By Christina Rink Covington correspondent
The Covington-Douglas junior class is selling slabs of ribs from Head Country Barbecue for $17.50 a slab. Contact any junior to place an order. Payment is due at the time of order. Proceeds will be used for the junior-senior prom.
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Earl Murphy and Jeffery Jordan received the State Farmer Award at the state FFA Convention recently.
Covington-Douglas slow-pitch softball will begin Monday with the Lady Cats hosting Crescent at 4 p.m. On Tuesday, they will host Kremlin-Hillsdale; on March 5, they will host Waukomis; and on March 6, they will host Drummond.
Church
First Baptist Church has purchased a new church bus. They also held a men’s breakfast Sunday with 17 men attending.
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The youth group of First Baptist will attend Winter Jam in Oklahoma City today, with 25 youth going. Diana Millsap is youth director.
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Churchs in Covington have announced Vacation Bible School dates for later this summer. United Metho-dist will hold Vacation Bible School July 20-24; First Baptist is planning Vacation Bible School for July 27-31; and St. John’s Lutheran will hold Vacation Bible School Aug. 3-7.
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An Ash Wednesday service was held Wednesday at St. John’s Lutheran Church with a message titled “Bondage.” A Lenten meal was served. Lenten service message will be “Deliverance” at 7 p.m. March 4 with a Lenten meal at 6 p.m.
