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After being canceled last year due to COVID, the Watonga Elementary School was able to host its first-ever Scholastic Book Fair. Students at Watonga Elementary have loved the book fair this year according to elementary principal Lori Graham.

Representative Mike Sanders of Kingfisher has been selected to advise a fiveyear, $24 million research project that aims to address the impacts of Oklahoma’s diverse and unpredictable weather. Sanders joins more than 20 other state leaders from government, industry and the private sector to serve in this role.

Early voting begins Thursday APRIL 1, 2021 for voters in THE BOARD OF EDUCATION GENER- AL/MUNICIPAL GENER- AL/SPECIAL ELECTION,in Blaine County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at their County Election Board.

Council Member Ward 1 Candidate Tina Willis Tina Willis is running for the Ward 1 city council seat for the city of Watonga. Willis faces Julie Almaguer in the upcoming April 6 election.

Today is Wednesday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2021. There are 282 days left in the year.

This week we take another look at the book of Daniel. This time in Daniel 2. You need to read the whole chapter. Nebuchadnezzar has a dream that he can’t remember. He also wants this dream interpreted. When his wise men can’t do this he orders that all of them be killed. Daniel steps up and says that his God is able to do so.

April 15th is looming and I'm already working myself into a tizzy just thinking about it. I start thinking of taxes, the I.R.S., and all the receipts and other bits of "evidence" I will be needing to present to our accountant until I work myself into a froth. And to those of you who do your own taxes – Are you insane? Or do you like living on the edge?