The SHS 2009 Snoball took place on December 19th, and after the votes were counted, Stephen Moll was crowned King and Brenna Schlaegel as queen. Attendants were Carlee Lindsey, Scott Voss, Sage Penner, and Amber Kriley.

* And So They Say: Duane Miller: “I do hope whoever stole my outdoor Christmas tree lights enjoyed them.” Judge Gilbert: “Santa Claus was real good to me. He left me lots of pinochle cards.” Hazel Larson: “My grandson, Steve Muir, was quite excited when he got to shake hands with President Johnson when he stopped in Hawaii last week.” Sheriff Elmer Odle: “This was one of the quietest holiday periods I ever saw. Everyone seemed to be behaving.” Erma Jean Price: “Today, I don’t know which direction is up, and I’m not sure I’d go if someone pointed it out to me.”

Loren Goodheart became a great-grandfather with the birth of Braelyn Rae Blackwill on November 18th. The family gathered at Thanksgiving and took a four-generation picture with Maxine Goodheart of Russell, 91, Loren Goodheart of Stockton, Jill and Trevor Blackwill, and little Miss Braelyn Rae.

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SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1967 * And So They Say: Dean King: “J. C.

Another gremlin is at work at the Stockton Sentinel because there is no 2009 December issue to be found to get information for this week’s “14 Years Ago” article. Hopefully, these gremlins are done messing with us for the rest of the year! And remember, there is no “98 Years Ago” column for the rest of the year!

(The following article is from the December 23rd, 1973 edition of the Hays Daily News. Hrabe's daughter, Dorrine Dix of Stockton, gave the article to the Stockton Sentinel in 2009 for republication, and we have reprinted it for our reader's enjoyment. Merry Christmas!) Frank Hrabe, Stockton, remembers when he first donned his Santa Claus suit, drove his pickup to the children-filled house of a good friend, hid his transportation in the trees, and walked in to deliver his famous one-liner: 'Ho, Ho, Ho!'

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago • For December 14th • The annual Parade of Christmas Trees celebrated its 25th year at the Stockton Public Library. A weather system holding heavy snow and frigid cold had taken over the area, and when it finally stopped snowing, there was a total of 11 inches of snow accumulation.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1967 * And So They Say: Mrs. Paul Marshall: “The kids, I think it was Pam Miller, have renamed Main Street Sugar Plum Drag.” Clara Mullen: “I’m certainly glad that Matt got his deer the first day as he said we weren’t going to start our trip until he had bagged one.” Bill Gouldman: “Someone should ask Chuck Ostmeyer if he ever got stuck in a snow drift.” Chuck Waller: ”I have three solutions for the post office corner mailbox parking problem—move the box 15 inches closer to the curb, put it in the middle of the street; or provide arm extensions.”