Bob: Please renew my sub scription to the Sentinel for another year. I sure enjoy the word search puzzles.

The good news is as of Friday, October 15, 2021, Webster Reservoir has been removed from a “Watch” Advisory for Blue-Green Algae after having been in a “Warning” or a “Watch” Advisory throughout the summer months.

The menus for the week beginning Monday, October 25, are as follows: Monday—Salisbury steak in gravy, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, bread, peaches. Tuesday—Chili, five-cup salad, crackers, cinnamon roll. Wednesday—Oven-baked chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, bread, pears. Thursday—Goulash, brussel sprouts, bread, hot cinnamon applice slices. Friday—Chef salad, mandarin oranges, café crackers, brownie.

“For where two or three gather in My name, there am I with them.” After the Stockton High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) prayed together in their team huddle prior to the start of Stockton’s Field of Faith event held on Wednesday, October 13th at Tiger Stadium, high school counselor Scott Bennett led those in attendance in the Opening Prayer. High school student Claire Plumer then welcomed everyone to the rally before the student activity video was shown.

It’s time once again for Stockton’s historic Nova Theatre to hold its annual fundraiser, which helps keep the facility a viable part of our community. The Nova is very blessed to have such a wonderful support system, and the funds raised this year will go towards helping to pay for a new push button safe and microphones to update our sound system, as well as set aside in the maintenance fund.

Farmers are beginning to resume harvesting in fields as of Sunday, October 17, following rain received early Wednesday morning last week. We had 1.80” at the farm.

When a lure drops below the water’s surface, it’s not always known what might rise to meet it. On a warm night late last month, one angler fishing the Neosho River east of Parsons caught something he probably never expected to see—a four and a half-foot, 39.5- pound Alligator Gar. The kicker? Alligator Gar aren’t native to Kansas and have never been documented here.

Rooks County Historical Museum Director Sue McFarland recently attended her 50-year high school reunion in Burlington, Colorado. She came home filled with many fond memories of visiting with her classmates, as well as pictures of the country school she had attended as a first grader before all the country schools in the eastern half of Kit Carson County, Colorado were consolidated in 1958.

Rooks County Commissioners John Ruder, Greg Balthazor and Tim Berland met with road and bridge supervisor Rich Bouchey during their weekly meeting held on Tuesday, October 12th. Bouchey presented the commissioners with a contract from Training and Consulting Services of Olathe in the amount of $2,100.00 dealing with spill prevention, and a control and counter measures plans for the oil tanks at the County’s shop. This was approved as presented. Bouchey then informed the commissioners that a part was put together wrong on the oil distributor while it was being repaired in Topeka. The distributor is now back at the shop and the department is doing prep work for the Plainville Township Lake Road. Oil is to be delivered to the facility later in the week. At this time there are three mowers in the shop for repairs work. People have been picking up the equipment they purchased during the Purple Wave Auction the department recently held. The crew is hauling rock on B Road at this time between 29 and 30 Roads. The crew will then be gearing up to move over to 17 Road and W Road. Commissioner Balthazor informed Bouchey about some calls he had received dealing with road concerns on Q Road between 14 and 16 Roads, the State Lake Road and 2 Road. Then the commissioners and Bouchey talked about equipment for the department, as well as the equipment that is now in the shop for repairs, which includes three of the county mowers.

Rooks County Health Center Auxiliary (RCHA) has made yet another large investment in promoting quality health care in Rooks County by donating $10,000 to help offset the construction costs of the new Rehabilitation Center at Rooks County Health Center (RCH).