Community

Body Jane Cunningham: “It is an honor to be in such good company with the past Peony Festival Grand Marshals.”.

Body We honored our 8th grade, high school, and college graduates this week, as well as their parents and family. It is a big honor and one that comes with hopes, dreams and responsibilities.

Body GOD IS BIGGER! We all have reasons to be anxious at times—financial needs, friction in relationships, health challenges. The list goes on. It was no different in Bible times. People have always had reasons to worry.

Body The meeting of the Rooks County 4-H Council was called to order by Megan Roy on May 10th, 2021. There was a letter sent out to each leader stating we don’t have to wear masks at our meetings and we also don’t have to put in a request to have meetings in person.

Body Steve and I were in Abilene Saturday, May 23, for the wedding of my great-nephew, Logan Lexow, Chapman, to Sydney Hocker of Abilene. Sydney is a registered nurse at Salina Regional and Logan is a salesman for Prairie Land John Deere in Clay Center.

Body For those who heard the fire whistle blow in Stockton on Friday evening, May 21st, the 9-1-1 call came in on the mapping for the area due to a computer glitch. The call was not in the district or in Rooks County.

Body The meeting was called to order on Monday, April 19th, 2021 with Roll Call having 21 members answering roll and one guest. Show and Tell was presented during roll call.

Body Steve Reed and Stanley Reed both of Denver, Colo., and Jill Blackwill of Quinter are hosting a celebration in honor of their parents’ 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Body The Rooks County Commissioners signed a state disaster declaration for the County during the regular weekly meeting held on Tuesday, May 18th.