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NEIGHBORS / Thursday, August 21, 2014 Sand Springs Leader

National gas prices still sli

AAA Oklahoma, August19 2014 – With approxi-mately one month remain-ing before the start of theshift from more expensivesummer blend gasoline(September 15) to therelatively less expensivewinter blend, the nationalaverage price for regulargasoline continues to driftlower and currently sits at$3.446 per gallon.

According to FuelGaug-

eReport.AAA.com, today’snational average is twocents cheaper than oneweek ago, 13 cents lessthan one month ago, andnine cents below the priceone year ago. Today’s av-erage is the lowest dailyprice since February andthe lowest August pricesince 2010.

Oklahoma’s average re-tail price for a gallon ofself-serve regular gasolineis $3.294 today, a half-centbelow where it was a weekago and 13 cents below

the price registAug. 19, 2013.

“If not for renat several plantHeartland, Okwould be enjoyipump prices likethe rest of the csaid Chuck Maiman for AAA “Price volatility tunately nothing Midwestern drivstate averages haamong the mostin the nation oveseveral years.”

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Keystone Foodservice now providesAnderson with new meal options

Fresh, healthy meal

options will be on themenu at AndersonPublic School for the2014-15 school year,thanks to the newly an-nounced partnershipbetween the schooldistrict and KeystoneFoodservice.

Keystone Foodser-vice focuses on provid-ing freshly preparedbreakfast and lunch op-tions for the studentsit serves. The com-pany, which will serveapproximately 18,000students daily during

the 2014-2015 schoolyear, was recently se-

lected as the cafeteriavendor for AndersonPublic School.

“This is an exciting

announcement forour students, facultyand staff,” said BrettBanker, superinten-dent of Anderson Pub-lic School. “Keystoneprepares fresh mealsbased on the tastes ofthe students, and theirburgers and chickenare seasoned by handand cooked on a grill.The meals are nutri-tious and delicious.This is something weexpect our studentsare going to really beexcited about, and we

anticipate this is goingto be a great partner-

ship for everyone.”Keystone began serv-

ing breakfast and lunchto the students at An-

derson Public Schoolwhen classes startedon Aug. 6th. Lunchincludes a full saladbar, stocked daily withfresh fruits and vegeta-bles. Free and reducedprices are available forstudents who qualify.

“Our goal is to pro-vide healthy meals thatkids will actually eat,”said Brett Feeback,president of child nu-trition for KeystoneFoodservice. “We dothat by listening to thekids and by continu-

ally introducing newfoods. When it comes

to a healthy diet, kidsand adults have thisin common: variety iskey.”

Keystone’s menu of-ferings include home-made chicken enchi-ladas, honey-bakedham and chargrilledhamburgers madefrom lean ground beef.Main courses are ac-companied by offer-ings including freshlysteamed vegetablesand hand-cut sweetpotato fries.

“Study after study hasshown that kids whoeat a balanced diet per-form better in school,so we take the work we

do seriously,” Feebacksaid. “We want the kids

to leave the cafeteriafull and ready to focuson the day. Our mealsdon’t just taste good

– they’re designed toserve as fuel for kidsin the classroom.”

Keystone got its startproviding meal ser-vice at fraternity andsorority houses oncollege campuses inNorman and Stillwater.The company beganserving its first publicschool at the request ofone of its vendors. To-day, Keystone servesmore than 30 schoolsin Oklahoma, and thecompany continues togrow.

“There are somegreat school adminis-

trators in Oklwho truly want what’s best forstudents, and the

willing to think othe box when it to nutrition,” Fesaid. “We are to partner witderson Public Sand we are gratethe school boardthe administratiotheir willingnetry something nbenefit the kidsserve. We are agetting great feeabout the food wserving here, anare looking fto always cooki

something greathese kids.”

From Leader [email protected]

Conner’s Classic

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Gavin Corbin runs in the Conner’s Classic, which took place Saturday, Aug. 16 at Charles Page HighSchool. Proceeds of the race went to benet youth running and exercise programs in Sand Springs.

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