30 years ago

Dec. 13, 1995

The Marion-Florence school board is considering a proposal to convert the current middle school at Florence to headquarters and classrooms for Marion County Special Education Cooperative and to make an addition to Marion High School to serve sixth through eighth grades. No decision has been made.

An article by staff writer Rowena Plett tells how several German-Canadian farm families traveled by train to Florence, with men exploring the countryside on foot and horseback, finally choosing land on which to settle near what is now known as Canada.

Carolyn Moore is pictured as she looks through decorations on an angel tree at Kraft Korner. The tree features gift suggestions for deserving individuals.

Pipers John Jordan and Jim Lindsey, dressed in authentic highland Scottish garb, including kilts and sporran, played bagpipes Thursday for second graders in Ginger Becker’s classroom at Marion Elementary School.

Neighborhood women were invited to the home of Bea Kelsey for a Christmas coffee. Those attending were Peggy Blackman, Cleo Loomis, Randee Loomis, Marjorie Sandwell, Billie Slusser, Betty Thompson, Bernadine Westerhaus, and Lola Wheeler. Also present was a friend of the hostess, Ruth Jo Penner.

Anita Hancock, Marion Elementary School music teacher, is a member of the Wichita Chamber Chorale whose concert “Sounding Joy” will air this month, two times on radio and one time on television.