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The phrase, “Do not be afraid,” appears 365 times in the Bible, one time for each day of the year. Do you think that might be important, or maybe just a coincidence?

The Hobart Homemakers FCE group met Monday, February 22, 2021, at 7 p.m., at the United Methodist Church in Stockton. We started our meeting out with a Zoom class from Anna Muir on electric pressure cookers (called multipots) that are becoming very popular.

The Woodston United Methodist Church held services on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Margaret Welker and Joan Balderston sang a duet, “It Is Well” for the special. Pastor Michelle Byerly had scripture Genesis 17:1-7 and 15-16. The title of the sermon was, “People of the Covenant: What’s In A Name?

Week of March 8th Breakfast Monday—No School. Tuesday—Pop-Tarts, fruit, juice, milk.

ALMOST CHRISTIANS. I stumbled across a fascinating book last week by Matthew Mead (1629- 1699), an English Puritan pastor.

Last Sunday the high was 48 degrees with partly cloudy skies and the lows in the high 20s. Monday, the high was 59 degrees with sunny skies and west/northwest winds blowing approximately 17 mph.

Rooks County continues to see a decrease in new COVID-19 cases throughout the county. This week the absenteeism rate is at 0.8% above the baseline from 2019-2020. The positive testing rate is at 13.0% this week.

​During the Kansans Can Symposium, developed by the Kansas Association of Education Service Agencies (KAESA), districts were chosen to share the strategies they are implementing around Kansas Redesign principles and the Kansans Can State Vision for Education.

STUDENTS in Stockton High School’s Family Studies class finished a recycling project, making mittens from old sweaters. They posed with Bernie for a picture. Students included from left: Kayleigh Cunningham, Sierra Kester, Rilee Ellis and teacher Jenny Niblock.

JHET HAGAN (left) and Hudsyn Hagan (right) participated in another weekend of wrestling—this time in Alma, Neb. Jhet took 2nd place in the 5th & 6th Grade, 81-84 lb. Class. Hudsyn took 2nd place in the 3rd & 4th Grade, 46-50 lb. Class. Corky and Linda Hagan are the grandparents of Jhet and Hudsyn.