Another Black Walnut Festival has come and gone. What nice weather, you couldn't have ordered much better. Daytime temps were around 80 and fell to around 70 by sundown. The park was crowded most every night. There was a nice breeze at times during the parade Saturday making it nice for the bands and those marching. What a great time of the year. The walnut harvest has begun and Hammons processing plant started buying nuts this morning.

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Saturday Aug. 16 was a great day for the annual Optimist Duck Race, the Chamber of Commerce Car Show and Burn Out and the bikers DARE ride. The weather could not have been nicer. All the activity started early around 9 a.m. signing in for the DARE ride and the Car Show, the fun activities the Pluck a Duck game, the Dunk Tank for the Lady Tiger Softball team and the "Big" Duck race. There were approximately 1500 ducks in the City Park for the race. The top 5 finishers were awarded prize packages totaling in excess of $1100. All the prizes were donated by area businesses and merchants. Smoke filled the air as the cars participated in the Burn Out. If you missed it, check out the pictures below.

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School is back in session again and this cooler weather is surely welcomed by all the students and faculty at Stockton. The new high school is another welcomed addition to this school year.

If you are wanting something to do this weekend, come on down to Stockton Lake Saturday, Aug. 16 and take in the Chamber of Commerce Car Show and Burn Out contest. Also the Optimist Club is holding its annual duck race in conjunction with the car show in the City Park, there will be food, music and other entertainment throughout the day starting at 9:00 and ending around 3:00. If you haven't gotten your ticket for the duck race they can be purchased in the park until race time at 1:00, the winners will be announced at 2:00. Five prize packages will be awarded totaling over $1,100.00. The annual DARE ride will take place Saturday as well. Lots of activity and fun going at City Park in Stockton - Aug. 16.

The students in the Stockton High School will be in for a real treat when the doors open on the new high school building on August 14. The dedication was held this past Saturday and local residents were able to tour the facility. I was impressed with the Science department, the agriculture departments and the band and music department. The building is very state of the art and should provide many years of service to community.

If you like country music and like to dance, we would love to see you out at the RB Expo Center, July 25 for a benefit dance. The Al Crossland band will be playing from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The proceeds will be used to buy chairs for the center, which are badly needed. The event is sponsored by the Optimist Club of Stockton. Admission is $4, doors will open at 6 p.m. so come on out and enjoy the music and try out the nice dance space. There is plenty of parking. NO ALCOHOL ON THE PREMISES PLEASE.

We are still getting a few rains now and again, which are welcomed by most gardners. This time of year the rains have cut off and we are dragging out the hoses to give our tomatoes and other garden goodies a drink. We have showers predicted through the weekend, most likely spotty, but hey it is summer! We have planted one tomato plant and 2 squash plants in a small bed here at the office. By mid August if we are lucky, maybe we'll have a ripe tomato - now is that optimistic?

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Hello again from Stockton and Land-n-Home Realty. Time marches on and we are half way through another year. Doesn't seem possible. We are going into a much drier weather pattern now that our gardens are finally up and doing good we need those weekly rains. Isn't that the way it works. I do hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July. Gas prices along with the cost of all goods has gone up and making it rough for people to take those much needed vacations. Come on down to Stockton and spend the day on the LAKE! Waters are receeding some and the lake looks really inviting. This is truly one of the nicest lakes in Missouri and we would love to share it with you.

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This is typically a big weekend for tourists in and around the Stockton Lake area. Some of the events going on this weekend will be memorial tributes across the county at many of the cemeterys, the annual Lions Club Chicken Stampede on Saturday and the City wide Garage Sale. The weatherman says to look for scattered showers along with some sunshine which will make things heat up and get humid. Summer is just around the corner, school is out and people are ready to vacation and have some much needed time off. So go out there and have a good time and travel safe.

This Saturday, the 24th is the annual Chicken Stampede in downtown Stockton. When you drive into Stockton you will see the smoke for some distance as the chicken is put on the pit to barbecue. This has been an annual event for many years and changes somewhat from year to year, but the taste of that good ol' BBQ stays pretty much the same. There will be garage sales going on as well as numerous other functions including a book sale at the new library. The cemeterys will be having Memorial Services over the weekend.
School is out and everyone is ready to take on the summer. The lake levels are going down and the lake should be a little better to navigate now. Anytime you are on the lake, please observe all the laws and don't drink and boat; always be considerate of others and have a great time whether you are camping, boating, picnicing or sailing.

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