PEABODY Gazette-Bulletin

HEADLINES

Independent enters race for commission
A third candidate has entered the race for District 4 county commissioner. Aulne resident Amy Soyez, independent, filed for the position last week.
Citizens 'fed up to here' with road conditions
Improving county roads was the topic that brought Warren Harshman, president of Harshman Construction, to talk with county commissioners Monday. The county has purchased most of its rock from Harshman quarries at Florence.
Area groups get $9,000 in grants from foundation
Grants totaling $9,000 were awarded to 13 area charities Saturday by the Peabody Community Foundation during its annual Pancake Day. Peabody Hearts for Hart Park received the largest award, $1,700. A host of children eager for updated playground equipment joined Hannah Bourbon to accept the check.
Florence closer to signing water lease agreement
Florence city council members moved another step closer to resolution on the Crystal Springs lease agreement Monday. Mayor Bob Gayle said the document is being reviewed for final details.
Pancakes and fixings bring in $3,700
A good turnout for Sunday’s annual pancake feed raised $3,700 for the Florence Fire Department. “We’ve been doing it for 35+ years,” fire chief Mark Slater said. He and 14 other firefighters and their wives cooked pancakes, sausages, and eggs for 350 people.

OTHER NEWS

Aulne ninth-grader wins photo contest
An Aulne ninth-grader’s photography talent has drawn statewide accolades. Ellie Just’s photo, “Labor of Love — My Grandpa,” won first place in the Happy Birthday, Kansas! photo contest sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society.
Local author shares story of abuse, redemption, victory
For Marion resident Blythe Hardy, sharing his story of sexual abuse was about finding release. It came in the form of his book, “Our Little Secret, Revealed,” published six months ago, soon after he moved to the area.
Author talks about work with Mother Teresa
Linda Schaefer, author of three books on Mother Teresa’s worldwide mission, will speak at 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at Holy Family Catholic Church Parish Activity Center, 415 N. Cedar, Marion. Schaefer’s work with Mother Teresa spans two decades. She started as a volunteer with the Order of the Missionaries of Charities.
Higher ed classes as close as local library
Peabody resident Draxa Langley hasn’t stopped learning in the years since she graduated high school, she instead ramped it up over the past year with Universal Class. Marion County residents have free access to the online higher education program, as long as they have a state library card and an access code, both available at local libraries.
Trees become fishy condos
In a fish-eat-fish world, small bluegill and crappie often become a meal of larger predators. To help fish have a better chance of survival, Marion County Park and Lake Department employees have been dropping trees to the bottom of the lake.

DEATHS

Jeanne Higgins
Funeral services for Jeanne Louise (Carr) Higgins, 74, who died Jan. 22, were 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Eastmoor United Methodist Church in Marion. Interment was in Marion Cemetery. She was born Sept. 10, 1944, in Florence.
Randal Claassen
Services for A. Randal Claassen, M.D., who died Monday, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Parkview M.B. Church in Hillsboro. Burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Towanda cemetery.

DOCKET

SPECIAL SECTIONS

FINANCE:
Young widows get help raising children, Vintage Bank named best-of-best
VALENTINE'S DAY:
Being together is their greatest pleasure

OPINION

The dog-gone post office strikes again
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. A barking dog, apparently, is another matter.
ANOTHER DAY IN THE COUNTRY:
Things and stuff
CALENDAR:
Calendar of events
WONSEVU:
Louise Shumate remembered

PEOPLE

POW-carved gift taxies into permanent home
Don Stutzman, who lives in Hesston with his wife, Elnor, visited Peabody Museum on Thursday to present a model of a German World War II fighter plane to the museum. It was carved by a German prisoner of war held in a camp at Peabody from 1943 to 1946. When Don and his brother, Doug Stutzman, were growing up on a farm at 110th and Pawnee Rds. in rural Peabody, their widowed grandfather, David Winger, and father, Clifford, hired German POWs to work on their farm.
Conservation speaker is at home on the range
The 73rd annual meeting of Marion County Conservation District will be 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at Eastmoor United Methodist Church. Brian Obermeyer, executive director of the Nature Conservancy at Strong City, will give a presentation on range management.
Peabody senior center menu

SCHOOL AND SPORTS

Schools compete at Scholar Bowls
Each Marion County school district sent a team to the regional Scholars Bowl competitions Thursday. Ell-Saline regional
College degrees and honors
Girls struggle for stability
Difficulties in handling pressure from Elyria plagued Peabody-Burns girls’ basketball members the entire game Friday. They lost 44-10. “We need to see the importance of taking care of the ball every possession and having confidence in ourselves, otherwise results won’t change,” coach Travis Schafer said.
Peabody-Burns school menu

PEABODY Gazette-Bulletin

A third candidate has entered the race for District 4 county commissioner. Aulne resident Amy Soyez, independent, filed for the position last week.

Improving county roads was the topic that brought Warren Harshman, president of Harshman Construction, to talk with county commissioners Monday. The county has purchased most of its rock from Harshman quarries at Florence.

Grants totaling $9,000 were awarded to 13 area charities Saturday by the Peabody Community Foundation during its annual Pancake Day. Peabody Hearts for Hart Park received the largest award, $1,700. A host of children eager for updated playground equipment joined Hannah Bourbon to accept the check.

Florence city council members moved another step closer to resolution on the Crystal Springs lease agreement Monday. Mayor Bob Gayle said the document is being reviewed for final details.

A good turnout for Sunday’s annual pancake feed raised $3,700 for the Florence Fire Department. “We’ve been doing it for 35+ years,” fire chief Mark Slater said. He and 14 other firefighters and their wives cooked pancakes, sausages, and eggs for 350 people.

An Aulne ninth-grader’s photography talent has drawn statewide accolades. Ellie Just’s photo, “Labor of Love — My Grandpa,” won first place in the Happy Birthday, Kansas! photo contest sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society.

For Marion resident Blythe Hardy, sharing his story of sexual abuse was about finding release. It came in the form of his book, “Our Little Secret, Revealed,” published six months ago, soon after he moved to the area.

In a fish-eat-fish world, small bluegill and crappie often become a meal of larger predators. To help fish have a better chance of survival, Marion County Park and Lake Department employees have been dropping trees to the bottom of the lake.

Funeral services for Jeanne Louise (Carr) Higgins, 74, who died Jan. 22, were 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Eastmoor United Methodist Church in Marion. Interment was in Marion Cemetery. She was born Sept. 10, 1944, in Florence.

Services for A. Randal Claassen, M.D., who died Monday, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Parkview M.B. Church in Hillsboro. Burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Towanda cemetery.

FINANCE:

VALENTINE'S DAY:

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. A barking dog, apparently, is another matter.

ANOTHER DAY IN THE COUNTRY:

CALENDAR:

WONSEVU:

The 73rd annual meeting of Marion County Conservation District will be 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at Eastmoor United Methodist Church. Brian Obermeyer, executive director of the Nature Conservancy at Strong City, will give a presentation on range management.

Each Marion County school district sent a team to the regional Scholars Bowl competitions Thursday. Ell-Saline regional