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Health Systems Urging Americans to Mask Up

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OU Health, Mercy and SSM Health St. Anthony are teaming up with 100 of the nation’s top hospitals and healthcare systems to deliver an urgent plea for all Americans: Mask up, because wearing a facemask is the best chance at slowing the surging COVID-19 pandemic.

New Food Safety Training Offered

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A food safety training that will be offered in an online format (Zoom) has been scheduled for two different dates for individuals to choose from: Tuesday, Dec. 8, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, both at 2:30 p.m. This training is free of charge and is presented by Major and Blaine counties OSU Extension Services.

National Veterans and Military Families Month

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Today, OFCCP recognizes National Veterans and Military Families Month and expresses our deepest gratitude to the thousands of active duty service members, veterans, and military families for their daily sacrifice in service to our nation.

A Prayer of Gratitude

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Let us, therefore, proclaim our gratitude to Providence for manifold blessings—let us be humbly thankful for inherited ideals—and let us resolve to share those blessings and those ideals with our fellow human beings throughout the world.

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

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Hi Everybody! Hope you’re all ready for Turkey. I am. Actually my favorite thing is stuffing and gravy. Thanksgiving is when I get to eat mincemeat pie. I love it. I share it with my son- in- law. No one else likes it. That suits us.

Impulse Buying

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Impulse buying; I’ve perfected it to a fine art and the Big Box Stores know just how to play on my weaknesses. How else would they know just what I’m in the mood for when I walk in? The really weird thing is I didn’t even know I wanted/needed the particular item that was prominently displayed right as I walked in. I’ve also heard tell that the powers-that-be have figured out what music to play and smells to pipe throughout the store that gets shoppers ‘in the mood’ to throw down their hard-earned dollars.

Blaine County Courthouse News

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Civil Court Hospital vs Clifford T Seifried, Indebtedness Atwood Rentals vs Jason Davis, Replevin Carol Gilchrist vs 2000 Ford F150 Truck, Clear/Lost Title Family Court Melinda Ann Wright vs Sonny Landon Dixon, Protective Order Cathina Jo Schroeder vs Neal Allen Schroeder, Protective Order Alexis Chelseymarie Harris vs Sherman Lee Harris, Jr, Protective Order Felony Shirleen Elizabe Mackety, Falsley Personate Another To Create Liability, Possession Of A Controlled Dangerous Substance, Unlawful Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia Lillian Ruth Levi, Driving A Motor Vehicle While Under The Influence Alcohol, Trans. Open Container Of Intoxicating Beverage Or Low-Point Beer Misdemeanor Corbin Riley Sankey, Public Intoxication -Misd Stanley Wade Thomason, Aggravated Driving Under The Influence (.15 Bac Or More), Transporting Open Container-Beer Israel Don Deese, Driving Without A Drivers License Tommy Joe Blackwolf, Public Intoxication -Misd Domestic A&B In Presence Of Minor Mineral Deed SMITH, G.

Increase in Virus Cases Causes Change to District Schedules

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The Watonga School District moved last week to an altered schedule for its middle school and high schools because of the rise of COVID-19 cases in the county and across the state. “These are trying and challenging times for all of us,” a statement on the district’s web site stated.

State Passes 177,000 Cases

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As of November 23, there were 177,874 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 virus in the state, up by 3,544 in the last 24 hours according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. There were fifteen deaths reported in the last day. This brings the death toll to 1,649.