The Stockton Sentinel will be closed next Monday, September 7th, in observance of Labor Day. Enjoy the holiday..

As the Sentinel office will be closed on Monday, September 7th (Labor day), early copy will be necessary for the September 10th issue. All ads, news and copy must be in our office by 5:00 p.m. next Friday, September 4th. Help us give you a better edition by contributing your news!

The Nova Theatre will be changing to its Fall/Winter showtime schedule this weekend, September 4th to September 7th. Friday, Saturday and Monday showtimes will be at 7:00 p.m. with Sunday changing to the matinee showtime of 2:00 p.m. Showing for a second big week will be “The New Mutants,” rated PG-13, with a running time of one hour and 39 minutes. See you at the movies!

Just a reminder that the Carmen Bray- George Benefit this Saturday, August 15th at 5:00 p.m. at the Natoma City Park. (In case of inclement weather the dinner for Carmen, who has been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer, will be at the Community Center.) There will be meals-to-go, and social distancing will be practiced.

The monthly Stockton PRIDE meeting will be held at Stockton City Hall during the noon hour on Tuesday, July 14th. The Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting will start at 6:00 p.m. at 183 Lanes. Hope to see you there!

July is National Parks and Recreation Month and Stockton PRIDE is once again encouraging people to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors! So, PRIDE is inviting everyone to join in some family-fun, outdoor activities to celebrate the month down at the Stockton City Park every Monday in July at 7:00 p.m.

In appreciation to all the First Responders for the tireless work they do, a First Responders Appreciation Day will be held on the Nina Desaire farm located at 3884 P Road (3/4 of a mile off of Highway 18) in Damar, Kansas. (Look for the balloons and streamers at the turnoff.) The event will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a meal and drinks to be served throughout the day. There will be pulled pork sandwiches, potato salad, garden fresh macaroni salad, pork and beans, chips, watermelon, water, tea, coffee and lemonade. Also, there will be games and fun for the entire family! So come early and stay late, or drop by for a few minutes and thank our heroes!

The Rooks County Free Fair is just around the corner, so that means the Fair Office is now open in anticipation of the annual event! Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please call 785-425- 7189 for information and updates about this year’s Fair!