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CACHE — Three Calumet students placed in their respective categories at the American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR) Southwest District Speech Contest held Nov. 17 in Cache.

Alice Park placed first in the Intermediate AFR/OFU category, Rance Nitzel placed third in the Senior Agribusiness category and Bella Dean placed fifth in the Senior Agri-Science category.

This marks the 80th year of the statewide contest. The event has gone through many changes over the years but has always maintained its central agricultural theme.

The Okarche High School October Students of the Month are Sara Jacobs, Ally Baustert, Carly Rother, Emory West, Easton West and Bailey Bomhak.

Okarche October Lion and Lioness honorees are seniors Andrew Walker and Belle Beam.

El Reno Farm Bureau gifted coats to students at Darlington School.

Students are said to be “wearing them proudly.”

Janan Fletcher hosted the November meeting of the Underwood Oklahoma Home and Community Education Club. Those attending were Natalia Valenzuela, Vicki Duncan, Ann Ricketts, Renee’ Schweitzer, Bernita Davis and Delpha Miklautsch.

Valenzuela called the meeting to order with the flag salute. Fletcher read a devotional on gratitude and gave the treasurer’s report. 

The lesson was Reduce Spending With DYI Projects. Pictures of craft ideas were handed out. The group decoupaged ceramic tiles with fall napkins.

El Reno High School October Students of the Month are Jayleen Reyes, Isaac Miller, Melany Mendoza, Gavin Basler, Mary Gonzalez, Garrett Wells, Katie Castanon and Hezakiya Satepauhoodle.

Riverside recently celebrated basketball homecoming with victories against the Friend Falcons.

Gladys Van Buskirk celebrated her 107th birthday on Nov. 6. She has lived on the same road all of these years.

When she was a little girl, Gladys would get a new pair of shoes and she told her mother she wanted to walk to Harry’s house to show them to her friend.

Her mother would walk with her the three-fourths- mile trek to Harry’s house where little Gladys would show off her new shoes.

Riverside October Citizens of the Month are Archer Kerr, Isaac Benson, Colton Price, Izzy Vincent, Camryn Rinehart, Greyson Walker, Alivia Ontiveros, Arrelyn Muskett and Dreydan Shawnee.

Also, Solomon Baker, Hazel Dillion, Rylee Deshields, Greyson Perez, Kason Ward, Lane Clark, Yitzel Casanova, Shane Funk, Kevin Factor and Whitney Sneed.

The El Reno Wranglers recently held their October meeting, with Trisha Duncan opening with the flag salute and Gary Sorrells leading in prayer.  

The group discussed the upcoming Veterans Day Parade and the annual Thanksgiving dinner/auction set for Nov. 16. 

The club nominated and voted in new officers and board members. They are as follows: Julie Huber, president; Gary Sorrells, vice president; Betty Johnston, historian; Queen Trisha Duncan and Princess Lidy Novak.

Maple A Honor Roll students are Fredrick Tredway, Payton Haley, Creelie Hamons, Lillian Bollinger, Carson Smith, Claire Lorenzen, Maverick Lorenzen, Cash Swigart, Kane Smith, Addison Holden, Eli Ritch, Blakely McLemore, Jimi Davis, Abel Overholser, Ella Ratliff, Carder Holden, Elizabeth Eisenhour, Easton Hughey, Riley McKee, Tripp Davis, Harrison Cullen, Otis Sears, Atley Walker, Madison Basler and Luken Meschberger.