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June 20, 2009

Legion honors Meyer

By Christina Rink, Covington correspondent

Covington Clark-Perrin American Legion Post 190 met June 11 and held an Everlasting Service in memory of Doyle Meyer, who recently died, under direction of Dick Powers, post commander. Arthur Cook placed the American Legion cap and a rifle and lit the flame. Chaplain Leon Meyer gave the prayer. Guests were Mike, Julie and Allie Stowers; Jene Hemken; Jerry and Cleo Kudlac; Alvin, Cheryl and Colby Meyer; Jim, Patty and Amber Meyer; Pauline Meyer; Gregg Meyer; Dorothy Murphy; Zoe Bolz; and Christina Rink.

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Harvest is under way in the area, with James Yocham bringing in the first load of wheat to the Marshall Co-op Saturday, June 13, and Mike Kaiser and Nick Kramer bringing in the first loads of wheat Monday, June 15, to the Covington and Douglas elevators, respectively.



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Covington-Douglas 4-H club member Gavyn Reim, of Marshall, participated with students from 25 states in World Pork Expo, in Des Moines, Iowa, June 3-4. Reim showed on both days, earning champion in chester barrow, reserve champion in cross barrow, third in class in landrace gilt and first in class in junior showmanship.

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Covington-Douglas 2009 graduates receiving scholarships are Kyle Knouse, Uni-versity of Central Oklahoma, merit scholarship, $1,500; Robin Donaldson, UCO freshman achievement and emerging leader scholarship, $2,000 and $1,500 per year for up to four years, four-year tuition waiver of a leadership course, $500 stipend, $200 Garber Co-op scholarship, $500 ASA softball scholarship and Covington-Douglas Foundation Scholarship, $2,000 a year for four years; April Smith, $840 Autry Technology Center award, $1,000 PANAL award and $800 NOC scholarship; Michael Vargas, Autry Technology Center, $840; Earl Murphy, Oklahoma State University academic opportunity scholarship, $1,000 per year for four years, $1,500 W.B. Snyder Family scholarship from OSU Foundation, $500 PANAL award and Covington-Douglas Foundation Scholarship, $2,000 per year for four years; Bre-anna Bergdall, Northwestern Oklahoma State University academic excellence scholarship, approximately $2,500, and Covington-Douglas Foundation Scholarship, $2,000 per year for four years; Westin Finke, NOC, $800, and PANAL award, $1,000; Mallory Bolz, NOC, $1,100 per year for up to four years, $300 Northern Exposure scholarship, $500 Pepsi scholarship and $500 PANAL award; Nick Phillips, $500 Pepsi scholarship; and Joseph Jimenez, PANAL award, $1,000, and Chester and Ethel Hubbard scholarship, $1,000 per year for four years.

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