and Fran Duerksen of Lehigh, Del and Becky Hanneman of Wichita and Jim and Mary Regier of Hillsboro.

The reunion is held every five years in Hillsboro, where the family settled in 1902.

Area students earn degrees from FHSU

Four students from the Free Press circulation area were listed among the students who completed requirements for bachelor and associate degrees during the 2002 spring semester at Fort Hays State University.

Those students were Dustin B. Dalke, Hillsboro, who received a bachelor of fine arts degree in art; Susan E. Rziha, Tampa, who earned a bachelor of arts degree in general studies; Emily Nicole Wedel, Canton, who earned a bachelor of science degree in elementary education; and Lana Jo Vogts, Canton, who earned a bachelor of arts degree in English.

MCSEC board to meet July 15

The Marion County Special Education Cooperative Board of Directors will meet for its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, July 15, in the MCSEC conference room at 302 W. Eighth in Florence.

Cyclists to hold hospital fund-raiser

The Marion “Wheels For Life” Bike-A-Thon will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, July 27, near the swimming area at Marion County Lake.

Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Participants are asked to bring their bikes, and local law-enforcement personnel will be on hand to ensure safety. The event will benefit St. Jude Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

Prizes donated from local merchants and St. Jude Hospital will be awarded for money collected.

Individual prizes include a T-shirt for $35 collected, a sweatshirt for $75 collected, and the participant who collects the most over $125 will receive a compact-disc boombox.

“Everyone will win something,” said event coordinator Judy Houdyshell. “Local merchants have been generous with everything from free new-release movie rentals and pizza coupons to beach towels and yo-yos.”

Those not contacted about donations can reach Houdyshell, who will split the donation equally among the riders.

For donations or more information, call Houdyshell at 620-382-3106 or 620-924-5532. Or call Kerry Maag at 620-382-3106 or 620-382-2559.

Volunteers invited for butterfly count

If you like butterflies, the third annual Harvey County Butterfly Count should be on your schedule for Saturday, July 13.

Participants will meet at 8:30 a.m. at Kauffman Museum, 27th and Main, North Newton. Cost is $3.50; children under 12 are free and must be accompanied by an adult.

Individuals are encouraged to take part for morning and afternoon or only half a day.

“I encourage people to participate in the count even if they cannot identify all butterflies,” said Dwight Platt of North Newton. Platt, the count organizer, is a retired Bethel College biology professor.

To participate in the count, contact Platt at 316-283-6708 or platword@southwind.net or contact Kauffman Museum at 316-283-1612.

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