* And So They Say: Chuck Hageman: “The only thing I know is that I fell on my you-know-what Sunday while skating with my kids.” Harold Copper: “That Hays TV station should be sued for broadcasting that Stockton lost their game Friday night.” Mary Mason: “Maybe this will be the week when it rains.” Erma Jean Price: “Well, I had to do my spring house cleaning a little early this year on account of burning up a kettle of stew.”

This week the firm of Snyder Brothers is dissolved, Roy Snyder purchasing the interest of his brother Harold. Some three years ago the boys purchased the Rexall Store of O. S. Ellvin, and have since conducted a very successful and profitable business Harold Snyder retires because he prefers some other line of work and may eventually go into the clothing trade. The store was closed Tuesday while invoicing was going on. Both the boys are very competent and very popular young men and their many friends wish them abundant success in their several callings.

A massive winter ice storm, coupled with high winds, caused a widespread power outage for more than 20,000 customers. According to Sunflower Electric and the six rural electric cooperatives it serves in 34 western Kansas counties, more than 5,000 poles and 21 steel towers had sustained damage or were destroyed, with losses continuing to rise. It was estimated the total loss from the storm damage would exceed $10 million, and it could be seven to ten days before service was restored to all customers across the region.

MEMBERS of the 1994 seven-grade boys basketball team is our yesteryear picture this week. They are (top row, left to right): Coach Jimmy Jackson, Uriah Price, Trevor Van Eaton, Jason Glendening, Daniel Zachary, Travis Jenkins, Seth Ross, Coach Marcy Kee; (middle row) Lewis Thayer, Kit McShea, Josh Knoll, Ryan Cook, Travis Wagner; (front row) Adam Balthazor, Kevin Morgan and Eric Powers.

* And So They Say: Rae Hageman: “People are funny, Saturday in Stockton most of the stores were open, but the bank was closed; and in Plainville the bank was open, but the stores were closed.” Red Hagan: “I don’t know, but I am afraid we will have more accidents in Stockton this year. My kid will be learning to drive.” John B.Smith: “I imagine I was the oldest kid in town to get a bicycle for Christmas.”

Home for Christmas: Delbert Crowell, who is enlisted in the Navy, is home on furlough from Honolulu. Walter Brown and Duffie Hindman, who are attending Washburn College, are spending Christmas vacation at home. George Price, who is attending college at Manhattan, spent Christmas vacation with his uncle F. M. Streeter and family. Harold Butler, who is attending school at Salina, is spending Christmas holidays with Stockton relatives and friends. Miss Marie Dahlgren, who is working in Topeka, is home on her Christmas vacation. Mr. Maurice Stroup of Salina is spending the Christmas holidays with her parents. Pat Joyce and Frank Tarbell came home on Saturday from Goodland where they are working. Pat returned on Monday evening and Frank will return after New Year’s. Frank and Leonard Schruben were down from Sheridan County for the holidays. Frank is at the present time, helping Leonard get out his corn. Leonard moves on to the Dan Kelly place in the spring. Miss Flossie Bats of Alton spent Christmas with her sister, Mrs. R. M. Prizer. Mr. and Mrs. Scotty Muir spent Christmas with Mrs. Downie Jackson of Downs. D. H. Scott is conductor on the passenger train while Walhezier is enjoying his Christmas vacation. Ray Grimsley came down from Colby to spend the Christmas holidays with the home folks. Mr. Ralph Nobel, who is attending school at Hays, and who is also employed in the Ellis County News office, came over last Friday afternoon to help out the Record office force this week during the Christmas vacation.

The New Year was just arriving and Stockton merchants were prepared to greet the First Baby of 2007 with many fine gifts, cash and gift certificates. The previous year, the 2006 Stork Derby was won by Brayden Payne Taylor, son of Clayton and Dr. Ann Taylor, who kept us all waiting until February 2.

PROGRESS WAS COMING ALONG NICELY during the construction of Stockton’s new middle school building in December of 1994. Even the weather was cooperating..

* And So They Say: Cleo Baughman: My own mother won’t ride with me in my plane, but when I take my mother-in-law up, I always tell her ‘no back seat driving,’ and she obeys.” Traveling salesman: “Stockton was the only town between here and the Colorado line where the stores were open the Saturday after Christmas.” Chuck Waller: “You don’t have to read our hometown paper to find out what the people are doing, but you do like to find out who got caught.”

The Stockton Sentinel is always looking for pictures for our “Yesteryear” page. If you have a picture that you’d be willing to share with our readers (preferably at least 20 years old), send it to Stockton Sentinel, P.O. Box 521, Stockton, KS 67669, e-mail it to: stkpaper@ruraltel.net or bring it in to our office and we’ll be sure you get it back.