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MOSS GRADUATES PICTURED ARE: Johnny Freeman, Devion Johnson, Heather Lively, Dawson Kincade, Ashlynn Thompson, Riley Babb, Aliese Gerard, Rebecca Rogers. HHS GRADUATES PICTURED ARE: Andrew Dority, Jeffrey Parsley, Walker Woolard, Brodric Ford, Eriq Clark, Kyler Pruitt and Cody Garlett.

A special thank you to our neighbor and dear friend Janet Perry for the beautiful flowers. She has a great gift for growing flowers and plants and her yard is incredible. I took two of my grandchildren over to visit Chuck and Janet and they were amazed at her yard. In fact they didn’t want to leave.

(Note: Being 84 years old has its advantages but not during COVAD-19 shutdown w h i c h locked me inside my house for about six weeks, thus limiting my contact with the outside world. Hence, forgive my columns the next few weeks since they will be re-runs from 2016.

WARREN LINDLEY, STUART FFA, AND JIM JENKINS, HOLDENVILLE FFA WIN HUGHES COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION SPEECH CONTEST.

If you have any news about the Clearview area and would like it published contact Shirley at 405-786-2440 or email annnero@aol.com The All-Black towns of Oklahoma represent a unique chapter in American history.

Staff Writer I know, because I was a junior at East Central State College and working part-time as a window trimmer for Montgomery Ward in Ada and refereeing high school basketball games in small schools surrounding areas.

You wish there were a term for what just happened here; maybe then you’d understand it better. The “it” in this case involves a kind of spillover from one corner of life to another.

3/4 cup sugar 1/2 stick butter 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 eggs, separated 1 1/2 cup hot mashed potatoes 1/2 cup milk 1 tablespoon each of vanilla and lemon extract 1 unbaked pie shell Preheat oven to 450°. Add sugar, butter, salt and beaten egg yolks to mashed potatoes. Add milk and flavorings.

My good friend Al Wilburn has been through the wars with me the past few years and never fails to lift my spirits with some sage advice, even though he is MUCH younger than I. I am taking the liberty of sharing some of his wealth of knowledge with you.

Allen has a long and colorful history. The earlier Cold Springs name came long ago when settlers heading west passed through this area on their way to (where else?) further out west. Many stopped here because of the cold springs. Some simply stayed a bit, camping on the river.