Broken Arrow World Weekly Gallery May 25, 2015

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Broken Arrow’s Jeremy Berryman (left) and Trent Howard react after they score a Reagan Jennings of Broken Arrow makes chalk drawings at the intersection of

point during their 6A No. 1 doubles match against Jenks during the boys’ state tennis

Second Street and Elgin Avenue during the third day of the Blue Dome Arts Festival

tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center on May 15. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa

on May 16 in downtown Tulsa. MICHAEL WYKE/Tulsa World

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Moore’s Clarence Simpkins (left) and Broken Arrow’s Caleb Elder inish irst and On May 8, clients and staf of A New Leaf gather around a new computer monitor

second, respectively, in the 6A 300 hurdle, at the OSSAA Track & Field championships

that was donated to them by Tulsa Sunshine Center. It replaced one that was stolen

at Yukon High School’s Miller Stadium on May 16.

during a burglary of their retail garden center.

CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World

Broken Arrow students and faculty take part in graduation ceremonies at the BOK Center in Tulsa on May 19. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

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A colorful view of the sunset is seen from the corner of North 84th Street and Kenosha Avenue in Broken Arrow on May 12. Photo by Miles Lacy

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Broken Arrow students and faculty take part in graduation ceremonies at the BOK Center in Tulsa on May 19. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

A Broken Arrow senior reaches out to shake hands during graduation ceremonies at the BOK Center in Tulsa on May 19. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Broken Arrow graduates show of their newly minted diplomas during ceremonies at the BOK Center in Tulsa on May 19. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Crowds ill the BOK Center during Broken Arrow graduation ceremonies on May 19, seen from the upper level of the downtown Tulsa facility. Photo by Kent Charles

Broken Arrow students and faculty take part in graduation ceremonies at the BOK Center in Tulsa on May 19. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Broken Arrow students and faculty extend congratulations to graduates during ceremonies at Tulsa’s BOK Center on May 19. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Broken Arrow students and faculty take part in graduation ceremonies at the BOK Center in Tulsa on May 19. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

A graduating senior accepts her diploma during ceremonies at the BOK Center in Tulsa on May 19. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

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 Looking Back at Broken Arrow  P.C. West’s Gabrille Johnson (left) and Broken Arrow’s Michelle Sheppard run to irst and second place inishes, respectively, in the 300 hurdle, during the 6A/5A OSSAA Track & Field championships, at Yukon High School’s Miller Stadium on May 16. Johnson won the race and Sheppard was second. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World

F.S. Hurd, Part Two: As instrumental

of conservation. Out of the CCC camp

as F.S. Hurd was in building Broken

grew the Arkansas-Verdigris conservation

Arrow’s banking community, his greater

district, which was dedicated to helping

achievement may be the very ground

farmers improve their land. Hurd was the

beneath our feet. Hurd was deeply involved chairman of the district for 22 years, well in the agricultural community through

past his 90th birthday. The district was

the loans his bank made to farmers. He

considered one of the best in the country

exhorted the farmers to plow their furrows

and was honored with a plaque from the

in crooked rows in order to limit water

Department of Agriculture in 1948 for its

loss due to runof. Recognizing the need

work. The state convention for the districts

for further eforts to improve the soil with

proclaimed the 1962 convention the F.S.

the advent of the Dust Bowl, Hurd was

Hurd Memorial Convention to honor his

one of the main driving forces in securing

years of service. During World War II, he

a Civilian Conservation Corps camp here

served on a commission along with other

that came to be known as Camp Hurd. The

bankers to encourage people to grow their

camp workers did numerous projects in

own food to assist in the war efort. Hurd

the area to improve the soil and farms such

loved the land and remained an active

as building dams and irrigation projects.

farmer into his 90s. He worked at his farm

One of his most prized possessions was a

south of town each day before returning

gavel presented to him by members of the

home to have breakfast. F.S. Hurd died

camp, recognizing his work in the ield

October 3, 1963, at the age of 96.

Courtesy of the Broken Arrow Historical Society Natalie Cash and Matt Bradley of K 95.5 with Cammy Bergman, a client at A New Leaf, did a live remote from A New Leaf’s Garden Center at 2405 S. Elm to raise money to cover costs from a theft that took place on May 8.

Broken Arrow inished third in the 400-meter relay during the 6A OSSAA Track & Field championships at Yukon High School’s Miller Stadium on May 16. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World

Broken Arrow pitcher Kinzy Mathis ields a hit during her team’s 15-5 quarterinal victory over Tecumseh in the Class 6A slow-pitch softball state tournament Friday.

SHIELA HAYNES/World Correspondent

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