Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 12, 2007 Page: 1 of 10
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
PRSRT STD
Permit No. 12
Weocinyfon,—J/w 89el Wily—,ike Sfajenrtliebl S/n ^ke VZ%/
April 12,2007
Volume 12, No. 1
Noble High School Reunion
Tunes and Tales date change
By Hazel Shockey
This week's selection of Vol-
unteer Fireman is Janson Idlett
who grew up in Lexington and
most of the readers will recog-
mze him. Idlett was bom in
Cushing, Oklahoma to Allen
and Treia Idlett in 1980. Janson
has two younger brothers,
John, who also serves on the
Lexington volunteer fire de-
partment and Jordan. Janson
attended and graduated Lex-
ington high school in 1999, and
also received 84 credit hours as
a student at OSLLMr. Idlett
does not have a family to re-
port on as he is still single (just
throwing that in for the eligible
young ladies. Manson says that
he can remember when he was
in elementary school at Lex-
ington and the kids would be
outside for recess and he would
hear the fire trucks going down
highway 39 to a fire or acci-
dent and he would dream of
someday being a fireman. His
dad. Allen Idlett was serving
the community as a fireman at
that time and he knew that he
was probably on one of the
trucks. Janson would talk his
dad into letting him go with
him down to the fire station,
and for his safety he would
have to stay at the station until
he would return from putting
out a fire or attending an
accident.Idlett says there are
lots of folk who have been sup-
portive of the Lexington Fire
Department, and he especially
wanted to recognize and thank
James Alexander for his sup-
port of the men who have given
of their time to tins community
service.Each fireman has ad-
vise for citizens to practice, and
Janson says it is very important
to keep grass cut low around
your residence, and also to
keep leaves raked and all trash
picked up to help slow down a
grass fire in the event one
should come near your
dwelling. All the volunteer fire-
men are proud of the new fire
station and equipment. The one
item that has been mentioned
most is the Jaws of Life, and
Idlett stated that it is a great
asset to the Fire Department
and to the citizens in helping
to free accident victims that are
pinned and otherwise could
perish in a wreck.Mr. Idlett
says it is a privilege to work
with the dedicated men that
make up the Lexington Fire
Department stating that it takes
time to keep up with the train-
ing that they are expected to
take part in to keep themselves
in shape and alert to new equip-
ment and procedures. They
also attend monthly
meetings.The folk at the Lex-
ington Observer wish to Thank
You, Janson and we pray for
your safety as you serve as a
State Highway Patrol Trooper,
(since 2005) and as a volunteer
fireman for the city of Lexing-
ton. Keep up the good work!
Welcome to Calexico
from a friend on the ‘net
THE AMERICAN FLAG COMES SECOND
(You will not see this heart-stopping photo on the front page
of the NY Times or on the lead story of the major news net-
works.) Student protestors from another high school put up the
Mexican flag over the American flag flying upside down at
Montebello High School in California in March of 2005
We hope this stunt will be the nail in the coffin of any guest-
worker/amnesty plan on the table in Washington. The image of
the American flag subsumed to another and turned upside down
on American soil is spreading on Internet forums and via e-mail
today even though it happened a year ago.
Pass this along to every to every representative in the state
and federal government. If you choose to remain uninvolved,
do not be amazed when you no longer have a nation to call your
own nor anything you have worked for left since it will be “re-
distributed” to the activists while you are so peacefully staying
out of the “fray”. Check history, it is full of nations/empires that
disappeared when its citizens no longer held their core beliefs
and values. One person CAN make a difference. One plus on*
plus one plus one plus one plus one. The battle for our secure
borders and immigration laws that actually mean something,
has begun in Congress. Write, call or e-mail your representa-
tives and senators and tell them “No Amnesty.”
The Noble High School ALL School Reunion is scheduled
for June 8th and 9th. 2007 at the Noble High School. This will
be a special reunion in commemoration of our state's 100 year
centennial. Plans include a golf
tournament in Purcell and bas-
ketball at the high school.
There will be drawings for
prizes with a special drawing
at 9 pin Saturday for $500.00
cash. We will have special
speakers and entertainment.
The “Country Sunrise Band”
which is composed of Noble
High School Alumni, will be
playing along with our very
own fabulous Lavonne Farris
on the piano. We have also
scheduled karaoke starting at 9
pm Saturday for music and
dancing. All high school gradu-
ates and faculty are invited and
urged to attend. If you are not
on our mailing list to receive
all the information, please call
Joyce Miller Carle. 405-872-
5157, or write to Noble Alumni
Association. P. 0. Box 578,
Noble. OK 73068.
VOLUNTEER FIREMAN
JANSEN IDLETT
89er Day Celebration
is April 21
Come early and sample the food at one of the food vendors or
stop at the Hospitality Room (The McClain Bank Community
Room) and have a cup of coffee.
For those enjoying the carnival, advance tickets are available
for $10 a pack at City Hall, Ramsey Furniture, Dairy Boy, Kwik
Komer and Gas-N-Go. That is over a 20 percent savings over
the Box Office price at the carnival, which will open on Thurs-
day April 19 weather permitting.
Arts and Craft vendors will also be open for your shopping
pleasure starting at 8 AM. There will be music most of th day
except during the parade which starts at 3PM.
REMEMBER TO FLY YOUR FLAG
SHOW YOUR COLORS, AMERICA!
Tunes and Ta es " The 30 to
45 minute, program also in-
cludes an introduction to string
instruments and other musical
concepts.Tunes and Tales will
be touring the Pioneer Library
System with performances in
Blanchard April 9 at 10:30
a.m.; Purcell, April 13 at 10:30
a.m.; Moore, April 17 at 10
a.m.; Shawnee, April 24 at 10
storyteller, Erin Yeaman.
blends her two art forms to
bring stories to life with color
and vivid images through the
cello in her program titled,
CLEVELAND CO GENEALOGICALSOCIETY
FOB 6176
NORMAN OK 730706176
i 12/30/06
Slaughterville Residents are invited
to join together for Oklahoma s
springtime statewide cleanup!
Trash-Off Saturday, April 14,2007
Make a difference in our community by cleaning up trash and
litter along the roadways. Here’s how to participate: ■
Check in at the Slaughterville Town Hall, 10701 US High-
way 77, on Saturday, April 14 at 9:00 a.m. to sign in and get
trash bags for the event. (33-gallon trash bags are provided.)-
Choose an area in Slaughterville along public highways, streets
or roads to pick up trash. (Along the road where you live is a
great place to start.)-
Locations will be provided to drop off trash or arrangements
can be made to have filled trash bags picked up if you cannot
take them to a drop off location. (Contact the Town Hall at 872-
3000 to make arrangements.)-
Citizens who want to participate in the contest must turn filled
bags of roadside trash that they collected by 12 noon at the Town
Ha
Most Important - All volunteers remember to use caution and
safety when working on the roadside.
Awards will be presented for: Group that collects the most
trash per volunteer
Group that has the most volunteers
Individual that collects the most trash
Most unusual item found
For more information call the Town Hall at 872-3000.
a.m.; Norman, April 26 at 10
a.m.; and at Noble Tuesday,
May 8 at 10 a.m..Check the
Pioneer Library System
b
w
www.justsoyouknow.us for the
locations and phone numbers
of the library nearest you.-end-
Galyn CresapPublic Rela-
tions SpecialistPioneer Library
System405-701 -2674
Tunes and Tales: A Cello
Story Time planned at Library
Children through 5 years and
their caregivers can enjoy a
special Preschool Story Time
hometown
their
at
Oklahoma Academic Scholars Jake Hayes, Andrew Somers and Kyle Prince. Missing from photo is Seth
Vansell.
Oklahoma Academic Scholars Honored at Cox Center
Four Lexington students were honored as Oklahoma Academic Scholars today by Oklahoma
State Superintendent, Sandy Garrett. The ceremony took place at the Cox Convention Center in
Oklahoma City. Honored were Jake Hayes, Andrew Somers, Kyle Prince and Seth Vansell. All
four met the rigourous standards of academic excellence set by Ms. Garrett for the award, which
include an accumulative grade point average of 3.7 or higher while in grades 9-12, a composite
score of 27 or more on the ACT, and a top 10% ranking in the graduating class. ”Our celebration
today recognizes these exceptional high school seniors who have achieved academic excellence,
she said “It is al80 important for us to recognize the outstanding instructional programs in our
schools and the encouragement and support of the scholars' parents and family members.” Each
student received a pin acknowleding his accomplishments, and a congratulatory message from
several noteworthy Oklahoma citizens.See what’s free at AOL.com.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Edwards, Olvis. Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 12, 2007, newspaper, April 12, 2007; Lexington, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1597287/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 10, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.