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Volunteers wanted at Great Salt Plains
Ever wanted to be apart of something great? Leave a legacy behind that others could follow? Then mark your calendars for Tuesday, November 17 at Noon for an informative meeting on how you can be a part of the Great Salt Plains Association!
The Great Salt Plains Association is a volunteer group
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Top graduates tell of accomplishments
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VALEDICTORIAN, SALUTATORIAN – Valedictorian Jesse Stewart placed first in his class with a score of 3390 on the GED test. Salutatorian Andrew Young followed close behind. The two top scorers addressed those attending the annual fall graduation ceremony at Bill Johnson Correctional Center. Photo by Helen barrett
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Seven of the 37 trainees at the Bill Johnson Correctional Center’s GED Graduation stood out from the rest. One wore a red satin collar over his black robe, the others wore blue.
The special colors signified that the graduates scored in the upper 20 percent on the test nationally.
Andrew Young, who scored second highest in the class, gave the salutatorian speech. Young began by thanking all of those who came to the ceremony.
“This is really amazing,” Young said.
With tongue-in-cheek, he continued, “Coming from a rock star lifestyle, I didn’t think
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New poll suggests Oklahomans overwhelmingly support wind development
OKLAHOMA CITY – Big companies used to talk about their potential expansion plans with large metro areas in Oklahoma. Now, small communities are the focus of the attention.
“Wind development is bringing new money and new energy into western Oklahoma like I’ve never seen,” said LaVern Phillips, president of Woodward Industrial Foundation. “We’re riding a tide of new opportunities.”
According to a poll released Wednesday, Oklahomans share high optimism about wind power. A statewide public opinion poll by Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates of
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Kalei Nixon, American Degree Winner
Kalei Nichole Nixon received the American FFA Degree at the 82nd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis on Saturday, October 24, 2009. It is the highest degree awarded by the National FFA Organization and recognizes Kalei’s demonstrated leadership abilities and outstanding achievements in
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Halloween Costume Contest Winners
AGES 3 & 4 COSTUME WINNERS pictured, from left, are Willow Fox
(Most Original), Cash Tomberlin (Scariest), Miles Tyree
(Funniest), and Kaitlyn Meyer (Prettiest). Photo by Roger
McKenzie
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Cowboys for a day
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OUT FOR A RIDE — NWOSU Rodeo Team Member Kody Woodward from Dupree, S.D., leads the horse carrying Jocie Shelton, a Pre-K student during the Rodeo on the Square. Photo by Helen Barrett
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Wide eyed, excited children stood attentively in lines Thursday morning for the chance to become a real cowboy or cowgirl for a day.
It was part of the NWOSU Rodeo Team’s annual Children’s Rodeo on the Square, a community outreach to the younger generation.
Rodeo team members dressed in jeans, cowboy shirts, vests, and wide brimmed hats patiently helped children twirl a rope over their heads before releasing it to rope a steer, even if it was a fake one made of a bale of hay.
Stick horses became the galloping steeds as children took turns barrel racing around cones in
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