Grand Marshal

By LINDA MOWERY-DENNING
Ellsworth County I-R

As a boy, Alan Stefek spent many a happy summer day with his four brothers jumping off the bridge or swimming in the Smoky Hill River as it flowed through the west part of Ellsworth near the old Frisco Railroad tracks.

Times were different then, Stefek said.

“People were more laid back ... Everybody was comfortable with the times they were in.”

Now, Stefek said, everyone is so busy and they can be more demanding.

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