Week of November 3 Breakfast Monday—Breakfast stick, peaches, juice, milk. Tuesday—Sausage biscuit, fresh carrots, mixed fruit, milk.

The menus for the Walker Senior Center for the week beginning Monday, November 3, are as follows: Monday—Hamburger patty with lettuce, tomato, and onion, macaroni and cheese, bun, applesauce. Tuesday— Chicken enchilada caserole, corn, no-bake cookie, tropical fruit. Wednesday— Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, beets, bread, mandarin oranges. Thursday—Chicken and rice casserole, Cataline blend vegetables, bread, cookie, peaches. Friday— Cook’s Choice.

Our message last week from Acts 16 ended with the offer of salvation to the jailer's entire household. This came after Paul and Silas, being held as prisoners for preaching God's Word, were freed by a great earthquake, and the jailer was going to be held responsible. But instead of killing himself, the jailer asked what he had to do to be saved. The answer: 'Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved.'

The 2025 Kansas Upland Bird Forecast paints an optimistic picture for bird hunters, highlighting significant population growth for quail and pheasants across the state. Favorable weather conditions and effective habitat management initiatives have contributed to improved nesting and feeding grounds, leading to encouraging survey results.

On average, families have less than three minutes from the time the first smoke alarm sounds to escape a fire. Working smoke alarms provide the early warning and critical extra seconds needed to escape and cut the risk of dying in home fire structures in half. When you set your clock back on November 2nd, use the extra hour to make a life-saving change in your household— change and test the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors—and remind your friends, family and neighbors to do the same.

At the Stockton City Commission meeting on Tuesday, October 21st, the commissioners discussed bids for the electric shop extension. They received bids for different building styles and have asked how long the bids are valid, as they would like some time to consider the options before making a decision.

Tom Nuckols, the County's Silver Haired Legislative representative, was at the Rooks County County Commission meeting on Tuesday, October 21st, to update commissioners Tim Berland, Jake Prockish, and Tracy Rudman on the annual convention in Topeka he had recently attended. The mission of the Kansas Silver Haired Legislature is to develop resolutions to advocate for senior citizens.

Happy Sunday evening from McReynolds Farms! Today, I avoided the grocery store like a ninja and managed to take a nap so monumental, I think I slept through the apocalypse. All in all, it's been a pretty good day if you count mastering the art of doing absolutely nothing as a skill.

Stockton's Olde Tyme Christmas is just around the corner, and this year's theme is 'Santa's Workshop.' So what better way to get ready for this annual event than to participate in the Olde Tyme Christmas Ornament Decorating Come-And-Go this Saturday, November 1st, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and again on Wednesday, November 5th, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Stockton City Hall. Ornaments will be provided, along with paint, markers, and brushes.

2025 FFA Goblin’s Glory King and Queen Cameron Balthazor and Paytyn McNulty