MARION’S OLDEST IMPORT AUTO REPAIR SHOP WAS STARTED BY BILL HUNTSMAN. You might say the continuous purr of a finely tuned engine, especially a foreign one, has always been an inner joy for Bill Huntsman. With over 50 years in the auto service business, mostly focused on foreign cars, Bill can evaluate just about any […]
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WDIF-LP 97.5 FM
HOME OF THE BLUES. Marion native, Spencer Phelps, has been a fan of radio as far back as he can remember. His official start in the radio industry was as a regular voice on local WDCM in the early 2000’s. He describes other ventures in local media including a regularly televised program on TV22, production […]
Hickory Grove Lake Campgrounds
THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING. The Rennicks’ have always been a big camping family. With having five kids, this gave the family something new to do multiple times throughout the year. One summer evening, while sitting around the campfire with their family and friends, one friend jokingly asked Brad and Sunshine why […]
Carl Wade
CARL WADE. If you ask for Mr. Wade, you’re looking for the wrong person. Carl Wade has always preferred being on a first-name basis with everyone he meets. It’s not surprising to hear that about the owner of Carl Graphics. The company name says it all. Getting to know his clientele is most important to […]
John Eberson
JOHN EBERSON: DESIGNER OF THE PALACE THEATRE. . Thousands of our MarionMade! boys and girls over the last 79 years would have no concept of what ‘Stage Right’ or ‘Break a Leg’ meant if it wasn’t for the efforts of John Eberson. This brilliant gentleman designed our own Palace Theatre in downtown Marion during the […]
Candy Tripp
CANDY TRIPP–THE SWEETEST THING YOU’LL FIND AT THE FAIR. . Fair-time means family-time for Candy Sawyer Tripp, whose career at the Marion County Fairgrounds reaches back to 1990. Since her daughters have all worked with her in the office at one time or another, she says, “It’s like a big, family reunion each year; celebrating […]
