Brannon girls chosen as Lions of the Month

Annie Brannon, Jessica Brannon and Leah Brannon have been named September Lions of the Month by the Lion’s Club. The Chandler High School seniors are the triplet daughters of Dale and Deborah Brannon. Annie maintains a 3.

Football Friday

Above, the Chandler Lions pose with the BancFirst travelling trophy that they won for the second year in a row. Photo/Brian Blansett; below, Kayde Massey carries for Meeker against Bethel. Photo/Traci Cook.; center, Mitchell James makes a catch for North Rock Creek.

Smith couple celebrates milestone anniversary

Homer and Sue Smith of Chandler will celebrate their Diamond Anniversary recognizing 60 years of marriage. Friends and family are invited to a come-and-go reception 3-6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Chandler Senior Citizens Center.

CHANDLER AREA CALENDAR

Following is a list of upcoming events in and around the Chandler area. 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 Rt. 66 Bowl. The following are events coming up in September. Fri.

Chandler Chamber to meet

The Chandler Area Chamber of Commerce meeting will be at noon, Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the Route 66 Interpretive Center. The caterer will be Big Willy’s. The guest speaker is Jeanie Jones, a licensed therapist and experienced workplace trainer.

County Jr. cattle breeder honored

Hutson Calavan of Agra is a new junior member of the American Angus Association, which is headquartered in St. Joseph, Mo.

Purplehulls

It was back in the spring when Kindra mentioned she had never eaten purplehull peas. So one Saturday several weeks ago, we bought some seeds and planted them in some of our plastic tubs that formerly held potatoes.

Town Talk

Town Talk Members would like to express a truckload of thanks to Stroud Volunteer Firefighters led by Fire Chief Chris Wilson and Volunteer Raphe Thompson and Randy Wright for giving up their Saturday morning on a holiday week-end to begin the process of outlining our historic Main Street...

Crummy start to dove season

This year’s dove season opener on Sep. 1, in terms doves of actually seen, can be described as the absolute worst. My cousin Dan Snare and I hunted the late afternoon and evening north of Calumet on property owned by my late cousin Bill Mansfield and his wife.

Arrest in burglary

A Meeker man is facing a first degree burglary charge following his arrest by law enforcement officers in late July. Formal charges of first degree burglary were filed in Lincoln County District Court on July 30 against Michael Jay Stone, 32.