Yesteryear

* And So They Say: Les Eckart: “You haven’t tried anything till you’ve tried to get a passport photo.” Butch Ostmeyer: “I don’t think it will be too long until we have the 1964 Fair lined up pretty well.”

A Scrapbook Crop Event was planned for March 18 as a fundraiser for the Stockton Fire Department.

Mr. and Mrs. George Maddy arrived from Oklahoma City last Saturday. By Monday George had become the owner of the J. B. Graham property on Second Street south and at once commenced clearing the grounds preparatory to the erection of three $5,000.00 residences of different designs to face east.

At the Rooks County Spelling Bee, although Stockton didn’t claim the championship position, they were proud of the accomplishments of their 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place showings.

Basketball Tournament at the start of the new year in 1997. Players on the team included (front row, from left): Tara Towns, Korina Kriley, Melodie Hollern; (back row) Betsy Lewis, Jamie Pickett and Sara McReynolds.

* And So They Say: Dave Oyer: “I put fertilizer on my lawn on top of the snow and I’ll bet the grass will be a foot tall in a month.” Francis Cadoret: “There’s no need of putting the fire in the paper as everyone in town was there by the time we got there.

Records and reports show that a large number of books are being read because of the presence of the library in Stockton. However, an analysis of the facts will show

The 2005 Kansas Bankers Association Conservation Award Winners for Rooks County were Don and Sandy Benoit, and Tom and Donna Benoit, who farm in western Rooks and eastern Graham counties.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1964 * And So They Say: Spec Dillingham: “I’ve already started my flower garden—in the basement.” Leonard Liebenau: “I’m enjoying the nice weather, but I wish someone would

(Ed. note: A very long story is found on the front page of the Rooks County Record, dated January 12, 1922, in which the Supreme Court sustained the School Board