Quilters Retreat dubbed success
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The Greer County Quilters and the OSU Extension partnered to host a Quilt Retreat on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15 & 16.
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Hunter Safety Course being offered Saturday
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There will be a Hunter Safety Course on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 8 AM to 5 PM at the Granite Senior Citizen Center on Main Street in Granite.
Eagle Scout Alumni exclusive Day to be held Oct. 7
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The Kickingbird District, Last Frontier Council, and the Boy Scouts of America invite local area Eagle Scouts to an Eagle Scout Alumni exclusive Day at Camp being held Saturday, Oct. 7.
CHAMBER CONNECTIONS
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OLD GREER COUNTY MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME is having a celebration on September 23. There is lots going on all day. Western Heritage will be cooking and you can eat in the dugout out back of the museum. Tintype pictures will be offered, buggy rides, games, tours of the museum. Lots of things are happening so come out and enjoy the festivities.
Emergency Drought Commission releases remaining funds, extends completion deadline
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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Emergency Drought Commission met Tuesday and voted to release all remaining funding allocated to the current Emergency Drought Cost-Share Program. The state Legislature appropriated $17 million to the Emergency Drought Relief Fund in May.
Gov. Stitt calls for Special SpecialTax Fairness, Tax Cuts for All Oklahomans and Transparency in Budget Process
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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has announced that he is calling a special session of the Oklahoma Legislature beginning Oct. 3 to demand tax fairness for all Oklahomans, deliver a tax cut to Oklahoma taxpayers, and increase transparency in the state budget process.
Quilt Guild donates quilts to skilled nursing and therapy
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The Quilt Guild donated two quilts to Mangum Skilled Nursing and Therapy on Wednesday. One was for a male and one was for a female to be placed on the bed of the resident when someone has passed away in hopes of bringing some peace to family members as they come to remove their loved ones belongings..
Photographer, printmaker Kevin Black to be at museum taking historic tintype photos
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Back in 1847, Frederick Scott Archer invented the wet plate collodion photography process. This was made popular during the Civil War. Until then, preserving memories in pictures was almost impossible. Special chemicals are mixed and then poured onto a metal or glass plate, dipped into a silver bath and then exposed in the camera. That plate is then developed and fixed while still wet.
50th anniversary celebration to be held Saturday at museum
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Come to the Old Greer County Museum and Hall of Fame this Saturday for their 50th Anniversary Celebration. There will be games, crafts, kid train rides and more. The event will be held from 9 AM to 5 PM at the museum, 222 W. Jefferson in Mangum.
Plans underway for this year’s Greer County Hometown Christmas events
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Today is the last day of Summer, and people are starting to put out pumpkins and other Fall decorations. Before you know it, Christmastime will be upon us, and various Holiday activities will be held. One of those activities is the Greer County Hometown Christmas celebrations.