Looking Back

Starting on July 1st, Kansas was to become the latest state to outlaw smoking in restaurants, bars, and workplaces. The landmark move was made on February 25th, when the Kansas House voted to send a statewide smoking ban to Governor Mark Parkinson, who promised to sign it into law.

Approximately 30 people attended the Town Hall meeting in Plainville to meet with Kansas State Senator Ralph Ostmeyer and Kansas Representative Jim Morrison. The purpose of the meeting was to gather ideas on issues to be addressed in the 2010 Kansas Legislature.

The Girl Scouts were celebrating their 98th Anniversary as an organization. Stockton’s Girl Scouts, including Daisy, Brownie and Junior Troops, were Hope Smith, Alisara Arial, Madison Moffet, Hailey Baxter, Janae Keller, Dianna Hubble, Haley Ciarallo, Tori Erickson, Laura King, Tatum Hamilton, Jasmine Kester, Madalyn Billinger, Ryanne Berwert, Logan Winklepleck, Cate Lowry, Jolee Sterling, Brianna Pulec, Bailee Hemphill, Olivia Dix, Jayden Spresser, Annabelle Kester, Katy Kriley, Jenae Holmes, Haven Hamilton, Toriana Bouchey, Shayanne Wente, Delayne Colburn, Cassandra Jackson, Tierney Kester, Shaelyn Griffin, Allison Morgan, and Chloe Scott.

Harold Ray Byfield (1927) passed away.

What Stocktonites Were Doing 98 Years Ago in 1912—Monday morning, there was an alarm of fire from the J. A. Maris house, the woodwork between the kitchen and dining room, next to the chimney, having become overheated. It was an awkward time to get the hose cart, with the streets nearly impassable from the snowdrifts, but a mule was hitched on to the cart and he took it down to the location. In the meantime, the fire was extinguished with a few buckets of water. The damage to the building was slight. Will Edwards brought in 300 head of sheep for shipment, and J. C. Edwards brought in 48 head of cattle. They are being fed in Reed’s Yards until the railroad company is ready to take them out.

56 Years Ago, Spotlighting The Year 1954— Morgan-Jones & Gillis, contractors for the remainder of the work at Webster Dam, were moving in heavy machinery and doing necessary preparation work. Bids were to be opened by the Bureau of Reclamation at Kirwin in March to construct a spillway channel bridge, bridge, and approach across Bow Creek and to relocate a road in the Kirwin Reservoir area.

Looking Back 14 Years Ago (1954)—The Stockton Chamber of Commerce announced a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Debra’s Card & Gifts location at 421 Main, the former Maris Store. The ceremony also marked the opening of the Attic Antique Mall, a new part of Debra’s at the same location. Governor Bill Graves announced the appointment of nine Kansans to the Governor’s Commission on Housing. Linda Yohon of Stockton was one of the appointees.

Mae Katherine Ballard was born on February 6th to parents Joshua and Katie Ballard of Lees Summit, Mo.

The Nova Theatre was showing the movie “Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief.”