Chisholm Trail News

PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. Postage Paid Chickasha, Oklahoma Permit No. 8 Issue (29) 12 • March 22, 2023 • (580) 255-2428 • 3456 North Highway 81, Duncan, OK • news@chisholmtrailnews.com • www.chisholmtrailnews.com FREE! Take One WE BUY GOLD Payne Jewelry 255-0631 ELK PLAZA HIGHWAY 81 Next to Burger King Lic#pm001500 Monday-Friday 10:00 to 6:00 Saturday 10:00 to 4:00 902 W. Main Street, Duncan 580-606-6863 50% OFF one item Excludes already reduced merchandise & permanent jewelry. thru 3-29-23 1 Discount Coupon per Customer 2165 West Elk - Duncan 580-255-4880 D r. M atthew B ridges, D.D.S. Now Accepting New Patients Children - Teens - Adults Also Accepts CARE CREDIT Affordable Dental Membership Program Complete Care Cosmetic, Preventive & Restorative Services, Sleep Apnea Appliances, SureSmile Clear Aligner Provider. I 17th Annual *Set up on the 23rd * Free Parking & Admission * RV Hook-Ups * On-Site Showers * Asphalt & Gravel Booths MARCH 23,24,25, 2023 580-467-2471 405.237.5813 Jake Phipps ROOFING • GUTTERS • SIDING 580.467.2522 Arts & Crafts Fashion Fashion Show Saturday 2PM #Women Makeup & Skin Care Nails Hair Products Essential Oils At Simmons Center, Duncan Check out our Clearence sale for HEY DUDE shoes 580-255-7762 3733 N Hwy 81 Duncan OK 73533 Forget Me Not Antiques 5039 N. HWY 81 • 580-606-6953 Trendy Treasures the ChisholmMall at 2126 N. Hwy 81 Suite 39 We Specialize in Pier & Beam House Leveling, Home Footing & Walls! D&H Construction 580-470-5678 Local! Experienced! Affordable! Free Estimates! Walls Cracked? Doors Stick? Unlevel Floors? Stephens County Conservation District Conservation Cost-Share Assistance Announced  The Stephens County Conserva- tion District has announced that funds are available for cost share assistance on selected conservation practices benefiting soil and water conservation. The state of Okla- homa has provided limited funds to conservation districts across the state to help landowners implement measures that protect soil and water resources.  “The great advantage of the Conservation Cost-Share Program for Oklahoma is that it is a locally-led program,” said Lee Wayne Stepp, chairman of the Stephens County Conservation District. “Our conservation district, with input from local residents and agricultural producers, select which of the available conservation practices to provide assistance on.”  Conservation practices available for cost-share assistance through the Stephens County Conservation District include but are not limited to the following: water well, pond, pipeline, cross-fence, and grass planting. Participants may receive cost assistance up to $7,500.00 per participant. Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge offers a range of activities By Blake Moren  On March 30 at 5:30 p.m., the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge will have a private charter bus tour. The tour will include a member of the Friends of the Wichi- tas Group. Participants will meet at the south parking lot of the Hilton Garden Inn on 2nd Street. The bus will leave at 6 p.m. Participants are expected to see bison and sunsets. Admission is free.  The refuge also offers a variety of activities from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.  The refuge is located North of Lawton, just West of I-44 and contains over 60,000 acres. The Wichita Mountains are approximately 500 million years old. It was established as a Forest Reserve on July 4th, 1901 by President William McKinley. CONSERVATION See ‘ Wildlife Refuge’ on Page 2 See ‘Cost Share’ on Page 2