* And So They Say: Pauline Southard: “Since my stay in the hospital, I think I’ll be a little more thoughtful about sending cards to people who are in the hospital.” Gisela Eckart: “It didn’t take long for our truck to get a frosted glass windshield in the sandstorm near Damar Friday morning.” Doris McMichael: “Yes, I got sunburned, but I also got a fish.” Howdie Webster: “I did not know that the want ads were so well read until I found homes for all my pups that way.”

High class music and readings combined with sparkling humor and miscellaneous numbers are promised us in the concert to be given for the benefit of the Stockton Public Library at the Opera House. From press notices this will be an enjoyable entertainment, and your financial support of this worthy institution will be greatly appreciated.

A casting call was out to students from third through eighth grade to be part of Kids On Stage II for the coming summer. Joan Balderston, Maxine Bates and Ruth Phelps were once again setting up a theatre workshop for aspiring actors and actresses at the Nova Theatre for two weeks in June, 2006. The focus of the workshop was memorization. Each student would have a spotlight performance in either a skit, a duet, an excerpt from a play, or reciting a favorite poem in a performance scheduled for June 22.

* And So They Say: C. N. Harper: “I’m beginning to think about getting the swimming pool ready to open and I am considering the possibility of a family season ticket this year.” Bill Nichols: “What do you mean, a good day? The sun is too bright and the noise is too loud.” Mary Sammons: “I came home from my trip expecting to have to begin watering my lawn and found I had to cut the grass instead.”

On April 23rd, Miss Zetta Roskilly and William Edward Buss, accompanied by Miss Lowe and Mr. Earl Buss, motored to Stockton where they were united in marriage by Judge Case. They then went to the beautiful country home of the groom’s parents where they were showered with the congratulations of admiring relatives and friends. All were then seated at long tables where a sumptuous wedding dinner was enjoyed after which the beautifully decorated bride’s cake was cut and served by the bride. Eddie Buss is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Buss and has spent his entire life in Sugar Loaf Township. He is a farmer lad of sterling qualities. His bride is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Del Roskilly of Lanark Township and is one of Rooks County’s most successful teachers. The basement of the

Vernon Sammons was celebrating his 100th birthday on May 8, 2006, and family, friends and neighbors were invited to a Celebration, planned by his kids and grandkids on Sunday, May 7th at the Solomon Valley Manor.

* And So They Say: Wimp Hulse: “Since the episode near the Marina on Saturday, I’m going to start advertising a three-minute car wash.” Don Peebles: “They complain about kids having nothing to do in the small towns, but in the cities, where there is surely plenty of recreation facilities, they seem to commit more vandalism.” Frank Tyson: “With this sour puss of mine, I can’t smile.” Harold Copper: “Mickey Spillane was a fraternity brother of mine at Fort Hays State, but I don’t think he based any of his characters on me.”

On Tuesday evening two or three auto loads of young people started out to the Muir place north of town to serenade the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. George Muir. In the rear car were Ronald Cooper, Dorothy Stewart, Albert Hindman and Jessie Hammond. Ronald was driving. Near the schoolhouse south of Muir’s he turned out to avoid a mud hole and struck some rough ground when the radius rod broke. The car turned over and completely around facing the south. The occupants were thrown out and received various injuries. Hindman was knocked senseless for awhile, Miss Stewart was bruised and cut in many places over her body, but Ronald fared the worst for his right forearm was broken and crushed so that the bones protruded through the flesh. Frank Hus came along with his car and brought the victims to the Land & McMillen operating rooms. An x-ray of Cooper’s arm showed that he would need hospital care, and it was decided to take him to Concordia for treatment. At one o’clock in the night Dr. McMillen started with his patient, accompanied by Mrs. P. H. Cooper for that place. Mrs. Cooper returned the next day as the surgeons decided to wait some time before setting the bone which was broken in two places and badly splintered. At last report, Ronald was suffering considerably.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1963