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Navigating Change:A Mid Year Transfer

As a parent, one of the hardest decisions to make is uprooting your child from a familiar environment and placing them into a new one—especially in the middle of the school year. Recently, my wife and I made the tough choice to move our daughter, Jules, to a different school.

Bills That Could Affect You Advance in Legislature

Rep. kevin West, R-Moore, on Tuesday lost his fight to lock the state into standard time and stop the twice-yearly time change to daylight saving time.House Bill 1223 would have established year-round standard of time in Oklahoma after daylight saving time ends Nov. 2.

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

By Brenda SteinThe first week of spring has brought strong winds and some very welcome rain. We can always use more rain this time of year, and hopefully more is coming. April Fool’s Day is also election day, and we are hoping for a strong turnout of voters.

Bill Legalizes Foraging on State Lands

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mary Boren, DNorman, won unanimous Senate support for Senate Bill 447 to allow foraging for nuts, edible plants and fungi on state-owned or state-managed property. Boren said she didn’t even know it was against the law until a family member brought the situation to light.

Germans From Russia Event Set

On Saturday, April 26th, the Central Oklahoma Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia will be hosting a Founders’ Day Celebration at Our Lord’s Lu-theran Church, 2900 W. Hefner Rd. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., with a covered dish lunch at noon.

Today in History

April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 273 days remain until the end of the year.1513 – Having spotted land on March 27, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León comes ashore on what is now the U.S.

Rites of Spring

capitol for winning the 2A basketball hampionship.

Caught Doing Good

(ABOVE LEFT) Thanks to the junior high student council for coming on March 29 to clean the Ferguson Chapel grounds. They were fast and worked hard. Sponsor Sherry Cowan, Keela Cowan, Baylin Wigington, Kynzli Harris, Sophia Fritz, Allison Del Valle Vivar, Arely Renteria, Hunter Johnson, Levi McGuire.

New County Jail Hosts Tours

Saturday may have been the only chance for residents to walk in and out of the newly constructed Blaine County Jail without so much as a by-your-leave.That’s because there was an open house going on, complete with tours and refreshments.