Yesteryear

Body THE STOCKTON USD 271 LUNCHROOM LADIES had been honored during National School Lunch Week in October 1997. Pictured are Edna Mae Stithem, Carol Serefko, Karen LaBarge, LaMoyne Trarbach and Cheryl Atkisson.

Body * And So They Say: Barbara Riffe: “Anyone who writes an anonymous letter or a makes a phone call certainly lacks strength in his convictions and is obviously ashamed of his deed.” Ray Bigge: “Earl Lee thinks he is the only person in town who has a Confederate flag.

Body 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.

Body We visited the big Avery apple orchard some seven miles east of town Sunday afternoon. Notwithstanding, apple picking had been going on for about three weeks and many of the trees were stripped of the earlier varieties, it was a scene seldom if ever to be seen in central Kansas.

Body ENTERTAINMENT was at its best when Leta Bouchey, Betty Smith and Myrna Kincaid entertained the audiences during the Stockton United Fund Telethon with humorous commercials throughout the years.

Body * And So They Say: Chas. Baxter: “Lee Phelps had my electric watch running on a hearing aid battery.” Doc Mason: “It gave me a sort of startled feeling to almost step on two deer which were bedded down the other morning while I was out hunting.

Body Jake Prockish and Alicia Hrabe were crowned 2006 Goblin’s Glory King and Queen. Back by popular demand, the Haunted Barns were making a seventh annual ghostly appearance on Halloween Weekend.

Body Last Thursday night two stores were entered by home talent burglars, and a small amount of loot secured. Entrance to the Griffin Variety Store was made through the cellar. A screen to a rear window was first torn off and some of the putty dug from the glass.

Body Representatitives of Kansas PRIDE communities gathered in Great Bend Sept. 30, 2006, for the annual PRIDE Day Conference. Annual Award presentations were the highlight of the conference. Stockton PRIDE received a “Star Award” for the work of landscaping Ross-Schafer Park.

Body THE 1997 SHS HOMECOMING ROYALTY CANDIDATES were (from left): Seph Bellerive, Misty Bice, Josh Perez, Laura Gasper, Joey Casad, Sarah Moll, Chris Look and Shelly Lewis. Seniors Misty Bice and Seph Bellerive were crowned queen and king that year.