14 Years Ago

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.

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.

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.

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. The Woodston Fire Department quickly had the fire out.

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.

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

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.

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.

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The Stockton Public Library was marking its 100-year anniversary. The establishment had received a generous contribution from steel magnate, Andrew Carnegie, for its original construction a century ago.

The Parade of Christmas Trees winners were Crossroads Quilt Guild, Cuppas, and Stockton Mealsite in the Adult category. The youth winners were the Stockton High School Class of 2011, Ginger Kollman’s third-grade students, and Gina Dix and Beth Vrbas’ second-grade students tying for third.