The Daily Grind is open for your daily needs

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Since The Daily Grind opened March 29th, 2021, owner Chelsey Peterson has been overwhelmed with the tremendous support she has received from the community of Stockton. So much so, she was finally able to find the time to give this Sentinel reporter the finishing touches so this story could appear in this week’s pages of the Stockton Sentinel.
CHELSEY PETERSON, owner of The Daily Grind, is pictured with her family, Finley, age 4, and Emery, age 6; and next to Chelsey is her husband, Andy Peterson.

Making Music & Memories theme of K-5 Spring Music Program

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Everyone who was lucky enough to attend the Stockton K-5 Spring Music concert on Tuesday, April 27th was treated to a musical extravaganza from the students. This concert was worth waiting for and was divided into two programs to make room for the families and friends to safely social distance.
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County listening to local concerns about the National Heritage Area designation project

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The weekly reports were the first item on the agenda for the Rooks County Commission on Tuesday, April 27th with commissioners Tim Berland reporting that R Road had been graded and he had received some nice compliments about it. He has also talked with several people about the National Heritage Area designation who have asked him what the commissioners are doing about it. The commissioners plan to attend a KAC meeting on Wednesday, April 28th to discuss the project with other area commissioners. Several counties have already started working on Resolutions stating they are not in favor of being part of it. The commissioners have also contacted the State.
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Stockton USD 271 report dated Friday, April 30th

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Rooks County currently has no active cases of COVID-19 in the county. This week the absenteeism rate is at 0.0% above the baseline from 2019-2020. The positive testing rate is at 2.8% this week. If you are interested in getting on the list to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, please call the Rooks County Health Department or your primary care physician.
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No movie this weekend at the Nova Theatre

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The Nova Theatre will be closed this weekend so people can attend the Stockton High School Graduation and festivities and celebrate Mother’s Day. Next week’s movie (May 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th) will be “Mortal Kombat.” See you at the movies!
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First Holy Communion

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MAKING THEIR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION at St. Thomas Church on Sunday, April 25th were (from left): Grayson Mongeau, Tessa Look, Lily Yohon and Eli Atkisson.
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Birth of Alice Luisa Hageman Nunes De Almeida

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Kristen (Hageman) and Joao Nunes de Almeida are excited to announce the birth of their daughter, born on March 20, 2021 at their home in London England. Alice Luisa Hageman Nunes de Almeida weighed 7.3 pounds and was 19" long. Proud grandparents are John and Cindy Hageman of The Woodlands, Texas and Justina and Luis Nunes de Almeida of Lisbon, Portugal. Greatgrandparents are Wilma Turnbull and the late Delaine Turnbull and the late Beverly and Chuck Hageman of Stockton. Alice also has one great-grandmother in Lisbon. Grandma Cindy just returned back to Texas after a two-week visit to London to see Alice Luisa.
ALICE LUISA HAGEMAN NUNES DE ALMEIDA

PRIDE Day held in Stockton Friday, April 28th

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PRIDE DAY was held on Wednesday, April 28th, with the eighth-grade class and high school students helping out with projects around the town. They painted the lines on Main Street, washed windows, picked up trash around the Fairgrounds, Methodist Church, Stockton Rec Center, and along some of the town’s streets, as well as cleaned up some individual properties, cleaned out the school flower beds, and put out the Main Street planters.
SAVY GRAY helps paint the lines on Main Street during PRIDE Day.

And So They Say

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Steph Pfeifer: “The junior high boy pictured running the hurdles in last week’s paper is actually my grandson, Cameron Earl…and he placed first!” Rick Waters: “The firefighter identified as me in last week’s paper is in a lot better shape than I am. I don’t believe I could have done that job when I was 20, much less now!” Terry Odle: “I left Stockton at 10:00 on Sunday night, and three miles north of Plainville I had to pull off the highway for one hour because of the high wind and heavy rain.” Kathy Creighton: “Dennis and I have four generations of German Shorthaired Pointers as Lucy blessed us with 11 puppies on Sunday.
and so they say
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