Yesteryear

Body JEAN LINDSEY brought this Yesteryear picture into the Sentinel to share. The photo is of the 1935 Stockton High School Band lined up on the football field at that time, which is now the front lawn of the high school building.

Body * And So They Say: Doyle Cook: “The fishing weather is always good on the days I have to work.” Lucille Skinner (Fort Worth, Texas): “I read where scientist are working on something which will lengthen our lives to 500 years.

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 Seldom has this community received such a shock as when the directful message came shortly before noon on June 1st that our honored citizen, M. J. Coolbaugh, had passed away suddenly at the Research hospital in Kansas City.

Body KIM FRENCH brought in pictures she had recently developed from slides Joe Cadoret had of the Webster Dam Spillway when it was being constructed. The spillway was built by the United States Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation in the 1950s.

Body * And So They Say: Chuck Waller: “What we need is more Sundays each week.” Fred Hulse: “We sold a fishing license last week to a couple from California who decided to stop off for a few days fishing at the reservoir. When Californians vacation in Kansas—that’s news.

Body The State PRIDE Evaluation Team, consisting of Pam Stone, Jan Simon, Jan Mason and Ben Allen, was in Stockton on June 13, 2006 to evaluate the Stockton PRIDE Committee on the many programs they had implemented around town.

Body News of the death of this fine old gentleman caused sorrow among his many friends in this community. W.S. Bird was apparently in his usual health, when the summons came.

Body Rooks County Health Nurse Lorraine Baughman said there were 12 confirmed cases of mumps in Rooks County. In addition, there were 14 probable cases, waiting for results of blood work.

Body SOLOMON VALLEY MANOR Activities Director Judy Sander (standing in center of picture) and Manor residents prepare for the balloon lift-off held in conjunction with the recent celebration of Nursing Home Week in the spring of 1997.