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“At our most recent meeting, Mandy Vavrinak with Crossroads Communications volunteered to help with the proceedings”

There are certain entities that are inseparable from the mottos they represent - the Army has "Be all that you can be," the Boy Scouts have "Be Prepared," and the three Musketeers had "One for all and all for ... via Claremore Daily Progress

“I also believe I'm the only candidate who can serve as a full time mayor in an effort to move this city toward greater progress”

Concerns about water quality. An aging infrastructure. Rising payments for bond indebtedness. via McAlester News

Connors State College will be celebrating its recently completed Capital Bond Projects by hosting an open house and ribbon cutting Thursday on its Warner Campus. via Muskogee Phoenix

Connors State College will be celebrating its recently completed Capital Bond Projects by hosting an open house and ribbon cutting Thursday on its Warner campus. via Muskogee Phoenix

Muskogee Tourism Director Treasure Ruttman is seeking 2009 event information for the Muskogee area. via Muskogee Phoenix

Jerry Efurd, USDA area director for rural development, will be guest speaker at a luncheon meeting of the Eastern Chapter of the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at ... via Muskogee Phoenix

“I'm really proud of our seniors who applied for the Gates Scholarship. We had eight make it to the second round”

Locust Grove Area Chamber of Commerce members met at Ranch House Pizza to discuss plans for the upcoming Founder's Day event. via The Daily Times

Turtle race competitors jockeyed for release position on Saturday, before the corporate races. via Claremore Daily Progress

“It's just another example of the community using the great resources they already have to further our cause.”

The Night of the Rising Stars will come to Wagoner at 7:30 p.m. April 12 at the Performing Arts Center. via Muskogee Phoenix

The Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership will sponsor Low Budget-High Impact Marketing and Visual Merchandising 7:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, at the Fond du Lac Public Library, 32 Sheboygan St. via Fond du Lac Reporter

“I would like to see the council send three each year and if they were elected and had been the year before, then another three would get to go. If they were not elected they would not go at all”

Only three city commissioners plan to attend this year's Washington, D.C. trip, which cost taxpayers nearly $20,000 last year. via The Enid News

WEDNESDAY MARCH 5, 2008 Dance at Irving Building A dance is held every Wednesday at the Irving School Building from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. The cost is $6 per person. via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

“The only way it won't happen is if we let apathy come in”

A record crowd of Chickasha business leaders came to their feet, applauding, as the 2007 Ambassador and Volunteer of the Year came to accept their awards during the Chickasha Chamber of Commerce's banquet ... via Chickasha Daily Express

Seminars to help business owners and others develop customer service and communication techniques will be offered here next month. via Muskogee Phoenix

Attorney General Drew Edmondson's office has asked a federal court to reject an attempt by business officials to torpedo a key element of Oklahoma's new immigration law. via TulsaWorld.com - Local

“When you move, it is necessary to refile”

Ottawa County's tax assessor will travel to rural communities this week to help residents with matters of personal property tax and homestead exemption. via Miami News Record

This year's Iron Mountain Festival in Roland, sponsored by the Roland Chamber of Commerce, will be held April 26, and will feature a car show, live entertainment, and other activities. via Sequoyah County Times

“These are empty allegations. We don't have anything to say about them.”

PICHER, Okla. - Janelle Trimble acknowledges that her Picher home has become a focal point of controversy, a controversy aggravated by the fact that she sits on the board of the Lead-Impacted Communities ... via Joplin Globe

“If you need a shower, you can take one there. If you are hungry, they will get you food. They will help anybody in any county, not just here in Pittsburg County.”

With no corporate sponsors and annual $5 a bag sales to pay the bills each month, Parents Club, Inc. via McAlester News

"Interfaith dialogue: a Christian perspective" will be presented by The Rev. Dr. Mouzon Biggs Jr. via Muskogee Phoenix