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Crescent Coop Associationremains strong and is work-ing toward a better year forits farmer members.

“The welcome rain we’vehad earlier this year aftermonths of drought, this yearlooks good,” ManagerCharles LeMay said.

Crescent Coop will con-tinue taking rye at its Doverlocation, a service it began in2009.

The coop continues to of-fer grain sales and storage,feed, animal health supplies,tire service, oil, grease andfertilizer sales and applica-tion, including dry, liquid andanydrous ammonia.

Located at 215 E. Madisonin Crescent, the CrescentCoop has been part of theCrescent and area businesscommunity since 1949.

The coop is directed by aboard of directors consistingof Charles Emmerich, presi-dent; Emmit Branson, vicepresident; Mike Rigdon, sec-retary, and Kevin Carey andDennis Bileu, members.

Cimarron Electric Coop-erative would not exist todayif residents of Kingfisher,Blaine and Major counties didnot join together in 1936 inthe common cause of bring-ing electricity to rural areas ofNorthwest Oklahoma.

Early cooperative mem-bers helped cut trees, set polesand string wire and the $5membership fee was fre-quently paid “in kind” or overtime.

“We took eggs and every-thing else in order to collectthe $5 fee,” the late Roy C.Boecher said once, reminisc-ing about the cooperative’searly days. “We formed a pay-out plan where they could payit out at 10 cents a month.”

Nearly 80 years later, thecooperative has expanded toserve a nine-county servicearea and is still providing thelatest technology to its cus-tomers.

For more than a year,Cimarron customers have hadaccess to “Smart Hub” appsthrough both the Apple andAndroid marketplace to al-low remote access to theirhome or business electricityaccount.

The mobile technology al-lows customers to monitortheir electrical consumption,pay bills, request service up-grades and report outages orother programs through theirsmartphones, tablets and

computers.“Each month, the number

of customers that are usingSmart Hub continues togrow,” Jeff Hyatt, Cimarron’schief operating officer, said.“Our customers are really tak-ing hold of this new technol-ogy and using it to improvetheir energy usage.”

Cimarron employees alsoare making use of the tech-nology, with linemen armedwith tablets to improve re-sponse time and service.

As outages are reported,linemen are notified and up-dated wirelessly, allowingthem to remain in the field.

Cimarron Electric alsomaintains an outage map onits website to keep customersupdated on the progress ofrestoring service.

A more detailed map atthe cooperative’s dispatchcenter carries a superimposeddisplay of GPS locations ofthe trucks in the field, allow-ing for better utilization ofresources and greater safetyfor linemen.

In the last 77 years,Cimarron Electric Cooperativehas experienced many changesand seen technology improvereliability, affordability and ac-countability.

Cimarron is proud of itspast, but will continue to buildand bring improvements toits members through the lat-est technology.

Cimarron Electriccustomers, linemenenjoy mobile access

Throughout the month ofOctober, special events are heldacross America to celebrate thecooperative business modeland its strong emphasis on eth-ics, member cooperation andhow cooperatives make a dif-ference in the world.

National Co-op Month be-came an October event in 1930,as a way for cooperatives todemonstrate the power of thecooperative principles and howcooperatives strengthen theeconomy, provide jobs andsupport communities.

According to the NationalCooperative Business Associa-tion, there are over 29,000 co-operative businesses in the U.S.,owned by more than 30 mil-lion people; and, cooperativesgenerate approximately 2 mil-lion jobs each year.

Cooperatives play a vitalrole in the economy, especiallyin times of slow job growth.

Pioneer Telephone Coop-erative, as the third largest tele-phone cooperative in the U.S.,and recognized as an industryleader in rural telecommuni-cations, is proud to be a part ofNational Cooperative Month,General Manager Richard Ruhlsaid.

Cooperatives are an every-day part of life in the U.S. –every minute of every day co-operatives are impacting thelives of Americans.

Cooperatives are a power-ful economic force because theyare owned by those they serve.The customers who use acooperative’s products and-orservices also share in the mar-gins.

“Cooperatives are em-braced globally because theircommon characteristic ofdemocratic control speaks tothe American spirit,” Ruhl said.

“Participation in coopera-tives allows people from allwalks of life to reap the ben-efits of a joint endeavor whilemaintaining the independencewe so cherish in the U.S. Everymember-owner has a voice andcontributes to their organiza-tion. As a cooperative mem-ber-owner you have demo-cratic control and can impactthe future of your cooperative– your voice speaks louder thanthe bottom line.”

“Community is not justwhere we work, it’s why wework,” Ruhl added. “Coop-eratives are motivated to servetheir members, not outside in-vestors. At a time when oureconomy is struggling, it isimportant to remember thattens of thousands of coopera-

tively owned businesses focuson their members, not justprofit. It’s a critical part ofwhat drives our actions, mak-ing us a more integral part ofthe communities we serve”.

Pioneer Telephone Coop-erative held a Customer Ap-preciation Day in all businessoffices in August and cel-ebrated the 25th Anniversaryof Pioneer Cellular in the Enidmarket area at the Randolphand Garriott retail centers.

Refreshments were servedand registration gifts weregiven to the customers whovisited the telephone coopera-tive retail centers as well as thePioneer Cellular retail centersin Enid. Customers were alsoinvited to register for specialprize drawings given awaythroughout the day.

Every day, Pioneer goesbeyond its core business dem-onstrating its community com-mitment.

This year, Pioneer employ-ees rallied to raise money forthe “American Red Cross Okla-homa Relief Fund,” which wasestablished to help the Maytornado victims.

Pioneer Employees donated$9,800, along with a matchingdonation from Pioneer andCoBank for a grand total of$29,400 which was donatedtoward the relief efforts.

Pioneer also made a “directline” to the North Pole for chil-dren to call during the Christ-mas season, resulting in morethan 2,900 calls to Santa .

Pioneer has provided thiscommunity service to young-sters for more than 43 years.Pioneer also continues its com-mitment to students throughits College and TechnologyScholarship Program, withmore than $814,927.27 paid inscholarships since theprogram’s inception in 1991.

Pioneer’s Marketing De-partment continues its E-911and Internet safety programswith elementary studentsthroughout our service areaemphasizing the importance ofknowing how and when to call911, as well as the use of safetyprecautions while on theInternet.

Pioneer again partneredwith Chisholm Trail Technol-ogy Center during the 2012holiday season donating morethan 1,800 food items to“Partner’s Pantry” to replen-ish food banks throughout thelocal communities in our ser-vice area and hosted a “Part-ners for Life” CommunityBlood Drive in April, receiving

60 successful donations.For this year’s food drive,

Pioneer partnered with theOklahoma Agriculture Coun-cil to collect food the entiremonth of October.

In May, the Cellular Net-work Partnership, doing busi-ness as Pioneer Cellular, com-pleted the conversion of theformer Cellular One custom-ers to the Pioneer Cellular 3Gand 4G LTE network.

Pioneer’s 4G LTE and 3GEVDO wireless coverage to theI-40 west corridor, along withthe key economic hub commu-nities of Weatherford, Clinton

and Elk City, will be an up-grade and benefit to customersin this area.

Pioneer Cellular was estab-lished in 1988 and serves cus-tomers in 40 counties in Okla-homa and 14 counties in south-ern Kansas and provides na-tionwide 4G LTE and 3G LTEcoverage through roaming al-liances with Verizon Wireless.

Along with 4G LTE and 3GEVDO wireless coverage, Pio-neer Cellular also providesadvanced mobility services anddata applications such as video,picture, text messaging andhigh-speed web browsing.

The Cellular One acquisi-tion demonstrated PioneerCellular’s commitment to ex-pand its wireless business, toimprove services and technol-ogy and to improve the qualityof life for customers living andworking in western Oklahoma.

As a participant in theVerizon Wireless LTE in RuralAmerica Program, PioneerCellular began constructionand launch of the 4G LTE net-work in rural counties and com-munities in western and south-ern Oklahoma in April 2012.

Once fully completed,Pioneer’s 4G LTE network will

cover more than 260,000 peoplein 21 counties across nearly17,000 miles in central, westernand southern Oklahoma.

The expanded wireless ser-vice will enable Pioneer Cellu-lar and Verizon Wireless cus-tomers to enjoy high-speeddata services within Pioneer’scoverage areas and providePioneer customers with accessto Verizon’s 4G LTE networkthroughout the U.S.

Pioneer Cellular’s participa-tion in the LRA program willbenefit wireless customers aswell as Verizon Wireless cus-

Outlookbright forCrescentCoop

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Pioneer Telephone celebrates National Coop Month

[See Pioneer Page 4B]

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In observance of NationalCooperative Month held inOctober, Pioneer Telephonejoined cooperative membersof the OK Ag Coop Council tohost a month-long commu-nity food drive, which endsThursday.

The food drive will help torestock shelves of local foodpantries, throughout commu-nities in Pioneer’s service areaand additional areas of othermember companies of the OKAg Coop Council.

According to RegionalFood Bank of Oklahoma, onein four children in Oklahomastruggles with hunger andone in three children lives ator below the poverty level.

Oklahoma is one of thehungriest states in the nation– ranking among the top fivein food insecurity.

“Cooperatives are vital tothe state and its economy andin recognition of this Gov.Fallin has issued a proclama-tion declaring October Coop-erative Month in Oklahoma.By partnering together, wecan provide more awarenessof the need to help our localfriends and neighbors, whomay be in need of assistance,”Kinsey Money, executive di-rector of OK Ag Coop Coun-cil, said.

Some suggested food itemsinclude peanut butter, jelly,pasta, spaghetti sauce, cannedvegetables, macaroni andcheese, canned stew, cannedtuna, powdered milk, rice andbeans.

Donated food items maybe dropped off at any PioneerTelephone or Pioneer Cellu-

lar business office location orany participating OK AgCoop Council member loca-tion through Thursday.

To view a complete list ofmember locations, visitwww.okagcoop.council.

Food drive commemoratesNational Coop Month

OUT WITH THE OLD — Demolition of thePlains Partners feed mill (above) is currentlytaking place to make room for an addition tothe train loader. “We don’t use it and haven’tfor some time. We have ideas in the works forwhat we want to do with that property,”Minton said. Construction of the feed millbegan August 1980 after the Old Gray Mill,previously known as the Kingfisher Mill andElevator Company burned in October 1979.Plains Partners is leasing track and scales andproviding a train engine to move railroad carsto Wildcat Mineral (right) to transport sand tofrac oil wells. The sand originates in Wisconsinand is unloaded at grain elevators inWoodward, Weatherford and Kingfisher, thenmoved by truck to wellsites. “It adds to ourcash flow and is a lucrative service we are ableto offer right now,” Minton said. [TIMES-FREE PRESS Staff Photos]

About 600 eligible patronsof Plains Partners will sharein the distribution of nearly$300,000 in cash patronageand equity during 2013 basedon business they’ve con-ducted with the company.

“We’re extremely proudthat we can provide this tre-mendous return to our cus-tomers and owners,” JayMinton, general manager,said. “One of the most impor-tant ways we help producersgrow is by delivering an eco-nomic return on the businessthey do with Plains Partners.

“This, along with the qual-ity energy and crop inputs,crop marketing and serviceswe provide year-round – un-derscores the added value ofbeing a cooperative systemowner and customer.

“Through their ownershipin a cooperative like PlainsPartners, not only do theyhave access to products andservices, they also share inour success and that of theintegrated CHS system.

“This enables all of us toinvest in the future of our lo-cal producers, this businessand our community.”

Plains Partners is a locallycontrolled division of CHSInc., the nation’s leading pro-ducer-owned cooperative.

During 2013, Plains Part-ners will allocate a total of$708,500 in patronage divi-dends to its eligible custom-ers based on business donefrom Sept. 1, 2011, to Aug. 31,2012, of which $300,000 is be-ing paid out in cash.

Overall, CHS expects to re-turn up to a record $600 mil-lion during its 2013 fiscal yearin cash patronage, equity re-demptions and dividendspaid on preferred stock tonearly 1,200 eligible coopera-tives and nearly 50,000 indi-vidual members and othersin 50 states.

CHS net income for its fis-cal year ending Aug. 31, 2012,was $1.26 billion.

Patronage is based on busi-ness done with CHS duringfiscal year 2012, while equityredemptions represent retire-ment of ownership in CHSearned in past years.

Since it was established in1998, CHS has returned morethan $3.1 billion in cash to itsowners.

If they have not alreadydone so, individuals who

Crescent Coop’s store hoursare 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and 8 a.m. tonoon on Saturday.

During harvest season, thecoop remains open as long asfarmers are bringing in theircrops.

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have reached age 70 and rep-resentatives fo the estates ofdeceased members are en-couraged to contact JayMinton and request redemp-tion of their equity.

CHS makes equity re-demptions to eligible indi-vidual direct membersthroughout the year, basedon attaining age 70 or estateretirements, but potentiallyeligible individuals must ini-tiate contact.

Members of Plains Part-ners board of directors in-clude: Carl Schroeder andMichael Peters, both ofOkarche, Kenny Davis ofGuthrie and Bob Karlin andDon Weathers, both ofHinton.

Plains Partners has officesin Okarche, Kingfisher,Hennessey, Omega andHinton.

CHS was established in1998 with the merger of Cenex

and Harvest States Coopera-tives and is the largest coop-erative of any kind in the U.S.

Plains Partners is one ofmore than 300 locally con-trolled rural retail locationsowned by CHS Inc. and pro-viding agricultural inputs, en-ergy products, grain market-ing and other supplies andservices to local producersand consumers.

CHS, a Fortune 100 com-pany, supplies energy, cropnutrients, grain marketingservices, livestock feed, foodand food ingredients, alongwith business solutions in-cluding insurance, financialand risk management ser-vices.

The company operates pe-troleum refineries and pipe-lines and manufactures, mar-kets and distributes Cenexbrand refined fuels, lubri-cants, propane and renewableenergy products.

Plains Partners to distribute $300Kin 2013 cash patronage, dividends

Donate

Join us in celebrating cooperative month by bringing

non-perishable foods to the Pioneer Retail Center at

202 W. Broadway, throughout the month of October.

All donations will stay local.

The Cooperative Way

Cooperatives are dedicated to serving our

communities. Help us make sure local food banks

are stocked for the holidays!

Celebrate Cooperative Month

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Farm Credit’s mission was and is to provide long-term loans for homes and land, as well as short-term loans for production – to raise crops, buy livestock, and keep farms and ranches in operation.

The Production Credit system was founded on a simple, but important insight: it’s farmers and ranchers with agricultural experience who can best determine credit needs. It is this key difference – having a lender who under-stands agriculture – that has made Farm Credit’s production-based lending successful for so many decades. Today, production-based lending remains an integral component of the Farm Credit System. —History Associates

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tomers by accelerating the ben-efits of high speed mobilebroadband to rural areas where4G LTE mobility is not cur-rently available.

On the telephone side of thebusiness, Pioneer has been con-centrating on expanding high-speed Internet services with thedeployment of very high speedDSL or VDSL and Fiber to theHome.

This technology allows Pio-neer to continue to use its cop-per plant while driving higherbandwidth services closer tothe customer.

The telecommunicationsindustry remains in the midstof extreme regulatory uncer-tainty, Ruhl said.

The Federal Communica-tions Commission has pro-posed a new telecom policyinitiative to Congress, referredto as the “National BroadbandPlan” or NBP.

As proposed, the NBPwould drastically change theway rural companies such asPioneer are able to continue toprovide affordable telecom andbroadband services to mem-ber-customers in rural Okla-homa.

For many years PioneerTelephone has relied on theUniversal Service Fund in or-der to provide affordable tele-phone service to customers inrural Oklahoma.

Today, the FCC is focusedon bringing affordable “broad-band” service to all Americansand shifting the cost supportmechanisms away from tradi-tional landline telephone ser-vice Pioneer has provided forover 60 years.

The NBP proposes to elimi-nate the Universal ServiceFund, the keystone buildingblock of affordable telecommu-nication services in ruralAmerica, Ruhl said.

“In a nutshell, the NBP pro-poses to shift more of the costof providing telecom andbroadband services in ruralservice areas to our members-customers. There are manydiscussions and political battlestaking place within our Indus-try that will ultimately have adrastic impact on the way weoperate our business,” Ruhlsaid.

“We are very concernedabout the impact the proposedinitiatives of the NBP will haveon the future viability of ourbusiness and the provision oftelecom and broadband ser-vices to rural western Okla-homa and have voiced our con-cerns and opposition of thisplan to the FCC as well as ourCongressional delegation.

“With the monumentalchanges proposed by the FCCunder the National BroadbandPlan, we recognize the pro-found effect this plan will haveon the future of our business.”

Pioneer Telephone Coop-erative, Inc., an industry leaderin rural telecommunicationsservices, is a multi-service tele-communications corporationproviding communicationsproducts and services to morethan 150,000 customer-mem-bers in 76 communities encom-passing 30 Oklahoma countiesin western Oklahoma.

For more information aboutPioneer, please call 1(888)782-2667 or visit its website,www.ptci.com.

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CORRECTION – Kingfisher Roundup Club PresidentJim Savage, right, visits with Lions Club member NickMartin, after a recent Lions Club program. The photo wasmisidentified in the Wednesday, Oct. 20, edition of theTimes and Free Press.

Okarche ElementarySchool officials have an-nounced the honor rolls forthe first nine weeks as follow:

Superintendent’sSixth grade – Emily Hawk,

Ty Smith and Graci Willcutt.Fifth grade – Ember Black,

Blake Henrichs, MadisonOwens, Jack Schroeder andLexi Wilson.

Fourth grade – AdysonArms, Jayden Burleson andRyen Wittrock.

Third grade – Riley Black,

Madelyn Devault, TysonEndres, Jaike Henrichs, WyattLovins, Jalie Rother, BrodySadler, Landon Weeres andKaylie Wilson.

Second grade – KeraAvilez, Allison Gangle, Madi-son Nance, Jadyn Rother,Afton Shirey, Anna Shirey andGunnar Smith.

Principal’sSixth grade – Preston

Hawk, Rachel McDowell,Rylie Phillips, Dakota Whiteand Cassidy Williams.

Fifth grade – CarsonBaustert, Haley Coffey, KoriCox, Jayton Crider, EmmaLabat, Kody McSwain, RileyOsterholt, Tyler Peters, EmmaReherman and Justin Will-iams.

Fourth grade – ConnorBomhoff, Evan Endres, PaytonKerby, Cassye Mayo and Sa-vannah Mingus.

Third grade – Kylie Bailey,Bryce Hansen, Jase Highfill,Colin Kroener, JoannaMartinez, Lucas McNeall,Caden Schieber and KalebSchroeder.

Second grade – RylieBomhoff, Trey Burden, JillGlazier, Kylie Harvie, AlexHawk, Kort Hughes, NateLeck, Tanner McMillin andJake Muret.

Okarche Elementaryhonor rolls announced

By Trisha GedonThe neighborhood is team-

ing with ghosts, goblins,witches and princesses. A bigbowl of candy is ready by thefront door. Children are ex-cited and ready to go trick-or-treating.

While the children, andparents for that matter, areexcited for the yearly tradi-tion of going door to door tocollect candy, other membersof your household may not bequite as thrilled.

Halloween, although funfor children and adults, can befrightening, and even hazard-ous, for your pets, said Dr.Elisabeth Giedt, director ofContinuing Education, Exten-sion and Community Engage-ment at the Center for Veteri-nary Health Sciences at Okla-homa State University.

Your pets can becomealarmed with all of the extraactivity in your home, yourdoorbell ringing often and thestrange costumes, Giedt said.A lot of dogs feel they are theguardians or protectors oftheir home. They may feelthreatened when a strangercomes into their area andcould possibly bite or scratchsomeone. It’s important for petowners to make preparationsfor their animals before Hal-loween to help keep them fromgetting scared and confusedonce all of the activity begins.

Pet owners may want toconsider putting their animalsin an area where they will feelsafe. This may be in a cratewith a favorite toy or treat, orit could be inside a room in thehouse that is not near all of theactivity.

Pet owners also need to beaware of the dangers of ani-mals accidentally ingestingthose Halloween treats, espe-cially the chocolate variety.

Giedt said the cocoa inchocolate can be poisonous forcats and dogs. The darker thechocolate, the more deadly itcan be. In addition, Xylitol, anartificial sweetener used inmany types of chewing gumand baked goods, has beenshown to be poisonous todogs.

It is not just the candy itselfthat can pose a danger to yourpets.

Some pets will consume apiece of candy whole, includ-ing the wrapper. This can po-tentially cause an intestinalblockage, she said. If you be-lieve your pet has consumedcandy or any other potentiallydangerous foods, contact yourveterinarian immediately. Aquick response could saveyour pet’s life.

If you have decorations inyour home such as balloons,pumpkins or candles, makesure they are not accessible toyour pets. An excited animal

could knock over a candle andstart a fire or suffer burns.

With the front door open-ing and closing many timesover the course of the evening,it is vital for your animals tohave proper identification inthe event they get out of thehouse. A tag with your nameand phone number, or micro-chip identification, will makeit more likely for you to bereunited with your pet.

Halloween can be a lot offun for children and adults,but nothing can ruin the funfaster than an emergency tripto the hospital, or to the vet-erinarian because your pet gotinto the candy bowl or be-came scared enough to scratchor bite a trick-or-treater, Giedtsaid. Keeping your pet safeduring the holiday will helpensure everyone has a fun andmemorable evening.

Keep your pets safe during HalloweenOSU NEWS RELEASE

Area oil reportWELLS COMPLETED

Canadian: Devon Energy Pro-duction Co. LP; Ted 30-13N-8WNo. 1H Well; SW1/4 SE1/4 SE1/4SE1/4 (SL) of 30-13N-08W; 139barrels oil per day, 1,203,000 cu-ft.gas per day; TD 16,481.

Devon Energy Production Co.LP; Tom Horn 7-13-9 No. 7H Well;SW1/4 SE1/4 SE1/4 SW1/4 (SL) of07-13N-09W; 2,925,000 cu-ft. gasper day, 99 barrels oil per day; TD17,515.

Devon Energy Production Co.LP; Tom Horn 7-13-9 No. 8H Well;SW1/4 SE1/4 SE1/4 SW1/4 (SL) of07-13N-09W; 4,538,000 cu-ft. gasper day, 193 barrels oil per day; TD17,509.

Garfield: Plymouth ExplorationLLC; Charlene No. 1-2H Well; S1/2SW1/4 SE1/4 SE1/4 (SL) of 02-24N-04W; 128 barrels oil per day,695,000 cu-ft. gas per day; TD9,503.

INTENT TO DRILLCanadian: Devon Energy Pro-

duction Co. LP; Chiles 35-13N-10WNo. 6H Well; NE1/4 NW1/4 NE1/4NW1/4 (SL) of 02-12N-10W; TD18,215.

Logan: McMillin CC&Co. Inc.;Hump and Eddie Lou No. 1 Well; CNE1/4 SW1/4 of 34-18N-02W; TD5,650.

Stephens Production Co.;Carma No. 1-25H Well; SW1/4SW1/4 SE1/4 SE1/4 (SL) of 25-18N-03W; TD 10,400.

Stephens Production Co.; JonesNo. 2-8-4H Well; NE1/4 NW1/4NW1/4 NW1/4 (BHL) of 04-16N-04W; TD 11,850.

Sundance Energy OklahomaLLC dba SEO, LLC; Davis 16-3-26No. 1 HM Well; SW1/4 SE1/4 SW1/4 SW1/4 (SL) of 23-16N-03W; TD10,200.

[Ed. Note: A portion of thisarticle was inadvertently left outof the Sunday Times and FreePress, so we are reprinting ithere in its entirety.]

Dr. A.J. Johnson, directorof the Kingfisher High Schoolphotography program, hasannounced that several pho-tography students have beenawarded state and nationalrecognition of their work.

The state photographywinners selected for a nationalexhibition include current stu-dents Kaitlyn St. Cyr, CaitlynMinton, Brayden Foley,Houston Payne and KatieWinnicki, plus recent gradu-ates Alyssa Cox, NicholasRyan and Savannah Gilley,who were selected for digitalexhibition.

St. Cyr, a junior, receivedfirst honorable mention at thenational show on her nightphoto of the Scissortail Bridgeover I-40 in Oklahoma City andMinton received second hon-orable mention nationally for aphoto taken in Colorado of

“The Great American Basin.”Johnson said there were

795 entries submitted fromstate contests, 220 of whichwere accepted for exhibitionat Photography Society “Na-tional Youth Showcase where18 received top honors.

The students previouslycompeted at the OklahomaCamera Club state competi-tion in Oklahoma City inApril, from which winnerswere submitted to the na-tional contest.

Of the 18 accepted fromOklahoma, eight were fromKingfisher High School.

Current members of thephotography staff include:Winnicki, chief photographer;Lucas Norris, assistant chief;Dillon Smith, Austin Gruber,Dillon Laster, Sean Borelli,Lauren Mcadam, Payne andSt. Cyr.

KHS Photography is nowoffering digital downloads inaddition to prints of activityand event photos at its websitewww.khsphotography.com.

KHS photographystudents earn state,national recognition

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