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Come hear music,
enjoy some chili
A chili cook-off funderaiser featuring Horshoe Road Band will benefit the Epworth United Methodist Church Music Department. The concert and chili cook-off begins at noon, Sunday, April 26. Horseshoe Road is a violin and guitar duo with a unique blend of eclectic musical styles that are expressed acoustically. This great time will include a concert, chili, soup, desserts, and more! Epworth UMC is located at 4th and Iowa Street and everyone is welcome to attend.
Amber reunion set for April 25
The Amber Alumni and Former Student Reunion will hold their 74th annual meeting on Saturday, April 25 at the Am-Po High School Auditorium in Amber. Doors will open at 3 p.m. on the east side of the auditorium for registration and visiting. A short business meeting will be held at 5 p.m. and a catered dinner will be held at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria. Reservation fees are $15 per person and will be received no later than April 23. For more information call Wilburn Rodgers at 228-4355.
CMS promotion
set for May 22
The Chickasha Middle School 8th Grade Promotional Ceremony will take place in the CMS Auditorium at 1000 South 9th st. on May 22 at 1:p.m. Promotion photos will be available for purchase the day of the ceremony. Parents of 8th graders are invited to attend!
Tennis Boosters
plan tournament
The Chickasha Tennis Booster Club is going to have a Pro-Am Doubles
Tournament on April 25 at the Chickasha Middle School courts. Start will be at 9 a.m. Cost is $25.00 per team. For more information, please contact Sean Troub at 224-6134 or 808-6566.
YMCA to host Healthy Kids Day
YMCA Healthy Kids Day is Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Chickasha Area YMCA. The free community event will feature inflatables, games and health-related vendors. The first 100 kids in attendance will receive a free Healthy Kids Day T-shirt and families may earn entry into a drawing for a set of family bicycles.
Fundraiser to help fire departments
Free barbecue pork dinner with all the trimmings on Sunday, May 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Minco Fire Department located at 107 N. 3rd Street. Sponsored by the Pocasset Masonic Lodge, all donated money will be matched by the lodge and distributed among four area volunteer fire departments- Minco, Harold, Pocasset, and Cogar. Excess Desserts will be auctioned during the day. Everyone is welcome. Your support is greatly appreciated.
MacDowell Club meets Sunday
The community is cordially invited to join the MacDowell Music Club members and their guests on Sun. April 19 at 2:30 p.m. in the USAO Gary Hall Lounge, 17th and W. Alabama, Chickasha. Mrs. Jonnetta Hinkle of Lindsey and Instrumental and Vocal Junior Festival Participants will present the “Sparking Keys” program. Refreshments will be served. Hostesses are Susan Gearhart, Eleanor Edmondson and Valerie Joy Yocum. Those interested in learning more about MacDowell Music Club may call 222-4797. The MacDowell Music Club of Chickasha was organized in 1911 and federated with the National Federation of Music Clubs in 1912.
P.E.O. Chapter FV meets April 20
Members of P.E.O. Chapter FV will meet Mon. April 20 in the home of Judy Nunamaker. Sociel time begins at 6:30 p.m. with the business meeting starting 7 p.m. Co-hostesses are Jean Chamberlain and Sharon Thompson. The progrm, “There is a Light Side to Education” will be presented by past and presente ducators who will share humorous stories from their classrooms.
Alex choir sets
BBQ fundraiser
A BBQ fundraiser dinner for the Alex High School honor choir will be held Sunday, April 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Proceeds will go towards a trip to Dallas for a competition. Cost is $6 for adult plates and $4 for child plates.
Republican Women to meet
Chisholm Trail Republican Women will hold their monthly meeting April 20 at Canadian Valley Vo-Tech Center. Representative Leslie Osborn will be the guest speaker. A spaghetti meal will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting will follow at 6:30 p.m. All Republican Women and their spouses are invited to attend.
Pregnancy Center Pre-Open House
Pregnancy Testing and Guidance Center is holding a Pre-Open House and Dessert from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, April 19 at their new facility, 1201 W. Choctaw. Everyone is invited to come by and see what has been accomplished and what still needs to be done. A list of needs will be in each room for those desiring to donate. Call 405-222-5483 for more information.
CHS pom/cheer meeting Monday
All girls interested in trying out for CHS pom or cheer will need to meet with a parent at the activity center at 6:30 p.m. for a Parents Meeting on Monday.
Pioneer School
to hold fundraiser
Pioneer Elementary School will hold a bake sale and silent auction from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 18 at the Chickasha Wal-Mart All proceeds will go to the school.
Dibble plans
school reunion
The Dibble High School Reunion for all alumni and former students hosted by the class of 1959 will be held April 25, beginning at 2 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. We are looking for anyone who was a part of the class of 1959 at any time. Call Barbara Smith Thomas at 405-222-0201.
Line Dance
lessons offered
Free line dance lessons are being offered at Best Western Inn in Chickasha, 2101 S. 4th St., across the street from McDonalds. Classes are held on the first and third Monday of every month from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the banquet room. Beginners and all ages are welcome. Door prizes and refreshments are served. Bring the entire family and enjoy the fun, it’s great exercise. For more information, call Kathy Prigmore at 405-224-0331 or 405-320-0453.
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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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