September 2022

To the Editor:

As president of the Williamstown Homeowners Association, I applaud the decision of the Board of Adjustment for refusing to grant the application to Revolution Operating Company, LLC to drill four wells south of West Elm Street between Reno and Country Club.

This area is a prime location for future development of homes that would benefit local schools and government in the form of ad valorem taxes.

This was a Planned Unit Development (PUD) that was established several years ago and is still in effect today.

Both Redlands Community College cross country teams placed at the 2022 Aggie Duels hosted by Cameron University.

The women’s team, running a 5,000-meter course, took seventh with 198 points and an overall time of one hour and 57.55 seconds. The squad ran an average time of 23:34.89.

Alicen Williams led the squad with a time of 23 minutes flat to place 48th.

Teammate Alyssa Baldwin (23:09) crossed in 50th place, followed by Erica Duncan (23:10) two spots back.

Kimberly Birth (24:01) took 58th, followed by Karlee Trammell (24:34) in 60th.

Susan Hicks said a vaccine clinic for cats and dogs will be held at the Northwest Community Center on Sept. 24. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Oklahoma Humane Society is sponsoring the clinic.

Hicks said it’s an effort to help the community care for animals.

Dogs should be on leashes and cats should be in carriers, Hicks said. There will be a nominal charge for the vaccines, she said.

In its first outing of the 2022 fall season, Redlands Community College’s golf team placed fourth at the Southwestern Christian University Invitational, hosted at Lake Hefner Golf Club.

Redlands carded a 36-hole total of 604, finishing behind Oklahoma City University (556) and the Stars junior varsity team (569). Kansas-based Bethany College (598) was third.

Riding a wave of 30 hits from its top six batters, Union City High School’s fast pitch softball team snapped a two-game losing streak by ripping off a string of four straight victories.

The Tigers improved to 18-13 on the season with wins over Alex (13-10), Central High (8-6), Burns Flat-Dill City (12-0) and cross-county rival Okarche, 11-4.

Union City was 37-of-140 (.330) from the plate over the four-game slate, led by Mackinzie DeLong (.563) with nine hits, five of those doubles. The senior scored six times and drove in five more runs.

With the recent implementation of 988, mental health advocates hope it will be easier than ever for those in crisis to reach out for help.

Formerly an 11-digit phone number, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number is now the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which operates 24/7 and offers services for a variety of mental health-related calls.

Carrie Slatton-Hodges, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services commissioner, said the helpline is a major step forward in preventing suicides in Oklahoma.

Playing a fall schedule chock-full of ranked squads, Calumet High School’s baseball team posted a 3-2 record over a five-game slate ahead of this weekend’s Hammon Tourney.

All five games were in the Elk City Invitational and were against ranked foes as the Chieftains have faced 10 opponents in 19 games that appear in one of the state’s two polls.

Calumet, ranked third in Class B, took a 16-3 record into weekend play after defeating Sterling (12th/A) 11-8, Drummond (18th/A) 9-3 and Vici (16th/A) 11-3.

DIVORCES GRANTED

Bethany Mangum vs. Bobby Mangum.

Marco Yates vs. Britany Jodae McDaniel-Yates.

Mark E. McDowell vs. Stacy D. McDowell.

Janine Bradley vs. Marc Bradley.

Christopher David Gonzalez vs. Aubrey Erin Jaffe-Declercq

Kathy K. Hurst vs. Bryan K. Hurst.

Christopher C. Haycraft vs. Rylee K. Haycraft.

De Silva Janitzia Renteria vs. Vasquez Jose Lorenzo Silva.

Adrienne Marie Rivera vs. Micheal Angelo Rivera.

Lina Lan Nguyen-Harrison vs. Edward Tyler Harrison.

Calumet Elementary students and teachers gather for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate its Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation STEM Center — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Devon Energy gifted the learning lab during the pandemic.

The STEM Center includes 3D printers, Snap Circuits, Bee-Bots, Ozobots and other materials to facilitate an understanding of science and the basics of coding.

Curriculum and teacher training were provided by the Ripken Foundation.

Riverside School August Citizens of the Month, front row, Beau Hernandez; second row, Jaxon Ward, Nolan Reynolds, Legend Hatton, Korrah Spencer, Emma Vega, Kathryn Trujillo and Hunter Elkins; third row, Jace Abshire, Malachi Lockler, Sassy Brushwood, Nichol Perry, Jeremiah Castillo, Zach Queen, Glenn Boese, Dawson Sneed, Brylee DuPris, Alx Grant, Lilly Fraze and Kyndall Thompson; fourth row, Kolt Laub, Rafe Rowland, Lena Pope, Sean Funk, Carolyn Trujillo, Bailey Ashley, Rosario Ramos, Jordan Lockler and Ridley Jefrey.