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The Ellsworth County Medical Center board of directors is looking for a new board member. Tammy Moore, who had been on the board six months, announced her resignation at the end of the Jan. 15 board meeting, effective immediately.

Larry Pacey of Ellsworth, will celebrate his 80th birthday Jan. 27. Larry was born Jan. 27, 1940 in Clay Center, Kan. He moved to Ellsworth in 1948 with his parents and sister, Phyliss. He is owner of Pacey Construction Co II.

Thyfault receives national scholarship Wilson High School student Brandalyn Thyfault is one of 548 students nationwide and only seven in Kansas to receive a scholarship for $10,000 from the Horatio Alger Association. Over 35,000 students applied for the scholarship nationwide.

THURSDAY, JAN. 23 USDA COMMODITIES: USDA Commodities will be distributed beginning at noon at the Ellsworth County Medical Center Administration building. Information: Anita Hoffhines, (785) 531-0160. NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY: The Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce conducts an after hours at 4:30 p.

At the Jan. 15 meeting of the Ellsworth County Medical Center board of directors, chief executive officer Andrew Bair offered preliminary estimates on the cost of a proposed 8,000 square foot “Physical Medicine Outpatient Gym”, which could be used by the community as a wellness center.

The sounds of construction could fill downtown Ellsworth by spring if all goes as planned. Concordia architect Eric Johnson was in town this past week with design plans for the inside of downtown Ellsworth’s signature Insurance Building.

For the first time, the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce will recognize a Business or Organization of the Year at its annual meeting. As in years past, the chamber also will hand out awards to a Citizen of the Year and Junior Citizen of the Year.

WILSON — Who would have ever thought that a recent trip to Great Bend to purchase a new water tank for a reverse osmosis drinking system would result in winning $77,777? Kathleen Zelenka of Wilson would. “I was shocked,” she said in an interview this past week with the Independent-Reporter.

From the files of the July 20, 1967 edition of The Ellsworth Reporter.