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Big Apple-Bound is this American Flag which
started at portland, Ore. on Jan. 1 and is being carried in
an Olympic-style relay across the United States. It's scheduled
to arrive in New York City on Memorial Day. The relay, being
sponsored by the Patriot Line, made its way through the Clinton,
Weatherford and Hydro area Wednesday, a day ahead of the announced
schedule. Shown here escorting Old Glory are (from left) Rick
Challis and Tony Schapansky. Around five members of the Clinton
Fire Department participated in the patriotic relay. (CDN photo
by Eric Hunter) |
| The crock pots will be simmering on Sunday
for the Clinton AARP's Easter Meal scheduled for 11 a.m. at
the Clinton Senior Citizens Building at 323 S. Eighth. Proceeds
from the meal will go to help purchase a new 22-foot senior
citizens/disabled persons bus. Shown here presiding over these
pots are (from left) Goldie Kinney (who's heading the project)
and Bess Shephard. Edna Cryer and Pauline Schmidt will be working
the door taking tickets Sunday. The public is invited. (CDN
photo by Eric Hunter) |
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| A colorful Aborigine, Stephen Lombardi also
known as Ngalan, at fart left, was just one of the many diversions
of the Cultural Kaleidoscope presentation on Australia which
gave Arapaho students a taste of other lands today in the Arapaho
High School Auditorium. The program was staged by (at left with
a hat on behind the students) Martin Beggs and (at far right)
Aubrey Beggs. Joining the trio on stage for this presentation
this morning are Arapaho Elementary School students Summer Natseway,
Karson Marshall, Tony Weaver and Brandon Fisher. Songs, legends,
artwork, maps, posters, pictures, flags and other "Australiana"
were included in the presentation which traces a culture extending
back 40,000+ years. (CDN photo by Eric Hunter) |
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| State FFA Degrees are slated to be presented
to Clinton FFA chapter members (from left) Baily Nicholson,
Tammy Brunk and Demerie Morgan during the 76th Annual State
FFA Convention slated for April 30-May 1 at the Myriad/Cox Convention
Center in Oklahoma City. This is the highest degree awarded
by the Oklahoma FFA Association. The honor is bestowed upon
high school senior FFA members who have demonstrated outstanding
Supervised Agricultural Experience programs and leadership activites.
Only 676 of the nearly 22,000 Oklahoma FFA members have advanced
through the Discovery, Greenhand and Chapter Degrees to earn
the state honor. The trio's agricultural education instructors
and FFA advisors are Troy Hinkle and Keith Miller. (CDN photo
by Eric Hunter) |
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It's coming together at Kiwanis-Bonebreak Park
at the corner of Fifth and Frisco Avenue in downtown Clinton.
The latest addition are three picnic tables like this one in
the foreground and two benches visible in the background. Shown
here looking over the continuing work on the downtown pocket
park are Clinton Kiwanians (from left) Gilbert Dick and Randy
Cravens. (CDN photo by Eric Hunter) |
| Top 10 State Honors went to (center) Alex Hansen
from Washington Elementary School in Clinton who competed against
33 fellow spellers in the Central Oklahoma National Spelling
Bee Finals on March 16 at the State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma
City. The competition went through 18 gruelling rounds. Alex
was one of the youngest competitors in the Bee which included
students age 12 to 16. Shown congratulating him are (at left)
teacher Diane Jones and (at right) Principal Dawna Mosburg.
(CDN photo by Eric Hunter) |
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Two local drivers suffered heavy damage to
their vehicles late Monday afternoon at the corner of South
Ninth Street and Modelle Avenue in Clinton when this 1998 Chevrolet
S-10 pickup and 1979 Lincoln collided. The pickup was driven
by Michael Donelson of Arapaho while the car was piloted by
Chester Gosier of Clinton. Neither driver was injured. (CDN
photo by Eric Hunter) |
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| This trio of antique automobiles purred into
Clinton Monday afternoon on its way across the are promoting
the Cheyenne Old Settlers Reunion (Cheyenne-Arapaho Celebration)
which will be staged in the Roger Mill County seat the week
of April 16-20. Linda Maddox and Neva Pratt are shown holding
the promotional sight at left). The pampared cars include a
1929 deluxe delivery van driven by Dwayne and Juhretta Roark,
a 1931 four-door town sedan owned by Leon Malson with riders
James and Linda Maddox and a 1929 roadster driven by Melvin
and Frances Sasser with rider steve Seay. Among highlight events
are an opry at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16; gospel singing on
Wednesday, April 17; an old-time style show on Thursday, April
18; a free barbeque on Friday, April 19; and a day of events
on Saturday, April 20. (CDN photo by Eric Hunter) |
| A volunteer from JP Aerospace explains to spectators
on hand Sunday morning how paper airplanes made by Oklahoma
school students could wind up in Europe, thanks to a balloon
launch conducted from Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark. The
balloon launch took place after workers failed for a second
straight day to launch the Dark Sky Station platform because
high winds. At right is a small rocket like the platform has
carried on other launches made from a Nevada desert. The platform
carries the rockets to about 20,000 feet, where they're ignited
and fly on into orbit around the earth. However, no rockets
would have been aboard the platform even if it had been launched
from Clinton-Sherman. (CDN photo by Gerald Green) |
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More JP Aerospace volunteers load the paper
airplanes into a basket that would carry them to a 20-mile height,
where the balloon towing them would rupture. At that point the
basket would turn upside down and dumped the planes. (CDN photo) |
| Food donations to the Clinton Free Medical
Clinic were made recently by these members of Clinton Girl Scout
Troops 908 and 910. Shown are (front row from left) Allison
Vincent, Tamara Kirkendoll, Alex Henderson, Nytela Jones, Aaliyah
Crenshaw, Erinn Hutchins, (middle row from left) Kaesha Lister,
Lontisha Long, Ashley Brown, Angela Montano, Betty Brown, Pat
Copeland, (back row from left) Jean McGinnis, Cody Barrera,
Michael Perian, Christian Sharp and Melissa Allison holding
Blake O'Neale. (CDN photo by Eric Hunter) |
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| Washington Elementary School's cafeteria and
classroom building on the west side of the campus in north Clinton
will be the subject of a complete remodeling project this summer.
A low bid totaling $433,781 was opened Thursday night on the
project. This is the east side of the building looking south.
Visible at right is the kitchen wing wich won't be a subject
of the remodeling. About the only exterior change from what's
visible in this picture will be an exterior door which will
be installed roughly halfway along the main east wall allowing
students from other portions of the campus to enter the new
cafeteria. (CDN photo by Eric Hunter) |
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Stocking up on crackers for Friday's Three-Way
Chili Fundraiser to benefit the Clinton Free Medical Clinic
are Clintn Masons (from left) Van Lasley, worship ful master
Charles Lasley and secretary Larry King. Bowls of chili with
all the fixings will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from
5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship
Hall at 10th and Frisco. Featured will be dessert, drinks, chili,
spaghetti and beans. Tickets for $5 for adults and $3 for children
under 12 will be available at the door. (CDN photo) |
| Local Girl Scouts celebrated Girl Scout Week
last week. This group of scouts met with Clinton Mayor Don Rodolph
(in back at right) who handed out city of clinton lapel pins
to the group. Shown are (front row from left) Brianne Looney,
Daisy; Nytela Jones, Brownie; Tamera Kirkendoll and Alex Henderson,
Juniors; (middle row from left) Marissa Castro, Junior; Mary
Beth and Shellae Thompson, Brownies; (back row from left) Marcelle
Vincent, Cadette; Briana Castro, Junior; and Lindsey Edwards,
Cadette. (CDN photo by Steve Belcher) |
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A new 50-bed, two-story addition to the Oklahoma
Veterans Center has been completed and will be on public display
at 10 a.m. Friday. The general public has been invited to an
open starting at 10 a.m. that day. (Staff Photo by Eric Hunter) |
| Election workers Debbie Kauk, Nadine Foster
and Doris Payne, left to right, didn't have a lot to do this
morning, but they had their voter registration lists and maps
handy when somebody did walk into their polling place at the
First Baptist Church. Polls were to remain open till 7 p.m.
(Staff Photo by Rod Serfoss) |
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