40 years ago

aug. 13, 1986

Marion city commissioners closed a deal Monday with Mrs. Tom Hett and her son, Rocky, for purchase of their property on N. Cedar St. The city will purchase 16 acres and buildings that housed the Hetts’ former John Deere dealership for $112,500 plus 35 acres of city-owned land in the northwest portion of town. Closing date will be Jan. 1, 1987.

An unusual reunion is scheduled for Sunday in the city park at Tampa. Tampa’s state championship softball team of 30 years ago will meet for a picnic and reminiscing. The team won the Kansas championship in August, 1956, at Great Bend.

Five daughters of the late Ella and Alex Socolofsky and their families met the first week in August at Telluride, Colorado, for a family reunion.

Chuck Bina, son of Raymond and Denice Bina of rural Marion, finished in second place in the boys’ 3-to-4-year-old division of a beauty contest at Tri-Rivers Fair in Salina. Chuck took part in swimsuit and poise competition.

Jim Cogdill of Marion entered a 28-pound, 29-inch-tall banana squash in this week’s produce derby.