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Democrats in the House signaled they are on board with Team Biden’s plan to pay illegal immigrants $450,000 each. The Democrats on Friday blocked legislation that would outlaw such payments.
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Kingfisher 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) STARS after-school program worked ahead to celebrate World Kindness Day, which was Saturday, Nov. 13. Students made eight soft, fluffy fleece quilts to donate to the Department of Human Services. They made kindness quilt square posters and hung them at both Kingfisher Middle School and Heritage School. STARS students “chalked the walks” of KMS, Heritage and the Kingfisher Administration buildings with their favorite “kindness quotes” to greet students and staff on Kindness Day as they arrived to school. “STARS students had a great week learning the importance of kindness and being kind to yourself, to others and to the world around you,” said Terry Willis, one of the program’s directors. Pictured top left are students presenting a quilt to Bill Harris of DHS. Students pictured with him are, from left, Audrey Heckman, Aliyah Sinclair, Donovan Dunn and Willy Padilla. Top right are STARS students, from left, Audrey Heckman, Bella Stoddard, Tinsley Davidson, Lena Weber and Abel Rednose working on their poster squares with the finished product pictured just below them. The bottom left photo features Kingfisher Superintendent Dr. Daniel Craig with students, from left, Rosa Wallace, Taylor Horn and Alexis Moyeda after they “chalked the walk” at Kingfisher’s administration building. [Photos provided] Advertise
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Several members of the Okarche High School speech team have received individual honors in recent weeks.
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Lomega Student Council hosted an assembly as well as a meal for local veterans last Thursday to honor them on Veterans Day. Among the veterans in attendance (top photo) were, from left: front row, Jo Birchfield, Ronnie Ramer, Jim Dodson, Dewayne Forthum, Gene Hauser, Tracey Cruise and Nancy Myers; middle row, Kenny Neeland, Jerry Ott, Sewell Whisler, Warren Stallard, James Overton, Ty Gardner and Ronald Clapper; and back row, William Denton, Tandy Walker, Daniel De- Leon, Jonathan Burton, Wyman Nemecek and John Harrison. The guest speaker at the assembly was 2017 Lomega graduate Daniel DeLeon, bottom left, who is currently serving in the U.S. Army. STUCO members (bottom right photo), from left, Sydni Walker, Brooks Uhlenhake (American Flag), Owen Duffy (Oklahoma Flag) and Darcy Roberts presented the colors. Lisa Meier sang both the National Anthem and God Bless America while Kelby Ott and Madi Myers also made presentations during the assembly. [Photos provided]
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Ellyn Reid and Bruin Bourgeois of Climax, Mich., announce their engagement and approaching marriage.
Read moreTheta Tau Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha met at the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15.
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Many thanks to all who wished us well regarding my aortic valve and root replacement through open heart surgery last month.
Read moreHere’s the odd thing about it all. I honestly never knew I had a problem. Mine was a very gradual decline. All of us here at the newspaper came down with the COVID-19 virus late last January. Happily we all survived it and recovered just fine.
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