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Republican Women to meet
Chisholm Trail Republican Women will meet Monday, June 1 at 7 p.m. at the Canadian Valley Vo-Tech, 1401 Michigan in Chickasha. We invite all Republican Women. Final plans will be made for the annual Grady County Republican Round-Up Dinner to be held Thursday, June 18. If you have questions, call Sandra Johnson at 224-1388 or Margaret Scott at 224-6774.
CMS library
open in June
The Chickasha Middle School library will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday through Wednesday during the month of June for CMS students who want to come and read or work on Study Island.
Verden City-wide garage sale set
The Verden city-wide garage sale will be held Friday and Saturday, June 5-6. For more information, call Verden City Hall at 405-453-7235.
GED graduation
set for June 4
The 14th annual commencement ceremony sponsored by the Chickasha Adult Learning Center and the Altrusa Club for recipients of GED diplomas will be Thursday, June 4 at 7 p.m. at the Chickasha High School Activity Center. Each candidate that successfully completed the GED examination during the past year is invited to participate. You are also encouraged to bring all of your family and friend to help you celebrate this special occasion. Altrusa Club will host a reception following the ceremony. All graduates will need to be in the lobby by 6:45 p.m. Call 222-6562 to reserve your seat for the graduation ceremony.
Verden to hold annual rabies clinic
The Verden annual rabies clinic will be held Saturday, May 30 from 9 a.m. until noon in the Verden Community Building, 214 N. Main. Rabies shots are $8 and other vaccinations will be available. Tags are $3.
Learning Center
sets summer sked
The Chickasha Adult Learning Center will have classes available throughout the summer. Morning classes will be Tuesday and Thursday, June 2-July 30 from 8:30 until 11:30 a.m. Afternoon classes will take place Tuesday and Thursday, June 2-July 30 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Evening classes will be held Tuesday and Thursday, June 9-July 30, from 5:30 untl 8:30 p.m. ParaPro and GED testing are by appointment only. For more information call 405-222-6562.
Festival committee meeting changed
Please mark your calendars for the next Rock Island Arts Festival meeting date change to Monday, June 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the Epworth Methodist Church New Life Center. The meeting should last about an hour. Updates will include posters, flyers, sponsorship letters and other agenda items. RIAF meeting dates are located at www.rockislandartsfestival.org.
Survivor dinner set for June 2
It’s that time of year again that we celebrate our survivors. Your Chickasha Relay For Life Committee is hosting a pot luck dinner for all survivors on June 2 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bible Baptist Church on 29th street. It promises to be a time of good food and fellowship complete with entertainment.
Please RSVP to Marcy Langle at 405-520-4107 or e-mail to mlangle@suddenlink.net by May 26.
USAO offers
swim lessons
USAO summer swim lessons for children are scheduled June 1-12, 15-26, June 29-July 10, and July 13-24 from 10-11 a.m. Monday-Friday. Enrollment is scheduled May 28 and 29 from 10 a.m.-noon in the USAO Fieldhouse, 20th and Utah. The two-week classes are $45. Children must be three and a half feet tall in order to stand in the shallow end of the pool. Contact Dr. Nancy Osborn at 574-1246 for more information.
Swimming camp
site has changed
The June 1 through 4 Chickasha High School Swim Camp has been changed from the pool at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma to the city pool at Shannoan Springs Park. The sessions will begin at 11 a.m. and noon. If you have questions, please call Coach Gallaway at 405-779-6532.
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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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