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Community Friday, November 29, 2019 (i The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 5 Canute Wall of Fame Red River Crops Conference Trapper Hughes eighth-grader at Canute. is an to be held in January in Altus Trapper is active in agri- Agricultural producers and take place at the Southwest River area, and cotton irriga- culture and music and likes others interested in learning Technology Center, 711 W. tion and water use manage- to compete in the Special the latest information about Tamarack, situated north ment, among others. The Olympics. best crop production prac- of Highway 62 and west of day will conclude at about He was born on June 18th, tices for southwestern Okla- Main Street. Both days will 3:15 p.m. 2003, in Oklahoma City. He homa and the Texas Rolling begin with on-site registra- The second day of the con- is the son of Earl and Becky Plains should register now tion opening at 7:30 am., ference will focus on in-sea- Hughes. He has one older to attend the Jan. 22-23 Red with sessions kicking off at son and summer crops. Top- sister, Taylour; two older River Crops Conference in 8:15 a.m. ics will include Chisholm brothers, Hunter and Gun- Altus. Cost is $25 per participant tall fescue production and ner; and one younger sister, “A collaborative effort by and includes both days. Reg- use, current wheat crop sta- Cami. In his free time, he the Oklahoma Cooperative istration forms are available likes to watch OSU Cow- Extension Service and Texas online through the Jackson tus and in-season manage- boys football and basketball A&M AgriLife Extension, County Extension Office at ment, extending the use of teams and also the OKC the annual conference fo- http://oces.okstate.edu/jack- grain sorghum, an overview Thunder. Trapper likes to cuses on providing relevant son. Just click on the Red of grain and livestock mar- . camp at Foss Lake with management —_ information River Conference tab in the kets, insights about useful his friends and family.Af- applicable to the Red River left navigation bar. agriculture apps and a farm Trapper Hughes. Photo submitted by Canute ter graduating high school, region that can help enhance “We ask that participants bill update and outlook. The schools. Trapper plans on working the potential profitability of pre-register as it greatly aids day will conclude at about toward being a mechanic. farm and ranch enterpris- our planning for meals, re- 2:15 p.m. es,” said Gary Strickland, freshment breaks and con- “Think of the conference Washita County Oklahoma State Univer- ference materials, helping us as one-stop shopping as we sity Cooperative Extension to ensure everyone has the will be covering a multitude agricultural educator and best conference experience of topics that should be of 4-Hers Share-the-Fun Southwest Research and Ex- possible,” Strickland said. interest to operations in the tension Center dryland crop- Conference sessions will Red River area,” Strickland ping systems specialist. be led by experts from OSU, said. “We will be offering In the Red River region, Texas A&M University, the continuing education units obstacles can include wa- Noble Research Institute in for certified crop advisers ter and land resources, and Ardmore, the National Cot- and agricultural pesticide weather extremes such as ton Council and the USDA applicators.” hot and dry summers and Agricultural Research Ser- Texas AgriLife Exten- bitterly cold winters. Pro- vice. sion and OSU Cooperative ducers also find themselves The first day of the confer- Extension collaborated to managing pastures of both ence will focus on cotton. conduct the first and very introduced and native grass Topics will include a Nation- successful Red River Crops for cattle operations, and al Cotton Council update, crop mixes such as cotton, current and projected cotton Conference in January of wheat, and grain and forage market information, module 2014. sorghum. In recent years, storage and gin contamina- Anyone seeking additional re guar and sesame also have tion management, herbicide information about the con- 4-H members Marcie Diggs (left) and Lyssa been successfully cultivated program updates relative to ference should contact Greg Day (right) took part in the talent show held within the region. cotton production, Bt cotton Hartman Beckham/Washita The two-day conference technology, an overview of County Extension at 580- Nov. 20. Photo submitted by Dana Church. in Altus, Oklahoma, will cotton production in the Red 928-2139 or 580-832-3356. Four 4-H Clubs includ- ers. The following Junior Veterans program ing at least 70 4-H mem- The following Junior Indi- Large Groups performed: Ist bers from Washita County viduals performed: Ist Lys- and Grand Champion Group participated in the 4-H sa Day, BFDC, tap dance; Overall, BFDC 3-4 grade Share-the-Fun Talent Show, 2nd Emma Ray, Cordell, re- singing “Doin’ it for You”; Wednesday, November 20 corder; 3rd Morgan Adams, 2nd BFDC 6th grade recit- at the Burns Flat-Dill City BFDC, tap dance; 4th Libby ing “Laotzu”; 3rd Canute (BFDC) High School. The Spence, BFDC, piano solo. 4-H with a Thanksgiving BFDC Junior and Senior The following Senior Indi- Skit; 4th BFDC 6th grade Clubs hosted the event with viduals performed: Ist Mar- singing “Lean on Me”. The Jordan Mason emceeing. cie Diggs, BFDC, guitar/vo- BFDC Senior Large Group About 120 attended in total. cal solo; 2nd Haylee Davis, was Ist singing “Eye of the The talent performed in- BEDC, horn solo. Marcie Tiger”. cluded a skit, piano, guitar, was the Champion Overall The 4-H Share-the-Fun recorder, group singing, so- Individual. is a platform for youth to los and tap dancing. The following Junior showcase a talent, build Small Groups performed: Canute and BFDC’s Clo- confidence in front of an au- verbud groups sang “Old Ist Paislee, Payson and dience and have a friendly MacDonald” and “Billy Paxon Tate, BFDC, singing competition with their peers. Bob” respectively. Brett “Jesus is our Guide”; 2nd This event also involves co- Sturgeon BFDC sang “Fight Faith Schneberger & Au- operation with their group Song” with hand motions. brey Sturgeon, singing “God and working through tech- Cloverbuds were not ranked. Bless the USA”; 3rd BFDC Veterans who attended the program were Mikey Johnson, Raymond nical difficulties and ner- They all received a rib- Juniors with “Baby Shark”. Pickering, Jason Moore, Gary Adams, Mike McGuire, Mike Alford, Jim vousness. Washita County bon and a Gold Fish snack Jordan Mason and Marcie Edwards, Lee Rice, Doug Daffern, Brian Henderson, Barbara Gray, Las- 4-H provides many life skill with the message “Washita Diggs were the only Small building events. To join a ton Lowry, Bob Mackey, Rick Blankenship, Leonard Bachman, Elbert County o-FISH-ally has the Senior Group. They sang Atkinson, Donnie Walker, Larry McDaniel, Craig Conway, George Jones club in Washita County, BEST Cloverbuds”. The Ju- “What I’ve Been Looking and Harlan Hubbard. Photo submitted by Mallory Henson. contact Dana Church at 580- nior division was for 3rd-6th For” together and was cho- graders and the Senior Divi- sen as the best overall Small 832-3356. On Nov. 11, Sweetwater The high school and ele- Program: “We had a good sion was for 7th-12th grad- Group. HHH Public School held its annu- mentary students sang sever- turnout and I’m proud of all Oklahoma State Univer- al Veterans Program. School al traditional songs together; Demolition of Structure sity, as an equal opportunity officials said this year’s Vet- afterward, they handed out the students that sang, ” he employer, complies with erans Program was special, patriotic hat pins to the Vet- said. ‘Sealed bids will be accepted by the City of Elk City at 320 W 3rd, all applicable federal and though, because it marked erans and thanked them for ‘noon on Friday December 13, 2019, for demolition of structures) property atthe following location: state laws regarding non- the 10th year the school has their services. School officials said not discrimination and affirma- had its Veterans Monument. This year for the meal, 2500 E HWY 66, Elk City, Ok, only was the Veterans Pro- tive action. Oklahoma State Linda Burckhalter, Laura El- Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Coats Legal Description: University is committed to len Witt and Charleen Carey made roast beef and fried gram a huge success, but it’s a policy of equal opportu- Owner: — Menon, Shari got together and bought a chicken, along with a cob- also another thing that sets nity for all individuals and large red, white,and blue bler that received several Please contnet City Hall for additional information. does not discriminate based the Sweetwater community wreath to honor the monu- compliments, Jamie Harrell 4n ease of tie, ccariest bid will be awarded. lust usese prproper on race, religion, age, sex, Demolition will need to be completed Mustwithin o r machinery machinery to(0 perform job. forty-five (45) days of opening and color, national origin, mari- ment and the veterans. said he liked the Veterans apart from others. awarding bids, Have something to share? Total for Demolition und cleaning above property is $, tal status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, NAME. disability, or veteran status ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER, with regard to employment, educational programs and Send it to The City of Elk City reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids. activities, and/or admis- sions. For more information, editor @ecdailynews.com visit httos:///eeo.okstate.edu.