Time at the Table
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Want your children to eat healthier? Have them stay at the table longer. In a randomized clinical trial, researchers found that longer family mealtimes may be an effective strategy to get kids to eat healthier.
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie review
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Comically Serious The best word to describe a lot of people’s feelings regarding The Super Mario Bros. Movie in the time leading up to its release would likely be “anxious.” Video game movies have a reputation for general being very bad, with many of a certain age remembering the 1993 Super Mario Bros.
AllianceHealth Ponca City commemorates Doctors’ Day with donation to Peachtree Landing, Inc.
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In recognition of National Doctors’ Day, this year, AllianceHealth Ponca City recognized the dedication of its medical staff by donating funds to a local organization in their honor. Physicians voted on the non-profit organization to receive the $1,500 donation.
NOKHS holds kitten shower during the month of April
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Kitten Season has arrived at Northern Oklahoma Humane Society and they are looking to the community for assistance in fighting the first wave of the inevitable storm that they are about to be hit with. During the first few months of the year, many felines begin to go into season and will continue to do so until around October. Unfortunately, this leads to several kittens, who by about 5 months old can begin having their own babies.
Police Blotter
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April 4, 2023 Extra Patrol - At 12:22 am, the reporting party requested an extra patrol in reference to a squatter that keeps getting into the house at 716 Sugar Maple Drive. They advised that no one should be there.
Adoptable Pets
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Blackwell Animal Shelter Spotlight The gorgeous girl you see here is Dixi and she is Blackwell Animal Shelter’s longest resident. Dixi has been with the Blackwell Animal Shelter approaching 40 days and deserves a new start on life. As a baby, Dixi was brought in as an owner surrender to no fault of her own. She is currently only 5 months old so she is still very much a puppy. She is rambunctious and has a lot of energy, but she does incredibly well with other animals, cats included. Dixi is now learning how to walk on a leash and is doing great at learning potty training. She is fully vetted and microchipped and is just waiting for her forever family to come pick her up.
Hospice 18th Annual Memorial Bowling Tournament winners announced
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Hospice of North Central Oklahoma, Inc. held its 18th Annual Memorial Bowling Tournament at Lucas Lanes in Blackwell Oklahoma on Saturday, April 1. The tournament was held in three different time slots at 10 am, 2 pm and 6 pm with 12 lanes each. All three time slots and all lanes will filled during the tournament.