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Anyone who would like to help with the up-keep of the Citra Cemetery may make donation to the cemetery by taking or mailing to Farmers State Bank, Citra Cemetery Fund, PO Box 467, Allen, OK 74825. All donations will be greatly appreciated.
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Congratulations to Thirkiel Wedlow and Chelsea Wedlow. Thirkiel is a 2020 cum laude graduate from OSU-IT; he was a 2015 graduate of Allen High School. Chelsea, a 2017 graduate of AHS, earned the honor of being on the Honor Roll at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant. She will be entering her senior year at college this fall.
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June 4 — Carla Deaton, Mr. & Mrs. Dustin Hood*
Read moreMay 30 — Jagger Caldwell, Cory Johnson, Britten Wallace
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Quote of the Week…..“When I was a kid, my parents taught me to not believe everything I saw on TV. Now I have to teach them to not believe everything they see on Facebook.”
Read moreAllen has a long and colorful history. The earlier Cold Springs name came long ago when settlers heading west passed through this area on their way to (where else?) further out west. Many stopped here because of the cold springs. Some simply stayed a bit, camping on the river. And yes, the great Canadian River was quite a stream then. No one had built dams, lakes or to impede its flow toward the Mississippi. Commercial steamboats even made their way up this river as far as Ft. Holmes.
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