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Congratulations to Conner Wilson and Sienna Yetter. Each won fi rst place in their division at the Pontotoc County Fair Talent Search Contest. Conner won Best Overall Vocal and received $100 and a $500 recording contract; Sienna received $75 for fi rst in the Instrumental Division.

We are continuing to explore how Christ lived and served the Father. “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45).

FELONIES Albert Tyler Corona—falsely personate another to create liability Dalene Renee Hall—child neglect Eric T.W.

Labor day and less labor My daughter Lesli, wife Pat and myself headed our car south Sunday morning toward Dallas. We drove out of the ancient two-lanes of Oklahoma onto the prosperous superhighways of North Texas.

As of Sunday afternoon, we still haven’t seen the usual Labor Day Weekend rain event. But it ain’t over yet. It’s been trying to cloud up and there’s still tomorrow, so there’s still time to keep the tradition going.

Allen School As I turned my calendar to the date of the 3rd of the month and saw it was Labor Day I began to think how the day came to be called Labor Day and I began to do a little research. Labor Day became a Holiday in 1894. It was created by the Labor Movement in the late 19th Century.

Brayleigh Stephens is 11 years old and is in the 5th grader at Byng Elementary. She is the daughter of Brandon and Misty Stephens. Brayleigh is a Chickasaw citizen that is very athletic.

The Allen Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi is continuing to collect Box Tops for Education for Allen Public Schools. Box Tops can be found on many everyday items that you may already purchase. Just clip the Box Tops off of participating products and send them to school with your child.