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READY FOR STATE

READY FOR STATE

READY FOR STATE

News Staff
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
SPENCER WILLIAMS Team Captain “I want to bring back the experience of going to state with all of my friends in our senior year, and I also want to be able to tell people that we made it far in the state competition.”
Western Technology Center Board of Education, back row left to right: Rudy Mayfield, Sayre; Gary Smith, Weatherford; Don Greteman, Burns Flat; front row left to right: Derrel Nutley, Elk City; and Ray Challis, Clinton

Western Technology Center Board of Education, back row left to right: Rudy Mayfield, Sayre; Gary Smith, Weatherford; Don Greteman, Burns Flat; front row left to right: Derrel Nutley, Elk City; and Ray Challis, Clinton

WTC Board of Education honored in January

Staff Report
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
January was School Board Recognition Month and an opportunity for local schools and communities to honor Oklahoma’s more than 2,700 elected school board members for their dedication to education.
Enter your best couples selfie for a chance to win a prize from West Okie Boutique. COURTESY PHOTO

Enter your best couples selfie for a chance to win a prize from West Okie Boutique. COURTESY PHOTO

Let’s celebrate Valentine’s Day with couples selfies

Staff Report
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
The Cordell Beacon will stick with selfies for its February reader submitted photo contest. And we will celebrate the entire month of February with a Valentine-themed couples selfie photo contest. Send us your best photos of you and your sweetie.
FIRST PLACE Carlie Banks and her blue heeler, Winnie Opal.

FIRST PLACE Carlie Banks and her blue heeler, Winnie Opal.

A TOUCH OF CUTENESS

News Staff
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
For our January reader submitted photo contest, we asked readers to send in their Selfies with Pets. And we received a whole lot of cuteness! This month’s winner, Carlie Banks, receives a $25 gift card to West Okie Boutique, who sponsored the contest.
Guess Where?

Guess Where?

Guess Where?

News Staff
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
How well do you know Washita County? Here’s a partial photo of something pretty recognizable. HINT: This photo was taken north of Cordell. Guess what it is and where it was taken. Send your guess to us at editor@cordellbeacon.com or call us at 580-832-3333.
LEFT: Mariah Hanson leans over and watches Tori Ervin with her newborn baby. Hanson provided Ervin with emotional and physical support as a doula. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS BY MARIAH HANSON

LEFT: Mariah Hanson leans over and watches Tori Ervin with her newborn baby. Hanson provided Ervin with emotional and physical support as a doula. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS BY MARIAH HANSON

CALMING PRESENCE

Thomas R. Martinez Editor@cordellbeacon.com
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Mariah Hanson comforts women in one of the most emotional moments of their life. As a doula, she gives women emotional and physical support during the birthing process. “Birth can be very scary, but it doesn’t have to be,” Hanson said. “And, it’s a very natural process. It’s extremely impactful.”
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