Community

Body LAST WEEK’S WEATHER: Last Sunday the temperature got close to the 50-degree mark with sunny skies. Monday the highs were in the upper 30s with southeast winds blowing at 21 mph.

Body Governor Laura Kelly announced December 15 Rooks County has been selected to receive funding as part of the Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program (KLBIP).

Body Richelle and Jorge Villalta, Colorado Springs, Colo., are happy to annouce the birth of their 1st child, Mila Vi. (pronounced Mee-Lah) Mila was born November 21st at St. Francis Medical Center in Colorado Springs. She weighed 8 pounds 13 ounces and was 21.5 inches long.

Body At the Tuesday meeting of the Rooks County Commission held on December 15th, health nurse Lori Eichman gave the commissioners an update on the COVID-19 numbers for the County.

Body As the first of the COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Kansas, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) continues to support members through the pandemic by covering the cost of COVID-19 treatment and vaccines.

Body “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). This Bible verse from John is both troubling and yet hopeful. None of us looks forward to trouble in our daily lives.

Body COME IN AND CHECK US OUT!!!! NEW BOOKS FOR ADULTS ARE: • “Dark Tides” by Philippa Gregory (Large Print) • “Piece of My Heart” by Mary Higgins Clark (Large Print) • “The Awakening” by Nora Roberts (Large Print) • “The Secrets of the Bastide Blanche” by M.

Body The menus for the week beginning Monday, Dec. 28, are as follows: Monday—Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas and carrots, bread, plums. Tuesday—Chili, orange pineapple salad, crackers, cinnamon roll. Wednesday—Meatloaf, green beans, bread, pineapple.

Body Please join us in celebrating Larry & Linda Stamper of Plainville on their 50th Wedding Anniversary. They met while attending Kansas State University and were married on December 20th, 1970, at the First Baptist Church in Manhattan, Kansas.

Body The family of Ron and Diane Keirns request a Card Shower to honor them on their upcoming 50th Wedding Anniverary. Ron Keirns and Diane Iman were married on December 26, 1970 at the United Methodist Church in Stockton.