| Sunday (May 26th) deadline to order CHS graduation video from Gameview | Friday (May 24th) deadline to enter Shop Save and Win for 2nd $1000 drawing | May 21st Park Board (Results): approved and passes on east sign design for commission consideration. -- Ted 5/22/2013 |  |
School
Board Receives 0.6% Interest Rate on Bond Sale May 22, 2013 Lowest of 4 Bids (Including RCB) |
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Collinsville
High School Class of 2013 Has Graduated May 21, 2013 Ceremonies Tuesday Night At TU in Tulsa |
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City
Commission May 23rd Special Agenda May 22, 2013 Social Hosting Prohibition (Again) |
| Note: I'm going to skip over severel other pending news items (including the agenda for a 5pm Thursday special city commission meet which looks very similar to the Monday meet that had no quorum, $1.7 million school bond sale at 0.6% interest, Wilson Elementary retirement, park construction, park board meet, basketball car wash, band trip to DC, Baccalaureate, band banquet-awards, ...etc) and skip ahead to start on the photo page for last night's graduation ceremony. -- Ted Wright 1:30pm Wed. 5/22/2013 |
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| Collinsville FFA will be taking donations to help this weeks tornado victims. Red Cross is asking for bottle water, gloves, face masks, hygiene products, non-perishable food items, and clothing of all sizes. We have a 24' stock trailer to fill so please help us spread the word! All donations can be delivered to the ag building. -- For more information contact Ms. Burge @ 918-448-9847 -- (5/21/2013) |
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CHS
Senior Awards Assembly May 15, 2013 Scholarships And Honors |
Congratulations
CHS Class of 2013 |
Video of Deadly Moore Tornado -- 5/20/2013 |
| Agenda for Wednesday May 22 (noon) special school board meet for bond issuance. -- 5/20/2013 | Storm sirens were going off in Collinsville about 3:50pm Monday apparently for a tornado that eventually went closer to Ramona & Vera after heading east from north of Skiatook. -- Ted 4:56pm 5/20/2013 -- (TV reports on major damage and deaths in Moore today in a two day wave of storms.) -- 5:45pm Update: City Commission did not have quorum. And tornado warnings have created a "sudden urge to read as book" as there is a larger than normal number of cars parked at the Collinsville Library. |
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Misc.
News: 8U Baseball Dinner / HRC-HOBY Award / Wilson Elementary Supply
List For August May 20, 2013 First Baptist Church VBS / Cherokee Scholarships |
CHS Graduation is Tuesday May 21st at TU Reynolds Center 7pm (video starts just after 6pm) | Check back for a few Baccalaureate photos |
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4th
Grade Track Meet May 14, 2013 Herald Elementary Students Competed |
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3rd
Grade Track Meet May 15, 2013 Herald Elementary Students Competed |
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City
Commission May 20th Agenda May 18, 2013 Social Hosting Prohibition |
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Park
Board May 21st Agenda May 18, 2013 Design For 15th Street Entrance Sign |
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5th
Grade Track Meet May 13, 2013 Herald Elementary Students Competed |
"Hiring Our Heroes Veterans Event" -- June 26, 2013 -- Tulsa Event Center 2625 S. Memorial , Tulsa -- 9am Employment Workshop and 10am-2pm Hiring Fair | Still running several days behind on getting news online ... during end of school year crunch. -- Ted 5/18/2013 -- [4th-3rd grade track next] |
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5K
Run and Fun Run May 11, 2013 Hosted By Collinsville Quarterback Club |
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Cardinals
At 5A State Track May 10-11, 2013 Dyer, Curtis & Vogle Medaled |
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CHS
Soccer All-State: Sergio Leandro & Carolina Perez May 10, 2013 Alumni Soccer Games + Awards + Picnic |
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Misc.
News: FFA State Convention / Curtis RSU Softball Ends May 17, 2013 Cardinal Softball Camp |
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CHS
Dodgeball Competition May 10, 2013 Photos From Friday Finals |
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CHS
Football Off Season May 10, 2013 Top Weight Lifters Listed |
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Collinsville
Downtown Inc. Top in 3 State Categories May 7, 2013 State Main Street Winners Announced |
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Misc.
News: "Healthy" Grants To City / HRC May Meet May 16, 2013 FCA All-State / TOS 5K Run |
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2nd
Grade Track Meet May 8, 2013 Wilson Elementary Students Competed |
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1st
Grade Track Meet May 9, 2013 Wilson Elementary Students Competed |
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Nifty
Fifties Awards Of Excellence May 7, 2013 2013 Seniors and 1950's Military Honored |
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CHS
Boys Soccer May 14, 2013 2013 Team Photos |
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CHS
Girls Soccer May 14, 2013 2013 Team Photos |
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Shelbie
& Haylie Kirby Basketball Signing May 9, 2013 NOC At Enid |
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CHS
Graduation Live Broadcast and DVD Video Combos May 14, 2013 Purchase Online From Gameview |
| Ward Wiseman Animal Haven Getting Benefit After Mistake (Donation $'s and National Publicity) -- per Chan. 6 TV 5/12/2013 Story |
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8th
Grade Girls Have Swept Conference Championships May 13, 2013 2 Years Of Softball + Volleyball + Cross Country + Basketball + Track |
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Misc.
News: Hogs 'N' Hot Rods Volunteer Meeting May 16th / Hogs T-Shirt
Design May 13, 2013 Pig To School "Show & Tell" |
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Baseball
Camp May 28-31 May 12, 2013 Fundamentals For Ages 7-13 |
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Cardinal
Football Summer Activities (Grades 1-12) May 12, 2013 Summer Pride and Skills/Pad Camps ... Some Enroll By May 17th |
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Chamber
of Commerce Meet May 2, 2013 Small Business Tax Tips |
I wanted to note the Collinsville News completed it's 114th year today [with the first 88 years published by my family and the next 26 years under different ownership.] -- Ted Wright -- May 11, 2013 -- I opened the Newspaper Museum on the 100th Anniversary in 1999. |
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Results from May 6th City Commission Meet -- Proposed changes to caps on unclaimed sick and vacation days draws complaints from several long time city employees. -- Ted -- 5/11/1013 | |
Results from May 6thSchool Board Meet -- Board Member Donna Sears (Dougherty) has vacated seat #1. -- Ted 5/11/2013 |
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Girls
Basketball Summer May 11, 2013 Summer Pride / Camp / Car Wash |
Now that I have the graduate pages finished and no more events to cover this week, I hope to start turning out the news backlog for the past week. Covered the 5K run this morning (Saturday) and alumni soccer & awards Friday ... also CHS Dodge Ball Friday ... with those photos at the end of a long line after a busy week. -- Ted -- 1pm Saturday 5/11/2013 |
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final CHS Situation is up! You can view it on collinsvillecardinals.tv
or youtube.com/cvillehsav
but I also added the link for easier viewing purposes. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8Vlt7w1xNjpRmFkMElCaHYtRFU/edit?usp=sharing -- Thanks for watching! Kim Myers (Collinsville High School Video Production) 5/8/2013 |
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School board announcement on filling remainder of Donna Sears' term. -- 5/7/2013 -- (Nov. 2011 Seat 1 Boundaries) |
CHS Graduation is May 21st at TU (7pm) and will also be broadcast on Cardinal TV. Baccalaureate is 2pm Sunday May 19th. | WWAH Received Then Had To Return Big Donation -- per May 8, 2013 Tulsa World |
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Misc.
News: Crown Concert To Benefit Wounded Veterans May 8, 2013 Boys Basketball Camp / JrHi Football Meet & Physicals |
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Zach
Abkemeier Signs For NEO Wrestling May 1, 2013 NEO Wrestling Restarting |
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Tug Of War -- Wilson 2nd Graders |
| I didn't gain much ground today on the unfinished grad pages or news backlog but was honored to have several groups of middle school students tour the Newspaper Museum today and then helped the Nifty Fifties group honor several CHS seniors at the Awards of Excellence Banquet. Check back later for photos. -- Ted 10pm Tuesday 5/7/2013 |
| Police Dispatcher_Jailer - The City of Collinsville is seeking a full time emergency dispatcher. The candidate must be willing and able to work various shifts, some weekends and holidays. Computer skills are necessary. Must possess a valid Oklahoma driver license. High school or GED equivalent required. Full benefit package is available. Drug testing required. Applications can be made at City Hall, 106 N. 12th, Collinsville, OK or e-mail resume to: melissaw@cityofcollinsville.com. Collinsville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. -- (5/7/2013) |
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Golf: Zane McElroy shot 90+83=173. Will tee off around 8:10 in morning.
-- Coach Pratt 5/6/2013 |
Check back for results from Monday city commission & school board meets -- Ted 5/6/2013 [Note: Donna Sears has resigned from the school board and qualified replacement volunteers may apply soon at the ESC. -- Ted 5/7/2013] | June 14th application deadline for Cherokee Nation Scholarship |
| There will a Varsity Football Parents meeting in the High School commons Wednesday night, May 8th, at 5:30.-- Thank you Kevin Jones -- Collinsville Cardinal Football (5/6/2013) | ECC Walk-A-Thon page updated 5/6/2013 | FFA Farm Day at ECC (May 3rd event) added to March 29th page. -- 5/6/2013 |
Mary
Young's Facebook Post (~5pm Sunday 5/5/2013 Regional Baseball):
Cards are on fire and beat Pryor 12-7!!! Time for game 2!!!
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May Calendar |
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2-Time
OSU National Champ Wrestler Here April 30, 2013 Coach's Clinic By Chris Pendleton |
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Misc.
News: U14 Volleyball Regional / McElroy At State Golf May 6, 2013 Summer Reading / RSU Softball & Baseball |
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Misc.
News: BTW Baseball Here April 29, 2013 Speed Display / 2nd Grade Imagination |
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Spring
Band Concert April 30, 2013 Emily Fuller Crowned Queen |
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ECC
Walk-A-Thon April 26, 2013 Playground Fund Raiser |
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Community
Garden April 27, 2013 Students Assisting |
| The Regional Baseball finals with Collinsville and Pryor have been moved to Sunday in Claremore at 2:30. -- Jim Riley 5/4/2013 | Dylan Dyer is 5A track regional champion: 800m (2:03) and 1600m (4:40 PR) -- Sheryl Dyer 5/4/2013 | Freshman Chelsey Barton took 1st at HS track regionals in pole vaulting. She tied her personal best jumping 8'6" in poor conditions with cold, windy, and rainy weather. -- Jimmy Barton 5/5/2013 |
| The CHS Cardinal baseball team beat Grove 5-4 to earn a spot in the regional finals. They will have to best Pryor 2 times on Saturday to go to state. Go Cards. -- Jim Riley ~7pm Friday 5/3/2013 -- Regional bsbl games have been rained out. Officials are looking for neutral site. Stay tuned. -- Jim Riley ~10am Sat | 5A/6A Regional Track at Ponca City Saturday May 4th | |
City
Agenda For May 6th May 3, 2013 Social Hosting Ordinance |
Unfinished
2013 CHS Graduate pages are now online
... check back for updates over next week or so -- Ted Wright 11am
Friday 5/3/2013
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| The City of Collinsville is seeking a full-time Maintenance II worker for the city’s Water & Sewer Distribution Department. This position performs a variety of semi-skilled and/or skilled tasks and routine activities in constructing, repairing, installing and maintenance of the various systems that make up Public Works. Experience with excavators preferred. Must be willing to acquire a CDL license within 90 days. Competitive salary and excellent benefits package; includes health, dental, vision insurance, life insurance and retirement. Position also offers paid holidays off, Sick Leave and Vacation time. Must possess a valid Oklahoma Driver's License. Drug Testing required. Applications can be made at City Hall, 106 N 12th Street, Collinsville, OK. 74021 or by email to melissaw@cityofcollinsville.com. Resumes must be accompanied with an application. -- (5/3/2013) |
| CHS Baseball Regional Status: The Cardinal Baseball team lost the 1st game at regionals to Pryor 8-5. They beat NW Classen 22-2 in their second game. They will play on Friday at 4:30. (5/2/2013) | Check back for May 6th School Board Agenda and a bunch of other news and photos ... |
| 5A Region 6 Baseball Regional (Collinsville -vs- Pryor May 2nd at Grove 11am) before Grove -vs- NW Classen. As always, spring baseball games are subject to change. | I now have over 200 band concert photos out of my camera but you likely won't see my favorites until after I get the 2013 Senior pages online... likely early am May 2nd. -- Ted 11pm April 30th. |
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Misc.
News: Toby Buoy Half Marathon / Chance Riley Gorilla Football Honor
April 30, 2013 Top Sellers For Wilson PTO Fundraiser |
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More
Misc. News: McDonalds Check To Wilson Elem. April 30, 2013 Golf Regionals / Downtown Youth Behavior / Teen Pregnancy Prevention |
| Girls Tennis Regionals: We had two girls qualify for the State Tennis Tournament yesterday. Freshmen, Cori Ingram and Diana Kolosha qualified for state by placing 4th in #2 Doubles at the Regional Tennis Tournament. Their competition included Cascia Hall, Booker T. Washington, Thomas Edison, Skiatook, Claremore, Grove, and East Central. The girls went 2-2 beating East Central and Thomas Edison. Congratulations to these girls on a tremendous season! Good luck at State! -- Coach Sparks (4/30/2013) |
| Congratulation to Carolina Perez and Sergio Leandro for making Soccer All State. All- District Honors for Megan Royall, Lauren Wilson, JB Hamm, and Tyler Rairdon. -- Jim Riley 4/30/2013 | I have a big backlog of news as I am working nearly full time on grad pages. Will decide tonight if they go online (unfinished) in the morning May 1st (or late night May 1st). -- Ted 4/30/2013 10:30am |
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JrHi
Girls Track Conference Meet Results April 29, 2013 8th Girls Are Conference Champs / 7th Girls Are Runner-Ups |
Band Concert / Cornation (TODAY 4/30) Tuesday at Owasso | May School Lunch Menus Are Online |
| ALL CHS STUDENTS: June 8th ACT Registration is THIS FRIDAY MAY 3RD!!!!! -- Paula Bearden 4/29/2013 -- SENIORS - Tulsa Achieves for TCC deadline is April 30th | CHS BASEBALL - Come support the Cardinals tonight - 25 cent Hot dog night - the games start at 5:00pm -- Monday 4/29/2013 (score was 9-6 -vs- BTW when I left after 5 innings ... photos later -- Ted) | Check back later for a few photos from Friday walk-a-thon at ECC. -- Ted -- Sunday 4/28/2013 ... graduate pages are consuming my time. |
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Chorus
Spring Concert April 25, 2013 Emily Fuller Crowned By Mason Victory |
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Students
Working Against Tobacco April 26, 2013 Games And Speaker At CHS Friday |
| Ted, The Collinsville Police Department will start issuing citations, Monday 4/29/13, for any students loitering downtown after school. Could you please put this on our website. (Per Terry Due) -- Melanie Garrett -- 4/26/2013 (2:45pm)
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Team
Photos For CHS Tennis Teams April 22, 2013 Hosted Skiatook At City Park Monday |
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Misc.
News: Imaginative 2nd Graders / CHS Boys Golf April 26, 2013 Middle School Park Visit |
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Misc. News: RSU Awards For Curtis & DeLozier April 25, 2013 8U Baseball / Thank You For Garner's Flowers |
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City
Work Session Wed. April 24, 2013 DIscussed Economic Development & Speed Limit On Main Street |
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Misc.
News: All-State (Helm+Abkemeier+Kirby) & Coach Of Year Honors
(Harding+Clarke) April 24, 2013 Colby Cole Football Signing Tuesday |
Late Spring Freeze - (Tulsa TV reports 32 degree low record for this date April 24th) -- Ted 10pm 4/24/2013 |
| Kyrston Wheeler, Micaela Norris and Madison Hoffman qualified for the state golf tournament next week in Ardmore. -- Jim Riley 4/23/2013 | 8th grade girls won conference track meet by 4 points and 7th were runner-up at Coweta. -- Jim Riley 4/24/2013 |
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CHS Soccer Senior Night April 19, 2013 Final Home Game -vs- East Central |
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Misc.
News: 6th Grade Baseball / Chorus Garage Sale / Boys Golf April 23, 2013 Flood Insurance / CDI Online Presence |
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CHS
Track Meet April 19, 2013 Collinsville High School Hosted 5th Annual Event On Home Track |
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JrHi
Track Team Photos April 21, 2013 Need Help With Names |
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Misc.
News: New Downtown Ministry (Stacy Family) April 19, 2013 Cherokee $'s To Schools / CHS Boys Golf |
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Wilson Elementary Spelling Bee April 19, 2013 Also "Imaginative Thinking" Students |
| Agenda for city work session on Wednesday, April 24, 2013: Economic Development Report by Stan Sallee and ODOT Main Street Speed Study Discussion (4pm at City Hall) -- Ted 4/18/2013 |
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CHS
Track Team Photos April 16, 2013 Boys And Girls Varsity Teams |
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JrHi Track Meet April 18, 2013 Collinsville Hosted Cold-Windy Event |
| Wes Harding was voted Region 7 Wrestling Coach of the Year & Kelly Clarke was voted Region 7 Girls Basketball Coach of the Year. - Jim Riley 4/18/2013. |
| "After a full investigation, the Middle School incident has been determined to be a student driven hoax. The students and staff were never in danger. The situation is resolved. -- Thank you, Terry Due" (Collinsville School Superintendent) 2pm 4/17/2013 [Note: There were apparently some misleading text and Facebook postings causing a reaction Wednesday at the Middle School -- Ted] |
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CHS
After Prom Party April 14, 2013 Midnight To 3am ... Including Lasar Tag |
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CHS
Baseball Team Photos April 15, 2013 Varsity Roster and Schedule |
| KTUL Channel 8 reports NTSB has released preliminary report on Collinsville plane crash -- 4/16/2013 -- (Previous Coverage) | Garage Sale Friday April 19 and Sat April 20. TV’s, TV Stands, lots of misc. 2530 W Cedar St Woodview Addition all the way to the end of the Street. (Paid Advertisement 4/16/2013) |
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Local
Youth Hopes To Assist Children Going Into Foster Care April 16, 2013 Provide Back pack & Supplies |
Eddie & Sharon James finished the Boston Marathon today before the bombs went off and are both fine per Eddie's Facebook. -- Ted 9pm April 15, 2013 -- More per Fox News -- KTUL Followup 4/18 | Reports on Facebook of another earthquake? ~2am Tues. 4/16/2013 -- (Confirmed by Chan. 2 TV) |
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Misc.
News: Cash Mob To Lynn's Jewlery April 15, 2013 Youth Cheer Parents Meet / Olazagasti RSU Home Run |
Results from city commission meet (including CHS Wrestler honors) -- 4/15/2013 | Check back for a few after-prom party photos. -- Ted 4/14/2013 |
| John Lee Nave (July 28, 1941 - April 14, 2013) Memorial service 10am Wed., April 17, 2013 at the Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home Chapel. | There will be no Park Board Meeting April 16th -- per City Clerk 4/15/2013 | Collinsville will host Track Meets Here Thursday (JrHi) and Friday (H.S.). Friday night will also be CHS Soccer Senior night and Chili dinner. |
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CHS
Prom At Tulsa Zoo April 13, 2013 Jr-Sr Prom Theme Called For Masks |
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CHS
2013 Honor Seniors Listed April 13, 2013 5 Valedictorians + 1 Salutatorian + Distinction + Honors |
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Teachers
of The Year Announced April 4, 2013 Vogel, Sparks, Bird, Finney, Coburn |
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City
Agenda For April 15 Meet April 13, 2013 Water & Sewer Projects Total $1.15 Million |
| Forms Available For Hogs 'N' Hot Rods Vehicle & Vendor & Arts-Crafts Registration ... for June 8th, 2013 Downtown Collinsville Event |
| The cvilleok.com web site has reached the 10 year milestone today with the very first pages posted a decade ago on March 20, 2003. -- Ted Wright -- 3/20/2013 |
| Save gas & time while helping your community & merchants survive ... Shop In Collinsville ... Chamber Members & Cvilleok.com Advertisers | Garage Sale Ad Info: see #8 & #11 Frequently Asked Questions |
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| Lost dog/cat/garage sale ads are $5 ($10 w/ photo) and are to be paid in advance. -- Ted Wright |
| Free Daily News ... for & about Collinsville ... on www.cvilleok.com -- Why wait til next week? |
| Rest of April 2013 news archived May 6th |
April 2013 cvilleok Number of Requests 1,627,372 & Number of Page Requests 210,125. -- Ted 5/6/2013 |
| www.cvilleok.com photos are for sale (Photo Policy) 4x6 prints $2, 8x10 prints $5, or CD by sport/individual ($25-$40) |
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