Make it a “Super Sunday” by starting the day attending the St. Thomas Catholic Church’s annual Mardi Gras! The event will be held on Sunday, February 11th, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the St. Thomas Catholic Church Parish Center in Stockton.

Soup’s on! The Stockton VFW Post 8873 (314 Main Street) is hosting its Second Annual Soup Contest this Saturday, February 3rd. If you have a favorite soup and want to win the grand prize and bragging rights, enter this contest on Saturday between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. (The first ten entrants to check in will receive a door prize. Entries will be on a “first come, first serve” basis. No late entries will be accepted.)

The Trevor Tien Silent Auction and Benefit Dinner, with a dance following (Rockin’ Thunder Music), will be held on Saturday, February 10th, at the Logan City Building from 5:00 p.m. to Please get in touch with Jordyn Legget with questions and to donate at

Stockton Estates (206 South Second) will host an Open House on Tuesday, February 6th, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

…A Review Of This Week’s Movie Admission: $7 for Adults; $6 for Children 12 & Under; & FREE for Children 3 & Under During the height of the Great Depression, members of the rowing team at the University of Washington get thrust into the spotlight as they compete for gold at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Starring Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton, Jack Mulhern, and Luke Slattery.

The menus for the week begeinning Monday, January 29, are as follows: Monday—Pork fritter, mashed potatoes and gravy, catalina blend vegetables, bread, pineapple. Tuesday—Bi-erock casserole, Italian blend vegetables, bread, peaches. Wednedsay— Tomato soup, tuna salad, coleslaw, crackers, fruit cobbler. Thursday and Friday—Menus for February not yet made available.

Monday—Breakfast pizza, fruit, juice, milk. Tuesday—Frudel, fruit, juice, milk.

The Rooks County Conservation District’s 76th Annual Meeting will take place on Monday, January 29th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Palco High School Gym.

The Phillips-Rooks Extension District will be hosting a free, daylong Farm/Ranch Financial Management program in the 4-H Building at the Rooks County Fairgrounds in Stockton on Thursday, February 8th. The program will begin at 10:30 a.m.

…A Review Of This Week’s Movie Admission: $7 for Adults; $6 for Children 12 & Under; & FREE for Children 3 & Under The Mallard family is in a bit of a rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom, Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids— teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen—the whole wide world and head to Jamaica.