There will be regular USD 271 Board of Education meeting on Monday, February 13, 2023, at the District Office beginning at 5:30 p.m. The agenda is as follows: Agenda • Call To Order • Pledge of Allegiance • Additions or Deletions to the Agenda • Comunications and Visitors • Approval of Consent Agenda: a.) Minutes of Previous Meetings; b.) Clerk’s Report and Manifest of Bills; and c.) Petty Cash and Activity Account Reports • High School Students Update • Mapes & Miller 202122 School Year Audit • KASB Policy Recommendations First Reading • KSHSAA—League Information • Policy Updates from KASB (First Reading) • Technology Proposal • Administrative Reports: a.) Mrs.

The menus for the week beginning Monday, February 13, are as follows: Monday—Chicken and rice casserole, broccoli, bread, hot cinnamon pears. Tuesday—Ground beef vegetable soup, pudding, crackers, mandarin oranges. Wednesday— Meatballs in gravy, baked potato, green beans, bread, mixed fruit. Thursday— Chef salad, strawberries, crackers, birthday cake. Friday—Meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, peas and carrots, bread, applesauce.

A Youth Hunt for young hunters ages 11 through 15 will be held on Saturday, March 4th. For more information or to sign up, please call Staci Ketelsen at 785-425-8328.

Grain producers: Do you have a marketing plan for your crops for 2023? Come learn how to put a pre-harvest marketing plan together on Tuesday, February 21st, at The Hub (223 Mill Street) in Plainville.

The Osborne, Rooks, and Graham County Conservation Districts will host a Local Working Group (LWG) meeting on February 14th at 2:00 p.m. at Stockton City Hall, 115 S Walnut, in Stockton, Kansas. The purpose of this meeting is to make recommendations to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist related to addressing natural resource concerns at the local level.

The Heartland Community Foundation’s Twice as Nice is back—the annual Match Month campaign when donations to the foundation are matched by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. All donations must be postmarked by Feb. 28 in order to be eligible for matching.

Denae Denio-Odle is coming out of retirement to help Motion Dance Company sell roses and bouquets for Valentine’s Day for a fundraiser event! Call 785-656-4092 for more information. (Look for the ad in this week’s edition.) .

The annual St. Thomas Mardi Gras Dinner is set for Sunday, February 19th serving from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the St. Thomas Parish Center in Stockton. On the menu for the 'Freewill Offering' meal is roast beef and ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade noodles, green beans, cole slaw, rolls, and dessert (cake or pie).

Treat your sweetheart to a Valentine’s Day dinner on Tuesday, February 14th at Malee’s Asian & Thai Food (413 Main) in Stockton. Choose your favorite meal from their regular menu and enjoy a FREE dessert.