Due to the snowstorm on Monday, December 8th, the Stockton USD #271 Board of Education monthly meeting was canceled for that evening and re-scheduled for Thursday, January 11th, at 3:30 p.m. in the District Office meeting room.

After being closed for a few months during the holiday season, Malee’s Asian & Thai Food in Stockton (413 Main) will reopen next Monday, January 15th. They look forward to seeing and serving you! (Look for the ad in this week’s edition.) .

Prairie Heritage Auction and Real Estate will host two Open Houses in Stockton on Sunday, January 21st, to showcase a commercial building at 107-109 South Foster from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and the five-bedroom, twobath house, used as a current Airbnb, at 103 North 4th Street from 1:10 p.m. to 3:10 p.m.

The Stockton Food Pantry is open next Thursday, January 18th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The Food Pantry is located at 602 Main Street in the alley behind the Main Street Christian Church. The Pantry is discontinuing the fresh produce until further notice.

…A Review Of This Week’s Movie Admission: $7 for Adults; $6 for Children 12 & Under; & FREE for Children 3 & Under Poppy discovers that Branch and his four brothers were once part of her favorite boy band. When one of the siblings, Floyd, gets kidnapped by a pair of nefarious villains, Branch and Poppy embark on a harrowing and emotional journey to reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd from a fate even worse than pop culture obscurity.

Monday—Chicken strips with mac and cheese side, steamed corn, garden salad, fruit, milk. Tuesday—Pig-in-ablanket, baked beans, sweet potato fries, garden salad, fruit, milk.

The menus for the week beginning Monday, January 8, are as follows: Monday—Chicken pot pie, Catalina blend vegetables, biscuit, fruit crisp. Tuesday—Swiss steak with tomatoes, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, cornbread, tropical fruit. Wednesday—Chicken ala king, brussel sprouts, biscuit, baked cinnamon pears. Thursday—Roast pork, three bean salad, bread, strawberries. Friday— Hamburger patty with lettuce, tomato and onion, potato salad, bun, mandarin oranges.

The Stockton Public Library will be hosting its Storytime Program with stories, crafts and more for all ages on Friday mornings at 10:00 a.m. starting this Friday, January 5th. The program schedule has fun themes lined up almost every Friday from January through the end of April. Please note there will be no Storytime on the Fridays when school is not in session.

…A Review Of This Week’s Movie • Friday & Saturday at 7:00 pm• NO SUNDAY MOVIE!!! Admission: $7 for Adults; $6 for Children 12 & Under; & FREE for Children 3 & Under Armed with nothing but a hatful of dreams, young chocolatier Willy Wonka manages to change the world, one delectable bite at a time. Starring Timothee Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins, and Matt Lucas..

The Tiger sports teams for both the high school and junior high in Stockton will return to action next week, kicking off the 2024 portion of their schedules. On Thursday, January 4, the SJH teams will be hosting Lincoln in Pike Trail League action with tipoffs set for 4:30 p.m.