OVERLAND PARK, KS. -- Eleven-year-old Parker Mores scored a hole-in-one during a par-3 tournament held here August 22. Mores used an 8-iron to score his ace on a par-3, 65-yard hole (for his age group, no holes are more than 150 yards).

    MARION, MA -- William J. Lewis, 75, Marion, MA, formerly of Harlan, died August 19 in Boston, MA.    A private family service was held September 2, with a memorial service and celebration of life to be held at a later date.    Lewis is survived by his wife, Kathleen; brother David; children Christopher William (Tracey Scher) and Hillary Lewis (James) Winkelman; and four grandchildren.

    LOS ANGELES, CA -- Nathaniel Philemon Booth, 70, Los Angeles, CA, died August 28.    Services will be held Saturday, Sept. 9 at 2 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Family will greet friends Saturday from 12:30-2 p.m.

EXIRA -- Spartan spirit was in full force last Friday as Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton defeated Bedford in a football match-up in Exira. 

REGIONAL – Polls will be open from noon-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12 for the every-other-year school election.    The Harlan Community Schools Board of Education will see the addition of one new face after incumbent Angie Monson of district 4 decided not to run for re-election.    In the absence of Monson, Jessica Anderson has decided to run for district 4.

COUNTY -- The Shelby County Area Solid Waste Agency is sponsoring a Free Cleanup Crew Event for residents wishing to dispose of household hazardous waste from their homes.  The event will be held on Saturday, September 16 from 8-11 a.m.

ELK HORN -- A $3.9 million general obligation school bond will be on the ballot for Sept. 12 in Elk Horn and Exira.    If approved, bond issue proceeds will be used to make repairs and improvements to the Elk Horn and Exira school campuses, originally built in the 1950s.

COUNTY – The first-ever Shelby County Ag Festival will be held Monday, Sept. 11 from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Shelby County Fairgrounds in Harlan.    The hands-on learning experience for kids of all ages will include everything from bean dissection, an animal learning center, flowing grain and a commodity carnival to implements, water conservation demonstrations, a GPS scavenger hunt and animal dissection.    The event is free fun for all ages. 

RURAL SHELBY -- Amanda Findlay and Marcus Erwin both of Harlan plan to marry on October 14 at the Willow Creek Glass Chapel near Shelby.    Parents of the couple are Sara Findlay, Panama, and the late Cole Findlay; and Terry Erwin Sr., Harlan; and Cheryl Erwin, Council Bluffs.