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Washita Valley Community Action Council Head Start October is National Head Start Awareness Month. Shown above receiving their proclamation from the mayor of Chickasha are left to right, front row: Peggy Sayers, Head Start Director, Mayor Greg Elliott, Sharlotte Key, Executive Director of Washita Valley Community Action Council; back row: Linda Woodruff, Amanda Fagan, Sherry Jones, Lori Anderson, Melissa Vallee, Sally Spivey, Beverly Bortell, Megan Carden
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WVCAC program honored during National Head Start Awareness month
October is National Head Start Awareness Month. The Washita Valley Community Action Council is the grantee for the local Head Start program in Grady and Caddo Counties. Head Start provides comprehensive child development services for low income preschool children and families, including children with disabilities.
Washita Valley began as an eight-week summer program in 1965. More than 44 years later in 2009, Washita valley has 12 Head Start sites with 26 classrooms and serves more than 454 children. Sites are located in Chickasha, Rush Springs, Minco, Bridge Creek, Anadarko, Apache, Cyril, Carnegie, Ft. Cobb, Lookeba, and two sites in Hydro. The program has 97 employees, several subs and hundreds of volunteers. Classes operate approximately five hours each weekday during the school year and follow the local public school schedule. Five classrooms provide full day, full year services for parents who work full time, or parents who attend school.
Funded by a grant from the federal government, Washita Valley Head Start provides individualized services in the areas of education and early childhood development; medical, dental, and mental health; nutrition; and parent involvement. The Head Start program provides activities for children to nurture their social, emotional, intellectual, language, and physical development. In each classroom a teacher, teacher assistant, and volunteers provide children with opportunities to engage in many different types of educational activities to prepare them for public school and for a lifetime of learning.
Head start provides health information that supports wellness and a positive lifestyle. The Head Start team works collaboratively with families and health professionals to ensure that child health and developmental concerns are identified and treated early through health screenings. Families are assisted in accessing a source of continuous care to meet their basic health needs.
For information about the Washita Valley Community Action Council Head Start Program, contact Peggy Sayers, Head Start Director at 405-224-5831.
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Country music's Gene Watson plans Oct. 9 show in Chickasha
Gene Watson, the country music legend with 21 top 10 songs, will return to the Chickasha High School Activity Center for a 7:30 p.m. show Oct. 9.
This will be Watson’s fourth consecutive year to perform at Chickasha High School, having played there every year since the facility opened in 2007. -
Art classes offered at Epworth Methodist
Elizabeth Johnson, local Chickasha artist and teacher, has announced that she will be offering art classes for kids and adults this fall.
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Butler announces AT&T retirement
After 44 years of service, Jerry Butler has announced his retirement from AT&T
Butler began his career with Southwestern Bell Telephone now AT&T in June of 1966.
His first job assignment was in Alva, Okla., as a Lineman.
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Country music legend Gene Watson plans another appearance in Chickasha
Gene Watson, the country music legend with 21 top 10 songs, will return to the Chickasha High School Activity Center for a 7:30 p.m. show Oct. 9.
This will be Watson’s fourth consecutive year to perform at Chickasha High School, having played there every year since the facility opened in 2007. -
CHS Key Club plans first meeting for Aug. 26
Key Club is the student branch of the Kiwanis organization.
The goal of Key Club is to develop knowledgeable, capable, and compassionate leaders that enhance their communities through service. - Community Briefs
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OHCE members take part in state meeting
CHICKASHA, Okla. –Members of Grady County’s Oklahoma Home and Community Education organization met recently in Oklahoma City for the group’s 75th annual state meeting. This year’s theme was “Dreams to Diamonds,” which reflected that the group was observing its 75th birthday.
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Ninnekah community set to host summer blood drive
Blood donors will receive two tickets to the Oklahoma City Zoo and a “Feel Wild” T-shirt when they give blood with Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) this summer. First Baptist Church is hosting a blood drive 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 18 at the High School Cafeteria, 901 S. Maple.
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Drawing held, winner named
Glenda Sage of Rush Springs was the lucky winner of a Weatherby shotgun, the prize of a recent fund-raising effort for Miss Audri King, the two-year-old daughter of Brandon and Janae King of Chickasha and granddaughter of Walter and Pat King and Coye and Marla Langford, held at the Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pull held recently at the Grady County Fairgrounds in Chickasha.
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