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October’s meeting of Beckham/ Roger Mills Retired Educators was held Friday the 13th, 2023 at Elk City’s United Methodist Church. The meeting room reflected sights and sounds of Halloween as President Linda Long welcomed members Mary Fern Carpenter, Cathy Lewis, Judy Haught, Cindy Wood, Carla Garrison, Larry Long, Tana Feldman, June Lovelace, Gwen Pasby, Glenda Ivins, Jan Attocknie, Dennis McRee, Stephanie Malone, Dana Anderson, Mary Beth Mahanay, Becky Newlin, Joyce Roberts and guest Pam Holland.

Rotary Students of the Month attend the Rotary meetings Thursday at noon in the Elks Lodge. They introduce themselves, tell about their future plans, and what is happening at school. The September Students of the Month are Emily Lowrance and Jackson Ivester, and the October Students of the Month are Anna Galloway and Jack Morgan. Anna Galloway was not present.

Senior of 2024 Taylor Wilson of Elk City, Oklahoma is 18 years old. She is the daughter of Brandy Loyd and Johnny ‘Lance’ Wilson. She is also the step daughter of David Loyd and Peggy Sue Prather. Sister of Kristyn Posadas. Taylor grew up and has lived in Canute/Elk City all of her life. She enjoys going outdoors, reading, and art. Taylor will be Attending her last year of Upward Bound this summer. She is a part of Upward Bound, STUCO and Library/Office Aide. She plans on attending SWOSU in Weatherford, OK in the Fall of 2024 to study for a Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship and Management. Then hopes to move northeast out of state working in Corporate Administration.

Hello, my name is Emily Cantwell, I am 18 years old, and a senior in the class of 2024 at Canute Public Schools. I am the daughter of Crystal Foust and Jason Cantwell. I have grown up in canute pretty much my whole life. I have played basketball and softball since I could walk and have played varsity for Canute all four years. I am FCA president, Student Council president, and a part of The National Honors Society. I have not decided on a college or a major yet, but I know God has a plan so I am just waiting on his timing.

Western Technology Center is committed to educating people for success and that means students are work ready. In 1995 the Sayre campus of Western Technology Center opened with training opportunities for high school and adult students in 5 career fields.

Oklahoma HOSA is in full swing. Fifty-three Western Technology Center students attended the Oklahoma HOSA Fall Leadership conference on October 17th in Norman, OK. Oklahoma HOSA Future Health Professionals is a student organization for any high school or career tech student that is interested in the medical field. Over 34 career tech and school districts from across the state make up the over 8000-member strong organization.

Canute October Star Students

SOUTHEAST Blue River: October 10. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 75°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, topwater lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, rocks, shorelines, and weed beds. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, punch bait, and stinkbait around brush structure, channels, and rocks. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

From a nutritional standpoint, cattle basically need protein, energy, vitamins, minerals and water. Assuming free choice vitamin/mineral and water is in adequate supply, most nutritional supplementation and feeding focuses primarily on the crude protein (CP) and energy (TDN) needs of cattle. Furthermore, nutritional needs of cattle vary by age, size, stage of production, environmental conditions and weather, gender, breed and other factors (like level of milk production). In any nutritional program it is imperative to determine the objective of why we are feeding or supplementing. After defining our goal, we can minimize input costs and maximize our profit potential by evaluating feeds based on nutrient content as opposed to just looking at the price per ton or bag.

Rosslyn Biggs, DVM, OSU Cooperative Extension State Extension Beef Cattle Veterinarian Dana Zook, OSU Cooperative Extension Northwest Area Livestock Specialist

STILLWATER, Okla. – The 2018 Farm Bill expired on Sept. 30, 2023, as government officials focused on passing a 45-day continuation of the federal budget.

Oklahoma’s attorney general on Friday sued to stop the nation’s first publicly-funded religious charter school.