Community

183 Lanes will close at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 14th and will also be closed on Wednesday, December 15th.

Everyone who attended enjoyed the Winter Wonderland Christmas Concert featuring the Stockton 6-12 bands and choirs. The event was held on Monday, November 29th in the high school gym.

We currently have 33 active cases of COVID-19 in the county and one individual in the hospital due to COVID-19. Rooks County has a two-week positivity rate of 22.6% as of December 2nd, 2021..

A COUNTY EMPLOYEE made quick work of removing a large tree and concrete debris from the construction area for the new Solomon Valley Manor..

SEVERAL CITY AND COUNTY EMPLOYEES helped clear the area of trees, as well as digging out the concrete slab and foundation footings that went 4-ft. deep, left from the former location of the medical clinic.

“THE ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS,” appropriately named for the ladies of Sigma Phi ESA, floated down Main Street in the Olde Tyme Christmas Parade..

God takes the impossible and makes it possible. That was the message this week as our congregation, led by Pastor Brian, continued to examine the impacts of Christmas on our lives as Christians.

THE WHY OF CHRISTMAS. Since the beginning of time every birth has been greatly anticipated. It was an unknown process for Adam and Eve the first time around, but they no doubt anticipated their son's birth. Despite all the joys and challenges involved, the whole process is a season of great joy.

This has not been an exceptionally good week. I think it is just as humans we can’t let people go. We are “not done with them” so to speak. I made a trip to Abilene early Thursday morning for the memorial service of a beloved 99-year-old relative, Wanita Cartner.

The bell was rung by Kirby Mullen to begin worship at Cedar Christian Church on Sunday, December 5. Peggy Mullen picked the following hymns for our worship service: “Tell Me The Old, Old Story,” “At The Cross,” “Sweet Hour of Prayer,” and “Work, For The Night Is Coming.