About 70-80 people turned out last night for the formal lighting of the original theater marquee at the Historic Fox Theatre in Hutchinson.

It was only fitting that the former Executive Director of the Fox, Mary Hemmings was present and told of the struggle to get the 90-thousand dollar grant to renovate the marquee. She says she applied and kept getting turned down. (Watch Video)

The marquee has been undergoing an extensive restoration at Luminous Neon for the past couple of months. The refurbished marquee now features a pair of full color, electronic message boards on its west and east panels, which will allow the Fox to utilize animation, graphics and color text to promote current and future events.

As they started the countdown to the lighting, the crowd joined in. (Watch Video)