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The Hobart Homemakers FCE group met Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, at the United Methodist Church in Stockton at 7 p.m. Ruth Ann opened our meeting with the flag salute. Roll call was, “What are you doing to stay well this winter?” It was answered by 8 members.

The regular monthly meeting of the Crossroads Quilt Guild was held at Stitch and Chatter Quilt Shop in Stockton on February 17th, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. A wonderful potluck was enjoyed. The business meeting was called to order by vice president Linda F. Roll Call was answered by 21 members.

President George Washington once said, “It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones:’ Today, just as in George Washington’s time, and going back to the earliest times, good men and women are needed.

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The menus for the week beginning Monday, March 23rd, are as follows: Monday—Chicken strips, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas, bread, mixed fruit. Tuesday—Chili, fivecup salad, crackers, cinnamon roll. Wednesday—Pork roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, Italian blend vegetables, bread, plums.

(The following article is taken from the approved minutes of the February 25th regular meeting of the Rooks County Commission.)

The St. Thomas Knights of Columbus Fish Fry, which was to be held this Friday, March 20th at the St. Thomas Parish Hall in Stockton, has been postponed.

The Kansas Department of Transportation ceremonially broke ground Friday, March 6th, on the previously delayed T-WORKS project along a portion of U.S. 281 in Russell County.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture has announced the result of the elections held for the state’s five grain commodity commissions—corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat—in districts four, five and six in the central region of the state.

Bonnie Rubottom of Woodston was among more than 110 students attending Kansas State University Online and receiving a scholarship for the spring semester. The scholarships ranged from $600 to $1,500 each and totaled $73,700.