The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Page: 1 of 16
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Today’s Birthdays
Irving Berlin (1888-1989),
composer; Louis Farra
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Islam leader; Natasha
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warning to electric cus-
tomers after learning of
three recent cases of
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tration is not being
touched by the deficit as
far as jobs are concerned
and whether or not there
were expenses such as
company cars that could
be eliminated.
She said that she
doubted that the admin-
istration would be able
to cover the responsibili-
ties of the principals they
plan on letting go and
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peared beneath the surface of Lake
Burtschi Monday evening and angler
Bill Smithey set the hook, he had his
hands full.
Smithey. who owns Bill s Bait and
Tackle here, was certain he'd hooked
a big bass - at least a seven pounder.
Though he missed the weight by
more than two pounds, the catch
was more remarkable than the big
bass he'd envisioned.
Landing the fish later with the
help of a friend, he saw his catch
was a crappie. A white crappie. A
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lung transplant was per- German word for “cow."
formed in Baltimore, Md.
um. Personnel Specialist “Some cuts cost more
Katrina Powell said there than what they say," she
were about 20 calls on said.
Over 100 people Monday morning. Seven Franklin proposed that
attended the school people spoke at the the school board lire all
board meeting Monday. meeting; six regarding the coaches and take
May 9. the proposed personnel those responsibilities.
Due to the large vol- cuts due to the school "Firing all these prin-
ume of people in the system's reduced budget, cipals makes just as
room and in the hallway Holly Franklin, wear- much sense, she said,
outside of the board ing an “I (heart) Mrs. Deanna luthill said
room, the meeting was Wenzel" shirt, asked the that while she under-
moved to the Chickasha question, "At what stood that there was a
Middle School Auditori- cost?” in her speech. financial crisis, she won
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Date Book
• Today is the 131st day
of 2011 and the 53rd day
of spring.
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that stretching responsi-
bilities would have a
negative impact on stu-
dents.
She asked whether
new people would be
hired to cover the posi-
tions.
Wilmer Cooper, of the
Eastside Ministerial Alli-
ance noted that it is
important for a school
system to have multiple
cultural identities. He
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landed." he said "She
was the only one we
caught. We stayed
about another 30 min-
utes and didn't catch
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ounces off the state record - a
4-pound, 15-ounce fish pulled from
a Kingfisher County farm pond more
than 20 years ago.
In fact, the average crappie hooked
and landed in Oklahoma weighs a
modest eight to 24 ounces.
Smithey had been fishing about 30
to 40 minutes before he got the
strike. He was fishing from the bank,
using a "little minnow for bait. I he
bobber was set about 18 inches from
the hook Smithey made the catch in
open water He identified the fish as
a female that hadn't yet spawned.
According to the Oklahoma
Department of Wildlife Conserva-
tion Fisheries Division, crappie are
usually found with standing timber
and brushy cover in lakes. In the
spring, however, they are found in
shallow ends of coves, later moving
into water at least 15 feet deep
Smithey was using light tackle - a
"little" pole with 10-pound test line.
"It took about a minute to get it
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said that if culture is not
reflected in the schools,
bias is created. Cooper
said that removing Bill
Wallace Principal.
Thomas Jeffries, "sub-
tracts ethnicity" from the
Chickasha Public School
system
He asked the question,
“Should a teacher look
like their students?"
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DeSilver, Debi. The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 11, 2011, newspaper, May 11, 2011; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1889353/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.