50 years ago

sept. 1, 1976

Neighbors did a good turn Monday afternoon for hospitalized Marion farmer Stanley Anderson.

Sixteen friends turned out to bale his hay. Using three balers, the group started on a 25-acre field about 1:30 p.m., and it was all in the barn by 3:30.

Those doing the good neighbor work were Dale and Ben Anderson, Kerry Domke, Ed and Jack Goentzel, Junior Hett, Orville and Milford Hett, Jim Jackson, Clifford McFadden, Roy Penland, John and Brad Olsen, Steve Sandwell, Wilson Schwendiman, and John Siebert.

A tremendous lightning bolt, coming in the midst of a 1 a.m. rainstorm on Sunday, hit the repair shop building and welding shack of Hallett Construction, formerly Riddle Quarries, southwest of Marion. Almost immediately it turned into a hot, searing fire.

Marion fire chief Hazel Meierhoff, Bud Pierce, and John Britain responded to the call and were instrumental in saving a least half a dozen lime trucks parked near the burning buildings.

Grand champion winners in the Marion County 4-H boys’ grooming and girls’ style revue are William Thomas of Marion Go-Getters and Maureen Riffel of Lincolnville Wide-Awakes.

A building extension and remodeling soon will be underway at Strassburg Baptist Church, northwest of Marion. Included will be additional classrooms, a nursery, restrooms, and new entryway plus remodeling of the sanctuary.