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Riverside January Citizens of the Month, front row, Jace Abshire, Sassy Brushwood, Avry Royse, Isaac Shropshire and Maggie Calzada; middle row, Beau Hernandez, Annie Kerr, Nathan Al-Mufleh, Jonah Dew, Macy Long and Dawson Sneed; back row, Lincoln Rinehart, Archer Kerr, Lola Noggins, Deleana White...

Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at a local church. Joan Herr offered opening prayer and called the meeting to order. Carol Stine led the flag salute and gave a devotional titled “Abide in Christ.”

The University of Central Oklahoma recently announced a list of students named to the university’s honor rolls. For the fall 2021 semester, 1,523 students were named to the President’s Honor Roll, an honor achieved by those who recorded a straight-A or 4.0 GPA.

Roblyer Rocks, front row from left, Mason Jordan and Demarco Guzman; back row, Jillian Crawford, Lillie Arrasmith, Remy Whitney, Cooper Coble, Gabe Flores and Camryn Headley.

The Okarche High School Speech Team took part in two competitions during January, qualifying 18 events for regionals and garnering two school awards. Eight OHS students competed in Comanche High School’s invitational tournament and brought home the sweepstakes trophy in Class 3A.

Calumet January Students of the Month, from left, Colton Vaught, Jocelyn Ewton, Brianna Myers and Aiden White.

Okarche High School December Students of the Month are Ruby VanDenDriessche and Easton Roby. OHS’ December Lioness and Lion are Karsyn Vallerand and Brody Sadler.  

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 led the flag salute.  Ricketts gave the treasury report, with Bernita Davis reading minutes of the previous meeting.

Lamplighters OHC of Canadian County met recently at a local church, with Joan Herr calling the meeting to order and offering opening prayer. Carol Stine gave a devotional titled “Who Helps the Helpers.”

Although the landscape may be bleak in the winter, now is the time for gardeners – those with established green thumbs and those who are just starting out – to get started on their gardening plans for the upcoming growing season.