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Underwood OHCE holds monthly meeting

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The Underwood Oklahoma Home and Community Education Association of Canadian County met recently in the home of Ann Ricketts.

Natalia Valenzuela called the meeting to order and welcomed Muriel Mahen as a guest.

Ricketts offered the devotion.

Everyone signed a greeting card for Neta Liebscher to be sent to her in Kingfisher. Bernita Davis read minutes of the last meeting, with Ricketts giving the treasury report.

Members discussed the county fair and the many winning entries they received.

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El Reno Class of 1959 donates marble bench at high school

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El Reno High School Class of 1959 met recently on the southeast corner of El Reno High School to see the new black marble bench that the class had made and installed.

After a lot of pictures and reminiscing, the group headed to a local restaurant for lunch.

The class also presented a check to Norman Sheridan for El Reno Mobile Meals.

New Hope Women’s group hold meeting

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New Hope Women’s Missionary Union members and guests met recently at the church for a salad and dessert luncheon, followed by the September business meeting.

Guests present were Rayma Richey, Dean Smith, Marquita Barber, Brenda Kurtz and Virginia Becktol. Members attending were Mary Jones, Carol Johnson, Irene Higgins, Marilyn Schmidt and Peggy White.

Pastor Dick Kurtz gave opening prayer. Jones led the group in reading of the Women’s Missionary Union Watchword and Mission Statement.

Lamplighters OHCE gather at local church

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Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at a local church.

Carol Stine opened the meeting and read a devotional titled “Not Now God.”

Maxine Little read minutes from the last meeting and gave the treasury report.

Members welcomed guest Ann Neimann.

Discussion was held about the recent county fair, noting that the club booth placed second, while the educational display placed third.

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Calumet STEM

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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.

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Riverside Citizens Award winners

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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.

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EHS students learn forensics

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El Reno High School’s science department recently worked on lab assignments called Locard’s Principle.

Students were given articles of clothing with different hair samples and using a visual description and a microscopic analysis, they had to see which suspect the victim’s clothes matched based on a transfer of evidence.

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Maple Students of the Month

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Maple August Students of the Month, front row from left, Galin Smith, pre-kindergarten; Lillian Bollinger, first grade; Declan Brothers, second grade; Kynlee Shamblin, third grade; and Fredrick Tredway, kindergarten; back row, Makenzie Caldwell, fourth grade; Waylon Baker, seventh grade; Leighton Wedman, eighth grade; Kaelyn Racca, sixth grade; and Ayvah Fudge, fifth grade.