After starting the regular meeting of the Stockton Board of Education meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance by four third-grade students on Monday, January 9th board members heard from high school students Bodye Stithem and Cason Iwanski during the Share Out session. The two shared with the board members what is now taking place in their school from academics to sports.

Double the blessings! Being the New Year’s Baby is pretty special, but when you can double that honor with twins, that makes it twice as nice! And this year that is exactly what happened when Walker Eugene and Mayzi Kay arrived on Wednesday, January 11th at Hays Medical Center to parents Taylor and David Ghumm of Stockton. Walker weighed in at seven pounds, two ounces, and was 18 inches long.

April 7— The Stockton FFA team took second place at the Livestock Judging Contest in Phillipsburg with Kourtney Bigge placing first individually and Ryan Mongeau placing tenth. Douglas Frank Budig passed away. Recognized for their Years of Service to the Foster Grandparents and Senior Companions program were Betty Cadoret, Charlotte Sammons and Linda Paley.

At the first meeting of the new year for the Stockton City Commission held on Tuesday, January 3rd, commissioners Bob Becker and Nathan Glendening took the Oath of Office for their second term after being re-elected to their positions this past November. Then the reorganization of the commission was held with the offices to remain the same with Reesa Brown to serve another term as mayor; Nathan Glendening to serve as vice mayor; and Bob Becker to serve as the finance chairman.

The Rooks County Commission met with road and bridge supervisor Rich Bouchey at its regular Tuesday meeting on January 3rd. Bouchey first presented the commissioners with the new rate changes for the Rooks County Landfill. He also stated that they are working towards a Spring Cleanup this year, not date scheduled at this time.

The Kansas Tennis Coaches Association has elected former Salina Central Tennis Coach Mike Goll to the Hall of Fame in the Class of 2023. Coach Mike Goll was in education and coaching for 41 years, retiring in 2021.

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(Continued From Last Week) Feb. 24— The Stockton School Board voted to establish a day car center. Stockton Tiger Emerson Lowry qualified for State. Father James Greenan, Eldo E. Graham, Ervin Lee Keeler and Betty Ann Hunter passed away.

After receiving a bone marrow transplant from his younger brother Charlie (2 1/2) in August, and 152 days in the Seattle Children’s Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House, four-yearold Ezra Scott finally got to go home to Port Orchard, Washington on Friday, December 9th. Ezra, who was diagnosed with chronic granulomatous last spring and now, as reported in an earlier article, is “all clear” with the results 100% successful.

The one-cent sales tax to pay for the Stockton City Swimming Pool began on January 1st, 2017. The new pool opened that summer on Tuesday, July 25th. It was anticipated at the time that the generated tax increase would be between $13,500.00 to $14,500.00 a month, and would more than cover the bond payments for the pool. Since that time the sales tax has been increasing steadily to more than cover the payments.