Phone: 785-994-6370 (home) or 785-476-5206 (cell) I believe March went out like a lion with the wild wind, and Tuesday morning, the ground was covered with an inch or so of snow that soon melted. I did some planting one day and did some much-needed watering.

Nienstedt, Rita Nienstedt, Kim Nienstedt, Marshall Nienstedt, Robyn Whitaker (holding Hannah Dickson), Aimee Nienstedt Dickson, Dalton Whitaker, and Jason Dickson. Middle row, from left: Sutton Whitaker, Richard Nienstedt, Wells Whitaker, and Jonah Dickson; in front, from left: Hoyt Whitaker, and Beau Nienstedt. Richard served as Stockton’s City Manager from March 1983 to December 1989. It didn’t take long for the Nienstedts to begin enjoying some “retirement time.” Richard and Rita left Monday, April 3, to vacation in Hot Springs, Arkansas and Texarkana.

Come in and check us out!!! New books for adults are: • “Spare” by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex • “Never Give an Inch” by Mike Pompeo • “Gunmetal Gray” by Mark Greaney • “Storm Watch” by C J Box • “I Will Find You” by Harlan Coben • “The Sister Effect” by Susan Mallery • “Booked for Trouble”( Lighthouse #2) by Eva Gates • “Reading Up a Storm” (Lighthouse #3) by Eva Gates • “Something Read, Something Dead” (Lighthouse #5) by Eva Gates • “Deadly Ever After”.

(The Stockton Sentinel received this article from Dr. Ernest Evans, a professor of political science and criminal justice studies at Kansas City Kansas Community College. He writes a weekly column for the Leavenworth Times. His latest column, published on March 15th, 2023, was on former Stockton Mayor Kim Thomas. We hope you enjoy it.)

The regular monthly meeting of the Crossroads Quilt Guild was held on Monday, March 20th, 2023, at Stitch and Chatter, with 14 members present. Hostesses were Elaine Hrabe, Betty Bedore, and Bertha McGann.

The commissioners started their morning meeting on Tuesday, March 21st, with their weekly reports. Commissioner Kayla Hilbrink stated it had been a quiet week. She looked into when surrounding counties have their meetings, with most of them holding the sessions during the day. She is also processing concerns and checking into suggestions people voiced at the last meeting.

Don Cunningham: (Last Thursday when told to stay warm): “I could do that if you had a ticket to Hawaii!”.

The Youth/Disabled spring turkey hunting season begins on Saturday, April 1st, and runs through Thursday, April 13th. Archery season starts on Tuesday, April 4th, and runs through Wednesday, April 12th. Anyone with a spring turkey permit or game tag may hunt during this season using a longbow, recurve bow, crossbow, or compound bow.

The site that the County Commissioners selected for the new courthouse was approved this week by the citizens of Stockton and a committee was selected to raise the money to pay for the new site. The committee has been at work this week on the raising of the money and have it nearly all raised.

Phone: 785-994-6370 (home) or 785-476-5206 (cell) All the chore clothes needed laundering this past weekend. Feeding and playing with Rocky, the bucket calf, can be messy.