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accidents can be a game of inches. The 1991 Honda Accord shown
in the foreground above and close up below ended up hitting
a diesel fuel tank on this 1996 International truck. Had the
truck been further along, the car would have run up underneath
it, potentially shearing off its top with much more serious
consequences. The wreck happened near the top of the eastbound
Interestate-40 off-ramp on U.S. Highway 183 in south Clinton.
The car driver, Gary Honroe of Chickasha, was taken to Integris
Clinton Regional Hospital complaining of rib and leg pain. The
truck driver was unharmed. |
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| Around
100 cans of food have been gathered for donation to the Clinton
Free Feed at the Clinton Middle School Cafeteria by students
at Washington Elementary School. Shown here with just part of
the food are (front row from left) Jacquelin Lagunas, Lauren
Kizer, Jered Rhymer, jamie Carrizales, Nick Mosburg, Eloy Vasquez,
(back row from left) Marquitta Carnes, Christie Goucher, Michaela
Roulet, Kayla Bookout, Judy Funk, Dachia Hall, Chelsea Vowell,
Yolanda Barron, Shaun Elston, Jessica Slinkey, Marissa Gay,
Kyla Scott, Emily Jacky and Ashley Jacky. The meal is open to
anyone who doesn't want to be alone for the holiday, and meals
will be delivered to the elderly and shut-ins. |
| Needy
families will be getting turkey dinners with all the trimmings
this week thanks to the annual shopping spree on Saturday by
members of the Clinton High School Student Council. Among those
procuring the holiday dinners were (front row from left) Jordan
Shephard, Erin Wheeler, Devyon Hamblin, Leigh Aneshansley, (back
row from left) Addie Moore, Jamie Gillen, Autumn Aneshansley
and Shayla Mohammad. |
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Healthy
bedlam rivavlry is exemplified for students at Clinton Middle
School by Principal Steve Stanley with his OSU jersey and Coach
James Hampton with his, touting OU. Stanley will wear the OU
jersey should that team win Saturday's game while Hampton will
sport the OSU shirt if that team is victorious. From left are
Alex Gould, Justin Snider, Bryann Calip, Stanley, Hampton, Natasha
Thomas, Celia Ramirez, and Bryce Lacey. During Bedlam Day on
Tuesday, Nov. 20, students were encouraged to wear colors of
orange or red, or items portraying OSU or OU. |
| Presiding
over Arapaho High School Homecoming 2001 festivities will be
be this sextet which includes (from left, front and back) sophomores
Jenne Barrick and Whit Pyron; seniors Codie Cauk and Cole Cabaniss;
and juniors Morgan Cabaniss and Jacob Baccus. Coronation will
be at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the Arapaho Gymnasium. The evening
will open with a senior class hamburger supper from 4:30 to
7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. |
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Arapaho
Jr. High Homecome royalty contestants include (from left, front
and back) seventh graders Madison Cabaniss and Adam Richardson;
freshmen Sarah Morris and Adam Aranda; and eight graders Whitney
Kisinger and Adam Pennington. Homecoming basketball action Friday
will tip off at 6:30 p.m. when the Arapaho Indians entertain
the Corn Bible Academy Crusaders. |
| Looking like they're
ready to go back into combat are (from left) Doyle Cabaniss,
a technical sergeant TE who served in World War II; and Eugene
Hall, a Korean and Vietnam War veteran who had served in uniform
for 25 years and still looks at home in one. The men were photographed
at Saturday evening's Clinto Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No.
4465 Veterans Day banquet. (Staff photo by Cindy Lundy) |
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Butler Elementary
school students have contributed scores of outlines of hands
to make this United States Flag which is on display. Shown are
the students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade who participated.The
patriotic project was started by Mrs. June Lovelace. (Staff
photo by Eric Hunter) |
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patriotic can be found everywhere these days. Here, kindergarten
students of Mrs. Jami Young (in background at right) are shown
as they led classmates in the saying of the National and Oklahoma
anthems as well as songs honoring both entities during last
Friday's Rise and Shine Assembly in the Nance Elementary School
gym. That's principal Lynda Richert in the background at left.
The students include (from left) Johnnie Lindsey, Frashon Ford,
Quinn Weedon, Luke Coykendall, Baylee Howell, Ashley Gubitz,
Sebastian Bess and Brenda Morlas, among others not visible.
The assembly features the Clinton High School Band. (Staff photo
by Steve Belcher) |
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Career
Day at Nance Elementary School today saw youngsters, teachers
and staff dressed up as everything from doctors to nurses to
FBI G-men to artists. A sampling of the costumed characters
includes (back row from left) Ms. Sharon Ard, Clint Adams, McKinzie
Wright, Mason Miller, Ms. Sherry Jones, (front row from left)
James Tharp, Ethan Garner, Jevin Jeffereson, and Gerardo Marrufo.
(Staff photo by Eric Hunter) |
| "Derail"
says the sign, and that's what these two runaway rail cars did
last night on a siding near the Doane Pet Care plant. The sign
indicates there's a derailing device at that location to intentionally
keep runaway cars from getting out onto the main train line.
It took about three hours to get the wheels back on the tracks
this morning. Neither car was damaged, and damage to the track
was minor. (Staff photo by Rod Serfoss) |
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American Legion of
Oklahoma is promoting the sale of this special "Proud To
Be An American" sign which is available from any of the
posts located in nearly 100 communities across the state. Shown
here with the sign are Clinton Hobbs-Ogle-Power American Legion
Post No. 41 representatives (from left) Chester Manderscheid,
Virgil Thomas and M. Eugene Hall. Originally, sign sales profits
were to go to the Red Cross for relief in New York City and
Washington, D.C. but since there was such a quick response to
the terrorist attacks by citizens and the federal government
it was decided to use sign sales proceeds for a special Scholarship
Endowment Fund for the children of Oklahoma service men and
women who lose their lives during the war on terrorism. The
fund is currently at $15,000. (Staff photo by Steve Belcher) |
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| A new line for pumping
river water to refuge Moist Soil Units also requires documentation,
a large part of the assistant manager's job. |
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A Santa costume won
a Saint Bernard named Sherman owned by Randy Smith (at left)
first place honors in the over 100 pounds category at Sunday's
Atwoods Pet Costume Contest. Taking second place among larger
pets was the dog Tchaikovsky at right owned by Brenda Smith
dressed up in a karate costume. (Staff photo by Eric Hunter) |
| An open house was conducted Sunday
afternoon at the new 10-classroom addition for the Southwest
Elementary School. Shown here in a classroom (notice the custom
computer cabinets in the background) are grandparents Vicky
& Richard Littke with fourth graders Micheala & Shyanne
Pullum looking over exhibits of live crabs, frogs and other
varmints. (Staff photo by Steve Belcher) |
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Cakes symbolizing
the unity of the United States and France were served to those
attending a ceremony Tuesday at the Oklahoma Veterans Center.
Barbara Thompson, honorary consul of France for Oklahoma, holds
a cake decorated with the flags of the two countries while Mary
Carter, recreational activities specialist for the Vet Center,
displays one decorated with a map of France and military emblems.
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| A glimpse of the 2001 Clinton Christmas
downtown holiday decorations was enjoyed by these members of
the Clinton Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee Thursday (from
left) Nicole Boyles, Jennifer Bonham, Ann Newcomb, Canda Dupree,
Juantia Thomas, Nancy Basler and Garla Wisdom. A paint party
to make more of the gingerbread figures like the one at the
center is planned for 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at 504 Frisco.
(Staff photo by Eric Hunter) |
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This little cutie
may be easy to recognize, even dressed up in this little froggy
outfit for Halloween, but readers will have a tougher time recognizing
the computer-altered faces of 32 participating Clinton merchants
in the popular Phantom Photo Contest which will be published,
along with contest details, in Sunday's Daily News. Pictured
here is three-months-old Morgandee Cabaniss, daughter of Jeremy
and Aaron Cabaniss. (Staff photo by Eric Hunter) |
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Seventh grade students form
Clinton Middle School took a sentimental journey back to the
days of World War II this morning courtesy of the traveling
poster exhibit no on display at the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
in Clinton and local veterans who conducted tours of the posters
and brought their own memorabilia to show to the students.
Above, Leon Weitner is shown talking to the students about
the posters. Below, Steward Barrick shows them a wartime newspaper.
Left of Steward are some other war artifacts on display for
the special tour. (Staff photos by Eric Hunter)
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"Here Kitty, Kitty!" might be the
thought of Clinton Police Department animal control officer
James Denney who was employing a drill and a few other tricks
to try and rescue a cat down a small hole in the floor of
a warehouse owned by Security Services this morning. As of
shortly before press time the incarcerated feline's fat was
unknown but a dispatcher said it is believed he had it out
of the hole. (Staff photo by Eric Hunter)
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It may be 50 degrees and falling outside,
but that didn't put the freeze on an "Island Festival"
held in the Washington Elementary School gymnasium today.
Nicole Rusing, in the photo above, decided that the venerable
American toy the Hoola-Hoop looked like and islander's delight.
(Staff photo by Eric Hunter)
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Homecoming
royalty has been named at Clinton High School for next week's
2001 CHS Homecoming. Coronation will be held at 7 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 12, in the Tornado Bowl during the Red Tornadoe's football
clash against the Fighting Irish of McGuinness High School in
Oklahoma City. The royalty includes (couples from left) Elizabeth
Dowdell and Todd Collins, Leigh Aneshansley and Adam Keeton,
Lindsay Smith and Chad Duff, Jayla Hubbard and Willie Bowens
and Autumn Aneshansley and Bradley Randle. (Staff photo by Eric
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| A smoky house at 205
N. 17th in Clinton yielded what local authorities believe to
be a meth lab discovered while local firefighters were battling
a blaze late Tuesday afternoon. Shown here at the doorstep of
the home shortly after fire crews arrived is fireman Robert
Fry. (Staff photo by Rod Serfoss) |
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A $2,500
portable defibrillator life saving device has been donated to
the Clinton Public Schools thanks to a new drive to raise funding
for three of the units (two others were placed in additional
Clinton Police cruisers). Shown here with the defibrillator
outside the Tornado Dome where it will be kept for atahletic
events are (from left) drive organizer Walt Schumacher and Clinton
Superintendent of Schools Perry Adams. (Staff photo by Rod Serfoss) |
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