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The 88th Annual Meeting of Cherokee Strip Credit Union was held on Monday, March 29, 2021 at Pioneer Technology Center. During the meeting, Howard Sissel was presented an Excellence in Service Award for 36 years with the Credit Union, including 29 years as its former Chief Executive Officer. As noted in the Credit Union’s 2020 Annual Report, Don Lockwood also received this Award for his 30 years of volunteer leadership. Director of Technology & Logistics Mark Love was recognized for his 18-year service anniversary, as was Stacey Calderon for her recent promotion to Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer.

Author and motivational speaker Willie Spears spoke to Northern Oklahoma College students at both Enid and Tonkawa on Wednesday. Spears had a simple message to NOC students by using NOC as an acronym for “Navigating Obstacle Courses.” He explained that obstacles are part of life and have to be navigated.

Crowded into a tiny plane, 1,000 feet above the water off Georgia, the surveyors look down in search of a disturbance — a long splash, or a dark patch amid all that blue. In the aberration, they might see nothing at all, or they could find dolphins, a turtle, a manta ray, some manatees.

The Ponca City Public School District would like to congratulate their March, 2021 Employee Recognition Award Winners. Certified Employee of the Month is Jason Collins, Physical Education Teacher at Trout Elementary. The Support Employee of the Month is Kelly Firnekas, Custodian at Washington Prekindergarten Center. The March Friend of Education is NewPoint Church of Ponca City. The district and Board of Education greatly appreciate the contributions from these exemplary employees and community supporters!

Brian Surber is the first assistant district attorney for Rogers, Mayes, and Craig Counties and has spent a quarter century in law enforcement. Surber was born in Ponca City and graduated from PO-HI in 1989. He also moved back to Ponca City after law school and served as an assistant district attorney for the Kay County District Attorney’s Office for 8 years.

“I can look you in the eye and just about tell sincerity in somebody,” said Dorothy WhiteHorse DeLaune, who built an enduring friendship with a then-10-year-old German actress on a New Mexico movie set.

So here it is, Zack Snyder’s director’s cut of Justice League. This version of the film is intended to be Snyder’s original vision, with the theatrical cut by Joss Whedon removing many elements or changing scenes following Snyder leaving the project after the death of his daughter.

Frontier FFA member, Brayden Rexford was awarded Reserve Grand Champion in the Ag Mechanics contest at Oklahoma Youth Expo on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The leather banner and Trophy were created by Blackwell small business, The Crazy Rooster. (Photo by Denise Rexford)