Please look in this week’s edition for Farmland Auction & Realty Co., Inc.’s upcoming auctions. Complete information for each of the four auctions including dates, times, locations, etc. are included in the ad.

The Stockton Swimming Pool is now open for the summer! Look for the ad in this week’s edition for information about Pool Hours, Adult Swims, Water Aerobics, Night Swims and Swimming Lessons. (Ad is located elsewhere in this edition.).

In what seems to be a repeat of the last couple of years with the good amounts of moisture received in our area, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in conjunction with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), has issued several public health advisories for Kansas lakes due to bluegreen algae, one of which includes a warning for Webster Reservoir in Rooks County.

The 2022 State Cost-Share Assistance program sign up will be held until Friday, June 18th. Please look for the ad in this week’s edition for detailed information. Or contact the Rooks County Conservation District at 785-425-6302 Ext. 3, or email janel.odle@ks.nacdnet.net for further information.

Have you thought about pursuing a career in a health care related field? If you have or if you want to further your education in a healthcare-related field, it is time for you to apply for the RCHC Auxiliary’s Memorial Scholarship. If you reside in Rooks County, have been accepted in a healthcare-related field of study and have a need, this scholarship is for you.

SHS Senior who have a graduation photo display in the window at the Stockton Sentnel may pick them up during regular business hours. Thank you for sharing your photos! There are always many people who stop to take a look in our front window and we always receive comments which include how happy they are that we continue this long-standing tradition.

The menus for the week beginning Monday, June 7, are as follows: Monday—Baked spaghetti, peas and carrots, bread, hot cinnamon apple slices. Tuesday—Chef salad, watermelon, crackers, pudding. Wednesday—Smokies, baked potato, broccoli, bread, mixed fruit. Thursday—Liver and onions and gravy, mashed pota toes, seasoned carrots, bread, tropical fruit. Friday—Chicken and rice casserole, California blend vegetables, bread, fruit cobbler.

The Stockton United Methodist Church (204 North Elm) is excited to share that Mike and Glenda Mann will be back this summer for their Vacation Bible School (V.B.S.) starting on Monday, June 7th through Friday, June 11th. The school will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each morning and is open from ages four years old through sixth-grade. The program is “Let Me Tell You Who Jesus Is!” The Manns will incorporate illusions, puppets, music, storytelling and balloons throughout the week with the closing program scheduled for Friday, June 11th at 7:00 p.m.

It’s time for the annual Peony Festival, sponsored by the Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce, so get ready to enjoy a fun-filled day in Stockton this Saturday! The events start early with a FREE pancake feed and a Poker/RockWalk, with a Vendor Fair on Main Street throughout the day with over twenty vendors selling their wares and food. Plus, this year there will be a cornhole tournament, a wheelbarrow and container gardening program, games, a parade, peonies for sale and a sidewalk chalk art contest. The schedule and time of events was published in last week’s edition of the Stockton Sentinel, or check out the Chamber’s Facebook page or any of the colorful flyers hanging up in the windows of your Chamber businesses for more information.