Carbondale Fall Fest is this weekend
Carbondale Fall Celebration will be held Sept. 11 to 12 with activities planned for all ages both days.

On Friday the activities start at 5 p.m. with a dunk tank and train rides. The Carbondale Library will be holding a book sale from 6-8 p.m. From 6-10 p.m. “One Night Stand,” will play at the street dance.

The fun continues on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. with a breakfast in the ELM building. The library will continue the book sale from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
At 10 a.m. Jandi’s Dance Performance Carbash will provide entertainment.
The children’s parade begins at 11 a.m., along with soap box car races. At noon the Masonic Lodge pie judging contest begins. From 1-3 p.m. wrestling gets underway.

Bring your own turtle at 4 p.m. and enter the turtle races. Prizes will be awarded for everyone. Four age groups will compete including ages 2-4, 5-7,8-9, and 10-12. The grand parade starts at 5 p.m., followed by another round of wrestling. The band, One Night Stand, end the weekend events with a dance from 8-11 p.m.

Towne named grand marshal

Ruth Towne was named grand marshal of the Carbondale Fall Festival Parade to be held Sept. 12.

“I am honored to be chosen as grand marshal,” Towne said. “I am truly committed to the community of Carbondale as well as being their mayor.”
She was born north of Carbondale on the family farm July 23, 1933. She began school at Elliott, which was a country school and later attended Carbondale grade school and high school from which she graduated in 1951.

She has one brother, John Nichols, Carbondale, who still lives on the family farm with his wife, Carolyn.

She married Harry Towne Jr., and they later divorced. She has a daughter Nancy Warren, also of Carbondale.

“I have been a foster mother for over 27 years and had many foster children,” Towne said.

She also has four grandsons and one granddaughter.

She worked for over 34 years at Security Benefit Group of Companies, Topeka and over eight years at Kohl’s Department Store, Topeka. She is now retired and enjoys doing work for the city and watching her grandchildren in sports. She is very active in her church, does volunteer work in the community and enjoys embroidering.