Library Funding Issue Promoted and Board Changes noted
Lawton Public Library board welcomed new members Lemuel Harkey Charles Green and Margret Hardin at the first meeting since April. State Question 507 would raise the ad valorem tax ceiling for libraries and enable city-county systems, with a broad public information drive planned. A bicentennial wall mural by Lawton school children is in progress with completion around Nov. 1, and an $80,000 audio visual project from an $1.5 million bond share will be ready in November.
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Lawton Public Library
Wayne Gilley
Lemuel Harkey
Charles Green
Margret
Comanche County
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Ford
The
Friends
Phillip Simpson
Marlene Willis
Cameron University
Reuben Brown
Ron Jarvis
Western Hills School
Lawton Pta Council
Library Board
Jarvis
Five Southwest Oklahoma students win OSU junior scholarships
Scholarships awarded at Oklahoma State University include Dana Hubbard Deborah Norris and Greg Stadter of Lawton Vonda Hamm Frederick Lonnie Lamb Carnegie. Ranging from 300 to 0 dollars they honor academic achievement leadership activities and need. The passage notes Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania and sailed around Australia living 1603 to 1659.
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Southwest Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
Dana Hubbard
Deborah Norris
Greg Stadter
Lawton
Vonda Hamm
Frederick
Lonnie Lamb
Carnegie
Island
Tasmania
Abel Tasman
Australia
Tasman
Guided Elk Tours and Wildlife Art Exhibit at Refuge
Guided elk tours run at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays Thursdays and Sundays in October at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge with reservations starting Sept 27 by calling 429 3222. Tours are first come first served on the first three Saturdays of October with buses at Quanah Parker Visitor Center, price free, age 8+, max six per party, 20 per tour, about three and a half hours. An autumn wildlife art exhibit by Lawton artist Ros Garri son titled Wildlife of the Southwest is at the same visitor center featuring paintings of Wichita Mountains and the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and New Mexico.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Quanah Parker
Quanah Parker Visitor Center
Fall
Lawton
Ros Garrison
Garrison
Southwest
Wichita Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
New Mexico
Oklahoma band fill spots for southwest students
Ten Southwest Oklahoma students have been selected as members of the University of Oklahoma marching band. The Lawton group includes Tom Claret Linda Zeiders David Green and George Griffin. Hobart sends Bill Clanahan Sam Evans Mollie Hancock and Ricky Hines. Duncan sends Steve Cockrell Steve Miller and Brent Sanner.
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Southwest Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma Marching Band
Tom Claret
Linda Zeiders
David Green
George Griffin
Lawton
Bill Clanahan
Sam Evans
Mollie Hancock
Ricky Hines
Hobart
Steve Cockrell
Steve Miller
Brent Sanner
Duncan
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Bernice Jackson
Otis Spears
Friends of the Library
Spears
Friends’ Voter Education
Lawton School
Refuge
W. Gore
Dr. Vinton K. Argert
Dr. Vinton K. Arnett
Chiropractic
Orthopedics
West Gore
Nts
FurnitureLand
Alwood
Martinsville
BCE
Furnitureland Savings Guarantee
Werthen
Burostureland
China
Flade
Aioe
Ellie
Netmocity
Cache Road
Ae Ae
Burlington House
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