Yesteryear

Body A ribbon-cutting event was held to celebrate the opening of Main Street Gallery.

Body Since the Missouri Pacific put into effect a radical change in the passenger time card several weeks ago, the Stockton Chamber of Commerce has been fighting for a change to the betterment of the town.

Body The Stockton Grade School 3rd graders and their teachers, Mrs. McReynolds and Mrs. Kollman, visited Joe Bellerive’s Pumpkin Patch. They each got to choose a pumpkin to take home, thanks to Joe!

Body JERRY AND PATTI STERLING (left) are shown being presented a “thank you” plaque for their four years of hosting the Area One Special Olympics Bowling Tournament as owners of 183 Lanes in Stockton in the fall of 1994.

Body * And So They Say: Ivan Grimes: “I am not going to shoot any pheasants. I am not mad at them.” Rooks County Farmer: “I never did refuse to let anyone hunt on my place if they asked me first, but I have kicked some off who didn’t.

Body The Union National Bank of Beloit failed to open its doors for business last Monday, closing due to the fact that borrowers were unable to make good their indebtedness to the bank.

Body The Stockton High School Theater Department was presenting, “Is There A Doctor In The House?” on November 9 and 10, 2007 in the high school gymnasium.

Body IN THE FALL OF 1994 Brad Turnbull was kept busy chipping loose concrete from the joints of the south retaining wall that surrounds the Rooks County Courthouse. Turnbull worked for a Nebraska company that had a contract to restore the wall to its original condition.

Body * And So They Say: Virgil Bird (paying his taxes): “I think they assessed all the taxes in Rooks County to me this year.” Butch Ostmeyer: “I wish I had a lot of things done already that I haven’t got done, and what is worrying me is when I am going to get time to do them.

Body At the regular monthly meeting on Sept. 10, 2007 of the Stockton USD 271 Board of Education, after a lengthy discussion, a motion was made, seconded and voted upon favorably to go to 8-man football, beginning with the 2008 season. Tiger Homecoming