14 Years Ago

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The new oil valuation for Rooks County showed an increase of $6,871,405.00. The 2011 valuation stood at $54,821.929.00, an increase of 12.5% from the 2010 figure of $47,950.524.00.

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The community was shocked and saddened at the news of the tragic death of longtime Stockton resident Alva Beck. He had been on his fourwheeler working some of his pasture ground spraying musk thistle when the accident claimed his life.

The umpires selected to officiate the 3A State Softball games in Manhattan had former Stockton resident, Scott Wagner of Goddard, named as one of the six.

Stockton veteran Dale Dean took part in the Memorial Weekend Parade. Dale was one of the veterans featured in the documentary shown at the historical Nova Theatre.

Zoe Hrabe had won the flat screen TV at the Nex-Tech Customer Appreciation Picnic held at the American Legion Hall. Jean Lindsey, Becky Hrabe, and Tricia Dunlap each won a $25.00 gift certificate for Nex-Tech services.

Restless Heart AND Little Texas were headlining the Rooks Country Free Fair. Valedictorians for the SHS Class of 2011 were MaryLynn Griebel and Dustin Kriley.

Diplomas were going to twenty-two Stockton High School seniors. Twenty- five-year-old Douglas Albert Pfeifer was in critical condition at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita following a one-vehicle accident located two and a half miles south and west of Woodston on J Road.

Darrell Pippin of Savannah, Ga. had bagged two big turkeys during his hunting trip with Mikey’s Outfitting in Stockton. One of the large turkeys sported five beards, which is very unusual for this part of the country.

Two hundred and thirty stockholders, employees, and guests of the Farmers Union Mercantile and Shipping Association celebrated the 100th anniversary of their cooperative at the St. Thomas Parish Center.

Reigning over the SHS Prom were Brooke Waller, Austin Wieden, Queen QingLing Li, King Jacob Fielder, Katie Baughman, and Austin Smith. Daryl L.