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Maple Students of the Month

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Maple February Students of the Month, front row from left, Harrison Cullen, kindergarten; Madalynne Whitman, first grade; Adrianna Trujillo, second grade; and Jaysin Shingleton, pre-kindergarten; back row, Ryder Striegel, third grade; Brody Crawford, fourth grade; Alice Park, seventh grade; and Halle Hunt, fifth grade. Not pictured: Maelee Moss, eighth grade, and Daughtry Swigart, sixth grade.

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Banner School thinclads place in Maysville track meet

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Banner fifth and sixth grades recently participated in a track meet held at Maysville.

Student placings are as follows:

Bella Dinwiddie - second place in girls 100 hurdles.

Bella Dinwiddie, Maquire Jinkens, Kinsley Lote and Tesa Miller - second place in fifth-grade girls 400 relay.

Bella Dinwiddie, Maquire Jinkens, Kinsley Lote and Laney Hobson - third place in fifth-grade girls 800 relay.

Jaden Jump, Liam Dodson, Stellan Hansen and Maddox Piersal - third place in fifth-grade boys 800 relay.

Lamplighters OHCE gather at Mt. Zion Church for meeting

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Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at Mt. Zion Methodist Church.

Carol Stine called the meeting to order, with Ann Niemann leading the flag salute.

Jan Maddox gave a devotional titled “Hugs to Encourage.”

Maxine Little read minutes from the previous meeting.

Patricia Morrison gave the treasury report.

A thank you was read from the sheriff’s department for cookies that were recently delivered to them.

OHCE giving four $500 scholarships to needy county students

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The Canadian County Association for Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) is giving four $500 scholarships to students planning to attend a two- or four-year college or university.

Usually only two are given, but enough funds were raised during the 2022 Canadian County Free Fair, with donations from the quilt block challenge and raffle, to double the number of scholarships given.

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Riverside top students

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Pictured are Riverside February Students of the Month, front row from left, Asher Wiggins, Braxton Camp, Kyndall Thompson, Daelan WhiteHorse, TreaVion Hemrick, Skie Brinker, Banx Ellison, Lexi Matias and Leolia Duncan; back row, Liam LeGrand, Adlee Vega, Paulina Calzada, Colten Price, Greyson Imoe, Kynlee Long, Lyric Lehman, Sage Tosh, Ridley Jefrey and Leon Reynolds. Not pictured: Crew Wooten, Jeremiah Robinson, Legend Hatton, David Whitlow, Maddax Lehman, Alexi Evans, Jasmine Gonzalez, Natalie Ramos, Rhome Alexander and Aden Sam.

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Farley retirement

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After 25 years with the Canadian County Assessor’s Office, Joe Farley retired.

A reception was held in his honor last week with Sen. Jack Stewart presenting a Certificate of Appreciation from the state of Oklahoma for Farley’s years of dedicated service.

Farley and his wife, Judy, were greeted by more than 60 people at the reception, including his entire family with the exception of two grandchildren who were unable to attend.

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OHS speech places at Shattuck

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Five members of the Okarche speech team earned second-place sweepstakes honors at the Shattuck Invitational Speech Tournament. Every OHS student competing won at least one medal.

Hunter Buck took second in prose and was a finalist in domestic extemp. Maddie Vogt placed first in public-forum debate, with Anna Shirey taking third in foreign extemp and second in championship standard oratory.

Shirey, in addition to placing first in public-forum debate with Vogt, took third in domestic extemp and third in championship original oratory.

Lamplighters OHCE gather at Mount Zion Church for meeting

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Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at Mount Zion Methodist Church. Carol Stine called the meeting to order, while Ann Niemann led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Stine offered the devotional titled “Compassion.”

Maxine Little read minutes from the last meetings, with Patricia Morrison giving the treasury report.