Johnson named Grand Marshal

Arlene Johnson was named the 2014 Grand Marshal of the Potter Days celebration, scheduled for Aug. 28-31.

Johnson was born in Julesburg, Colo., to Arlan and Maureen Luxa. She was raised at Lodgepole and graduated from Lodgepole High School in 1959 and Saint Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in September 1962. She married Gordon Johnson in 1962. Johnson worked at Memorial Health Center until 1970, then took time off to raise their family. She later went back to work at Memorial Health Center Extended Care. Gordon passed away in 1986. She continued working at the nursing home and over the year...