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Body Week of March 8th Breakfast Monday—No School. Tuesday—Pop-Tarts, fruit, juice, milk.

Body ALMOST CHRISTIANS. I stumbled across a fascinating book last week by Matthew Mead (1629- 1699), an English Puritan pastor.

Body Last Sunday the high was 48 degrees with partly cloudy skies and the lows in the high 20s. Monday, the high was 59 degrees with sunny skies and west/northwest winds blowing approximately 17 mph.

Body Rooks County continues to see a decrease in new COVID-19 cases throughout the county. This week the absenteeism rate is at 0.8% above the baseline from 2019-2020. The positive testing rate is at 13.0% this week.

Body ​During the Kansans Can Symposium, developed by the Kansas Association of Education Service Agencies (KAESA), districts were chosen to share the strategies they are implementing around Kansas Redesign principles and the Kansans Can State Vision for Education.

Body STUDENTS in Stockton High School’s Family Studies class finished a recycling project, making mittens from old sweaters. They posed with Bernie for a picture. Students included from left: Kayleigh Cunningham, Sierra Kester, Rilee Ellis and teacher Jenny Niblock.

Body JHET HAGAN (left) and Hudsyn Hagan (right) participated in another weekend of wrestling—this time in Alma, Neb. Jhet took 2nd place in the 5th & 6th Grade, 81-84 lb. Class. Hudsyn took 2nd place in the 3rd & 4th Grade, 46-50 lb. Class.

Body STOCKTON HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR EMIL BENAVIDES was the winner of the 2020 National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Scholarship Contest sponsored by the Courtney-Spalding Chapter.

Body Last Sunday 15 members of the Stockton United Methodist Church Choir, under the direction of Joan Balderston, gathered at noon outside the Solomon Valley Manor where they performed several musical selections for the residents.

Body Dale Stillwagon, Bennington: “I sure enjoy the puzzles that are in the newspaper every week.” Harry Purdum: “As long as the weather stays above freezing, I won’t be too unhappy.”.