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Sen. Treat selects committee chairs

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Sen. Greg Treat, president pro tempore-designate of the Oklahoma Senate, has selected Senate appropriations subcommittee chairs for the next legislative session that convenes in February. Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, will chair the appropriations subcommittee on General Government and Transportation. Sen. Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, will serve as vice-chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Treat also named…

Tulsa Boys Home Centenial events

Tulsa Beacon

Tulsa Boys’ Home is hosting a Centennial Homecoming Celebration to honor all those who have had a part in the mission. The Centennial Homecoming Celebration will be October 14 from 1-6 p.m. 1 at Tulsa Boys’ Home.  It’s a free of charge and open to the public.  TBH also conducts Hope Tours as an opportunity…

Kiefer’s Third Annual Medieval Faire

Tulsa Beacon

Kiefer’s Third Annual Medieval Faire will present Fairy Tale Out of Time on October 26-28. Admission is free.  Nearby parking is by the vehicle, and only $5 per day.  “We occur the week before Halloween, and make a perfect alternative for entire families to dress up and play together,” a spokesman said. “Talk to a…

Project aims to help student health

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Project Get Fit!, is a new initiative to increase health and wellness for schoolchildren across Oklahoma with a focus on five high-need districts. The project is made possible by a $1.825 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Project Get Fit! is designed to improve student access to nutrition, increase physical education…

September 15 event at the Military History Center to honor POW/MIAs

Tulsa Beacon

The Military History Center will present a POW/MIA Event on September 15. The program to honor POW/MIA soldiers will take place at the Military History Center in Broken Arrow at 10 a.m. The Military History Center is at the intersection of College and Main Street in Broken Arrow. U.S. Army veteran Bill Grisez is the…

Editorial: God’s work at New Life Ranch

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God transforms lives through the ministry of New Life Ranch and now through a remarkable set of circumstances, there is hope that the ministry will double in size. New Life Ranch, 80 miles east of Tulsa in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, was started in 1958 by the late Rev. Willard Heck and his…

Editorial: Homosexual judicial candidate

Tulsa Beacon

Christopher Uric Brecht-Smith, who is married to another man, wants to be the first homosexual district court judge in Tulsa County. He will be on the ballot November 6, running against Judge Linda Morrissey, an experienced, moral and fair judge. This is America and anyone can run for office. The real issue here is a…

Editorial: Health risks for marijuana use

Tulsa Beacon

Marijuana is just a plant and Oklahoma voters just approved its use as a medicine. Does that mean it is good for you? Not if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. According to the latest recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics, there are major concerns about marijuana’s effect on children’s short-term growth and long-term neurological…

Cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs and maybe sweet potatoes

Tulsa Beacon

Here’s a backyard garden update. First, the cucumber patch went crazy this year. We had a ton of cucumbers and Susan canned several jars of sweet and dill pickles. We had so many cucumbers that we had a hard time giving them to friends and neighbors. It was a wet summer and cucumbers thrive when…

OU may be hard pressed to play better than last Saturday

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NORMAN – If what coaches always say is true and teams get their most improvement between their first and second games, UCLA is in big trouble in Norman Saturday. Oklahoma trounced Florida Atlantic 63-14 last Saturday in Norman and arguably looked better on defense and special teams and at least as good as last season…