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What Was Going On 14 Years Ago 2008 tax figures showed an increase of nearly $1.8 million, largely due to oil as the Oil category was the only one showing a significant increase in tax revenue to be collected.
14 Years Ago
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What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce’s Olde Tyme Christmas was scheduled for the coming Friday, Nov. 28, 2008.
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Nila Denton of Stockton had graciously lent her many lovely Nativities to the Stockton Public Library for public viewing during the months of November and December. The Nativities come from all over the world.
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An electrical short was the probable cause of a house fire at 413 N. Third on Sunday night. The owner of the house, Brook Dix, was unaware of the fire until his neighbor from across the street, Gloria Harris, was banging on his door.
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The area fall harvest got off to a slow start thanks to Mother Nature showering the area with some rainfall, but as soon as the sun came out the farmers were in the fields taking care of business.
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On Oct. 19, 2008, when Melvin Bain of Stockton walked up to Main Street Christian Church for services, he saw a bat lying on the outside steps of the building.
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What Was Going On 14 Years Ago Larry and Narine Barnett of Stockton were host parents of Seonjin Na, from the city of Guang-ju, in the town of Unnam Dong Country, in the country of South Korea.
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Nathalia Santos Cruz was one of two foreign exchange students who was living in Stockton for the 2008-09 school year. Nathalia, age 16, was from Maringa, Brazil (pop. 380,000). Host family for Nathalia was Dale and Heather Winklepleck and their girls, Lexie and Logan.
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Nathalia Santos Cruz was one of two foreign exchange students who was living in Stockton for the 2008-09 school year. Nathalia, age 16, was from Maringa, Brazil (pop. 380,000). Host family for Nathalia was Dale and Heather Winklepleck and their girls, Lexie and Logan.
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Rustin and Holly Odle had the most unusual pumpkin patch this season, the result of a May 29th flooding rain. The Odles had just planted their garden a week or two before the rains and had planted pumpkins, watermelons, tomatoes and onions.
