40 YEARS AGO

Feb. 12, 1986

A contingent of Marion County officials joined civic leaders from the region Feb. 5 in Cottonwood Falls to urge state officials to improve US-50. Their pleas for wider roads and more enforcement by the Kansas Highway Patrol did not gain any immediate results but were seen as a good start.

Candidates for queen of courts at Marion High School will be selected this week to reign over the homecoming game Saturday against Garden Plain. Vying for the honor are Kelley Enos, Stacey Long, and Tracey Long.

A painting depicting historical homes and a poster showing points of interest will be included on a billboard to be installed this spring at the new Moses Shane Park in Florence. Local artist Gary Thrasher painted the mural.

Bill Meyer, editor of the Marion County Record has been elected first vice president of the William Allen White Foundation trustees. The foundation is associated with the University of Kansas School of Journalism, which bears the late Emporia editor’s name.

Chat and Dine Club of Marion County Lake will entertain members of Marion Chamber of Commerce on March 1 at Marion Senior Center. A meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. It will be followed by a program featuring the Aulne Boys vocal quartet.