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Leadership Tonkawa seeks class members

Twelve Tonkawa area residents will be selected for “Leadership Tonkawa,” an eight-month program that builds leadership skills and teaches aspects of the Tonkawa community.

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NOC events

Aug. 18: Move-In Day, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Aug. 18: Karaoke, Student Union, 7 p.m. Aug. 19: Maverick Madness, KPAC, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Aug. 19: Student Activities, East Gym, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Aug. 19: Bingo for Food, East Gym, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20: Scavenger Hunt, Prizes awarded at 3 p.m. Aug. 20: Campus Volleyball, 7 p.m. Aug. 22: Fall Semester Begins Aug. 22: Donuts and Directions, Clocktower

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City briefs

The Tonkawa Fire Department responded to 16 ambulance calls transporting 12, and 5 fire calls during the past week. Outdoor fire danger persists with ongoing Hot and Dry temperatures.

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School Menu

Breakfast

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NOC President’s Leadership Council attends retreat

The Northern Oklahoma College President’s Leadership Council attended their annual retreat Wednesday at NOC Enid.

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Shenandoah to appear at NOC Fall Lectureship

The Grammy Award winning Shenandoah will perform at Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa Thursday, Sept. 29, as part of the Carl and Carolyn Renfro Spring Lectureship Series.

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Fifty-Five Years of the School Cafeteria

In the mid-1960’s, I was a student at Lincoln Elementary School in Tonkawa. The railroad tracks were the line in the sand between neighborhood schools. We at Lincoln Elementary were west of the tracks and students on the east went to Washington Elementary. We shared a relationship that mirrored the Hatfield’s and the McCoy’s. A fierce rivalry existed as if we lived in two neighboring towns. I discovered it when I went to the school cafeteria in the basement of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.

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Boost the Bucs this season!!

The Tonkawa News’ annual booster page for Tonkawa Buc football, fast pitch softball, basketball, wrestling, baseball and track gets under way soon.

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School bonds headline runoff primary on next Tuesday’s ballot

Tonkawa Public Schools is calling for a $12,925,000 bond for the purpose of constructing a new centralized cafeteria. The vote will take place on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at regular polling sites from 7 a.m.-7 p.m..