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Page 10 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Saturday, May 16, 2020 Leedey announces top graduates Garcia Clinesmith Plains Technology Center, focusing on welding. Da- kota received the Rookie of the Year award at HPTC in welding. Dakota plans on pursuing a career in welding. Keaton Haney is the son of Matt and Leslie Haney. He is the senior class reporter. CHRISTE Keaton is involved in Ju- nior Chamber of Commerce, UAW GROUP Haney Goss baseball, and basketball. He was also the Bison basket- Edmund Carpenter and Ty Danna Goss, is involved ball team manager and stat- Goss top the list of Leedey in FFA, basketball, base- istician. Keaton plans on High School’s Class of ball and JCC. A four-year going straight into the work 2020. member of the Oklahoma force. They are Very High Hon- and National Honor Societ- Macias is the son of Alex ors graduates who earned a ies, Ty has been named to perfect 4.0 GPA during their the Superintendent’s Honor and Stormy Macias. He high school careers and are Roll for four years. He also loves to draw and is a very co-valedictorians. Also fin- helped lead the way to the talented artist and an avid ishing with Very High Hon- state basketball and baseball weight lifter. Jacob is plan- ors are Laken Clinesmith, tournaments in all four years ning to attend Southwestern David Garcia, Dakota Goff, ofhis high school career as a Oklahoma State University Keaton Haney, Jacob Ma- Bison. Ty plans on attending in the fall and major in pa- cias and Parker Ward. Redlands Community Col- Carpenter and Goss each lege and be a member of the thology. give an address at graduation livestock judging team in the Parker James Ward is and are recognized as being fall. the son of Mark and Car- rie Ward. He enjoys base- ranked number one in the class. Criteria for Very High Clinesmith is the daugh- ter of Micah and Patricia ball, basketball, and fishing Over 100 collective years experience help Honors include maintaining Clinesmith. She is involved a grade point of 3.8 to 4.0 in cheerleading and Junior as well as playing drums creditors and debtors through financie for grades nine through 12 Chamber of Commerce. for the Harvest Fellowship & while completing college- Laken is also the president praise and worship team. He loves to spend time with turbulence. - bound coursework. of Family Career and Com- Edmund Carpenter is the munity Leaders of America, his family and connecting son of Charles and LaCindra Friends of Rachel Club, with friends playing online Carpenter and the brother of and Student Council. After games. In his academic ca- Kahler Simmons, Karli Car- High School, Laken plans reer at Leedey, Parker has penter and Kirsten Carpen- on attending Oklahoma City been on the Superintendent’s ter. A four-year member of Dental Assisting School in Honor Roll all three years of the Oklahoma and National Midwest City. high school. He has been an Honor societies, Edmund Garcia is the son of Da- has been named to the Su- vid and Nydia Garcia. He active member of the aca- demic team, placing third in perintendent’s Honor Roll for four years. He plans to has been involved in NHS (National Honor Society), state twice and winning the Reorganization * Restructuring * Bankruptcy attend Southwestern Okla- Joe Cole’s Leadership team ONWAC conference twice. homa State University in and is a member of St. Peter CHRISTENSENLAWGROUP.COM He is also a member of the the fall and pursue a busi- Catholic Church. David has National Honor Society. He ness degree in accounting. been involved in baseball will be attending Redlands He is a very active student at Leedey High School, and is and basketball his whole life, and will try to play col- Community College in the 405.232.2020 580.302.6400 a member of the basketball and baseball teams. lege baseball. Goff, the son of Jason and fall where he will continue playing baseball at the col- Oklahoma City Clinton * Thomas Goss, the son of Kent and Tammy Goff, attended High legiate level. "God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7 It can ei- | ther go on top of the cross or it may fit under "Hope" “WHEN THEY BEGAN TO...PRAISE, THE LORD The Last Straw Seattle Man goes Nuts Destroying Several Homes with Bulldozer SET AMBUSHES AGAINST THE PEOPLE...WHO HAD COME AGAINST JUDAH,’ By Ed Wrather Have you ever lost it? Have you been down to the proverbial Last Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and Straw and someone piled more onto your back? Many of us have of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things Praise your way through that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him been, and most of us are not proud of our actions when it occurred. There is no law that says praising God is reserved for Church who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us Once when I lost it, | attacked a cousin, had him on the ground on Sunday. It can be a lifestyle: at work, at school, at home, exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you choking him, threatening verbally to kill him. It happened at school in the shower. Praise brings Gods presence, along with His may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corrup- during recess when | was in the fourth grade. No, | did not kill him or direct intervention. The Psalmist said, “I will bless the Lord at all tion that is in the world through lust. But also for this very reason, even really hurt him, but | am still ashamed of the way | acted. times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth." Ps 34:1. giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to As Christians, we do not want to ever come to the point in our lives Before David was a soldier or king, he killed Goliath with a knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to persever- when there is a Last Straw that breaks our back resulting in our sling-shot and a stone. You don't need an army to defeat Giants, ance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly acting in an inappropriate manner. To assure that we never arrive at just a well aimed Scripture backed up with a shout of Praise. kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will our Last Straw back breaking point we must tap into the divine na- So Praise your way through this unusual time in Jesus Name! be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus ture (2 Peter 1:4). Through being “partakers of the divine nature” we Christ. - 2 Peter 1:2-8 NKJV. can “...add to (your) faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge The Free Dictionary defines “The Last Straw” as “The last of a se- self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godli- ries of annoyances or disappointments that leads one to a final loss ness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness Join us Sunday - 10 a.m. of patience, temper, trust, or hope.” The dictionary says the saying love (2 Peter 1:5-7 NKJV).” @grandviewchurch.church comes from an old proverb, “It's the last straw that breaks the camel’s back.” It appears that quite a few people have experienced If we are to be “partakers of the divine nature” as the apostle Peter Grandview Church that “Last Straw” considering some of these headlines which were says, we must do what? We must have contact with the divine, with found on Drudge Report along with many others: God. 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