Stockton Junior High hosted a home Scholars Bowl meet on Tuesday, March 8th. The schools that attended the home meet were Norton, Phillipsburg, Osborne, TMP, Palco and Plainville. Stockton’s seventh-grade team came away with second place at the competition and consisted of Tanner Post, Jonathan Graham, Haden Hahn, Vince Thayer and Meredith Gasper.

Charles Henry Graham Co. F, 90th Indiana Regiment 5th Indiana Cavalry Charles Henry Graham was born 14 November 1836 in Johnson County, Indiana, the son of James and Jane (Dobbins) Graham.

The Stockton Chapter FB has selected Caleigh Iwanski as their P.E.O. Scholar for 2022. Caleigh, an outstanding student at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, is pursuing degrees in Animal Science and Grassland Systems. Caleigh was recently awarded an internship this summer at the Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory studying ruminant nutrition and reproduction, and her career goals include graduate school studies and growing her own livestock business.

THIS GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE, staying at the Owl Apartments in Stockton, and working for Bonnie Plants in Plainville, was excited to make a snowman on Thursday, the 10th, as they don’t get to play in snow in Mexico! Kirsten Hale of Bonnie Plants in Plainville says groups of young people, age 18 and over, have been coming on work visas to work at Bonnie Plants at various times since 2019. This group of kids, plus five or six others also staying at the Owl but not pictured, came in February and will return home in mid-July. With temperatures warming quickly through the end of the week and weekend, no doubt the snowman’s life was very brief, but the kids had fun building it! Shown here is Luis, Valeria, Pamela, Adriana, Victorino and Jesus.

The Stockton Fire Department responded to five fire calls over the past week starting off on Monday, March 14th at 1:45 p.m. when they were called to 308 Gracie for a stove/grease fire at Clayton Becker’s apartment. The volunteers were there for over an hour with the damage contained to the cook stove and cabinet.

FLIPPIN’ GREEN FLAPJACKS for the Lions Club on Sunday, March 13, were two “veteran flippers,” Henry Sander (in the back) and Dennis Bedore..

(The following article is taken in part from the approved March 8th Rooks County Commission regular weekly meeting.) The Rooks County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, March 8th with commissioners John Ruder, Greg Balthazor and Tim Berland present. Clerk Ruthmary Muir was present to write the minutes.

Co. E, 184th PA Infantry Regiment Jacob Huff Wolf was born 1 September 1836, son of David Wolf, in Union County, Pennsylvania.

On February 6, 2022, shortly after 2:00 a.m., Dawson Workman, age 22, of Plainville, was driving south on 16 Terrace, approximately 300 feet south of the X Road intersection where he struck a guardrail on the right side of the road. He continued driving south on 16 Terrace, turning east onto Y Road where he ended up in the north ditch. Workman’s vehicle, a 2010 Toyota Tundra 4-door pickup, was damaged extensively and had to be towed away. No injuries were reported. Workman was not wearing a seatbelt, and alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident.

The winners from the Farmers Union Mercantile & Shipping Association two-day Annual Expo, which was held on March 3rd and 4th are as follows: John Shaw won a $75.00 Coop gift certificate; Dee Swayne won a $50.00 Coop gift certificate; and Christi Miller won a $25.00 Coop gift certificate. Congratulations to all of the winners!