PICTURED IS THE STOCKTON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUTAING CLASS OF 1933. Pictured are (from left starting with the top row): Norma Sinclair, Virginia (Kriley) Meyers, Fern (Vallette) Hamel, Lucille (Jones) Galloway, Thelma (Stephens) White, Kathleen (Stewart) Watkins, Hazel (Hunt) Lowe, Marguerite (Roelfs) Shasteen, Chester Lindsey, Mabel (Robertson) Milner, Everett Russ, Opal (Wells) Hrabe, John Allen, Helen (Leighty) Nelson, Russell Garland, Halys (Hulse) White, Lois (Loeffler) Fink, Everett Brown, Cora (Hamit) Robinson, Charles Reed, Wilma (Baxter) Weber, Morris Phillips, Norma (Livingston) Parker, Walter Lindsey, Ivan Combs, Ruth (Griffin) Marshall, (missing a name), Mrs. Zimmerman, Bill Skinner and Cleora (Opdyke) Schaumberg. (Bill Skinner sent this picture to the Sentinel writing that his dad had saved the picture and article when it was been posted in the paper 41 years ago in 1989.

IN 1997, THE STOCKTON ARTS COUNCIL presented the play “Those Wedding Bells Shall Not Ring Out” or “The Bride Wore Green Chili Peppers” for the community. Pictured are cast members: (front row, from left) Wayne Madison, Whitney Moore, Bruce Barnes (on one knee), Julie Price; second row: Shannon Lowry, Cassie Waddell, Brett Schlaegel, Joanni Grover; (back row) Alton Hazen, Pat Waddell, Carol Barnes, Jon Grover, Willardene Purdum, Harry Purdum, Joan Balderston and Bonita Wagner.

Grand Champions were: (front row, from left): Sarah Darnall, Jessica Forshee, Craig Dinkel; (back row, from left) Kristi Gartrell, Heather Gartrell, Ethan Gartrell, Jenna Stout, Cody Miller and Jonelle Forshee.

The Stockton Sentinel is always looking for pictures for our “Yesteryear” page. If you have a picture that you’d be willing to share with our readers (preferably at least 20 years old), send it to Stockton Sentinel, P.O. Box 521, Stockton, KS 67669, e-mail it to: stkpaper@ruraltel.net or bring it in to our office and we’ll be sure you get it back.

THIS YESTERYEAR PICTURE was brought in to the Sentinel by Darrell Sammons. A funeral was held at the W. R. Griffin house at 623 Main Street in the 1920s. The house was also home to Doc Mason for many years and is now owned by Keith and Mendy Schlaegel.

The Stockton Sentinel is always looking for pictures for our “Yesteryear” page. If you have a picture that you’d be willing to share with our readers (preferably at least 20 years old), send it to Stockton Sentinel, P.O. Box 521, Stockton, KS 67669, e-mail it to: stkpaper@ruraltel.net or bring it in to our office and we’ll be sure you get it back.

THE ODLE FAMILY GOT TOGETHER in November 1947 to celebrate Terry Odle’s first birthday. Pictured are (front row, from left) great-grandmothers Hattie Muir and Nettie Baxter; (back row) grandmother Lola Muir Baxter Jackson, great-grandfather Albert Muir Sr., grandmother Sophia Odle, grandfather Bert Odle, mother Delores Odle, father Gale Odle and Terry Odle.

A RIBBON-CUTTING was held for Rockin’ K Shoe Repair in the early summer of 1997. On hand for the occasion was (from left): Joanni Grover, Elaine Davenport, John Forshee, Kevin States (owner of Rockin’ K), city manager Gary Hobbie, Lee Phelps, Lanny Hanks, Margaret Welker, Ruth Phelps, Roma Smith and Sandi Rogers.