What Was Going On 14 Years Ago 2008 tax figures showed an increase of nearly $1.8 million, largely due to oil as the Oil category was the only one showing a significant increase in tax revenue to be collected. Except for modest increases in the Personal Property and Severed Minerals columns, every other category showed a decrease in taxes, with $107,899 less to be collected in Real Estate taxes.

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* And So They Say: Gib Suhr: “I’m like the Hillbillies— I put on my shoes when it gets cold outside.” Fern McDonald: “I think we should all be mighty proud of the way our Main Street looks.” Joanna Stewart: “When I was a kid I couldn’t figure out why all the grown people were in such a turmoil before Christmas. I know now.” Butch Ostmeyer: “If our entire fair board was composed of members like Charlie Hance when he was able to serve, we’d have no troubles.” Velma Bedore: “All I had for my Thanksgiving dinner was a sandwich, but I think I felt a lot better than most folks the next day.”

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce’s Olde Tyme Christmas was scheduled for the coming Friday, Nov. 28, 2008.

Nila Denton of Stockton had graciously lent her many lovely Nativities to the Stockton Public Library for public viewing during the months of November and December. The Nativities come from all over the world.

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* And So They Say: Leta Bouchey: “When I was a kid I thought the Rev. in front of a preacher’s name stood for revenue.” Howard Wanamaker: “Is there any law against a person just resting on Thanksgiving?” Chuck Waller: “Well, I saw more than twenty quail in my backyard Sunday morning. I went out and shot them—with my movie camera.” Gene Miller: “We post office employees take vacations in one-hour units.”

* And So They Say: Doyle Cook: “Even if I were triplets, I couldn’t keep up with myself.” Chuck Waller: “I didn’t go pheasant hunting on Saturday morning. I thought it was too cold or maybe it’s just because I’m too lazy.” Irene Cabbage: “No one will believe it, but I DID see a truckload of giraffes parked outside a café in Hays Saturday night.” Mrs. Frank Walker: “Maybe no one will believe it either that I saw about 20 quail right outside my bedroom window Sunday morning.” Alan Stewart: “I wish I could think of something to put in the paper about Shorty Stice, but anything I could say about him would make him mad.”

An electrical short was the probable cause of a house fire at 413 N. Third on Sunday night. The owner of the house, Brook Dix, was unaware of the fire until his neighbor from across the street, Gloria Harris, was banging on his door. Stockton fire personnel quickly responded and had the blaze under control in a little over an hour.