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The Ochiltree General Hospital Auxiliary met Feb. 3.

Debby Schollenbarger, president, conducted the meeting, and Carolyn Thomas opened the meeting with prayer.

Jean Pshigoda reported on the gift shop, noting that jewelry, candy, snacks and greeting cards are selling well.

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Eleven students in the Perryton Junior High choir were awarded 1’s during Contest at Amarillo Tascosa on Saturday, Jan. 25.

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The Dean Allen Willis Foundation has provided education and training for Ochiltree General Hospital medical personnel for almost 25 years.

The foundation’s training is centered in the fields of trauma and emergency care. Those courses allow the hospital to maintain its Level IV Trauma Center accreditation.

The foundation assists with tuition and travel expenses for that training, including mileage, hotels and meals. Some of the training also takes place at OGH, allowing more of the medical team to take advantage of the learning experience without leaving Perryton.

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The Jennie June Club met Dec. 11 at the Senior Citizen Center for a noon luncheon.

After lunch, Penny Clark, president, called the meeting to order and the collect was read.

Clark read a quote for the day to the group from Roy T. Bennett, “Light in the Heart”: “Accept yourself, love yourself and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.”

First vice president Darless Bishop reported on the social held in the home of Kay Neufeld Dec. 6. She also said the Amarillo Sod Poodles game schedule is available, and a group trip to a game will be discussed at the January meeting.

Arlene Boxwell, project chairman, told the group the Panhandle Crisis Center will let the club know when more blankets are needed.

Carolyn Thomas, corresponding secretary, announced members with birthdays in December: Barbara Johnson on Dec. 6 and Diana Wooster on Dec. 17.

Senior News

The Jennie June Club enjoyed a program on Operation Christmas Child at its meeting Nov. 13 at Perry Memorial Library. Hostesses were Debby Schollenbarger, Sandra Splawn and Carolyn Thomas.

Vicky Black, local coordinator, gave the program. Operation Christmas Child is part of the larger organization, Samaritan’s Purse. It was started in 1993 by Franklin Graham after he received a call from a British pastor on the plight of children in Bosnia. That first year, 28,000 shoe boxes were shipped.

The collection and sending of shoe boxes, filled with various items, around the world has grown tremendously. To date, 164 million boxes have been shipped.

Black also explained that a drop off system has been developed to collect boxes and ship them to processing centers. Locally, Victory Family Church is the drop off center.

Private Range Clapp, 19, of Perryton graduated from United States Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, on Nov. 1.

He successfully completed 13 weeks of intensive basic training as one of 79 recruits in Training Platoon 1035. While in recruit training, Private Clapp achieved expert rifleman.

After 10 days home on leave he reported to Camp Pendleton for one month of military combat training. He will then attend Military Occupation Specialty School for refueling ground and aviation equipment for three months at Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

Private Clapp will then be serving in the Reserves as he completes his college education before going into active service.