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The Elk City News SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025 • 11 CBA NEWS Oklahomans Encouraged to Contact 811 Before Digging [Oklahoma City, OK] – April ognizing the importance of con- By calling 811 or submitting York Stock Exchange under the typically marks the start of the tacting 811 before their shovels a request at okie811.org, pro- symbol “OGS.” ONE Gas is in- spring planting season, home or excavating equipment hits fessional locators will mark the cluded in the S&P Mid-Cap 400 improvement projects and large- the ground – regardless of the underground facilities within Index and is one of the largest scale excavations. It's also Nation- size of the digging project. After the designated project area with natural gas utilities in the United al Safe Digging Month, and Okla- taking the pledge, residents are flags and/or paint at no cost to the States. homa Natural Gas is reminding automatically entered into a ran- home or business owner. Once For more information, visit the residents to contact 811 before dom drawing to win a free tree in the project is marked, be aware websites at oklahomanaturalgas. any digging project – big or small. partnership with the Arbor Day of the tolerance zone: a minimum com or onegas.com. For the latest To celebrate those who commit to Foundation, the largest nonprofit of two feet. Hand or soft dig tech- news about Oklahoma Natural safe digging practices by taking membership organization dedi- niques should be used within this Gas, follow us on X, Facebook the pledge, participants will have cated to planting trees in the U.S. area. and LinkedIn. a chance to win a free tree. Winners of the tree giveaway will Learn more about safe dig- "Safe digging is essential to have the opportunity to pick the ging and take the pledge at be- ABOUT THE ARBOR DAY protecting our communities, type of tree they wish to plant and adigherooklahoma.com for your FOUNDATION preventing service disruptions receive information about energy chance to win a free tree. The Arbor Day Foundation is a and keeping everyone safe,” says savings gained from their tree. global nonprofit inspiring people Trey Pool, manager of public DIGITAL TOOLKIT: to plant, nurture, and celebrate awareness and damage pre- WHY CONTACT 811? Access b-roll, Safe Digging trees. They foster a growing com- vention for Oklahoma Natural With any digging project, Month flyer and graphics here. munity of more than 1 million Gas. “Through the Safe Digging whether planting a tree or repair- leaders, innovators, planters, and Pledge and tree giveaway, we’re ing a sprinkler system, there is a ABOUT OKLAHOMA NATU- supporters united by their bold reminding Oklahomans that sim- high probability of underground RAL GAS belief that a more hopeful future ply contacting 811 before digging facilities below the site, such as Oklahoma Natural Gas pro- can be shaped through the power can prevent costly damages and natural gas pipelines, electric ca- vides safe, clean and reliable of trees. For more than 50 years, hazards. This initiative not only bles or water lines. The best way natural gas to serve more than they've answered critical need promotes responsible digging but to avoid damage and injury or 918,000 residential, commercial with action, planting more than Corn Bible students baking hundreds of dozens of delicious schnetka, full of cinna- also supports a greener, healthier loss of service is to contact 811 at and industrial customers in Okla- half a billion trees alongside their mon, sugar and cream. The bake sale doors open at 10am on Saturday, April 5. Go environment for all." least 48 hours, excluding the date homa. We are the largest natu- partners. And this is only the be- and get them. of notification, weekends and ral gas distributor in the state in ginning. DIG HERO TREE GIVEAWAY holidays, before digging starts to terms of customers. We are a di- The Arbor Day Foundation is Oklahoma residents can pri- learn the approximate location vision of ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE: a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pursuing CBA Students Place at SWIM Contest oritize safety by taking the 2025 Safe Digging Pledge at bead- of buried facilities in your area. Contacting 811 is free, and it’s the OGS), a stand-alone, 100 percent regulated, publicly traded natural a future where all life flourishes through the power of trees. Learn Corn Bible Academy stu- onometry and 3rd in Physics. igherooklahoma.com, and rec- law. gas utility that trades on the New more at arborday.org. dents participated in the an- Samantha Rother placed 1st in nual Southwestern Interscho- American Literature and 1st in lastic Meet at SWOSU on Thursday, March 27th. The annual academic event brings students from across central English Literature. Cami Moran placed 3rd in Spanish II, 2nd in Plane Trigonometry, and tied for 1st in Physics. CANUTE and western Oklahoma to com- Emma Miller placed 1st in pete in a wide variety of aca- General Humanities. Alex King demic contests. The schools are placed 3rd in Algebra II. Brylie grouped by size with Corn Bible Driskill placed 1st in Geometry. Academy competing in class Luke Zybach placed 1st in Mod- III which includes schools with ern Mathematics, 2nd in Amer- less than 150 students in high ican History and tied for 1st in school. Physics. CBA students that were rec- Corn Bible Academy was the ognized for their achievements class III winner is the Language include: Braxton Driskill placed and Literature division, the 2nd in Music Fundamentals Mathematics division, and the and 2nd in Leadership. Vince Physical Sciences division. The DuBois placed 3rd in Biology Corn Bible Academy students II. August Dobrinski placed 2nd also received the Sweepstakes in General Technology II. Zack Award for accumulating the Zybach placed 2nd in Anatomy most total points in class III for & Physiology, 1st in Plane Trig- the 2025 competition. 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