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News Briefs for 4-25-09
Railroad work to close part of Elm
Elm will be closed to all through traffic for a few days between 3rd and 4th streets beginning Monday to allow Union Pacific Railroad to repair its overpass track.
City officials advise motorists to use Randolph as an alternate route.
EHS Constitution Team competes in national finals this weekend
Members of Enid High School’s Constitution Team are among 1,100 high school students participating this weekend in Constitution National Finals in Arlington, Va.
Students will compete in first-round hearings today and Sunday.
The Top 10 Finalists Champion-ship round will be Monday in Can-non House Office Building on Capi-tol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Matthew Holtzen teaches the EHS class. Members include Tricity An-drew, Annie Balden, Phillip Fischa-ber, Aly Gideon, Laura Good, Steven Goodwin, Kaitlin Hill, Kathryn Ruiz, Mariam Said, Juan Sanchez, Tristan Schwartz, Amanda Siegersma, Briana Siegersma and Monte Thorson.
First-, second- and third-place classes receive trophies and individual medallions, with special awards given to other top-10 finishers at a banquet Monday evening. Non-finalist classes with top scores in each of the six units of curriculum and the five geographic regions also receive awards during the banquet.
Lincoln Award will be given to the class that scores the highest on the question about President Abra-ham Lincoln and his constitutional legacy. The question was added this year to commemorate the bicentennial of the 16th president’s birth.
Benefit dinner and silent auction for Spaeth is 4:30-8 p.m. Sunday
A benefit dinner and silent auction for heart transplant recipient Karen Spaeth will be 4:30-8 p.m. Sunday at Hitchcock school gym.
The dinner features fish, brisket and calf fries and is sponsored by Hitchcock United Methodist Church and Okeene Masonic Lodge 357.
Donations may be sent to Hitchcock United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 135, Hitchcock, OK 73744, with checks payable to Okeene Masonic Lodge 357.
Cemetery group to hold meeting
Eddy New Home Cemetery group will hold its annual meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Tonkawa library.
For information, contact Cynthia Blevins at (832) 715-1558.
OBI blood drives set Wednesday
Oklahoma Blood Institute will hold two blood drives Wednesday.
Healthy Enid area residents 17 and older can donate 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the board room at North-western Oklahoma State University-Enid, 2929 E Randolph, or 3-6:30 p.m. in the bloodmobile at Denny Price YMCA, 415 W Cherokee.
All donors will receive free health screenings, Members for Life points and a “donor hero” T-shirt.
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Voters go to polls today to decide Enid’s $99.45M school bond issue
Many school officials will be watching today as votes are tallied for several issues across the county, including Enid Public Schools’ $99.45 million bond issue.
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Florists brace for V-Day
Valentine’s Day falls on Sunday this year but that doesn’t mean you’ve lost the opportunity to brighten your sweetheart’s work- day with a much-deserved floral arrangement.
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UPDATED PHOTOS - Inmates still on loose
Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Monday three inmates remain on the loose after escaping from William S. Key Correctional Center in Fort Supply.
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UPDATED photo- Silver Alert issued for missing Garfield County man
Garfield County authorities have issued a Silver Alert for an 88-year-old man who hasn’t been seen since leaving for church. The county sheriff’s office says Edward Sutter was last seen about 9:30 a.m. Sunday when he left home for 1st United Methodist Church in Enid. Sutter never arrived at the church. He was last seen driving a gray, 2003 Toyota Avalon. Authorities had initially said he was driving a Toyota Altima.
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NEW: Roads getting slicker as temps drop below freezing
Motorists should be cautious as snow continues to fall.
- Another winter storm hits state; 2 more slated to follow this week
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Rotary reaches goal to have members become part of the Paul Harris Fellowship
Enid Rotary Club always has been one of the most active clubs in the state but recently succeeded in a project few clubs achieve.
- Rotary International is ‘service above self’
- Black History Month lecture slated Feb. 16
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