Jim and Donalee Circle started farming in 1977 when they moved to Woodston to learn to farm Donalee’s father’s farm. Unfortunately, her father passed away 2 years later, so they had a crash course in farming. They started with around 1,000 owned acres and have added 360 acres since. Their grazing operation with Cody and Jeff Dix consists of a cowcalf rotational grazing system on seven pastures. They also produce wheat and milo.

The Hobart Homemakers FCE group met Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, at 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Stockton. Our meeting was postponed until today as last Monday we had a snowstorm. We opened with the Flag Salute. We had 6 members and one visitor present. For Roll Call, the question was: "What was a button game you played as a child?" The minutes and treasurer’s report were read and approved.

EATING HUMBLE PIE. Imagine the grace it took for God the Son to stoop to the point of leaving all the glories of heaven. Imagine it is all we can do. None of us can come anywhere close to comprehending such humility. Jesus gladly set aside His right to utilize the fullness of His deity—His absolute power, wisdom, holiness, justice, goodness, etc. And He relinquished His right to the unceasing worship and praise of angels. No, Jesus didn't stop being God. But He did add humanity to His deity and submitted to His Father's will by taking on the form of a slave and being born as a human being. He ultimately "became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross" (Phil. 2:7-8). Because Jesus so humbled Himself, God "highly exalted Him" (Phil. 2:9). God exalted Jesus by raising Him from the dead. God exalted His Son by placing Him at His right hand where He sits enthroned as King of kings and Lord of lords. God exalted Jesus by making Him High Priest so He can "sympathize with our weaknesses" (Heb. 4:15) and make “intercession for us” (Rom. 8:34). We’re therefore exhorted to "come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need" (Heb. 4:16). God also exalted Jesus by giving Him a Name that is above every name (Phil. 2:9). His Name is so exalted that every knee of all people of all time will bow before Him and their tongues will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Yes, even the most defiant, sin-loving reprobate will eat humble pie one day and confess that Jesus is Lord. For us whom Jesus has already humbled, our "chief end is to glorify God, and enjoy him forever." For those who haven't yet bowed the knee and confessed Him Lord, the Psalmist exhorts, "Kiss the Son, lest He be angry" (Psa. 2:12). James says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (4:6). Eating a little humble pie will certainly pay dividends—in this life and eternity!

Stamper Farms, operated by Michael and Elizabeth Stamper along with Tony and Marcie Diaz, are this year’s recipients of the Rooks County Conservation District’s Bankers Award. Their farm consists of raising grain and forage crops that include wheat, sorghum, corn alfalfa and oats through a combination of No-till and Conservation tillage practices, as well as operating a commercial Red Angus cow-calf herd that emphasizes producing high demand steers that perform well in the feedlot along with heifers to be demanded as replacement heifers in the operations of other cow-calf producers.

No one knows more about your land than you do, and no one knows more about conservation than we do. Together we can develop a plan tailored to your land and your goals to help you increase productivity and protect the value of your land.

The midgrass prairie once dominated central Kansas prior to European settlement and is the reason for our fertile cropland soils. A prairie ecosystem provides many services including reduced soil erosion, increased water infiltration, and deep living root systems to circulate nutrients and build soil organic matter. Above ground a diverse array of cool and warm season grasses and forbs (flowers) provides wildlife and polli-nator habitat throughout the year.

(The following article is taken from the unapproved minutes of the Woodston City Council meeting held on Friday, January 8th.) The Council of the City of Woodston met in the Council Chamber at the City Hall on Friday, January 8th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. via teleconference due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Eli Atkisson of Stockton is a new junior member of the American Angus Association®, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Junior members of the Association are eligible to register cattle in the American Angus Association, participate in programs conducted by the National Junior Angus Association and take part in Association-sponsored shows and other national and regional events.

Charles Hilgers was born in Germany 4 July 1841 and came to the United States in 1858. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Charles and his family lived in Potosi, Grant County, Wisc. He enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment 20 May 1861 and mustered out of the service 28 June 1864.

Dear Bob, Susan & Crew: Thank you for another great year of the Sentinel! I read several newspapers and look forward to the Sentinel the most! Keep up the great work. Of course, I love the stories from years ago—people I remember.