14 Years Ago

Body What Was Going On 14 Years Ago Cecelia Beck placed third in the State Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest in the 12-year-old girls category.

Body What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The Pop Simpson Shelter House at the City Park, erected in 1963 by the Stockton VFW in memory of the town’s beloved police chief, Pop Simpson, was getting a muchneeded renovation. The roof was preserved, and the brick fireplace was kept intact.

Body The Rooks County Spelling Bee Champion was Dene Dryden of Palco, with Cecelia Beck from Stockton as runner-up. Groundwork had begun for the independent living complex, Stockton Estates.

Body Viola Paulson and Leonard Vohs were the Solomon Valley Manor Valentine’s Day Queen and King. Pam Harmon, RN, had accepted the new director of nursing position at the Rooks County Health Center.

Body Miss Leigha Marie Balthazor was the Sentinel’s New Year’s Baby winner, born on February 3rd to parents Jamie and Adam Balthazor. The Rooks County Boom MAYB Basketball team was the runner-up at the Minden Optimist Basketball Tournament.

Body Sparks from cutting torches were the cause of two small grass fires during the week. The first was at the Jack Kollman residence at Woodston when a cutting torch was being used in the garage and sparks ignited the tall grass near it.

Body School was cancelled on Monday and Tuesday of the week and paralyzed many normal operations with a wind chill of -27 and the wind blowing up to 38 mph.

Body The Stockton Tigers finished as the Mid-Continent League Basketball Tournament runners-up after losing to Plainville.

Body What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The Stockton Tiger eighth-grade boys finished the 2010-2011 basketball season undefeated and winning the Mid-Continent Elementary League Basketball Championship.

Body What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The groundbreaking for the new Stockton Medical Clinic was scheduled for January 19th, at the corner of Spruce and Main Street in Stockton.