Dec.
2013 Archived NEWS Index (Collinsville, Oklahoma) www.cvilleok.com
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The
City of Collinsville is seeking a full-time Meter Reader.
This position is responsible for reading residential and commercial
water meters and recording consumption. 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. (12/27/2013) |
Collinsville
Trees Covered In Ice
December 21, 2013
Roads Not Too Bad Before Sunset
A
Light dusting of snow fell Saturday evening
(& a bit more snow Monday)
(Serious Melting Finally Started Wednesday 12/24)
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REMINDER!
City of Collinsville offices will be closed on Tuesday December
24th and Wednesday December 25. The city's Sanitation department
will be running Tuesday's trash route a day early on Monday December
23rd. Wednesday's trash route will be picked up on Thursday December
26th. |
I
now have three 4th grade basketball games (-vs- Sperry here
Friday) added to my backlog of photo pages. -- check back over next
few days. -- Ted 12/20/2013 |
Tentative
January 2014 calendar 12/20/2013 |
Girls
and Boys BB teams best Skiatook. Girls win 51-39. Boys win in OT
61-52. Its good to be Cardinal. -- Jim Riley 12/19/2013 |
The
Cardinal Wrestling team extended their dual record to 3-0 Thursday
night by beating Coweta 65-6 and Sperry 61-6 at Sperry.-- Jim Riley
12/19/2013 |
I
stayed in town and have photos from three 6th grade basketball
games -vs- Skiatook and got home in time to see the final few moments
(including) overtime for the CHS Boys win at Skiatook via CardinalTV.
Will check now to see if I can find the girls' score. -- Ted 9:30pm
Thurs. 12/19/2013 -- [ The girls booster page: "The Lady
Cardinals JV beat Skiatook 55-18, Varsity Lady Cardinals won 51-39."] |
Great
wins tonight by our Cardinal wrestlers! Big wins over Sperry and
Coweta! -- per Danielle Robbins' Facebook 12/19/2013 |
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Park
Board Agenda For Dec. 17th
December 16, 2013
Masterplan & Pond Grant & Shelter Reservations |
CHS Basketball Split With Oologah
Here Monday -- Girls won 42-25 but Boys lost 39-49
-- photos later -- Ted 9:15pm 12/16/2013 |
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CHS "Situation"
Student Video -- Christmas 2013 Edition 12/17/2013 |
1st
Home CHS Basketball (Monday Dec 16) & Wrestling (Tuesday Dec
17) |
Guthrie (who eliminated Collinsville
to gain the finals) won the 5A State Football Championship with
a 51-21 win over McAlester Saturday (at OSU). -- 12/14/2013
Story & Video Report by The Oklahoman |
CHS
Boys Basketball win 46-42 over Tulsa Hale -- per Donita Lowe Facebook
post 12/13/2013 |
Collinsville
Christmas Parade Saturday Dec. 14th |
The
girls varsity basketball team beat McLain today (Friday) 86 to 31
in the the Vinita basketball tournament, They will play Bishop Kelly
on Saturday at 3:30. -- Jim Riley 12/13/2013 -- [The
Lady Cardinals beat Bishop Kelley 50-39 placing 4th in the"
Big Dawg Shootout" Tourney in Vinita. -- per Roberta Kickapoo] |
CHS
Basketball Girls lost 36-40 to Miami Thursday and will now play
McLain Friday at 3:30 at the Vinita Tournament. -- per Roberta Kickapoo's
Facebook 12/13/2013 -- And the CHS boys play at Nathan Hale this
evening. |
Thursday
Dec. 12th Status:
I've been spending hours on 2014 Graduate pages and video with news
slowed a bit by snow days recently. Junior High basketball tonight
followed by band concert, Christmas Parade, and Chorus Boar's Heade
Feast will put that on the back burner again. -- Ted |
Pictures
with Santa have been rescheduled for Thursday
Dec. 12th at ECC and Friday
Dec. 13th at Wilson. Pictures are $2.00 each print. Proceeds
benefit the Junior/Senior Prom. -- Missy DeLozier 12/11/2013 |
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Misc.
News: Miss Collinsville Feb. 1st / HRC Meeting
December 9,
2013
Revised Playoff Football / Salt Use Editorial |
No
School Tuesday Dec. 10 (-- Ted 4:28pm Monday ...
per School Messenger Phone Call)
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Got
word today the Collinsville Cherokee Grocery will be open
December 17, 2013, for eligible Native American citizens to receive
groceries. -- Aline Phillips (12/9/2013) |
No
School Monday Dec. 9 -- Due to Weather (-- Ted
3:41pm Sunday ... per School Messenger Phone Call)
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Here
are the Basketball games that have been rescheduled:
* Dec. 13th, JV and Varsity Boys only at Collinsville vs Tulsa Hale,
JV at 6:00, Varsity at 7:30.
* Dec. 17th, JH Boys and Girls at Oologah, 7th grade starts at 5:30
-- Jim Riley 12/9/2013 |
Remember
Pearl Harbor Day -- Dec. 7th, 1941 |
Classic
Bedlam Football -- Dec. 7, 2013
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Miss Collinsville Pageant
will be Feb. 1st --
per new director Pam Polk ... check back for additional details
-- 12/7 -- (Chamber Banquet is Jan 25th
... don't know date for Baseball Diamond Dinnet yet)
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CHS
Basketball Season Started At Claremore
December 3,
2013
Two Varsity Losses To The Zebras (JVs Won) |
White
stuff (sleet?) is now sticking on Collinsville streets ... check
back -- Ted 4:45pm Thursday 12/5/2013 |
Just got school message
notice that there will be no school
Friday Dec. 6th -- Ted 4:47pm 12/5/2013 |
City Hall Open House
for 100th Anniversary is still on for today (1:00 to 5:00) according
to Pam Polk. -- Ted 11:45 12/5/2013 ... a few photos later |
The JH wrestling
tournament at Sands Springs has been canceled. -- Jim Riley 12/5/2013 |
No February Election Required
-- 2 Existing Collinsville School Board Members (Tim Reed, seat
1, 3-year remaining term & Steve Stout, seat 4, new five-year
term) were unopposed in the Dec. 2-3-4 filing period. -- Ted 12/5/2013
-- Rest
of Tulsa County per Tulsa World |
Due to the inclement weather the
Cardinal Boys Basketball team will not be participating in the Cleveland
BB Tournament. -- Jim Riley 12/5/2013 |
Collinsville Chamber of Commerce Facebook page reports
today's (Dec. 5th) noon lunch meet has been cancelled. -- Ted 9:40am |
School was in session here Thursday Dec. 5th
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CHS "The
Situation" student video -- 12/5/2013 |
Partial
page for CHS Basketball at Claremore ... more later
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Tomorrow
nights tree lighting at City Hall has been cancelled due to
the severe weather that we are expecting. We will try again next
year. --
Vickie Limbocker (City of Collinsville) 4:30pm Wed 12/4/2013
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The Lights On ceremony
for tomorrow has been cancelled. -- Shelley
(Chamber of Commerce) -- 5pm Wed. Dec. 4th |
FYI
-- A weather decision on school Thursday likely won't be made until
early morning after the bus routes are checked starting at about
5am. If there will be a closure or early dismissal, messages will
go out on the school messenger system and the media will be notified.
I will update cvilleok and the school site as soon as I know anything.
-- Ted Wright noon Wednesday 12/4/2013 |
Post
3077 VFW in Collinsvile is having a Country Christmas for Vets and
their Families after the Christmas Prade in Collinsville @ 2:00
to 3:30 PM on the 14th of December . ALL reserve Nat Guard and Active
/ Discharged Vets are welcome. -- 12/4/2013 |
Information
for Saturday December 14, 2013 Collinsville
Christmas Parade Sponsored by the Collinsville Chamber
of Commerce: |
Parade
Entry Invite |
Parade
Route (Same as last year) |
Stan
Sallee will speak on Collinsville Economic Development at noon Thursday
Dec. 5th Chamber meet at Library |
The
City of Collinsville is seeking a full-time Maintenance II worker
for the citys 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. -- (12/2/2013) |
(Update:
I received a complete
Herald Basketball schedule today 12/3 from Darrell White ...
but I will still need rosters with names and numbers) -- FYI
-- Based on the number of cars at the middle school gym tonight
I'm guessing there were elementary basketball games there.
Having received no schedules and having plenty of other work to
do I did not stop. If you would like me cover one of your elementary
games this season let me know when they play (in Collinsville) and
I will try to work that into my schedule. Getting a roster ahead
of time is a real bonus also. -- Ted (wrightted@aol.com)
Monday 12/2/2013 |
Based
on early forecasts looks like Thursday will have a wintery mix of
rain/sleet/snow? City Manager Pam Polk indicated most activities
planned for the plaza that day will move indoors at City Hall (including
the photos with Santa). -- Ted -- Monday 12/2/2013 |
JrHi
Basketball at Claremore (Monday Dec. 2nd) and HS
basketball at Claremore Tuesday (Dec. 3rd) to kickoff the regular
seasons. City Commission meets tonight at 5:30. Three
day School Board filing period is in progress. I had an error on
the Herald lunch menu today that should be corrected now. Lots of
city activities Thursday (Chamber meet, Lights On, & City Hall
100th). I am trying to collect all of my 2013 football photos to
pass on to Coach Jones which should then also be available to students
& parents (check back for details). I am actively working on
2014 individual CHS senior pages and graduation video (for May release)
... more on what I will need from you later. More on the December
calendar. -- Ted Wright -- December 2, 2013 |
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Thankful
Kids
December 2,
2013
Wilson Elem. 1st & 2nd Grade |
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Our amazing 10-2 CHS Football Cardinals are one of
the final four 5A teams still playing. See you at Sapulpa Friday
as they take on 12-0 Guthrie. --
Ted 11/24 |
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Go Cardinals!! |
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