July 2023

CITY ADMINISTRATION NEWS UPCOMING MEETINGS TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 Planning Commission City Hall, Commission Chamber, 516 E. Grand Avenue, 5:30 p.m.

- At 1:27 am, the reporting party requested an officer in reference to her daughter receiving threats. They also requested an extra patrol in the 400 block of S.

The trade deadline is merely days away, and as of this writing, one of the most obvious sellers has been pretty quiet for the last month. But not by choice.

LOS ANGELES — For weeks, the Dodgers have hinted they would not remain idle before Tuesday’s trade deadline. Team officials acknowledged the roster had holes and they acknowledged they would attempt to fill them. Manager Dave Roberts predicted at least adding “floor raisers.”

Congress has never enjoyed stratospheric esteem among Americans, who long ago came to understand that their elected representatives include a fair share of lightweights, airheads and demagogues. “Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress,” Mark Twain postulated. “But I repeat myself.” “You can lead a man to Congress,” observed the late philosopher Milton Berle, “but you can’t make him think.” In the musical “1776,” John Adams decried his hapless fellow members of the Continental Congress thusly: “We piddle, twiddle and resolve; not one damned thing do we solve.”

Burbank, First Baptist may not be well known because of its location. However, it still can make an impact in people’s lives when it is used to seek a personal relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ. After Jesus’s resurrection, Jesus gave his apostles these well-known scriptures in Matthew 28:1820 (KJV), “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” Jesus wanted to speak to them personally. I believe he still wants to speak personally with each person today. The message that he wanted to give was that they needed to be teachable. We have a record of his teaching in the Bible today. If we are good stewards of the Word, we will use God’s inspiration to lead and guide us to tell other people about Jesus. Jesus has promised to always be with us as we endeavor to do his will for our lives. Have you accepted his promise? Have you decided to follow Jesus? If so, then I’m sure you have the wonderful privilege of attending the Church of your choice. You never know what your example through church attendance will inspire others to do. The faith in an awesome God that you demonstrate to others will inspire others as they see the peace it brings into your life. My friend is Jesus. Make him your friend also.

The first weekend of each month has long been important in Ponca City, including the First Saturday Flyin/ Drive-in Breakfast at the Ponca City Regional Airport, with airplanes flying in for a breakfast at the airport, and the Cars and Coffee at Ponca Lake Sunday morning, bringing vintage and classic cars to the shores of the lake.

resident of Ponca City passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023. Se was 79.