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CASA for Kids, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that recruits, screens, trains and supports community volunteers who advocate for the best interest of abused and neglected children in juvenile deprived court in Payne and Logan County.

Maybe you spotted them on Saturday, February 1. Attendees at CASA for Kids’ yearly fundraiser were all decked out in 1920s attire and ready for a good time at the OSU Alumni Center. CASA for Kids fundraisers have a reputation for costumes and fun and this year was no different with a 1920s theme. The event was a sellout with over 300 attendees.

The annual Guthrie FFA Bluejay Classic was held on Friday at the Logan County Fairgrounds. The event, sponsored by Logan County Farm Bureau, pairs up FFA students with Bluejay special needs students to show goats, pigs and sheep. The Bluejay Classic drew a

The 2020 Teachers of the Year were announced Monday night at the Guthrie Public Schools Board of Education meeting. Melanie Ball won District Teacher of the Year after winning Elementary Teacher of the Year. Doug Ogle, Assistant Superintendent, presented the Elementary and Secondary Teacher of the Year awards to Melanie Ball and Tyler Young. Ball is a fourth grade teacher at Cotteral Elementary and Young is a computer applications teacher at Guthrie High School.

Clyde Marquette Fields, 49, of Stillwater, was charged on Feb. 6 in Payne County with formal second degree murder, after former conviction of a felony in the commission of felony domestic with a dangerous weapon for the death of Roshauna Deshae Ray.

Today at noon and located at the Logan County Fairgrounds, 215 Fairgrounds Rd, Guthrie, OK, is the Cornhole Tournament benefiting Miss Rodeo Oklahoma Teen 2020 Rebeka Breger. Every year, Miss Rodeo Oklahoma Teen gets to choose their fundraising event and Breger chose the Cornhole Tournament because it’s a family-friendly event that allows people of all ages to participate.

AR Gurney’s Love Letters is a play about a remarkable friendship that spans decades, growing and evolving throughout the years. Melissa and Andrew exchange letters, notes, and cards for fifty years, from second grade, through college and beyond. They share their lives, hopes, dreams, and heartbreaks, and all the ups and downs along the way. First performed in 1988, Love Letters is a touching portrayal of the power of friendship and love. There is something

Deuteronomy 20:19 says “man is as a tree of the field,” and we are grateful for what we can learn from trees and for how they sustain our lives. The Jewish calendar includes a New Year of the Tree, whose festivities include special food and drink from various kinds of trees, at the full moon in the middle of winter when the sap starts to rise, about six weeks before spring.

Coyle’s Aubrey Taylor entered Tuesday night needing one point to join the 1,000-point club. She ended the game with 19 points and helped lead the Lady Bluejackets to its fourth win this season over rival Mulhall-Orlando, 42- 35.