Community

Body The children of Harry and Willardene Purdum are hosting an open house on Saturday, July 3, 2021, to celebrate their parents’ 60th Wedding Anniversary. Please join them at 2:00 p.m. at the Main Street Christian Church, 602 Main St. in Stockton.

Body EMERY PETERSON and Lila Oller “blue” up one of the Tiger Paws on Main Street in anticipation for the Swing Into Summer Cruise Night. The students from the Summer Learning Opportunity decorated the Main Street sidewalks the morning of the event with bright chalk drawings.

Body ABBY TERRY takes time out from her chalk drawings on Main Street for a small snack. The 25 Summer Learning Opportunity students participated in a Civic Engagement Project as part of the school’s Redesign program.

Body KAISYN MUIR, REKKER STATES AND CHEYENNE HOETING helped brighten up the sidewalks on Stockton’s Main Street on the morning of the annual Swing Into Summer Cruise Night and Car Show event.

Body The Basart Family had several vehicles on display at this year’s Stockton Rodder’s Car Show. From left is Justin and Bobbi’s 1946 Plymouth, Rylan’s 1955 Plymouth Savoy, Rylan’s 1970 Ford F100, and Addie Struckhoff’s 1967 Chevrolet Impala.

Body The story of the Prodigal Son is one of the more well-known parables in the Bible. Discussions around this parable often center on the son and his actions and behaviors that lead to his falling into sin and then his eventual return to family and forgiveness.

Body THE STOCKTON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1980 celebrated their 41-year class reunion on Saturday, June 19, with a gathering at 183 Lanes in Stockton.

Body THE COMMERCIAL ANGUS COW HERD owned by Steve and Linda Melton of Woodston, and their son, Dan Melton of Walton, grazes on a pasture, which is owned by Terry Odle, located six miles north of Stockton on US Hwy 183. The herd was recently AI bred by Dr. Craig Iwanski, DVM.

Body The Farmers Union Elevator is expecting test cutting of this year’s wheat harvest to begin any time. According to manager Deb Miller, the 2021 harvest looks good and is expected to be better than last year’s crop. The National Agricultural Statistics Service

Body I need to make a correction from last week’s news. Louise Smith was a Bartlett and not a Gravenhorst and a cousin of Georgia (Gravenhorst) Noble. Aneta Noble Boyle, of Wilson, gave me a mini-family history of her family.