Disk golf

Friday was a beautiful day for late January and disk golfers took full advantage of it. The fivesome of Robert Spurlock, Harley Pettitt, Justin Hoover, Blake Ivie and Logan Pettitt made up one of many groups playing at McLoud’s course along the walking trail in the Lawrence Wahpepah Park.

Wellston STEM honorees

Wellston Middle and High School students were recently awarded their Gordon Cooper STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) award for the Fall 2020 semester. Students were nominated by their instructors for excellence in STEM coursework.

Wellston Teacher of the Year

Wellston Superintendent of schools Dwayne Danker presents Wellston reading specialist Dana Boyer with a plaque commemorating her Teacher of the Year award for the Wellston school district for the 2019-20 school year.

Davenport church hosts singing

The Davenport Community-Wide Fifth Sunday Singing will be 7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 31 at First Baptist Church. The church is located at 625 Santa Fe Road in Davenport. Call (918) 290-0022 for more information or to check on cancellation.

CHANDLER CALENDAR

Following is a list of upcoming events in and around the Chandler community. The Chandler Lions Club meets at 12 p.m., each Thursday at First Christian Church, 614 Manvel. The Chandler Rotary Club meets 12 p.m., each Friday at Destinations.

Stroud donations to foster families

Members of the National Honor Society from Stroud delivered hygiene and personal products to the Department of Human Services on Friday for distribution to children in foster care.

End of the holidays chores

Chance Sanders of the Wellston FFA Chapter unhooks some decorations from a streett lamp in Wellston. The chapter hangs the Christmas decorations every year, then takes them down after the holidays. Photo/Brian Blansett

Honor roll students announced

Officials at Chandler High School have released the honor rolls for the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year.

PCJLS auction and pig roast

Despite COVID-19, the Pottawatomie County Junior Livestock Trophy Auction and Pig Roast will go on again this year. It will be the same time it always is held, the first Monday of February, but it’s location has changed.

Redistricting meeting

Former Speaker of the House T.J. Shannon speaks to a socially distance crowd at the Route 66 Interpretive Center last week about the redistricting process that soon will begin.