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Birthday party, COVID-19 style

Birthday party, COVID-19 style

Birthday party, COVID-19 style

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Stefani Davis likes to throw big birthday parties and wasn’t about to let the COVID-19 lockdown deprive 6-yearold Kaylani of a birthday celebration. So, Saturday, they celebrated in style at their home west of Prague.
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Drive-by parade at North Rock Creek

News Staff
Friday, April 3, 2020
North Rock Creek’s teachers held a parade in reverse at the elementary school last week. The teachers stood on the sidewalk, holding placards and waving while the students and their families drove by, greeting their teachers from a socially acceptable distance.
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Social distancing

News Staff
Friday, April 3, 2020
J.L. Creacy chunks a plug into a tributary of the North Canadian River on Sunday while simultaneously keeping a lot of distance between himself and anyone else. Although the biting was slow, Creacy said he had caught several fish the last few days. “This is how I social distance,” he said.
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Stroud school contruction continues

News Staff
Friday, April 3, 2020
Construction on the old Stroud high school continues. The project started in October of last year and is projected to finish in August before the next school year starts. Stroud Superintendent Joe Van Tuyl said this building will be the new middle school.
Seminole State College sophomore Kimberly Cotter competes as an independent in a college rodeo event in 2019, while wearing a Seminole State College patch. Photo/ submitted

Seminole State College sophomore Kimberly Cotter competes as an independent in a college rodeo event in 2019, while wearing a Seminole State College patch. Photo/ submitted

Cotter competes as independent

News Staff
Friday, April 3, 2020
Some people mark time by the places they’ve lived, by the vehicles they’ve driven. Kimberly Cotter, a sophomore at Seminole State College, marks time by the horses she’s owned.

McLoud School Foundation selects sixteen teacher grants

News Staff
Friday, April 3, 2020
The McLoud School Foundation recently selected 16 grants totaling up to $12,000 that were submitted by teachers in McLoud Public Schools. The grant recipients will now be able to purchase a variety of educational supplies.

Kolache parade entries sought

News Staff
Friday, March 13, 2020
The annual Prague Kolache Festival is Saturday, May 2, with the theme for the parade “From Praha to Prague.” Everyone is invited to participate in the parade and show your originality to interpret the theme or to have any type of entry that would be a delight to the crowd.
Contest Winning Artist

Contest Winning Artist

Contest Winning Artist

News Staff
Friday, February 28, 2020
Park Road Elementary School sixth-grader Lexi Martzall is presented a $50 award from Central Oklahoma Telephone Company for her winning artwork in the COTC “Catch-A-Sketch” art contest.
Stroud first graders filled ziplock bags full of items to donate to military families. Photo/Chelsea Weeks

Stroud first graders filled ziplock bags full of items to donate to military families. Photo/Chelsea Weeks

Parkview celebrates 100th day of school

Chelsea Weeks
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
This year the Stroud Parkview Elementary school celebrated the 100th day of school in a way that will benefit others. The project for this year’s 100th school day celebration was to make 100 care packages for the military.
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