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| Teaching a kid to use a telephone may be an
unneeded exercise most of the time, but not when it comes to
dialing 911 during a fire or other emergency. Above, Jacob Lee
tries out his digits under the watchful eye of firefighter Jerry
Littke during a presentation at Southwest Elementary School.
Below, members of Mrs. Lillian Collins' fourth grade class learn
what to do while at home when a fire strikes. Shown inside the
Kids' Safety House are (back row from left) Jordan Fisher, Erika
Rivera, Brent Armstrong, Mrs. Collins, (front row from left)
Dakota Sutton, Johnny Brooks, Jacob Lee, Amber Redd and Sara
Trejo. (CDN photos by Cassie Williams) |
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| Fourteen chambers of fright — each one
scarier than the last — are being prepared for the Clinton
Wrestling Booster Club's Haunted House fundraising project which
opens this Thursday. Shown dreaming up the horrible scenes are
(from left) boosters Judy Hoffman, Brandon Lee, Bruce Lamborn
and Cody Weil. (CDN photo by Cassie Williams) |
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| It's fair time! THE 76TH ANNUAL
Custer County Free Fair geared up today at the fairgrounds in
south Clinton on U.S. Highway 183. Photographer Shanna Uptain
caught these early scenes this morning. At the top Taylor Pruitt
checks out a chicken uner the watchful supervision of Susan
Pruitt and Travis Sperle — all are of Clinton. The next
photo is of Leroy Jantu of Custer City posing with this 1949
combine at hte antique tractor display on the west lawn of the
fairgrounds. Among several exhibitors who were feverishly grooming
their lambs for the sheep show scheduled for 7 p.m. this evening
was bottom photo Codie Adcock of Thomas. A talent show was scheduled
for 6 p.m. today, followed by the sheep competition. On Friday,
most fair entries will be judged, there will be a dog show at
5 p.m., talent show at 6 p.m. and beef competiton 7 p.m. Admission
to the fair is free, and activities will continue through Saturday
during which a swine show, horse show, pet parade and stick
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A SCENIC DETOUR may take riders on the Clinton
Centennial Train over a neck of one of the ponds in Acme Brick
Park. Project engineer Monte Goucher is pictured with his transit
out on the bank of a park pond eyeing potential locations. (CDN
photo by Shanna Uptain) |
| IT'S ALMOST LIKE CHRISTMAS in the Clinton Public
Schools thanks to the introduction of 60 new top-line computers
in three school labs which have resulted in the upgrading of
two other labs. Here, Clinton High School computer teacher Denise
Harper is shown working with Eddie King of M&M Computers
in Clinton on the impressive installation job shortly before
school opened. All 60 computers were on line and in use by the
first day of school on Monday.(CDN photo by Shanna Uptain) |
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| NOT A RECOMMENDED SAFE DRIVING TECHNIQUE for
going back to school is this two-wheeled pickup maneuver (above)
which was demonstrated by Hollywood stunt man Bobby Ore of Bobby
Ore Motorsports in California at Arapaho High School last week.
Ore is a friend of Arapaho resident and Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Trooper Dale Beaty. Below, Amy Beaty, Catherine Whitt and Oklahoma
City Police officer Jeff Lathan serve as a living pylon for
another of Orr's stunts. The program was staged for Spanish
and humanities students of Araphao.(CDN photo by Shanna Uptain) |
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| SOME 60 THUNDERBIRDS came flying
into Clinton late last week for a stop at the Oklahoma Route
66 Museum. When (at right) museum director Pat Smith asked who
had come the farthest Ray Magann ( the tall man at far left)
didn't hesitate in raising his hand. They don't come from much
further away than Brisbane, Australia, whis is his hometown.
The T-Bird owners started out in Illinoise and will be making
the full Route 66 journey to California in cars which ranged
from the 1960's to 2002. Magann, who bought his car from Y City
T-Birds in Zanesville, Ohio especially for this trip, said the
cars were no surprise to him since they have them at home. What
did surprise him was how much of 66 has ben lost, particularly
the various Mother Road landmarks, just in recent years. (CDN
photo by Steve Belcher) |
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A MOUNTAIN OF SUPPLIES for back-to-school will
be handed out at 10a.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist
Church to needy yougsters thanks to the annual All-Souls Gospel
Jamboree staged by members from several local churches. Shown
here looking over just a small portion of the supplies are (from
left) Rev. Larry King, Nancy Rodolph and Leah Adams. The first
day of local classes is Monday. (CDN photo by Shanna Uptain) |
| WHAT MARCHING BAND would be complete without
the signature sliding, booming brass sound of the trombones?
Well, not the "Pride of Clinton" Red Tornadoes Marching
Band, certainly. All business as they participated in a recent
practice to open the season for the band are trombonists (from
left) Vanessa Musick, Andy Fiegener, Courtney Burton, Jamie
Neville and J.G. Stratton. The band has been in practice all
this week. (CDN photo by Shanna Uptain) |
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CLINTON TEACHERS were busy participating in
workshops today to prepare them for educating local children
for the 2002-03 school year. Above, Jeannette Diffendaffer,
a teacher-telementor from Sentinel, is shown in one of the local
computer labs talking to workshop participants about "Online
Resources for the Classroom." (CDN photo by Shanna Uptain) |
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230+ attend forum on women's health
LED BY AN IMPRESSIVE keynote speaker, breast
cancer survivor Mary England (below) whose struggles against
the disease in 1999 led to an award-winning five-part video
series, more than 230 women from diffrent area communities
were made more health aware Tuesday night during a forum at
the Clinton VFW Post hosted by the VFW and Legion Ausiliaries,
the Custer County Health Department and the Beta Psi chapter
of Epsilon Sigma Alpha. More photos from the event appear
today on page eight. Just a small portion of the overflow
crowd is visible in the photo above. Mrs. England is an alumna
of Hobart High School, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
at Weatherford and the University of Oklahoma at Norman. She
currently serves on the Mercy Hospital Foundation Board in
Oklahoma City. (CDN photos by Cindy Lundy)
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| SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE PROFESSOR Dr. Mary
Aspedon, PhD, spoke on "You Can Make A Diffrence"
to energize Clinton's teaching forces this morning at the Clinton
Middle School Cafeteria. While teachers are already busy preparing
for the 2002-03 school year, students will be picking up their
schedules Thursday and will start school on Monday, Aug. 19.
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| EMERGENCY PERSONNEL wheel out the body of Boyd
McCarty 76, who was found dead this morning in his home at 312
South 10th st. The house was filled with smoke when firemen
arrived. Handling the front of the gurney are Ron Jackson, left,
a basic EMT with Sinor Emergency Medical Service, and Dwain
Weil, battalion chief for the Clinton Fire Department, At the
rear of the gurney are James Glover, in the white shirt, intermediate
EMT with SEMS, and firefighter Mark Burton. Patrolman Paul Staggs
is seen exiting the house, with firefighter Scott Haggard in
the left background and Sgt. Mark Ryan of the CPD at right.
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A NEW TEACHERS luncheon featuring
more folks of other distinctions than new educators was held
at noon today at the Clinton Chamber of Commerce Conference
Room featuring a baked potato bar. Shown here are (from left)
Ann Newcomb, vice chairperson for Chamber Community Development;
Chamber President Nicole Boyles; Chamber Board Chairman Rev.
Larry King, new teachers Courtney Christenson, Keaten Kistler
and Dinese Millspaugh with Clinton Board of Education member
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| CLINTON'S NEW OB/GYN specialist Blane M. Crandall,
MD (center), hosted an open house Thursday afternoon at his
clinic in the Simon Building at 123 S. Ninth Street, a facility
operated by Integris Clinton Regional Hospital. Shown here visiting
are (from left) Doyle Kinney, Dr. Blane Crandall (his father);
Dr. Blane M. Crandall with his baby, Kristin; and Larry Ballard.
More photos from the event will be published later. (CDN photo
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A BUNCH OF BACKPACKS have been donated by
Big Kmart in Clinton to the All-Souls Gospel Jamboree program
to provide school supplies for needy children in the Clinton
and Arapaho Public Schools for the 2002-03 school year. In addition,
the Clinton Evening Lions have made a donation to the program.
Shown here gathering up the colorful backpacks are (from left)
Eugene Hall and Wayne Powell with the Lions; Kmart front end
manager Shirley Hunter; and Jamboree representative Rev. Larry
King. The supply give-away has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on
Saturday, Auug. 17, at Clinton's First United Methodist Church.
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| ACCEPTING a donation from (at right) Marsha
Moore with Blunck's Studio in Clinton is (at left) Eagle Scout
hopeful Justin Dick who has launched a drive to obtain toiletry
items to make kits for fesidents at the Mission House homeless
shelter as his community project. The drive will continue through
the end of August.(CDN photo by Shanna Uptain) |
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| THE GOOD, THE FAST AND THE UGLY, among dogs
that is , were in Clinton Saturday for Hot Dog Daze. Above are
the three winning wiener dogs from the races (from left) Maggi
with owner Charmaine Smith of Elk City, third at 5.5 seconds;
Oscar with owner Mikka Ronan of Clinton, fist at 4.67 seconds;
and Frito with owners Scott and Tasha Powers of Stigler, second
at 5.39 seconds. Below, Lindsey Smith of Clinton poses with
her hound, Sadie, who was dubbed the "winner" of the
Ugliest Dog Contest. (CDN photo by Shanna Uptain) |
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SCRAMBLING to get the heating and air conditioning
work finished at Clinton High School before school starts Aug.
15 are crews from Hinz Refrigeration. Here, (from left) Josh
Lane of Burns Flat, Derrick Harjo and Tim Fisher, both of Clinton,
install an intake duct.(CDN photo by Shanna Uptain) |
| EXPECTANT MOTHER Robina Coffey of Clinton,
right, excitedly peers at the image of her unborn fetus, approximately
9 weeks along. The photo was taken just moments before. Also
viewing the photo are Dr. Blane M. Crandall, a new physician
in Clinton who is officing in the former Simon Clinic, and Denise
George, representative of a company which sells the advanced
fetal imaging machine.The proud expectant father, Dr. James
Coffey, was just out of camera range. (CDN photo by Gerald Green) |
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THE LATEST in fetal imaging technology is coming
to western Oklahoma, says Dr. Blane Crandall. The photo displayed
on the terminal above shows a baby inside its mother's womb
at about 28 months gestation.(CDN photo by Gerald Green) |
| CRACKER JACKS, anyone? Joe Servin Jr. of Oklahoma
City, right, holds up several bags of the ballpark favorite
while his father, Joe Servin Sr., picks up other debris from
a wreck this morning on Interstate 40. Servin Sr. was the supervisor
of a cleanup crew for United Rentals Highway Technologies of
Oklahoma City. One of United's trucks carrying highway signaling
equipment was hit form behind by a semi carrying the Cracker
Jacks. Three people were treated at the Clinton hospital.(CDN
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THE DEER ALONE in the main foyer at the new
Foss State Park headquarters and gift shop is worth a visit.
The unusual white deer was a popular resident of the park for
many years. Park Manager perry Matz is shown here looking over
the display. He says that the deer display has brought considerable
attention to the facility.(CDN photo by Steve Belcher) |
| WITH A BIG SIGN and a generous check from the
Clinton AMBUCS welcoming them, some 250 Youth Force 2002 members
invaded Clinton today for a week of projects and worship (see
another picture on page two today and the story above). Shown
here at the $250 check presentation are (from left) Tina Goucher,
club vice president; Leah Adams, Youth Force director; and Marsha
Moore, club president. (CDN photo by Shanna Uptain) |
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ON A GENEALOGICAL QUEST, these three men dropped
by the Clinton Chamber of Commerce this morning seeking the
location of Joe Winters Park. It turns out that Winters' wife's
sister was their grandmother. It's been 50 years since (from
left) Billey, Don and Stan Gwartney have been back to Clinton.
Stan and Don were born in Clinton and left her when they were
two years old. The men's parents were Josephine and "Boots"
Gwartney. They always referred to the park's namesake as "Uncle
Joe Winters." There's a fourth brother, Eddie, who didn't
make the trip.(CDN photo by Shanna Uptain) |
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ANOTHER 27 UNITS of whole blood have been
donated by Clinton area volunteers thanks to Thursday's blood
drive conducted in the Weichel Conference Center at Integris
Clinton Regional Hospital. Oklahoma Blood Institute phlebotomist
Beck Allen of Lawton is shown here drawing blood from Cindy
Plumtey of Elk City. A total of 28 people came to the Thursday
drive. (CDN photo by Shanna Uptain)
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OFFICERS NAMED for the Custer County TRIAD/SALT
Council include (from left) LaVeta Rogers of Clinton, vice president;
Virginia Robinson of Rocky, president; Mary Ellen Bates of Custer
City, treasurer; and Pat Sauer fo Weatherford, secretary. (CDN
photo by Shanna Uptain) |
| FINDING THE VEIN as part of preparations for
a blood donation by (at right) Amy Powell of Arapaho is Oklahoma
Blood Institute phelebotomist Becky Allen of Lawton. A blood
drive was staged today in the Weichel Conference Center at Integris
Clinton Regional Hospital following Tuesday's community campaign.
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A $500 CHECK from the Clinton American Business
Clubs (AMBUCS) chapter to purchase school supplies for needy
children in the Clinton and Arapaho Public Schools was presented
today to (center) Gospel Jamboree coordinator Rev. Larry King
by (at left) Tina Goucher, club vice president; and (at right)
Marsha Moore, club president. Jam organizers are hosting a series
of gospel concerts to net offerings toward the annual drive
to supply supplies and clothing for needy school children.(CDN
photo by Shanna Uptain) |
| WORK IS COMPLETED and a dedication
was held late this morning for the new Farmrail Clinton Farmers
Cooperative in east Clinton. Shown participation in the ribbon
cutting are (from left) Alfonso Medrano with Am-Rail Construction
of Tulsa, project contractor; Farmrail roadmaster J.R. Gelnar;
Clinton Mayor Don Rodolph; Clinton City Councilman Terry Wheeler;
and Oklahoma Department of Transportation railroad program representatives
(continuing from left) judy Dennis, John Dougherty and Bryan
Cooper. (CDN photo by Shanna Uptain) |
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| THE WATER is now gushing from all 11 fountains
at the new Kiwanis - Bonebreak pocket park at Sixth and Frisco
in downtown Clinton. Checking to see how the finished park compares
to plans are, top from left, Kiwanians Gilbert Dick, Stephanie
Jones, Bobby Ingram and Trini Saucedo. At bottom Mrs.Jones -
the club president - couldn't resist taking off her boots and
testing the cooling waters with at least a toe. The fountains
are currently running round-the-clock; however; Acting City
Manager Lisa Anders assured that the water is being recirculated
through three tubs beneath the surface so that is this time
of low water supply at Clinton Lake, the precious fluid is not
being wasted. (CDN photo by Shanna Uptain |
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DEDICATION CEREMONIES for the new Foss State
Reservoir dam in far western Custer County. Shown participating
in the ribbon cutting are (from left) State Director fo Parks
John Ressmeyer, Foss Park Manager Perry Matz and State Rep.
James Covey, D-Custer City. (CDN photo by Shanna Uptain |
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| A Dramatic Change in the appearance
of downtown Clinton on Frisco Avenue is being brought about
by the installation of these new nostalgic lights. Shown putting
the finishing touches on this light are (from left) Chuck Fischer
of Custer City with Williams Electric; and Steve Hewitt, city
parks and recreation director. |
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| Clinton's new kidney dialysis center will be
located on North 31st Street. |
| Corsicana, Texas Artist Jerry McClanahan (at
left) was on hand Saturday at the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum where
his "Route 66: What we did on our Summer Vacation"
exhibition is now in residence in the museum lobby during June.
Shown here looking over this work with the artist are (continuing
from left) Shekar Davarya and Jeremiah Crim, both history and
science students from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore,
MD who are traveling down 66 from Santa Monica, Calif. to Chicago,
Ill. The students not only have constructed a Web site but also
are putting together a short film on their trip. (CDN photo
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Her thinking cap may be made out of plastic
straws but Angel Morgan (at right ) seems to be doing a pretty
good job of concentrating on her masterpiece during Saturday's
Art Show in Acme Brick Park. Looking over her work is Meg Hook
(at center). In the background is Mykala Hook. (CDN photo by
Shanna Uptain) Ran 6-2-02 |
| Olen Berrong, Clinton, maintains a showplace
home and yard by his own efforts. (Ran 6-2-02) |
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The old pegboards have a new home — the
Exhibit Pavilion at Acme Brick Park. City Parks Department crews,
with guidance from members of the Art Show committee, were putting
up the panels today in anticipation of Saturday's show which
will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Committee members shown here
looking over one of the panels are (from left) Amy Fiegener,
show director David Moore, Janalyn Taylor, Chris Jones and Marilyn
Evans. (CDN photo by Steve Belcher) Ran 5-31-02 |
| Impressive artworks like these will be among
the youth art pieces on exhibit Saturday at the Art Show in
Acme Brick Park Scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the new
city park on South 28th Street in Clinton. Shown with art instructor
Angel Huber (in back at left) are middle school and high school
students (seated) Jenna Gilbreath, (standing continuing from
left) Chaillie Challis and Amanda Hargus. Admission to the show
is free. (CDN photo by Steve Belcher) Ran 5-30-02 |
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| An impressive graduation exercise was staged
out of the weather Friday night in the Tornado Dome. Shown on
the front row in the foreground (from left) Angie Aispuro, Shane
Alden, Jason Andrews, Autumn and Leigh Aneshansley, Jared Atha
and Tyler Bergfalk.(CDN photo by Eric Hunter) Ran 5-26-02 |
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One of the more ambitious floats in the Custer
City Centennial Parade Saturday was this one entered by the
Town & Country Wheathearts.(CDN photo by Eric Hunter) Ran
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| Eighth Grade promotion exercises at the mercifully
cool Tornado Dome Thursday night found these scenes among the
many sights and sounds. Above, Clinton Middle School counselor
Jane Hill (at left) is shown checking out the attire of Raymond
Flores under the watchful eyes of Bryan Cooksey (at right).
That's Melinda Fuentes waiting in the background. Yes, the eight
graders' names were taped to the wall to indicate their order
for marching into the gymnamium. Below, Bryan Allen Beachamp
(at left) is shown being congratulated on his promotion into
Clinton High School by board members (from left Ken Nunemaker
(hidden), Wade Anders and Dr. Floyd Simon, Jr. (CDN photos by
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| An impressive patriotic display greets shoppers
at the Big Kmart in Clinton. The display includes an extenxive
veterans list and a variety of memorabilia, all done up in red,
white and blue for the Memorial Day weekend. Shown are veterans
group representatives and store representatives (front row from
left) Deborah Harty, Eugene Hall, Sharon Hicks, Angela Walters,
(back row from left) Diane Williams, Dale Hatt and Harry Shay.
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| Maybe a school orchestra will be next for Clinton,
but no official word yet. First graders at Nance Elementary
School have been exploring the wonders of specially downsized
violins as part of their music classes under the direction of
Melissa McSpadden. In a series of concerts put on by different
classes parents have been treated to some of the pizzicato (plucking
with the fingers and not using a bow) songs which students have
been learning. They've also learned about such words as pizzicato
and different partis of the violin, proper holiding of the instrument,
etc. Above, (front row from left) Andres Flores, Colby King,
(hidden on the back row from left) Ali Belcher and Lorenzo Cruz
concentrate on their plucking. Shown below are young musicians
(from left) Celia Tovar, Johana Soto, Keifer Ervin, Ethan Garner
and Jobeth Solis, all from Mrs. Melody Martin's class. The three
sizes of violins were purchased through a grant from the Clinton
Public School Foundation. (CDN photo by Steve Belcher) |
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"Don't Skip RECESS - Stress Management"
was one of the many topis covered in a day-long Women's Helath
Forum held before a full house in the Integris Clinton Regional
Hospital Weichel Conference Center Saturday. The presenter shown
was Charlotte Lankard. Other topics covered hormone replacement,
cancer prevention and detection and heart disease, among many
others. (CDN photo by Eric Hunter) |
| Under the watchful eye of (at left above) new
deputy sheriff Larry Cornelson, John and Audrey Gurley make
their way through the new metal detector security system at
the Custer County Courthouse in Arapaho during open house festivities
today. The system will officially go online Monday. Also as
part of activities today, visitors were treated to a variety
of goodies for lunch. Among those serving were (clockwise from
left in the photo at right) Kathy Fisher, Stephanie Crain, Staci
Hunter, Ree Corbin, Marsha Taylor and Connie Burden. (CDN photos
by Eric Hunter) |
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Fishermen discovered this roughly eight foot
long wooly mammoth tusk protruding from the ground in the Sandy
Beach area on the southwest side of Foss Reservoir several days
ago. For the past two days, Jim Dougherty (in the background),
a graduate student from Wichita (Kan.) State University, with
assistance from Marty Shwven, also of Wichita, has been carefully
excavating the tusk which is between 12,000 and 18,000 years
old. The men were expected to have the excavation completed
this afternoon after which the tusk will be encompassed in foam
and shipped to Wichita for testing (carbon dating) and preservation.
No other bones from the giant prehistoric animal have been found.
Officials from the Bureau of Reclamation, which owns the lake
property, have been overseeing the job. (CDN photo by Rod Serfoss) |
| Subtle reminders will be popping up around
Clinton that Saturday, June 1, will be the annual Art Show in
Acme Brick Park. These new show banners are a joint project
of the City of Clinton and show organizers. Shown here preparing
to put this sign up at InterBank are (from left) Vickie Radke,
Sharron Buchanan, City Streets Superintendent Max Murphy, David
Moore and Chris Jones. (CDN photo by Eric Hunter) |
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Several of the 718 volunteers who built the
children's park at Acme Brick Park were on hand Friday as the
new sign was unveiled dedicating the facility as the M.T. and
Helen Gholston Children's Park. Mrs. Gholston was presented
gifts and a key to the city by Mayor Don Rodolph. The sign displays
a photo of the Gholstons and is inscribed; M.T. and Helen Gholston
Children's Park — Built In Five Day by 718 Volunteers with
Funds Provided by M.T. and Helen Gholston, October 2000. (CDN
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| Feature attraction of Edna Cryer's "Blue
Room" in her home at 216 Randolph Rd. is this beautiful
quilt, given to her as a Christmas gift from the Clinton Senior
Citizens when she was president of the chapter. It was hand-quilted
by the ladies' quilting circle of AARP. The doll was a gift
from Edna and husband Lester to their daughter Tabby when she
was 3 years old. "She was supposed to take it by the hand
and the doll would walk with her," explained Edna, "but
it was too big for her. The doll was taller than she was. She'd
get so mad." (CDN photo by Gerald Green) |
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Getting lots of help with songwriting, real
or imagined are (seated at center) David Bade as composer Vernon
Gersch and Kerry Glancy as lyricist Sonia Walsk in this scene
from "They're Playing Our Song" which takes the stage
at the Southwest Playhouse at North Sixth and Nowahy in Clinton
at 8 p.m. tonight, Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 12, with
another 8 p.m. run Thursday through Saturday, May 16-18. Also
shown are "The Boys" played by Jared Deck, Sam Jennings
and Jeffrey Kenney and "The Girls" played by Melissa
McSpadden, Lauren Wright and Summer Walje. (CDN photo by Steve
Belcher) |
| Clinton Police talk with Richard Mbameme (without
shirt) after the car he was driving wound up on the front porch
of Billy Joe Lister's house Wednesday afternoon. The officers
are 2nd Lt. Steve Moss, left, and Patrolman Andre Rawls. Damage
to the house was estimated at $7,500 or more. (CDN photo by
Rod Serfoss) |
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Comforting his dad, Rob Gordon, during his
blood donation at Tuesday's Oklahoma Blood Institute drive staged
at the First Christian Church Family Life Center in Clinton
is five-year-old Robert Gordon. Monitoring the senior Gordon's
progress is OBI phlebotomist Maria Alger at right. A total of
95 area folks came to the drive, donating a total of 99 products.
In all, 80 individuals were actually able to give. The breakdown
of donations was 53 units of whole blood and eight units of
plasma. Four donors gave eight units of platelets while 15 volunteers
donated red blood cells and plasma (RBCP). OBI officials were
particularly pleased with the RBCP turnout which was 100 percent
of the appointments booked. (CDN photo by Steve Belcher) |
| Several Clinton teachers dressed up in their
going-to-bed ensembles, house shoes, hair rollers, etc. Tuesday
night to participate in a "Bedtime Story Hour" to
encourage elementary students and other youngsters as small
as little Harley Brinkley (shown at right) to become more acquainted
with books. Actually, the outreach occurred a little earlier
than bedtime. Both the Nance and Southwest Library Media Centers
were open and 24 teachers went to a dozen homes to conduct reading
sessions with several children at each stop. Shown here with
their books ready to go are (seated from left) April Sawatzky,
Beth Miller and Kathy Brinkley and Harley. In the background
are Betty Flaming and Beverly Thomason. (CDN photo by Steve
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World War II Veteran Leroy Goodblanket (at
right) is shown being presented his Clinton High School diploma
from Clinton Board of Education members (from left) Rod Kinney
and Wade Anders. The diploma presentations are a continuing
progrm to honor vets who didn't receive their diplomas before
shipping out for the war. (CDN photo by Gerald Green) |
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| Boys and Girls State honorees for
Clinton and Arapaho have been named for 2002 by the Hobbs-Ogle-Power
American Legion Post No. 41 and its auxiliary in Clinton. Boys
State delegates (all from clinton unless otherwise noted), shown
with Legion members and sponsors include (front row from left)
Aaron Wolfe, Eric Gilliam, Jacob Baccus of Arapaho, Cale Challis,
Brenden Mandrell, (back row from left) Legion official Curtis
Maloy; Dennis Hill with First Bank & Trust Co. in Clinton;
Greg Livingston and Curtis Constein with Farm Credit in Clinton;
and Legion official Irvin Schmidt. In the photo at right, Lindsay
Moore (at left), Clinton's Girls State delegate, accepts a $50
check from Rita Hall of the Legion Auxiliary. (CDN photos by
Eric Hunter) |
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Two more Veterans have earned their high school
diplomas through a state program designed to honor those vets
who left high school early to serve in World War II. Here, (at
right) Leon Stephenson is shown receiving his bound diploma
from Clinton Board of Education President Dr. Floyd Simon, Jr.
In the background giving him a pat on the back is fellow board
member Rod Kinney. Also slated to recieve a diploma is Leroy
Goodblanket, who couldn't be at the board meeting Monday due
to illness. (CDN photo by Steve Belcher) |
| A large children's playground is taking shape
behind Clinton's First Baptist Church downtown, thanks to volunteer
laborers such as (from left) Kent Miller and Jim Barnhart. All
of the equipment apparently has now been installed at the facility
which is similar to the new playground at Nance Elementary School,
but the playing service of either pebbles or sand still hasn't
been put in. (CDN photo) |
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Getting their tickets for the All-School Carnival
from teacher Ms. Gwili Rhymer are Washington Elementary School
students (continuing from left) fifth graders Jared Rhymer and
Nick Mosburg and sixth graders Marla Canales and Chris Taylor.
The carnival will be held Friday night at Nance Elementary School.
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