Couple celebrates 50th anniversary
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Richard Dixon and the former Rorrie Hargrave were married December 29,1970 At the St. Phillips Episcopal Church in Ardmore, Ok.
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Santa Claus Commission Gifts Being Delivered by OJA Staff to Youth in Agency Custody
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 22, 2020—More than 200 youth in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) are being remembered by Santa Claus this year.
Ponca City Astronomy and the Christmas Star
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On Sunday and Monday evenings over 200 people got to look through some powerful amateur telescopes at the Ponca City RecPlex at the Planets Jupiter and Saturn as they were in conjunction. This event has been called the Christmas Star and was quite an event to see through a telescope of over 70 times magnification. The rings of Saturn as well as up to four of Jupiter’s moons were visible through the telescopes provided by Ponca City Astronomy. For the next week or so these planets will be visible in the West Southwest just after sunset.
Santa Bucks Giveaway starts at 7 p.m.
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The annual Santa Bucks Giveaway will start at 7:00 p.m. on Dec. 22. To win, listen in to KLOR 99.3 FM, KPNC 100.7 FM, 1047 The Bull FM, and1230 WBBZ AM. If you hear your ticket announcement on the radio, you have five minutes to phone the Chamber office at 580-765-4400 or toll free at 866-763-8092 to let the chamber office know you have the winning ticket.
Christmas Spirit
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Lisa Myers, Librarian and Mary Morse, Art Teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School came comfortable in their light-up onesie jammies and ready to party on their last day of distance learning..
Garfield teachers hand-out gift bags and cards donated by their PIE Partners to students and families
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Garfield Elementary School teachers have been handing out the gift bags and gift cards to their students and families. The gift bags and cards were purchased and donated to Garfield from their Partners In Education (PIE) Phillips 66. Garfield Principal Katy Thomason said, “Each of our students received a hat, gloves, snacks, Chapstick, and Homeland gift cards to help with groceries for Christmas dinner. We are blessed to have PIE partners that cares so much about the wellbeing of our students and staff.”
Fun in the snow
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Keanna Lentz-Brown, 9 years old, is making a snow angel. Top photo is provided by Keandra Lentz.
BCBS Oklahoma announces 2020 Volunteer of the Year
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma Announces 2020 Volunteer of the Year Oklahoma City, Okla. ‹ Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (BCBSOK) has named employee Evelyn Cardona as the 2020 Volunteer of the Year. Cardona volunteered more than 75 hours throughout the year at several non-profits in the Oklahoma City area. She is a Caring Van program specialist for the Oklahoma Caring Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization funded by community contributions and administered by BCBSOK as an in-kind donation.
5 bizarre Christmas movies and specials
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I have a bit of a confession to make, I don’t really watch a lot of Christmas movies and in general am not a fan of a lot of them. Now before the torches and pitchforks come out, I do enjoy the Rankin-Bass Christmas specials and I like Elf as well, but most just aren’t my thing.
Cleveland student signs LOI with NOC Livestock Judging Team
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Northern Oklahoma College Livestock Judging Coach Jennifer Bedwell announced the signing for Cleveland High School’s Douglas Hewitt to a National Letter of Intent. Hewitt signed last week on the NOC Tonkawa campus.