Xi Gamma Sigma Chapter
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Xi Gamma Sigma Chapter met on October 13, 2020 at 12:30 in the home of Catherine Horner. The hostess served a light lunch of taco soup, with sopapilla cheesecake for dessert.
Lifestyle
Adoptable Pets
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Hello, I’m Neffie and I am a very sweet and silly girl. I am very affectionate and have a very loud purr. I was brought to the humane society by a very nice lady who really wants me to be adopted! She decided to sponsor my adoption as well as my babies! I would love to find my fur-ever home soon so please come meet me at the Northern Oklahoma Humane Society! For adoption information, contact the Northern Oklahoma Humane Society.
Couple celebrates 70 years
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Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
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Thousands of lives were lost during the “Hard Walk” west, but the destruction of culture in Indian Territory turned out to be a second kind of death. Thlopthlocco Tribal Town originated near Macon, Ga.
The weirdest Frankenstein story
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Continuing with our Halloween themed topics for this monster is a twist on another horror staple: Frankenstein’s Monster. Since the publication of Mary Shelley’s novel in 1818, Frankenstein has had numerous film adaptations going so far back as the 1910 silent film made by Edison Productions, but the topic for today is one of the more bizarre and original approaches.
The Doodle Academy presents The Makin’ Market
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PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA-The Doodle Academy will present The Makin’ Market, taking place on Grand Avenue in Downtown Ponca City. The hours will be from 1:00-4:00 every Saturday from Oct 10th until Christmas. It will feature artists, performance artists, crafters, bakers, and a plethora of other hand-made creations from our community.
PCHS Homecoming “Reverse Parade”
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Homecoming for Ponca City High School held a “Reverse Parade” beginning at 6:00 p.m. Thursday and lasting until 8:00 p.m. It is being called a “Reverse Parade” because the floats are stationary, and the spectators are the ones that will be moving. (Photos by Calley Lamar)
Eastern Shawnee
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The Shawnee once lived throughout the region east of the Mississippi River. They were a wideranging, highly mobile nomadic people.
The story of Spanish Dracula
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Halloween is my favorite holiday, I love the atmosphere, the cool weather, the costumes and the excuse to watch monster movies. For the month of October leading up to Halloween, I’ll be writing a series of Halloween themed columns to celebrate properly, and to start, let’s discuss Spanish Dracula.
Shawnee Tribe
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When an Indiana landowner encountered human remains after breaking ground for his home expansion, he called the coroner’s office. When the coroner determined the remains to be ancient, he called the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. When the historic preservation office got news of the burial site, they called researchers at the University of Indiana.