Enjoy the journey! Have you ever been given that advice from a grandparent or maybe an elder? When you are groaning and complaining about how busy you are with the kids at home, or at work, or just in the every day madness of life, the advice to “enjoy the journey” is given to us to remind us how quickly life goes by and we are to enjoy the many pleasures of each day.

Stockton Pharmacy Employees: “With your office and Twig & Vine both being closed due to illness, we’re thinking we need to disinfect the sidewalks on our block!”

Fertilize Spring-Flowering Bulbs

THE STOCKTON HIGH SCHOOL GREENHAND MEATS JUDGING TEAM won its division at the NWD FFA Meats CDE on February 8 in Grinnell. They are from left (along with their individual placings): Coryn Hahn (5th), Thomas Bigge (4th), Raven Long (1st) and Christian Kahn (10th). Cappi Hoeting (3rd), not pictured.

THE STOCKTON FFA SENIOR MEATS JUDGING TEAM placed first at the 2020 NWD FFA Meats CDE at Grinnell on February 8. They are from left (along with their individual placings): Harley Kester (5th), Gage Conyac (2nd), Macy Odle (1st) and Zane Trevino (7th).

FIRST-GRADE WINNERS in the Rooks County Conservation District annual poster contest were (from left): Driella Stramel, 1st place, Damar Elementary; Maleigha Horn, 2nd place, Stockton Grade School; Jayce Monasmith, 3rd place, Plainville Elementary; and Leilah Slaubaugh (not pictured), 4th place,

There will be a regular USD 271 Board of Education meeting on Monday, March 2, beginning at 5:30 p.m., in the District Office.

The wife and son of a Mexican drug lord embark on a vengeful quest to kill all those involved in his trial and imprisonment—including Miami detective Mike Lowrey. When Mike gets wounded, he teams up with partner Marcus Burnett and AMMO—a special tactical squad—to bring the culprits to justice. Starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence and Vanessa Hudgens.

The menus for the week beginning Monday, March 2, are as follows: Monday— Pork cutlet, scalloped potatoes, asparagus, bread, apricots. Tuesday—Harvest turkey soup, ambrosia salad, crackers, cookie. Wednesday—Barbecued meatballs, baked potato, broccoli, bread, mixed fruit. Thursday—Chicken enchilada casserole, Mexicali corn, bread, peaches. Friday—Tuna and noodles, Brussels sprouts, bread, fruit cobbler or crisp.

Dale Anderson: “I am sure enjoying my trip to a different ‘Stockton’ each week with Nancy in the Sentinel paper. My annual subscription to the Sentinel costs less than the gasoline it would take to go on those trips by automobile. So, I’m a happy camper.”