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Mullen and Yates are March Lions

Mullen and Yates are March Lions

Mullen and Yates are March Lions

Chandler High School seniors Emyley Mullen and Ashton Yates have been chosen as Lions of the Month by the Lion’s Club for the month of March. Emyley is the daughter of Bill and Stephanie Mullen. She has taken Advanced Placement English classes all four years of high school.
Pride of Meeker goes to state

Pride of Meeker goes to state

Pride of Meeker goes to state

The Meeker High School band qualified for the OSSAA State Music Contest, which will be March 31 in Elk City. Performance time is scheduled for 9:40 a.m.. The band earned a Superior rating for its performance on stage and also earned a Superior rating in the Sightreading portion of the contest.

Food giveaway in Wellston

On Friday, March 26, free food will be distributed through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program. The boxes contain a meat product, dairy, fruit and vegetables so plan for refrigeration.

Happenings at Prairie Pointe

Wow! Could you believe the list of accomplishments of Diana (Smalley) Reed and her volunteer group Town Talk? And I know of several things she left out. She epitomizes the saying by Dr. Suess “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.
POSTER CONTEST WINNERS

POSTER CONTEST WINNERS

POSTER CONTEST WINNERS

Wellston Elementary School students display the checks they were presented for placing 1st through 3rd in the local American Farmers and Ranchers Poster Contest. Pictured with the winners are Andrew Steffenson of Steffenson’s Insurance Agency, who presented the awards.
CELEBRATING READING ACHIEVEMENTS

CELEBRATING READING ACHIEVEMENTS

CELEBRATING READING ACHIEVEMENTS

Wellston Elementary School Librarian Janet Humphrey is pictured with students in grades three through fi ve who read three or more books from the 2021 Children’s Sequoyah Masterlist. After reading three books, students were eligible to vote for their favorite book.

Prague Kolache Festival

The Prague Kolache Festival officers and committee chairmen announced that the Kolache Festival will not be held this year. The decision was made based on the advice of the Oklahoma State Dept.

Chandler Egg Hunt

The Chandler Downtown Easter Egg Hunt will be 11 a.m., Saturday, April 3, on the Lincoln County Courthouse lawn. Donations of treat-filled eggs can be dropped off at the Chandler Area Chamber of Commerce office at the Rt. 66 Interpretive Center, 400 E.
Jared Stone

Jared Stone

Stone, Cothran Academic All-Staters

Jared Stone from Chandler and Breanna Cothran from Davenport have been named Academic All-Staters by the The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. They are among 100 on the list, which was chosen from 379 nominations.

Meeker honor rolls

Officials at Meeker High School have released the names of students listed on the honor rolls for the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year. The following were on the Superintendent’s Honor Roll. Freshmen - Darick Carney.