Marion County RECORD

HEADLINES

Wind farm firm doubles payment offer to county
A draft of the proposed agreement between Marion County and developers of a proposed wind farm shows the company is offering twice the per-megawatt rate the county is paid by Diamond Vista wind farm in the northern portion of the county. The proposed rate is $1,800 per megawatt over the first 10 years the wind farm operates. The estimated total annual payment is $360,000 for the first year and $330,600 for the following nine years.
Man faces domestic violence, reckless driving charges
Policing city ordinances a tough task
Every city has rules for keeping the community clean, but those often come with loopholes that can be taken advantage of by opportune residents. In Marion, inoperable vehicles are to be screened within a property, but even that has room for people to take advantage, police chief Clinton Jeffrey said.
City council greenlights Girl Scouts' dog park plans
Marion city council members gave the official nod to a dog park to be developed by Marion Girl Scouts during Tuesday’s meeting. The park, which the scouts have been planning to build for months, needed a vote to approve its changed location to Ann’s Park.
Tree trimmer says his trade is an art
According to Josh Mackey of Peabody, owner and operator of Esthetic Tree Service, his business is more than cutting down trees; it’s a service that seeks to enhance appearance and create beauty. In other words, it’s a form of art, and thus, the name, which means “pleasing to the senses.” According to Webster’s Dictionary, “esthetics” is a secondary spelling of “aesthetics.”

OTHER NEWS

School board dislikes idea for cell phone antenna
A proposed cell phone tower, or a cell phone antenna mounted on a city water tower, drew yet another objection Monday. The idea of installing a Verizon cell phone tower in the city has been argued over since March.
Main St. store to soon aquire a new awning
Work to prepare for a new awning at County Seat Decorating Center yielded an unexpected boon when owners Jeannie and Brad Wildin discovered the name of a prior business, John Ehrlich and Sons, painted on the front of the building. Jeannie was scraping loose paint down from a metal plate Saturday and Brad could see the name “John Ehrlich and Sons.”
City to make Census push
Getting federal grants and loans for city projects depends on a city’s average income, so Marion’s city officials plan to push for as many residents as possible to participate in the 2020 Census. “In the 2010 Census the city was very close to the low-to-moderate income category,” city administrator Roger Holter said.
Cities' holiday gift drives bring joy to area's children
Many Marion County charities are gearing up to help provide a happy Christmas for children in low-income families. Applications are still available for gifts in all of the counties’ cities except Peabody, but deadlines are approaching.
Market raises funds for local, distant efforts
This year’s Alternative Gifts Market Saturday in Marion raised funds for charitable programs in Marion County, the United States, and nations abroad. Customers came to Marion Community Center to buy Christmas ornaments, books, soup and macaroni and cheese mixes, bierocks, cards, and similar items to give family and friends, and donate to causes highlighted by the sellers.
Gluten-free flour demand a boon for area businesses
Gluten-free foods are popular, and Clay Tajchman of Ramona is meeting the demand by owning and operating mills in New Cambria and Abilene that produce sorghum flour. Grain sorghum, also known as milo, is gluten-free and is not genetically modified, so it is in high demand by bakeries and food producers throughout the world.

DEATHS

Paula Frazier-Ash
Services will be at a later date for Paula Jeanne Frazier-Ash, 77, Emporia, who died Thursday at Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. Paula was born June 5, 1942, in Las Vegas, New Mexico, to Ralph and Nadine Harrah Frazier. She was a teacher and a counselor.
James Lee Dale
Services for James Lee “Jim” Dale, 84, who died Nov. 5, at his home in Lakin were Monday at Deerfield United Methodist Church, Deerfield. Born Sept. 18, 1935, in Dodge City, Kansas the son of Percy and Clara (Johnson) Dale, he grew up in Garden City where he attended Garden City schools. He graduated from Garden City High School in 1953.
Reta Mae Dale
Services for Reta Mae Dale, 84, who died Nov. 5, at her home in Lakin, were Monday at Deerfield United Methodist Church in Deerfield. Born June 22, 1935, in Tucson, Arizona, the daughter of Arthur Elwood and Eunice (Conatser) Smith, she grew up in Joplin, Missouri.
LaVern Schroeder
Services for LaVern Allen Schroeder, 87, who died Nov. 7, 2019, at Asbury Park in Newton, were Sunday at Alexanderwohl Church. He was born Aug. 15, 1932, to Alvin and Marie Schmidt Schroeder in Goessel. He married Jane Frey Sept. 19, 1953, in Goessel.
IN MEMORIAM:
Sylvia Helmer
IN MEMORIAM:
Betty Robinson

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HEALTH

Longtime Hillsboro doctor motivated by personal trauma
By the age of 24, Michael Reeh already had a few years’ experience as an EMT, but he knew he wanted to be a doctor. “I could see I was helping people,” he said. “I knew if I didn’t try to become a doctor, I’d be kicking myself the rest of my life.”

OPINION

Postal, yes; service, no
When gas prices soared during the Arab oil embargo of the ’70s, executives from U.S. oil companies cast about for a nifty phrase they could spout whenever TV cameras came on. A simple sound bite was all they needed to counter growing public sentiment for the government to take over oil companies.
ANOTHER DAY IN THE COUNTRY:
The good-enough father
CORRECTIONS:
Corrections and clarifications

PEOPLE

Singers sought
Tabor College’s “Messiah” performance will be 7 p.m. Nov. 24 in Richert Auditorium. Community singers and Tabor alumni are invited to join the choir. Rehearsals will be 7 p.m. Nov. 11 and 18 in the Vogel Choral Room of Shari Flaming Center for the Arts.
Marion native's grandsons faced off at Sunflower Showdown
Ronald Dean Oelschlager was a star football player at Marion High School in the early 1960s. He went on to become Gale Sayer’s running mate in the University of Kansas backfield.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Jacen Riggs
SENIOR CENTER:
Director brings items to identify, Menu
CALENDAR:
Upcoming events
MEMORIES:
10, 25, 40, 55, 70, 100, 140 years ago
MEMORIES IN FOCUS:
County's first explorer was no piker

SPORTS AND SCHOOL

Cougars defeat Colony-Crest, 46-0
Centre High School’s football team has trounced all of its opponents since the beginning of district play, and Friday’s regional game was no different. The Cougars defeated Colony-Crest, 46-0, at home. Now at 8-2, Centre will play 9-1 Axtell at Axtell in a sectional game Friday.
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Centre High's Cameron Spohn exchanges fist-bumps with a young girl after Friday night's playoffs game against Colony-Crest.

Diocese surprised congregants at the Veterans Day service in Pilsen on Monday with a presentation of a peace plaque and two medals from South Korea to Raymond and David Kapaun, cousins of the late Father Emil Kapaun. The plaque honors Chaplain Kapaun and his fellow soldiers for restoring and preserving the freedom of the Korean people

Fairy Godmother Cassie Meyer, middle, argues with Amy Pakham, middle right, playing the Evil Stepmother, during the first act of Marion's drama "The Big Bad Musical"

Centre High's Aidan Svoboda makes a run during Friday night's playoff game against Colony-Crest.

Marion County RECORD

Marion city council members gave the official nod to a dog park to be developed by Marion Girl Scouts during Tuesday’s meeting. The park, which the scouts have been planning to build for months, needed a vote to approve its changed location to Ann’s Park.

A proposed cell phone tower, or a cell phone antenna mounted on a city water tower, drew yet another objection Monday. The idea of installing a Verizon cell phone tower in the city has been argued over since March.

Many Marion County charities are gearing up to help provide a happy Christmas for children in low-income families. Applications are still available for gifts in all of the counties’ cities except Peabody, but deadlines are approaching.

Services will be at a later date for Paula Jeanne Frazier-Ash, 77, Emporia, who died Thursday at Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. Paula was born June 5, 1942, in Las Vegas, New Mexico, to Ralph and Nadine Harrah Frazier. She was a teacher and a counselor.

Services for Reta Mae Dale, 84, who died Nov. 5, at her home in Lakin, were Monday at Deerfield United Methodist Church in Deerfield. Born June 22, 1935, in Tucson, Arizona, the daughter of Arthur Elwood and Eunice (Conatser) Smith, she grew up in Joplin, Missouri.

Services for LaVern Allen Schroeder, 87, who died Nov. 7, 2019, at Asbury Park in Newton, were Sunday at Alexanderwohl Church. He was born Aug. 15, 1932, to Alvin and Marie Schmidt Schroeder in Goessel. He married Jane Frey Sept. 19, 1953, in Goessel.

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By the age of 24, Michael Reeh already had a few years’ experience as an EMT, but he knew he wanted to be a doctor. “I could see I was helping people,” he said. “I knew if I didn’t try to become a doctor, I’d be kicking myself the rest of my life.”

When gas prices soared during the Arab oil embargo of the ’70s, executives from U.S. oil companies cast about for a nifty phrase they could spout whenever TV cameras came on. A simple sound bite was all they needed to counter growing public sentiment for the government to take over oil companies.

ANOTHER DAY IN THE COUNTRY:

CORRECTIONS:

Tabor College’s “Messiah” performance will be 7 p.m. Nov. 24 in Richert Auditorium. Community singers and Tabor alumni are invited to join the choir. Rehearsals will be 7 p.m. Nov. 11 and 18 in the Vogel Choral Room of Shari Flaming Center for the Arts.

Ronald Dean Oelschlager was a star football player at Marion High School in the early 1960s. He went on to become Gale Sayer’s running mate in the University of Kansas backfield.

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Centre High School’s football team has trounced all of its opponents since the beginning of district play, and Friday’s regional game was no different. The Cougars defeated Colony-Crest, 46-0, at home. Now at 8-2, Centre will play 9-1 Axtell at Axtell in a sectional game Friday.