September 30, 2023 Issue, Page 8 of 18

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Comm unity 8 - The Elk City News September 30, 2023 GHAMRIONSHIRANCHI, Girl Scouts wnt Sent 30th 2023 Recruitment stor jt Dog 305: wea gpa Mod! Event Set ELK CITY - Girl Scouts West- tion has deepened its focus on ern Oklahoma will host an science, technology, engineer- informational meeting for ing and math (STEM), help- parents of girls interested in ing prepare girls for careers joininga local Girl Scout Troop once unavailable to them. Girl from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Scouts also learn business Oct. 7 at One Church, located skills and entrepreneurship at 200 E. Broadway Ave. through the Girl Scout Cookie Lynette Blevins, GS)WESTOK program. membership specialist, will To learn more about Girl present information on how Scouts Western Oklahoma for more than 100 years Girl or find information about Scouts has been providing op- future meetings, visit www. portunities for girls to grow gswestok.org, through friendships, mentor- Located in 39 Oklahoma ing and activities. Local vol- counties in the central, unteers will also assist girls southwest and northwest re- who attend with a Girl Scouts- gion of the state, Girl Scouts related activity. Western Oklahoma _ builds Reservations are required to girls of courage, confidence attend the meeting, Parents and character who make the Darren remains only 9 points should text the words “Elk world a better place. Through Bruce back from the seventeen year City” (405) 442-0684 to re- leadership-building programs, Continued from page 1. old race. These two have put serve their place. GSWESTOK offers girls path- ona show every night with two Girl Scouts is open to girls ways to explore their interests races being decided between of the top 20 in points have a and 100 points awarded to from kindergarten through - including STEAM (science, Stock class, with Adam Pear- 12th grade. Girl Scouts learn technology, engineering, them on the final turn of the son (#2) winning back to back hypothetical, mathematical each winner, even a spin out important life skills, benefit- art and math), healthy life- A-mains last month. Despite last lap, nothing less is expect- chance at grabbing the cham- ing girls in these five areas: styles and activities like our Pearson's recent charge up the ed this weekend. pionship. Another Woodward, could steal away the title. High Adventure Team and strong sense of self, positive standings, the championship In the USA Modified class, OK racer, Cole Traugott leads There will also be a guest values, challenge seeking, summer camps, and commu- will go to one of the two racers the situation is even more dra- the Modified class with two appearance by the Amarillo healthy relationships and nity service projects through who have battled side by side, matic. The Modifieds had the wins and 264 points. Behind community problem-solving, our Bronze, Silver and Gold lap after lap, all season. Other worst of the weather cancella- Fraugott, a pair of Elk City’s Street Stocks running a full In recent years, the organiza- awards. than Pearson's two wins, Clin- tions this year, only complet- own; Dustin Smith and Aus- event. It doesn’t get more ex- ton’s Race Elliott (#09) and ing three races at ECMP before tin Bonner are only four and citing than this, so go out to Elk City's Darren Stehr (#73) this weekend. Only 120 points eight points back respectively. have every other Feature win separate the top ten Modifieds With a make-up race from Aug between them. Elliott has four and they will get two A-mains 12 creating double features for Elk City Motorsports Park Sat- urday night and see what hap- Tree Seedling Sale Begins October 2 victories to Stehr’s two but on Saturday to duke it out. Any the Modifieds this Saturday pens. FEA Chapter Officers Attend Annual COLT Conference GOLDSBY — More than 30 varieties of tree seedlings na- Sponsored by Public Service Company tive to Oklahoma will be on sale beginning Monday, October 2. ‘The annual sale of seedlings intended for conservation plant- ing is highly anticipated and many of the more popular variet- mond, Oklahoma, served as ies sometimes sell out quickly. the keynote speaker for the Conservation tree seedlings are grown throughout the year conference. Barnes is an ac- at the OFS Forest Regeneration Center located in Goldsby. The complished professional goals of Oklahoma's Forest Regeneration Program are to keep speaker and leadership coach forestlands in forest, and to offer tree planting as a viable solu- who served as the state FFA tion to some of Oklahoma's most pressing environmental is- president in 2003-2004. sues. “In today's society, indi- “Trees provide so many benefits to our everyday lives. They viduals are presented with a filter clean air, provide fresh drinking water, stabilize climate, multitude of opportunities to and create homes for thousands of species of plants and ani- lead,” said Caleb Horne, state mals,” said OFS Assistant Director and Forest Management FFA president. “However, we Chief Craig Marquardt. “Our sale is a way to make available to often lose confidence in our- Oklahoma landowners the best specimens of the best species selves to step up and take ac- for each region.” ‘The State Nursery sells over 30 varieties of trees and tion. This year’s COLT Confer- shrubs, chosen for their ability to meet the challenges of Okla ence theme, ‘Empower? aims homa's tough climate. Years of selecting from the best seed to equip students with the con- sources available for each species and careful growing practices fidence they need to be leaders in our nursery have resulted in seedlings adaptable to a wide in their local communities and range of planting conditions. Talk to our Regeneration Staffor FFA chapters. We all have spe- your local Service Forester for recommendations for your area cial gifts and talents. As future and how to properly plant seedlings. leaders, it is imperative that we Seedlings are distributed as bare-root and containerized empower our youth to make and can be planted for several different purposes including VW the most of every leadership timber production, wildlife habitat improvement, erosion opportunity they are given so control and windbreaks. The State Nursery also has special op- Officers of the Elk City FFA The eight state FFA offi- attended the conference. The that they, in turn, can empow- tions available including Genetically Improved Southern Pines chapter participated in the cers planned and conducted event aims to encourage stu- er others to do the same.” and Conservation Planting Packets. 2023 Oklahoma FFA this year’s conference, which dents to know their role, iden- Officers attending from the For more information about the sale, to download a PDF Chapter Officer Leadership was based on the theme “Em- tify their strengths, and carry Elk City chapter were: copy of the 2023-2024 seedling catalog, or to learn more about Training Conference Sept. 19 power.” Elected officers from their weight as chapter FFA Name Office the best trees to plant in your area, visit ag.ok.gov/shop or at the Great Plains Technology each of the 65 high school FFA officers. Tayte Shelton contact the State Nursery in Goldsby at [email protected] or 405- Center in Lawton, Oklahoma. chapters in the Southwest area Kelly Barnes, from Ed- Aubry Shelton 288-2385. 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Last year the company ing education and diversity, Arbor Day Foundation on be- of hungry kids around the Grants will be made avail- awarded grants to nearly 60 including the Emma Bowen half of customers who switch world. Since 2018, the Cable President and CEO. able across communities nonprofits, including organi- Foundation and the National to paperless billing. 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