14 Years Ago

Body Stockton, Kansas! Los Angeles, California! London, England! It makes no difference where you are, the Stockton Sentinel was soon to be available online, so that, regardless of where a subscriber lives, they would be able to view the Sentinel electronically on Wednesday mornings.

Body Dressed in full Scottish attire, bagpiper Paul MacDonald of Hays played for those in attendance at the Memorial Day Services at the cemeteries.

Body The Swing Into Summer Festival was set to begin Friday, May 25, with a free picnic in the Upper City Park, courtesy of the Chamber of Commerce, followed by a Dance, featuring the Mark Kee Band. And this was just the start of a weekend packed full of fun.

Body Diplomas were to be given to 31 members of the Stockton High School Class of 2007 on Saturday, May 19, as principal Keith Hall would present the graduating class of 20 boys and 11 girls.

Body Our thoughts and prayers were for the people of Greensburg, where a massive tornado took out most of the town and killed at least 10 people.

Body Bethany Schindler, sixyear-old daughter of Kermit and Machelle Schindler of Plainville, kept her hair long because her great-grandmother Vera Schindler, who had since passed away, told her to let her hair grow long.

Body The Jasmine Asian Cafe opened in Stockton on Thailand’s New Year, Friday, April 13th. Owner Vipawan Thangsuwan, “Pook,” was familiar to the area since she opened a booth at the Rooks County Free Fair ten years earlier when she began serving her Asian cuisine.

Body The Rooks County Health Center along with the Rooks County Health Foundation announced the public phase of the “Era of Caring” Capital Campaign for the new hospital at a cocktail reception at Cedar Links Golf & Country Club on April 10, 2007.

Body The Easter Bunny visited the Stockton Public Library on April 4th. Kids surrounding the Easter Bunny were Riley Brown, Simon Armbrister, Isaac Reed, Trevor Miller, Devan Eustice, Nolan Buss, Miles Armbrister, Beatrice Griebel, Ellie Bellerive, and Angelo Ruiz.

Body The April 3 election was in the books, with the sales tax increase defeated; four school board members were selected out of eight on the ballot, with successful races for Mark Lowry, Patrick Lingg, Greg Beougher, and Jeff Nyp; and Wayne Madison and Twila Freeman taking seats on...