14 Years Ago

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago A ribbon cutting for Sand Creek Mercantile was held with Vince Williams, Rebecca Creighton, Stockton City Manager Keith Schlaegel, Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce President Chris Sander, Sand Creek Mercantile owner Cheryl Calvin, David Calvin, Virginia Bice, Jayne...

* And So They Say: Martha Cramer: “I just don’t see how anyone can bowl a 200 game and then in the next game only bowl a 104.” Vernon Sammons: “I didn’t get a pheasant. I didn’t even look for one and it’s for sure they didn’t look for me.”

The Rooks County Commission was set to turn over the first shovels of dirt for the groundbreaking construction of the first new airport in Kansas in more than ten years. The Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Fund funded the $4 million airport through a grant.

On the cover of the August Leatherneck Magazine of the Marines was the “Photo Of The Month,” which showed a picture of LCpl. Brandon Tucker and his working dog, Augie.

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago An independent living complex was to become a reality with Wes Bainter of Bainter Construction of Hoxie to construct a facility in Stockton.

Sand Creek Mercantile had opened its doors in Stockton. Owner Cheryl Calvin focused on shabby vintage and out-of-the-ordinary items or whatever caught her eye to stock her not-so-ordinary store.

Marc Muller, a Swiss engineer traveling around the world in a unique solar- and wind-powered car, was in Stockton, drawing a lot of attention on Main Street.

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The SHS Homecoming Queen and King were MaryLynn Griebel and Jon Bellerive. Quinling Li from Zheng Zhou, China, was a foreign exchange student with Doug and Stacy Keas as her host family for the year.

SHS Homecoming King and Queen candidates were Chance Miller, Jon Bellerive, Austin Wieden, Chandler Johnston, Brooke Waller, and Mary-Lynn Griebel.

Les Lankhorst was to perform at the Nova Theatre as the legendary Frank Sinatra. A grass fire kindled by hot parts in a baler kept the fire crews from Stockton, Woodston, and Plainville busy most of Sunday on 23 Road, about a half mile north of Highway 24.