15 YEARS AGO

Sept. 9, 2009

For nearly 40 years, Stan Reed of Marion has learned as much about the Civil War as anyone in this area. Perseverance and patience have resulted in Reed making an interesting discovery.

Tom Reed, brother of Walter Reed, the Army major whose name is immortalized with an Army medical center in Washington, D.C. — is buried in Marion Cemetery.

An article entitled “People we know” features Ira Penner, who among other things joins Rex Wilson in collecting aluminum cans to benefit local Girl Scout troops.

A group of nine Marion High School students and 14 adults spent three days in June seeing three musicals that inspired the students to strive for an outstanding fall musical. MHS will present “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” in November.

Students on the trip were Emily Hett, Michael Kirkpatrick, Landon Leiker, Brandon Meierhoff, Megan Overton, Tristen Snelling, Annie Whitaker, Alex Young, and Olivia Young.