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OCLAC summer reading contest hands out prizes

During June, July and the first week of August, the Children’s Library at the Olney Community Library & Arts Center provided an opportunity for young readers to keep track of their reading. They could read books from the library, home, on-line sources or other libraries. Reading is such an important part of continuing education, that a contest of who could read the most books and win the most points was part of the library’s summer program. The theme this year was “Oceans of Possibilities!” They could pursue books with this theme in mind or choose something else.

Russia Connection:  Cheese expert comes forward

Russia Connection: Cheese expert comes forward

In the spring of 1992, Dema Lunsford of Olney came to the Kiwanis Club meeting in Wichita Falls with one goal in mind: to find an expert in cheese making to bring along on a trip to Detchino, Olney’s new sister city in Russia. In the audience was J. Bryan “Doc” Stine, who had retired in 1976 after 42 years with Kraft Foods as their international cheese expert. Mr. Stine mentioned his cheese expertise to Mrs. Lunsford, then went home to his farm near Burkburnett with his wife, Mattie Lynn, to contemplate whether he should join the Olney group.

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