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Am-Po baseball hosts chili dinner
The Am-Po summer baseball league will be having a Chili Dinner on Sunday, Feb. 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pocasset Community Center on the east side of Hwy 81 in Pocasset. The cost is $6 per person and proceeds will go toward league uniforms, equipment needs and maintenance of the ball fields, including bleachers. For more information, call Kim Clift at 459-9915.
Coyotee Boys to play at Borden
Dennis Boyd, Joel Hatchett and the Coyotee Boys will be playing every Tuesday evening at the Borden Park Community Center, 200 N. 18th in Chickasha. Coffee and refreshments will be served. Come on out and dance and enjoy the music. There is a $5 cover charge.
Verden trophy
auction slated
The Verden 4-H and FFA Trophy Auction will be Tuesday, Feb. 10 in the cafeteria. The meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. Shortly following the meal, auctioning off the sponsorship for the Verden Local Livestock Show will begin. RSVP to Mr. Boles at rmboles@msn.com or call 405-453-7194.
Arts Council
to meet Monday
The regular meeting of the Chickasha Area Arts Council will be tonight at 6:30 p.m., in the Community Room of the First National Bank, 3rd and Chickasha Ave. Enter on the north side. All Arts Council members and others who have ideas and are interested in promoting the arts are invited to attend. Contacts are 574-1320 and 222-4797.
Magic Show to
benefit Drum Line
The Pride of Chickasha Band Drum Line and the Band Parents Association invite you to family magic show featuring Troy Scott on Friday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the CHS Activity Center. The show promises to be fun for all ages. The Drum Line will perform prior to Scott taking the stage. Tickets are $10. Proceeds go to help fund the annual Drum Camp. For tickets, please call 405-222-3739 or email: dtaylor@chickasha.k12.ok.us.
Epworth Youth
holding banquet
The youth of Epworth United Methodist Church, 4th and Iowa, will be holding a Valentine’s Day Banquet on Saturday, Feb. 14 in the church Life Center. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling the church office at 224-3320. You and your sweetheart can enjoy a gourmet dinner and entertainment. Tips are appreciated with proceeds going to the youth summer mission trip. Deadline to buy tickets is Feb. 11. Transportation will be available for those who need it by calling the church office.
Silent Auction to be held Tuesday
Alex Elementary School is sponsoring a silent auction to be held on Tuesday, Feb. 10, during Senior Night basketball games. The auction will begin at 6 p.m. and end at halftime of the boy’s basketball game. Items to bdd upon will be on display in the cafeteria lobby. Come shop for your Valentine and bid on delicious homemade sweets, personal items and home decor. All money raised will be used to help fund Student of the Month Trip to be held at the end of the school year.
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Transformations
What comes to mind when you think of the word, “Transformation”?Do you have fantastic thoughts of people or things changing into something amazing for example, Clark Kent turning into Superman or Bruce Banner becoming the Incredible Hulk or possibly something a little more down to earth like a caterpillar miraculously changing into the beautiful butterfly?
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GRADY COUNTY FAIR RESULTS
Plants
Potted Plants
(Several varieties combined)
First: (Adult) Ann O'Bar
Second: (Adult) Joyce Riker
Third: (Adult) Jallane Link -
AROUND THE AREA
SEPTEMBER 2
Poetry Reading
• When: Sept. 2, 7 p.m.
• Where: Eduardo’s Mexican Restaurant, Private Room, 3127 S. 4th St., Chickasha
• Details: Featured Poet is Carol Hamilton, writer, storyteller and Poet Laureate of Oklahoma 1995-97Hamilton’s website is www.carolhamilton.org. There is no admission fee to attend the Poetry Reading, and refreshments are available for purchase. For more information, contact Rockford Johnson, 224-0160 or 317-7506. -
Duncan nips Chicks for straight-game win
Duncan got their eighth match win of the season Tuesday, beating Nancy Waters’ Lady Chicks in straight games at the Activity Center.
The Chicks looked like they had a little hangover from Monday night’s tough road loss at Tecumseh, coming out flat again and dropping their first two games by identical 25-17 scores.
They came out firing on all eight cylinders for game three, running out to a 15-9 lead on the strength of a 7-0 run with Shelby Crosley serving, but the Demons battled back to tie it late and the Chicks let it slip away, 25-21. -
STATE SPORTS BRIEFS
NORMAN (AP) — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has named walk-on Patrick O'Hara as the starting place-kicker for the seventh-ranked Sooners.
Stoops said on his radio show Tuesday night that O'Hara won the competition with Jimmy Stevens, freshman Michael Hunnicutt and redshirt freshman Bryce Easley. -
OSU's Gundy still learning on job
STILLWATER (AP) — Mike Gundy hasn't lost his love for dialing up the right play to keep Oklahoma State's offense purring along.
That passion, which he has called the most enjoyable part of his job as head coach, was bred into him as an offensive coordinator. And he is a former starting quarterback for the Cowboys. -
Whimsical metal work, jewelry part of big art show at USAO
A showing of whimsical metal work and jewelry is scheduled to be on display at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma during Helen’s Show Sept. 10-Oct 1.
The show will feature the work of USAO graduate Helen Shafer. The exhibition will be open daily during normal business hours in the Davis Hall Third Floor Art Gallery on the USAO campus. The show is free and open to the public. An opening reception is scheduled Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. in the gallery. -
High-speed chase lands 1 in jail
A high-speed motorcycle chase down Highway 81 last Wednesday landed a Ninnekah man in jail and a felony charge of eluding a police officer.
Court records show that James William Hutchins, 21, blew by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Timothy Parrish at U.S. Highway 81 and County Road 1460 and was clocked going 144 miles per hour in a posted 70 miles per hour zone.
Parrish reported that he was sitting stationary at that location at about 3:45 p.m. on Aug. 25 when he observed a red motorcycle traveling southbound. He engaged his emergency lights and siren and pulled onto the roadway behind the Triumph motorcycle. -
5 inmates denied parole
Parole was recently denied for five Grady County inmates serving sentences with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
The following individuals were denied at the August Pardon and Parole Board meeting:
• Jeremiah Daniel Cline, who is serving a five-year sentence for distribution of a controlled dangerous substance and a five-year sentence for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, began his sentence in August 2008.
• Warren P. Diego, who is serving a 15-year sentence (10 years PTS) for lewd molestation, began his sentence in February 2009. -
Judge recuses herself from pharmacy case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state district judge has stepped aside from the first-degree murder trial of a pharmacist accused in the fatal shooting of an unconscious would-be robber.
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