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OKLAHOMA CITY — Blaine County 4-H Members receive High Honors at State 4-H Wheat Show Banquet held on November 17 at the Embassy Suites in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Four-teen of the top twentyfive samples were shown by Blaine County 4-H members. Listed below are the winners from Blaine County with the variety of wheat they exhibited. The contest is sponsored by the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, Oklahoma Wheat Research Foundation, Oklahoma Genetics Incorporated, Westbred, Oklahoma State University, and the Oklahoma Department of Career Technology and Education. Scholarships are funded by Wheat Check-off dollars and awarded to the top five 4-H entries and the top five FFA entries.

The family of Frank Strack would like to express our thanks to the many friends for their kindness. We are grateful for the flowers, donations, food, prayers and words of sympathy. We want to thank Rev. Orval Peters and the members of the MT. Calvary Lutheran Church and Turner Funeral Home for their services.

Hi everyone! I hope your week was good. It seemed to pass really fast. I know you are all looking forward to thanksgiving. I can almost smell those wonderful traditional dishes. My favorites are turkey, dressing and gravy. My family are all meeting in OKC for thanksgiving lunch. Were not sure where yet, but probably Golden Corral. It’ll be fun wherever we go. These are the ones who carried our meals on wheels lunches last week. Pat Brewer, Sharon Barnes and Karen Dugger, Curt and Brenda Stein, Janice Hood, and Vernon Brickman. We are so thankful for all these folks. John Roper brought in peppers and green tomatoes from his dad’s (Bill) garden. Thank you so much John, We received several

Civil Court Sterling Mi-Ro Partners LP, And, Sea 2015 LLC vs Cimarex Energy Co, Failure To Pay Royalties Capital One Bank (USA) N.A. vs Deborah Schroeder, Indebtedness Capital One Bank (USA) N.A.

WATONGA – Cornerstone Bank, a longtime cornerstone of the Watonga community and economy, has been purchased by an Oklahoma City bank. Bank7 announced in October it has entered into an agreement to acquire Cornerstone, with both banks’ boards of directors approving the transaction unanimously.

Congratulations to Lions Club students of the month Cale Lorenz and Landry Hussey! Coach Brandon Gallagher also served as the club's program last Tuesday, Nov. 9.

Infant Crisis Services will drive their BabyMobile to First Baptist Church of Weatherford, 1510 E. Davis Avenue, on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. The BabyMobile will be set up from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and will distribute one week’s worth of food, formula, and diapers. The BabyMobile serves children 3 years old and younger. No appointment is necessary. Legal guardian must be present, but the child does not have to be present. If you need additional info, go to www.infantcrisis.org or call 405-528-3663.

It’s common knowledge that Oklahoma’s health outcomes rate poorly compared to other states. Those poor health outcomes didn’t happen overnight, and are often the result of habits and behaviors passed from generation to generation. Prevention is a more cost effective way to improve health than treatment, which is why TSET is leading a renewed focus on the youngest Oklahomans and empowering youth to be physically active, eat nutritiously and stay tobacco-free.