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March 31 is deadline

to buy dog tags

Dog owners in Hillsboro will need to purchase tags for their animals before March 31 to avoid a $2 penalty.

Before a tag can be purchased, owners need to provide proof that the rabies vaccination for each dog is current.

Dog tags can be purchased at city hall.

County spelling bee

set for Feb. 20

The Marion County Spelling Bee will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 20, in the Centre Junior/ Senior High School gymnasium.

Contestants from 11 Marion County schools will compete for the title of top speller.

Any Marion County home-schooled student who has not passed the eighth grade and will not turn 16 before May 31 may enter a home-schooled preliminary spelling bee by contacting Neal Weltha as soon as possible at 785-983-4321.

Preliminary spelling bees need to be held soon so winners may advance to the county bee.

Guests are welcome at the county spelling bee. Members of the audience must remain seated and quiet at all times. No one will be allowed to enter the bee after 10 a.m.

Parenting program

to begin Jan. 26

The program “Parenting to Make Your Life Easier” will be offered from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., on five Mondays, starting Jan. 26, at the Hillsboro Middle School.

Led by counselors Mike Moran at Hillsboro Elementary School and Tonja Wienck at Hillsboro Middle School, the program will focus on children ages 5 to 12. Free childcare and snacks will be provided.

For more information or to register, call 947-3981.

GOP women plan

Jan. 21 meeting

The Marion County Republican Women will hold a special meeting at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 21, at McGillicuddy’s Restaurant in Marion.

The purpose of the meeting is to elect a new MCRW president.

Wiebe to speak

Jan. 25 in Wichita

Katie Funk Wiebe, author and retired Tabor College professor, will be the guest speaker at the Golden Wheat Chapter of the American Society of Germans From Russia’s annual folklore meeting on Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church auditorium in Wichita.

Registration begins at 1 p.m., a potluck ethnic meal will be served at 1:30 p.m., and the program is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

Wiebe’s topic will be “From the Sunny Steppes of the Ukraine to the Hell of Siberia.” Wiebe will talk about her aunt’s retreat with the German army to Poland, only to be sent back to Russia and then on to Siberia.

The public is invited, and those attending are reminded to bring table service.

For more information, call 316-269-9108.

Hillsboro MB Church

offers hymn sing

The Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church will hold its final session of singing and readings at 7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 25, in the chapel.

The evening of worship, inspiration and fellowship will be led by Brad Vogel.

Sponsored by the music committee, the project has taken three years to complete on selected Sundays as participants proceeded through “Worship Together,” the Mennonite Brethren hymnal.

“The last sections of the hymnal are on the subject of justice, reconciliation and the eternal hope of the believer,” according to organizers.

The public is invited.

Volunteer infantry

hosts Civil War gala

The Eighth Kansas Volunteer Infantry will host its annual Civil War dinner and dance beginning at 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24, in the multi-purpose room at Peabody Elementary School.

Music will be provided by the Flatland String Band of Wichita, and dances will include reels, waltzes and jigs.

The cost is $3 per person or $5 per couple. Period attire is not required.

The public is invited.

Mid-Cap of Marion

offers free tax help

Marion County residents can receive free tax help and free e-filing at the Mid Kansas Community Action Program office, located at 104 N. Fifth, Marion.

The Mid-Cap office is an Internal Revenue Service sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site. Mid-Cap is designed to help the elderly, people with low to moderate incomes and the disabled.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 888-877-5948 or 620-382-8807.

After scheduling an appointment, participants are asked to bring the following with them: this year’s tax package and/or label; all forms, W-2s and 1099s; information for all other income; information for all deductions and credits; and, if possible, a copy of last year’s tax return.

Women’s fair series

Jan. 24 in Peabody

The Peabody Main Street Association will sponsor its fourth session in the “How Does Your Garden Grow Series” to be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Peabody Senior Center.

All ladies who enjoy great food, learning and laughter are invited to attend this women’s fair series titled “Roses, Resolutions and Red Velvet.”

The fair will offer several presentations, such as New Year’s resolutions, winter skin-care products to make at home, book reviews, cake decorating, Peabody history and floral arrangements.

The cost for the event is $12 per person. One free $5 Peabody Bucks Gift Certificate will be given to every lady attending the fair.

Participants are asked to register in advance because space is limited. To register, call Joanna Brazil at 620-983-2174 during the day, send her an e-mail at pmsa@peabodyks.com, or call Peggy Radisewitz-Weir at 620-983-2353 in the evening.

Junior officers hold

Tampa 4-H meeting

Tampa Triple T’s 4-H Club met Jan. 5, and the meeting was conducted by the junior officers.

The agenda included reports from the junior officers; demonstrations, such as food preparations, electrical wiring and organizing; announcements; and refreshments.

A motion was passed to take pictures of future meetings and parties.

4-H club meets twice

in Hillsboro area

The South Cottonwood 4-H Club held meetings Dec. 13 and Jan. 12.

The December meeting included a Christmas bowling party at Trail Lane Bowling in Hillsboro. The January meeting was held at the Hillsboro City Building.

For more information or if interested in joining, call Sharon Prieb at 947-2478.

Card shower request

for Marietta Voth

The family of Marietta K. (Friesen) Voth requests a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday celebrated Jan. 15.

Voth and her husband, Otto B. Voth, live in rural Goessel. She is a retired piano teacher, bookkeeper and farm wife.

Her children are Larry Voth of Goessel, Jane Voth of Wichita, Don Voth and wife Shawn of Marion, Nelson Voth and wife Clarice of Newton. She also has four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Cards may be sent to her at 203 30th Ave., Newton, KS 67114.

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