Community

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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!

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body PRIDE DAY was held on Wednesday, April 28th, with the eighth-grade class and high school students helping out with projects around the town.

Body 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.

Body How do you conduct yourself when bad things happen? As long as things are going well, most of us conduct ourselves in a manner that would probably be considered Christian-like. But more is required of us.

Body BALLS AND STRIKES. The Lord Jesus was no doubt the most gracious man to ever walk this earth. Matthew said of Jesus, "A bruised reed He will not break" (12:20; a Messianic prophecy from Isaiah 42:3). The Apostle Paul spoke of "the meekness and gentleness of Christ" (2 Cor. 10:1).

Body Services were held on Sunday, May 2, at the Woodston United Methodist Church with Pastor Michelle Byerly officiating. Joan Balderston played “Ivory Palaces” for the Special.