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’tis the Season
Festival opens Tuesday night
Chickasha Festival of Light will kick off its 17th season with a night of singing and dancing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24 in the Shannon Springs Park amphitheatre.
The hour of entertainment will include Zuzu’s Petals, an entertaining and eclectic mix of originals and covers that comes with ease between two friends. The duo features Sarah Grote and Carrie Weber showcasing the acoustic guitar, violin and vocals.
Also, the local talent will include students from April’s Dance studio and students from First Baptist Church School of the Arts.
The FBCAS dance class will dance to “Joy to the World” under the direction of Kathryn Painter, and the FBCAS choir will sing “Away in a Manger” and “We Wish you a Merry Christmas” with Jamie Killion playing the guitar and DeAnna Pearson & Mandy Osborn interpreting in sign language.
The evening entertainment will conclude with presentation of the Festival of Light Christmas Queen royalty, including 2009 Interview Junior Queen, Alexis McElory; 2009 Talent Junior Queen, Allison Stewart; 2009 Grand Junior Christmas Queen, Alli Bordwine; 2009 Junior. King, Cooper Park; 2009 Interview Princess, Melanie Sales; 2009 Talent Princess, Ryleigh Clem; 2009 Grand Christmas Princess, Rebekah Willoughby; Interview Christmas Queen, Heather Hanson; Talent Christmas Queen, Adrian Talley; and the 2009 Grand Christmas Queen, Nikissiah Widener.
Funding for Opening Night 2009 is made possible this year through Opening Night and Title Sponsors IBC Bank, Chickasha Chamber of Commerce, Chickasha Economic Development Council, Chickasha Lumber Co, Chicken Express, City of Chickasha, First National Bank & Trust Co., Grady Memorial, Green Bay Packaging, Pioneer Rentals, Stillwater National Bank, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, and Wal-Mart
The Festival of Light opens nightly from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Nov. 24-Dec. 31. Concessions, carriage rides, pictures with Santa, and shopping are available.
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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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