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(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.

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.

The Woodston UMC had services on Sun., Feb. 7, 2021. Margaret Welker led the singing of, “This Is The Day.” Joan Balderston played, “An Evening Prayer” for the special. The Scripture was Acts 16: 6-10 and Corinthians 9: 16-23. Rev.

Week of February 15 Breakfast Monday—No School. Tuesday—Cereal bar, fruit, juice, milk.

The menus for the week beginning Monday, February 15, are as follows: Monday—Beef fritter with mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, bread, mixed fruit. Tuesday— Ham and beans, carrot/ raisin salad, cornbread, mandarin oranges. Wednesday—Baked fish, creamed potatoes, peas, bread, pears.

Janice Keller: “I’m related to Jay Vanderlip who was featured in Names on the Wall. He was my great-great-granddad. Jay’s son, Hiram, was the father of my grandmother on my mom’s side.

Some of you may remember the hit song from the 1960s with the chorus, “What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It's the only thing that there's just too little of.” The same thing could probably be said for today. It would seem that sometimes love is in short supply.

The Stockton Public Library Board met on Monday, January 11th and announced the December 2020 statistics as follows: Patrons Using Library—1,148; Library Materials Checked Out—780; Adults Using Library—495; Children Using Library—285; Interlibrary Loans Sent—116; Interlibrary Loans Received —74;...