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The Calvin High School Academic Team competed in the OSSAA District Seeding Tournament Monday, October 12 , at Moss High School. They came away with the top seed and will compete at the Regional level in November. (L to R) Nariah Bump, RJ Craven, Champ Florie, Race Tyler, Jonas Winningham, and Raney Clay. (not pictured: Brayden Ingle)
Read moreThe late Andy Rooney wrote the following: Andy Rooney’s Words of Wisdom
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The Allen Mustangs put up a good fight Friday night, but lost to the Okemah Panthers, 36- 24. The game was mostly competitive and stayed so well into the third quarter.
Read moreThursday, October 15 , is the “pink out” game for high school football. Maria Roniss is selling shirts; go to her page Designs by Maria to order. At halftime of that game we will be honoring anyone who has been affected by breast cancer (family of anyone who has passed away, anyone battling now, and anyone who has survived). Please get names of the victims/survivors to Candice Wilson so they can be recognized.
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Two members from East Central University’s Class of 1970 have been recognized as Distinguished Alumni for 2020.
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No services are planned at this time for John Francis Pittsenbargar, 85, of Allen.
Read moreIt has been said tough times never last but tough people do. The world we knew that practiced capitalism fell apart in 1929. Many liberals world-wide said basically the same thing: “We knew it would happen.” And it appeared for a few years that they might be right. It was an opportunistic time for the critics to effect change. Their time to step forward and do it. But alas for them, the American economy revived, adjusted and by the time the big war came around in 1941 things were OK again. Our country has gone through a lot of change since that war ended in 1945. We have changed in our tastes for music (again alas) the arts and lots of things and many say we have created a generation of so-called softies and a more liberal population.
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