The deadline to file for state or county office, township board, or precinct committee person is 12:00 noon on Monday, June 3rd. To file and/or get filing papers, please contact the Rooks County Clerk’s Office on the courthouse’s second floor.

Webster’s Plant House at Hrabe Hriver Crossing at 2155 I Terrace in Stockton (located approximately three miles east on Highway 24 and half a mile south; or check out Google Maps for location) is now open! The Plant House (Cheryl’s cell is 785-425-8249) has an excellent selection of bedding plants, veggies, herbs, flowers, perennials, hanging baskets, potting soil, and mulch with new plants arriving weekly! Business hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The menus for the week beginning Monday, May 6, are as follows: Monday— Polish sausage, potatoes o’brien, mixed vegetables, bread, tropical fruit. Tuesday— Meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, broccoli, bread, pears. Wednesday—Shepherd’s pie, Scandanavian vegetables, cookie, peaches. Thursday—Chicken parmesan, Italian blend vegetables, garlic bread, applesauce. Friday— Cook’s Choice.

Monday—Breakfast stick, fruit, juice, milk. Tuesday—Cereal, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

…A Review Of This Week’s Movie Length of Movie: 2 hours & 25 minutes; Rated PG-13 REGULAR SHOWTIMES • Friday, Saturday, & Sunday at 7:00 p.m.• Admission: $5 per person; and 3 & Under, FREE Arriving in New York City in 1889, Italian immigrant Francesca Xavier Cabrini, the first American Saint, is greeted by disease, crime and impoverished children. She soon sets off on a daring mission to convince the mayor to secure housing and health care for society’s most vulnerable.

The Rooks County Health Center’s annual meeting and board elections are this Friday, May 3rd, in the Cottonwood/ Greenhorn meeting rooms of the Rooks County Health Center (1210 North Washington, Plainville). Before the annual meeting at 6:00 p.m., there will be a candidate question and answer session from 5:00 p.m.

Stockton’s Baccalaureate will be at the Nova Theatre on Wednesday, May 8th, at 7:00 p.m. The Stockton High School FCA is the sponsor of this event.

Prairie Heritage Auction, ACL, Plainville, will have a Collectible Auction this Sunday, May 5th, starting at 9:15 a.m. An Open House of the auction items will be on Saturday, May 4th, from 10:00 a.m.

The St. Thomas Catholic Church, through donations by the Altar Society, Knights of Columbus and Parish Council, is sponsoring the movie “Cabrini” at the Nova Theatre in Stockton for this weekend, Friday, May 3rd, Saturday, May 4th, and Sunday, May 5th, at 7:00 p.m. each evening. The cost is $5.00 per ticket, and free for children 3 and under.