Stockton High school teacher Lee Lindsey, who had been diagnosed with throat cancer on October 2nd, 2008, was celebrating being cancer free by giving a $357.00 donation of their Prayer Team t-shirts to the Rooks County Cancer Council and Rooks County Healthcare Foundation.

The revival of the Christian Church started in a fine way last Sunday and continues in the same path. There were 215 in the bible school and praise service conducted by Mrs. McKinnis. Her fine class is worthy of special comment, and it was a fine setting for the beginning of the revival effort. There was a large audience at the morning service and three fine additions to the church. A great audience was in attendance at the evening service. The large chorus, orchestra, and inspiring song service under the direction of Mrs. Elva Chance of Kansas City, Mo., was thoroughly enjoyed by the appreciative audience, who had a large part in making the service worthwhile. Warren McCauley played “The Holy City” on the coronet, and the Gospel solos by Mrs. Chance were well received and much appreciated.

WITH THE RECENT DEMOLITION.

The 2009-2010 Stockton Strider Dance team had been announced with Amanda Rubottom, Audrey Green, Delilah Griebel, Hannah Lindsey, Sara Saunders, Maggie Spires, Haley Dix, Rebekah Niblock, Molly Schleicher, Richelle Paulson, Mary-Lynn Griebel, and Carlee Lindsey selected.

A very interesting letter from Arthur W. Allen, one of our Stockton boys and now on the U.S.S. New Mexico, wrote the Review and Record from Bremerton, Washington. Arthur is changing his address and wants to keep in touch withhomehappenings.He wrote that his new address would be San Francisco instead of Bremerton.

* And So They Say: Red Hagan: “I’m one hundred percent for the kids of this town.” John Wells: “Nice weather isn’t getting us what we need.” George Riffel: “I’ve seen a lot of places, but there just aren’t many that can begin to compare with Stockton. The only trouble is that Stockton doesn’t toot its own horn enough.”

Three fires during the week kept the Stockton, Plainville, and Woodston Fire Departments on their toes. The first was a controlled burn that got out of control when the USD 271 employees burned off the tall grass at the driving range near the fairgrounds. The second was to rural Woodston to the residence of Jeff Dix when weeds were burning near the house and flames got under the lap siding of the house. The volunteers contained the fire to a small portion of the living room and baseboard. The third fire was at the Tom Bigge farm, where 134 round bales caught fire due to the insane wind hampered the firefighters’ efforts to put out the blaze. No one was injured.

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Postmaster Mrs. Clara G. McNulty has worked out the new schedule of postal rates, which is to become effective on April 15th, and announced the following summary of general information: First-class mail will see no change except postcards and private mailing cards, which will be rated two cents each. Government postal cards will remain at one cent each. Newspapers and magazines mailed to the public will be two cents for every two ounces or fraction. Third-class mail will be one and a half cents each. Fourth-class mail of printed material and merchandise weighing more than eight ounces will be the present zone rate plus two cents except for parcels collected on rural routes.

* And So They Say: Jody Sanders: “I’m looking forward to April when the Kansas Anthropological Society will have a dig near Alton.” Robert Osborn: “I was late for work on Tuesday morning because it took me so long to find my raincoat.” Leighton Marshall: “They didn’t put the flags out for my birthday, but everyone wore something green.” * Approximately 140 4-H members and leaders from Rooks and Phillips Counties had attended the Sander Brothers (Freeman, Delbert,andGeorge) Livestock Judging School and Contest. Six classes of livestock were judged in the contest. The Sander Brothers furnished Angus heifers and fat hogs, Hereford steers were furnished by Larry Dix, and sheep were furnished by Bernard and Rodney Carsten. The top three placings in the older division went to Ted Odle and Richard Eggers (tie), followed by Alton Hazen and Rodney Carsten. The three high in the younger division went to Donnie Lowry and Gale Maddy, with a three-way tie for third between Larry Riffel, Mark LeSage, and Mike Muir.