Tributes are pouring in after the death of Gary D. McCurdy, who served 32 years as a judge and prosecutor.
McCurdy’s recent passing is being mourned at the Canadian County Courthouse and across the legal community.
McCurdy retired in 2018 after 17 years as a Canadian County special judge. Before then, he spent 15 years as an assistant district attorney – 13 of those in Canadian County after two in Kingfisher County.
Hillcrest kindergarten Helpfulness Award winners are Daxton Clanton, Westin Kuehl, Emersyn Graham, Sawyer Jellison, Aaron Torres, Parker Holsapple, Zoie Morris, Beau Berry, Lyric Kaup, Isaiah King, Journey Garner, Lily Tecun, Romina Reyes, Sophia Mills and Ranger Powell.
Also, Jackson Detherage, Rhalayah Curry, Journi Allen, Kaeli Castillo, Braxton Schuldt, Anthony Stoneroad, Jackson Schuldt, Ashton Emberson and James Koopman.
Maple December Students of the Month are NJ Trujillo, pre-kindergarten; Ellie Thompson, first grade, and Michael Scabby, kindergarten.
Also honored are Jimi Davis, fourth grade, Cole Langley, second grade, and Payton Haley, third grade.
And, Addison Brandley, seventh grade, Blayke Steinbruck, sixth grade, Riley McKee, fifth grade and Jasper Whitman, eighth grade.
Maple A Honor Roll students are Legend Gatz, Payton Haley, Kane Smith, Aniyah Chaffin, Abel Overholser, Maverick Lorenzen, Declan Brothers, Cash Swigart, Eli Ritch and Lillian Bollinger.
And, Jimi Davis, Easton Hughey, Tripp Davis, Elizabeth Eisenhour, Riley McKee, Ella Ratliff, Wager Ferguson, Claire Lorenzen, Blakely McLemore and Hollis Wedman.
Also included are Kynlee Shamblin, Kash Brothers, Dean Davis, Ayvah Fudge, Maddox Tartsah, Fritz Hoffman, Ellie Rose Von Tungeln, Sadie Evans and Kennedy Prince.
LAWSUITS
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. vs. Janet Tribble for $79,425.63 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 17, Block 50, Mustang Heights Addition Section 7.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company vs. Kevin Juanes for $22,720.23 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
U.S. Bank N.A. vs. Seth Stecker and Amanda Stecker for $201,158.16 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 39, Block 6, Out West Addition Section 2, Oklahoma City.
Maple A-B Honor Roll students are Kennedy Bonilla, Caleb Blanco, Brinlee Bland, Addison Holden, Creelie Hamons, Atley Walker, Evalynn Miller, Remi Story, Addison Meschberger, Tinsley Kennedy and Fredrick Tredway.
Also, Tyler Williams, Meah Brown, Wade Curtis, Journey Swigart, Jake Wells, Madalynne Whitman, Carder Holden, Justice Twins, Otis Sears, Zoey Robles, Bentley Sneed, Luken Meschberger, Berkleigh Brothers, Parker Tinsley and Carson Smith.
OKARCHE – In a game of cat and mouse, Okarche High School’s girls basketball team used a 16-3 run late in the second period to pull away from Calumet for a 56-36 victory in a meeting of top 10 squads.
Okarche, ranked fifth in Class A, moved to 17-4 on the season after a recent win over Oklahoma Bible Academy (51-20) and a loss to Class A’s fourth-ranked Amber-Pocasset (33-27).
Calumet, ranked sixth in Class B1, had its six-game win streak end and falls to 16-5 overall. The streak included recent wins over Laverne (56-49) and Hydro-Eakly (42-27).
OKARCHE – In what is believed to be a school record performance, Okarche High School’s boys basketball team hit 24 3-pointers en route to a 117-68 win over rival Calumet in a battle of two defending state champions.
The 49-point victory pushed the Warriors, ranked No.1 in Class A, to 20-3 on the season and extends their current winning streak to 10 after recent victories over Amber-Pocasset (80-58) and Oklahoma Bible (99-25).
Senior Eryn Roman Nose scored eight points in the third period as El Reno High School’s girls basketball team broke out of a scoring cage to defeat the Guthrie Bluejays 50-35.
The double-digit win was the second in a row for El Reno and the fourth in the past five games as the Indians move to 11-8 on the season.
More importantly, the 15-point decision kept EHS in the third spot in the District 5A-2 standings at 8-3, two and a half games ahead of Noble.
El Reno trails Carl Albert by a game and a half in the loss column for second.
Down multiple starters for a second straight game, senior Kason Haydon stepped up with a season-high scoring performance to lead El Reno High School’s boys basketball team past rival Guthrie.
The 64-57 road win gave El Reno the season sweep of the Bluejays and moved the Indians to 7-12 on the season.
The seven-point decision also snapped a three-game District 5A-2 losing streak for the Indians. El Reno is now 4-7 in district play and holds a two and a half game lead over Guthrie for fifth place.
