Yesteryear

SOLOMON VALLEY MANOR Activities Director Judy Sander (standing in center of picture) and Manor residents prepare for the balloon lift-off held in conjunction with the recent celebration of Nursing Home Week in the spring of 1997.

* And So They Say: Jerry Riseley: “Of course you will always find someone complaining about something in the paper, but there is no one who would want to live in a town without a newspaper.”

It takes a long time to fill the big swimming pool, which takes on the appearance of a little lake as it widens out towards the top. The pump commenced Tuesday morning and is still going. Mr. Dryden hopes to have it filled to the top by Saturday. The pool holds 100,000 gallons.

THE STOCKTON LIONS CLUB presented a closed-captioned television to Harvey Rogers in 1997. Those present for the event were Lions Club members Dennis Bedore, Chuck Williams, recipient Harvey Rogers, and Lions Club member Roque Garcia.

* And So They Say: Mary Alice Boethin: “I don’t see why they don’t open the swimming pool on the last day of school.”

Teachers Ginger Kollman and Barb Henson were honored for 25 years of service at Stockton Grade School.

The Stockton Sentinel is always looking for pictures for our “Yesteryear” page.

One of the towns most respected citizens, Christopher Reed, died at his home in Stockton. He had been ill for about three weeks with a severe cold, and kidney complications caused the fatal termination. Christopher Reed died at 9:30 a.m. on May 17th, 1922 at the age of 76 years and 26 days.

Stockton Police Chief Don Jenkins, Jr. informed the Sentinel that a Stockton Grade School student had confessed to creating the bomb threat that took place at the school on May 11, 2006 forcing the evacuation of students, staff and administrators in the elementary and high schools.

AT THE END OF THE 1997 SCHOOL YEAR, Pat Nichols and Ivalee Bennett had been honored at a retirement luncheon by the Stockton Grade School faculty. Pat had served as the school’s librarian for 25 years, and Ivalee Bennett had taught first grade for 26 years.