Bellamy Bros., Foghat on board for Chingawassa Days

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David Mayfield, Marion city administrator, holds up a plaque, which will soon be placed in Brooker Park. The plaque honors the Brooker family, who donated $100,000 to the city and for park improvements. The council will yield to the park board for its recommendations on the best location for the memorial.

Two famous groups?one rock ?n? roll and one country?will be livening things up at this year?s Chingawassa Days in Marion Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 5, 6 and 7, according to information presented at the Monday Feb. 9 council meeting.

Dave Crowfoot, member of the Chingawassa Days Committee, said an agreement was reached with Foghat and the Bellamy Brothers, two nationally recognized acts.

?A local group will open for both bands,? he said, ?and we will have the barbecue on Friday too.?

In addition to the bands and barbecue, he said, there will be belly dancing, bingo, magicians, horseshoes, children and adult games, a poker run and a lot more.

Festival buttons will go on sale April 20 for $25. The button, Crowfoot said, will allow admission to both concerts and other festival events to be announced.

?We appreciate the city?s support for Chingawassa,? he told the councilors.

The Chingawassa Committee members are Crowfoot, Mike Powers, Paige Bruner, Lisa Vondenkanp, Jandie Moore, Dannie Sherbet, Christen Pedersen, Chris Meierhoff, Margo Yates, Darla Gore and Jessie Nikkel.

David Mayfield, city administrator, said he has started researching energy alternatives. He said he is looking into the Kansas Power Pool, which is a joint action agency, similar to the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency.

The city has its power through a contract with Westar.

Doug Kjellin, economic development director, reported he, Mayfield and Harvey Sanders, public works, attended a KMEA meeting in Emporia.

?The issue of Westar and the power contract offered to the cities was discussed,? he said.

Both Mayfield and Kjellin believe it will take time and planning to make a good electrical contract decision.

The Westar contract ends in 2010.

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