STORMS. In 1997, we cooked our Christmas dinner on our propane grill - a turkey, potatoes to mash, sweet potato and green bean casseroles, and dressing. Why use a grill? On December 16, super-typhoon Paka battered Guam with torrential rain for hours, along with 140 mph winds and gusts to 185 mph. We were still without power, and thus, we grilled. It was quite the storm, to be sure! By God's grace, no one died. In Mark 4, we read that as Jesus is taking His disciples across the Sea of Galilee, 'a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling' (v. 37). It was so severe that the disciples woke up a sleeping Jesus and asked, 'Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?'

The Stockton Junior High Superintendent’s Honor Roll, Principal’s Honor Roll, and Academic Honor Roll have been released for the Second Semester. Grade requirements are as follows: Superintendent’s Honor Roll— 4.0 GPA (95% and above in all classes).

Tatum Lynn Hamilton was among those receiving a degree from Fort Hays State University on Saturday, May 11, at Gross Memorial Coliseum. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education.

The family of Kent and Bette Stamper invites you to help them celebrate 60 wonderful years of life together. Please join them on Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 2-4 pm at the First Christian Church (301 S.

On Sunday, we welcomed Pecos and Lynda Inchaustegui to First Christian Church to share their Good News to Mexico ministry. Pecos and Lynda have been in Mexico City since 1978 and have been supported by the FCC throughout those years. Their marriage ministry has taken them all over Mexico and the United States and focuses on teaching God’s principles for Christ-centered marriages and families.

The 2023-24 Stockton High School (Grades 9-12) Semester 2 Honor Rolls have been released. To be eligible, the student must be considered full-time and have no D’s, F’s, or incomplete for the grading period.

(The following are the unapproved minutes from the May 14, 2024 meeting of the Rooks County Board of County Commissioners.) The Rooks County Board of Commissioners met with the following present: Chairman John Ruder and members Tim Berland and Jake Prockish. Laura Montgomery, County Clerk, was present to record the minutes.

As of this Sunday evening, May 19, we have received .90 of an inch of rainfall. The mower blades will get a workout this week.

Caleigh Grace Iwanski of Stockton was among 3,484 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during commencement exercises on May 3, 17, and 18. Iwanski earned a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science and a Bachelor of Science in Grassland Systems from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

We all like to have a helper, someone to guide and advise as we go through our life journey. It is a gift from God that all who believe have just that Helper—the Holy Spirit.