Lifestyle

There’s a lot of chatter about what healthy eating really means. How do you put healthy eating into your everyday meals and snacks? If you’re looking for a roadmap, turn to the 20202025 Dietary Guidelines (released in January 2021).

Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, a sac-like structure with two thin layers of tissue that surround the heart to hold it in place and help it work. A small amount of fluid keeps the layers separate so there’s less friction between them as the heart beats.

NOC TONKAWA CALENDAR Feb. 29: Linkedin Workshop, Pickens Learning Common, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Feb. 29: Home Mavs Baseball vs. Redlands, 1 p.m. Feb. 29: Home Mavs Softball vs. Ft. Scott, 1 p.m./3 p.m. Feb. 29: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, CEC, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Feb. 29: Away Mavs and Lady Mavs Basketball vs. NOC Enid, 5:30 p.m./7:30 p.m. March 2: Away Mavs Baseball vs. Redlands, 1 p.m./3 p.m. March 4: Away Mavs Softball vs. Cowley (KS), 1 p.m./3 p.m. March 4: Away Mavs Baseball vs. NWOSU JV, 1 p.m./3 p.m. March 4: Home Mavs and Lady Mavs Basketball vs. Redlands, 5:30 p.m./7:30 p.m. March 5: Free Lunch, BCM, 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. March 5: Karaoke, Student Union, 7:30 p.m. March 6: Free Lunch, Wesley House, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. March 6: Away Mavs Softball vs. Neosho (KS), 1 p.m./3 p.m. March 6: The Gathering, BCM, 7:30 p.m. March 7: Home Mavs Softball vs. Pratt (KS), 1 p.m./3 p.m. March 7: Away Mavs and Lady Mavs Basketball vs. NEO, 5:30 p.m./7:30 p.m. March 8: Away Mavs Baseball vs. Murray, 1 p.m.

On Saturday, April 6, 2024, Hospice of North Central Oklahoma, Inc. will host its 19th Annual Strike Up Some Fun Memorial Bowling Tournament at Lucas Lanes in Blackwell, Oklahoma. This year’s tournament will feature 4 squads, with up to 12 teams in each squad, for a total of up to 240 participants. The fun and relaxed event is a great way for community members to come together in support of our community’s only nonprofit Hospice provider, helping the agency continue to provide quality end-of-life care at no cost to patients.

The United Way is pleased to announce that grant funds are available to non-profit organizations through the United Way of North Central Oklahoma Manering Endowment, designated gifts program. The Endowment welcomes proposals from any non-profit organization in Kay County with an IRS tax-exempt status and a policy of non-discrimination. The Endowment will consider funding for special projects and new innovative programs focusing on Education, Financial Stability and Health and Safety. These three focus areas are critical to improving lives in our community. Online applications are due March 22nd by noon and disbursements will be made April 15th. An endowment committee made up of UWNCO board members and community volunteers manage the funds. Anyone can designate a gift to this endowment fund to help support our local non-profit organizations.

Today is the 58th day of 2024 and the 69th day of winter. T ODAY’S HISTORY: In 1837, a group of costumed students paraded down the streets of New Orleans in celebration of Mardi Gras, creating the city’s trademark festival.