Yesteryear

* A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the dedication of the new Plainville Swimming Pool. Those on hand were mayor Kelli Hansen, Gail Backer, Shelly Haas, Suzie Lindstrom, Alan Dinkle, Jim Mesecher, Kim Rounsley, and Mike Kemp.

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A retirement/goingaway reception was held for Stockton USD 271 employees and teachers, Adam Bedient, Karen LaBarge, Joanne Steeples, Kelsey Pinkerton, and Adam North. Twenty-four graduates walked the stage at the Stockton eighth-grade graduation.

* And So They Say: Paul Ballinger: 'Well, I’ve run out of grade school kids now.' Howard Webster: 'When your youngest kid gets too old to want to go places with you, you have to take your grandchildren.

Three firms in Stockton have been in continuous existence for more than 50 years, according to a recent survey by John B. Smith, Chamber of Commerce secretary. Ten firms have been in business for more than 30 years, and three for more than 25 years.

* The oil wells in this part of Kansas have failed, and the companies are now pulling the pipe from them and filling the holes. The Minx well has nearly all the pipe removed from the hole, and Mr.

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* Rex Wise was coming home after being in the New York Hospital since the middle of April, following brain surgery.

* The members of the PHS Class of 2011 were A.J.

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