Yesteryear

Yesteryear Picture

1 year ago By News Staff

CHRISTOPHER’S EMPLOYEES Linda Hagan and Kelly Wiltfong dressed up in the nuttiest outfits they could assemble for the Chamber of Commerce’s Promotion “Crazy Daze” in April 1991. Christopher’s was located in the Main Street building where the Stockton Sentinel is now.

What Stocktonites Were Doing 90 Years Ago

1 year ago By News Staff

Emmett Gallagher, Rooks County’s Better Housing Chairman, is anxious that the women listen to a special broadcast this Friday at 12:30 p.m. The program is coming over both networks in a national hook-up.

Looking Back

1 year ago By What Was Going On 14 Years Ago

Greg Beougher, Sharri Coffey, Nicole Pulec, and Randal Riffel ran for the Stockton school board positions. Harry Purdum, Sandi Rogers, Donald McLaughlin, and Darrell Sammons were running for the two Stockton City Commission positions.

56 Years Ago

1 year ago By Spotlighting The Year…1969

* And So They Say: Twila Smith: “On my day off, I go out and spend my money.” Chuck Waller: “A person would have had to have attended the Cantata Sunday evening to realize how many talented people there are in Stockton.

What Stocktonites Were Doing 90 Years Ago

1 year ago By News Staff

The air filter for the big engine, which generates the power at the city light plant, which was ordered by telephone from Massachusetts last Wednesday, was installed Sunday afternoon and tested until Tuesday morning when the smaller engines were again put in use.

Looking Back

1 year ago By News Staff

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago Present for the groundbreaking of the new Stockton Estates Apartments were county commissioner Ted Lambert, Dr.

56 Years Ago

1 year ago By News Staff

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Brock Krysl: “I had to come home to catch up on my sleep after studying day and night for my exams.” Velma Bartlett: “The vandals got to the Flame of Freedom even quicker than I thought they would.

Yesteryear Picture

1 year ago By News Staff

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LIMERICK FIRST PLACE WINNERS who were recognized and received awards at the 1991 annual Rooks County Soil Conservation meeting were (from left) Bobby Berland, Aron McReynolds, and Dana Balthazor.

What Stocktonites Were Doing 90 Years Ago

1 year ago By News Staff

All previous Rooks County dirt storms have paled into insignificance since the storms of Friday night and Wednesday morning. All the old-timers are unanimous in their opinion that they were the worst ever seen here.

56 Years Ago

1 year ago By News Staff

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Gene Miller: “I found out that with two kids, you don’t get out and about as much as you used to.” Lue Slansky: “I guess I lost my voice because I tried to out talk everyone else.