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The children of Butch and Ruth Ann Lingenfelter would like to announce the 50th wedding anniversary of their parents. Children Amy Ware of Stillwater, Rod Lingenfelter of Enid, and Ryan Lingenfelter of Austin, Texas will be honoring their parents with a reception on April 24th, 5:30 to 9:30 in the banquet room of Convention Hall in downtown Enid.

What is so good about being bad? We root for James Bond and "Alien's" Ripley to win, but they're at their best when they're matched with a charismatic baddie. Sure, we know Bond will triumph in the end, but we need to believe — at least for a couple of hours — that the villain will get close to shutting down the power grid or laserbeaming the Earth's core or whatever it is he wants to do.

Two directors of the Poncan Theatre will be entertaining with the Poncan Jubilee. Christopher Radaker-James is the current director and Dave May, former director, are joining the show to promote the Poncan. The show is on Friday, April 30th at 7:00 p.m. This is a fund-raiser for the Poncan and all performers are donating their talent for this worthy course. Tickets are $15.00 adult and $5.00 for children 12 and under. Tickets are now on sale at the Poncan Theatre and online and at the Chamber of Commerce. Dave May no longer lives

Superman is awesome. Full stop, I really enjoy the character, how could I not? Superman is the archetypical superhero. Without him we wouldn’t even have the modern idea of the superhero. Every single character that has followed after him has been either a reaction to, subversion of, or reinforcement of the things the character stands for.

TULSA, Oklahoma More Oklahomans are now eligible to receive additional funding that will lower their monthly costs for health insurance coverage. Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which went into effect on April 1: • Oklahomans currently enrolled in a 2021 Marketplace plan may qualify for additional tax credits.

Ponca City, OK — Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) offers Driver’s License Testing through a partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS). Intended to help provide more test locations across Oklahoma, Governor Kevin Stitt signed an executive order allowing CareerTech testing centers to offer the written exam to Oklahoman’s pursuing a driver’s license. “This partnership will greatly benefit our customers and allows this part of the process to be accomplished without having to visit the DPS office,” remarked DPS Commissioner John Scully.

Spring is about to burst out of our Oklahoma weather. That means it is time for gardening. Time to connect with nature and time when you can start to grow your own nutritious food, herbs and other products. If you are new to gardening and want to learn around others, if you rent and have no land or no space in your yard, you can try the Friendship Community Garden behind First Christian Church at 210 N. 5th which is beginning its 12th season of growing great things in its 90ft. by 90ft. space.