What’s Happening in LG A Free Local Newsletter Sponsored by the Locust Grove Arts Alliance No. 38: September 2017 August, September Yards of the Month named: Page 10 NEW LOOK . . . Members of the Locust Grove Arts Alli- ance provided a fresh look for the Wilma Cowan Building at 114 E. Main last week, thanks to a grant, Fresh Paint Days, from PSO for paint and supplies. The Locust Grove Arts Alliance was chosen to re- ceive paint and supplies to help beautify downtown in Public Service Company’s Fresh Paint Days. According to an email from Tracey Garrett, PSO customer service account representative, the paint was delivered in last Au- gust, and the painters had two weeks to complete the project. The LGAA mem- bers made quick work of the job, completing the painting in two days Last year Chamber members painted parts of the In-N-Out Center and the front façade of the Fresh Paint Days give office new look Hometown Shirt Shack building. This year the LGAA chose to paint its new office on Main Street, which it shares with the Chamber. LG HELPING OUT . . . Nathan Willis of the Locust Grove Fire Department stands in a Locust Grove fire truck and surveys flood damage from Hurricane Harvey in Texas. Other Mayes County fire departments also sent members to assist in the rescue of stranded flood victims. Friends of Library book sale set The Friends of the Locust Grove Public Library, 715 E. Main Street, will have a book sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 14, as part of the Scenic 412 Cruise & Crawl, a 29 mile event. Also featured that day will be a city- wide yard sale. In addition, the Free Will Baptist Church will be having its annual craft fair and show. For more information go to lgfwb.org. Builders Supply plans celebration The Builders Wholesale & Hardware Supply will be celebrating its 7th year in business with sales and prizes on Sept. 29-30. On Saturday, face painting, balloon creations and a duct tape contest will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. with judging at 2. Cedar Creek, BWHS’ lumber supplier, will be cook- ing hot dogs for lunch 11 .m.-1 p.m. both days. Owners are Burll Ellis (also the manager), Yolanda Ellis, and Marsha and Clayt Evans. All are invited. ISABEL YATES likes put- ting balloon creations by Brian Jackson on her head during a fun night at Won- der City Coffee
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What’s Happening in LGA Free Local Newsletter
Sponsored by the Locust Grove Arts Alliance
No. 38: September 2017
August, September Yards of the Month named: Page 10
NEW LOOK . . . Members of the Locust Grove Arts Alli-ance provided a fresh look for the Wilma Cowan Buildingat 114 E. Main last week, thanks to a grant, Fresh PaintDays, from PSO for paint and supplies.
The Locust Grove ArtsAlliance was chosen to re-ceive paint and supplies tohelp beautify downtown inPublic Service Company’sFresh Paint Days.
According to an emailfrom Tracey Garrett, PSOcustomer service accountrepresentative, the paintwas delivered in last Au-gust, and the painters hadtwo weeks to complete theproject. The LGAA mem-bers made quick work ofthe job, completing thepainting in two days
Last year Chambermembers painted parts ofthe In-N-Out Center andthe front façade of the
Fresh Paint Daysgive office new look
Hometown Shirt Shackbuilding. This year theLGAA chose to paint itsnew office on Main Street,which it shares with theChamber.
LG HELPING OUT . . . Nathan Willis of the Locust GroveFire Department stands in a Locust Grove fire truck andsurveys flood damage from Hurricane Harvey in Texas.Other Mayes County fire departments also sent membersto assist in the rescue of stranded flood victims.
Friends of Library book sale setThe Friends of the Locust Grove Public Library, 715
E. Main Street, will have a book sale from 9 a.m. to 4p.m., Oct. 14, as part of the Scenic 412 Cruise & Crawl,a 29 mile event. Also featured that day will be a city-wide yard sale. In addition, the Free Will Baptist Churchwill be having its annual craft fair and show. For moreinformation go to lgfwb.org.
Builders Supply plans celebrationThe Builders Wholesale & Hardware Supply will be
celebrating its 7th year in business with sales and prizeson Sept. 29-30.
On Saturday, face painting, balloon creations and aduct tape contest will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. withjudging at 2.
Cedar Creek, BWHS’ lumber supplier, will be cook-ing hot dogs for lunch 11 .m.-1 p.m. both days.
Owners are Burll Ellis (also the manager), YolandaEllis, and Marsha and Clayt Evans. All are invited.
ISABEL YATES likes put-ting balloon creations byBrian Jackson on her headduring a fun night at Won-der City Coffee
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EDITOR’S NOTE: While this newsletter is producedby the LGAA and will contain that organization’s news, wealso want to publish information about any activities in Lo-cust Grove that our community might be interested in.
Please contact Betty Perkins at [email protected] 918-479-5617 (leave a message if no answer), if youhave news on LG events, places, or people for inclusion infuture issues, or want to place an ad in the newsletter. AsLGAA is a nonprofit organization and the newsletter is pro-vided free to everyone, advertising must support the publi-cation of this newsletter. Your support is greatly appreci-ated.
About What’s Happening in LG
Food Pantry hours Tues., Thurs.
Ballou Baptist to celebrate 91st
Church News
Ballou Baptist Church on Earbob Road will be cel-ebrating its 91st birthday on Saturday, Sept. 23, with day-long activities.
Beginning at 10 a.m., a worship service will be led bya missionary from Malawi, Africa. Lunch will be servedat noon, and gospel singing will be held throughout theday. Everyone is welcome.
Contact Joyce at 918-964-0564 for more information.
Food Pantry hours at the First United MethodistChurch are from 9:30 - 11:30 on Tuesdays and Thurs-days. While the food pantry is housed at the FUMC, it issponsored by the Locust Grove Ministerial Alliance.
Office hours at FUMC are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mon-day through Thursday. New pastor Kathy Morris invitespeople to drop by and have a cup of coffee.
The United Methodist Women meet first Saturdaymornings at 9:30.
The upcoming Instant Camera Photo Art Show wasdiscussed at the Aug. 9 meeting at Wonder City Coffee.The art show will be Oct. 14 and held in conjunctionwith the 412 Yard Sale and Cruise Night.
Cameras are available for loan if a photographerdoesn’t have one of the old or new instant cameras. SeeRoxann Yates or Shaun Perkins at Wonder City Coffeeto check out a camera and buy film for your shots. Filmis also available at Wal-Mart or online.
Contestants are asked to frame (no larger than 5 x 7)their shots, and pick up an entry form and more infor-mation at the coffee shop or online at lgartsalliance.com.Deadline is Oct. 7. While Wonder City is closed for va-cation, Sept. 16-30, Just Justified will take entries in theIn An Instant Show.
Thanks to the generosity of Bob Taylor, the LGAAhas a new hanging system in the shared office with thechamber. This will be the first exhibit in the Wilma CowanBuilding on Main Street, donated by Justin and LindaCowan.
Ceiling tiles were handed out to members at the meet-ing to paint. The tiles will be hung in office. Any artistwho would like to help with this project is invited to talkto the gals at the coffee shop for details. The tiles are tobe completed and hung before Oct. 14.
Pam Quantie’s art project workshop was a huge suc-cess with more than 40 in attendance. Another Quanitieworkshop is planned Oct. 20 when those participatingwill paint a fall pumpkin scene. Sign up early becausethe room will fill quickly.
Final plans were made for the teachers’ luncheon whichwas held Aug. 10. The LGAA and other groups pro-vided more than 60 door prizes to the teachers.
The group was also apprised of the improvements be-ing made to the office, including bathroom, storage area,and a new back door. Thanks to an award from PSO,the organization was provided with paint and suppliesthrough a Fresh Paint Days grant. The office was painteda pale green with darker green accents, trimmed withcharcoal.
Attending the August meeting were Jennifer Henson,Kelly Palmer, Marea Breedlove, Pam Quantie, BettyPerkins, Shelley Horton, Stuart Horton, Tristin Brunner,Virginia Bayless, Ray Grass, Calleigh Henson, RoxannYates, Shaun Perkins and Theresa Mennecke.
LGAA plans photo contest, workshopsThe next meetings of LGAA are Sept. 13 and Oct.
11, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the LGAA office. All inter-ested people are invited to attend because everyone hasa little bit of art in them.
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On the day of move-in,after Baley, my best friendsince forever, and I weresettled in, we decided to ex-plore the campus.
On move-in days, thereis constant celebration go-ing on for the new students;it’s probably there tohelp soothe the reality thatall of us are going into debtright out of high school.
The University of Okla-homa has an over-abun-dance of Dr. Pepper, andluckily for us, they weregiving Dr. Peppers away bythe dozen right outside ofour dormitory center.
I noticed after a whilethat people were either
Sydney, friend work Dr. Pepper heistFreshman
at OU
coming back in with 12 or24 cans. While we werewalking, I told Baley to actas if we had never met. Wemade it out alive with 4dozen cans of soda, surviv-ing on the lie that we werepicking up 12 for our-selves, 12 for our absentroommates.
After reaching ourdorm, we realized wewould have to find a placeto put 48 cansof Dr.Pepper in a 15x10
room. So,as our firsti n d e p e n -dent deci-sion evermade with-out thehelp of our
parents, we decidedour mini fridge would suf-fice. There was no hesita-tion in stuffing the cans intoour freezer section.
The next morning afterour Dr.Pepper heist, wewoke up with things to do.I had a newspaper meetingto get to at ten; Baleywanted to explore the cam-pus with new friends. Iwatched Baley throw a ba-
nana in the fridge. Goodquestion— why is she put-ting a banana in a fridge? Iignored her strange fruitpractices and went aboutmy morning.
Baley decided to help mewith my hair, and as wewere settled down in frontof my desk, our dorm roomexploded.
A can of Dr.Pepper literally shot out ofthe freezer, hung in mid-airfor at least ten seconds,and hit the other side of theroom, spraying the entirefloor with brown slush.
The fridge rockedback, like a gun had goneoff in our freezer. We bothstared at each other inshock before we screamedfrom late reaction.
Before anyone sends akid off to college, pin a let-ter to their shirtexplaining that liquids ex-pand when frozen.
--Sydney Schwichtenberg
the University of Oklahoma.
*Editor’s Note: We wantedto call the column“Freshwoman at OU,” butthe name wouldn’t fit.
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Stories matter. Everyonehas a story inside waitingto be spoken or written.
“I love documenting andcelebrating the stories ofour lives and capturing thememories through photog-raphy and scrapbooking,”said Sarah Coday, long-time resident of LocustGrove, professional pho-tographer and expertscrapbooker.
Even though she likes totravel to cities like NewYork, small-town life suitsher too. Sarah Coday likesto have fun wherever she is.
“I like to laugh and havefun. I love to travel and seenew places and things—and, you know—have fun,”she said.
Mother of John, a seniorwho plans on attending anart school to get a degreein animation and design,and wife of Mark, whoworks at ParFab and is pas-tor at Smith Chapel inRose, Coday is a stay-at-home mom.
“I’ve always had creativeoutlets. I had a photogra-phy studio and owned ascrapbook store in thepast,” Coday said.
As a new member of theLocust Grove Arts Alli-ance, Coday, will be creat-ing a centerpiece for the InAn Instant Photo Art Show,Oct. 14. She also hopes tohelp youth share their cre-ative ideas in tangible ways.
“I believe God is the ul-timate creator, and as Hischildren, it’s in us to cre-ate. I think when peoplehear the word “art” theyonly associate it with draw-ing. Art can be anythingyou create. Art is photog-raphy, scrapbooking, digi-tal design, etc. And artshould be appreciated,” shesaid.
Coday would like to en-courage youth in their ar-tistic endeavors.
“I want to see youngkids put down the socialmedia and use their mindsand hands to create. I wantmore art in our schools andin our future,” Coday said.
When people use socialmedia, they should take theopportunity to documentmemories.
“I’ve scrapbooked since
John was born. Time fliesand I don’t want to forgetthe little things. It’s aboutthe photos but more aboutthe stories. Your story mat-ters,” said Coday.
“So many people takephotos with their phonesand I wonder what they dowith them. Dropping pho-tos from a phone to a pre-made book is creative andtelling of a story. One day,you’ll be glad you took thetime to do it,” she said.
Dessie Rogers andCoday will be hosting a
card-making class at Won-der City Coffee on Nov. 3from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
“Sending handmadecards and kindness is sucha blessing. We will be teach-ing those who attend howto make six simple cards.She and I have differentstyles and everyone will getto make three with her andthree with me,” Coday said.
Whether creating a cardor book, one’s history isconfirmed. And as Codaysays, “just have fun” whiledoing so.
Sarah Coday knows memories matter
TELLING A STORY . . . Mark and Sarah Coday and theirson John escape from the clutches of a prehistoric mam-mal. Photo by Sarah’s step-mother, and T-Rex is compli-ments of John’s editing skills on the computer.
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Go to www.locustgrovelibrary.okpls.org from thecomfort of your home to search the library’s collectionfor your favorite author or the latest best seller. Everytime a new book, dvd, or audio book is added to thesystem it automatically appears on the website. Gener-ally, the library adds 30 new items every month. Also onthe site are links to:
Explora, the perfect place to start your next researchproject.
KHAN Academy, the go to website for help withmath, science, arts and humanities as well as college andcareer assistance information.
GFC LearnFree.org offers a vast amount of infor-mation on everything from Microsoft products to Adobe
Photoshop tutorials and everything in between.WorldCat, the world’s largest network of library-
based content and services. WorldCat is a “master” cata-log of library materials. It’s a way for you to locate abook, video or other item of interest and discover whichlibraries near you own the item. WorldCat lets you searchthe collections of libraries in your community and thou-sands of other libraries around the world.
duoLingo, learn a new language without ever leavingyour house.
These are just a few of the helpful links and sites youwill find on your local public library’s website. Stop byand have a look around.
--Marea Breedlove, librarian
TOTALLY INVOLVED . . . Jax Overbey, 6, has his head-phones on, his electronic pen at the ready, and is fully inter-ested in the book he is reading at the Locust Grove PublicLibrary. Visit the children’s section to learn more.
Emily Potter and Martin Mwisaka were married in aprivate ceremony on July 14, 2017 in Hong Kong Park,Hong Kong Island.
Emily is the daughter of Tina and Mike Hayden ofZena, Ok and Dan Potter of Locust Grove, OK.
She is the granddaughter of Bill and Brenda Loring ofLocust Grove, Judy and the late Bill Ross of Crystal River,Florida, Shirley and the late Bob Warkentin of Newton,Kansas and Louis Potter of Hutchinson, Kansas.
Emily is a graduate of Locust Grove High School andUSAO. She is currently employed with Shanghai FushanForeign Language Primary School in Shanghai, China.
Martin is the son of Nabifo Eva and Abigaba Aston ofKampala, Uganda and Wandeka David of Mbale, Uganda.
He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. John andJane Mubetse and the late Mr. and Mrs. Yowasi andDeborah Mabonga. Martin is a graduate of Crane HighSchool-Kitintale and Mountains of the Moon University.
He is currently employed with Nyamango TechnicalInstitution
The couple will make their home in Shanghai, China.MARRIED . . . Emily Potter and Martin Mwisaka weremarried July 14 in Hong Kong Park.
Approximately 150 school personnel were treated tolunch Aug. 6, at the First United Methodist Church.
The FUMC, the Free Will Baptist Church and the FirstBaptist Church provided a barbecue sandwich and bakedbean lunch with homemade desserts.
Teachers from two school sites visited the church forlunch, followed by the other two sites.
Thirty-one lucky winners from the four school siteswon door prizes.
Door prize winners from the early learning center andthe upper elementary were Tina Hoggatt, DonnaMcFarland, Samantha Krager, Mark Hendrickson, CindyHubbard, Tanya Holman, Crystal Hinderliter, EllieCunningham, Shannon Hall, Claudia Biendl, DollyMurphy, Janet Green, Melissa Hix, Jennifer Staples andJill Underwood.
Door prize winners from the middle school and thehigh school were Amanda Bennett, Jennie Blair, RayeTorrey, Brandon Heath, Matt Hennesy, Sheri Weaver,Tammy Phillips, Chris King, Stacy Avery Hardaway, LilyDavis, Ladney Keener, Tommy Johnson, Laura Love,April Pierce, Rose Quinn and Glinda Knott.
Door prizes were provided by the Locust Grove ArtsAlliance, the First United Methodist Church, the HCEgroup, the First Baptist Church and the Free Will BaptistChurch.
Teachers feted withback-to-school feed
Door prize winners announced
PRIZE WINNER . . . Christal Henderliter, a teacher at theEarly Learning Center won one of the door prizes, fur-nished by the Locust Grove Arts Alliance, the First UnitedMethodist Church, and other local organizations.
Arts festival setat Grove Sat.
The town of Grove isholding an arts festival indowntown Sept. 16.
The day will include mu-sic, dance, comedians, artdisplays, pottery, poetryand storytelling.
Information was pro-vided by thestate organiza-tion of storytellers, The Ter-ritory Tellers.
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Lori Fullbright speaks at HCE meetingLori Fullbright is a fast
talker. She can tell 37 sto-ries in 60 minutes, and ev-ery one of them directly il-lustrates the message shewants to deliver.
The Channel 6 news co-anchor and crime reporterwas a guest speaker at theHCE County Councilmeeting Aug. 17 at the FirstUnited Methodist Churchin Locust Grove.
As a crime reporter, shesaid she has done morethan 6,000 interviews withperpetrators of crimes andthe victims of those crimes.
“I’ve been shot at twiceand hit in the jaw,” she said.“I hit him back,” she added.
She told the group ofabout 30 Home Commu-nity Education (HCE)members that victims, andpeople in general, are poorwitnesses.
“We don’t rememberwhat the suspect lookedlike. We’re all bad at this.”
She went on to say thatpeople should practice bychecking out the peoplethey see in the ordinarycourse of a day.
“As you come out ofWal-Mart or Walgreens,practice noticing the peopleyou see. What do they looklike; what are they wear-ing?”
She also gave tips onhow not to become a vic-tim. Fullbright said themost important thing to doif attacked is to yell.“Scream, make somenoise.”
She added that keepingone’s keys and cell phonesomewhere other than in apurse is important. “Keepthem on your person, inyour pocket, around yourneck,” Fullbright said.
She said one of the big-gest mistakes victims make
is not staying aware whenshopping.
“A woman gets a gro-cery cart, drops her pursein the cart, and then pro-ceeds to walk away from it.
“I stole 21 purses in anhour at Reasors,”Fullbright said, adding thatit was with themanagement’s knowledgeand agreement, and filmedfor a news segment onChannel 6.
“I followed one woman
CHANNEL 6 news anchorLori Fullbright gave womentips on being safe.
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Locust Grove, OK 74352
Locust Grove Tag Agency216 E. Main St./PO Box 1213
all around the store for 20minutes, and she never no-ticed her purse was gone. Ifinally had to hand it backto her.”
She said that crimedoesn’t happen just at hugeshopping malls or in frontof ATM’s.
“The number one placetoday to be attacked iscoming out of grocerystores. You’ve got yourgroceries, you open thetrunk, and you don’t lookaround while you are plac-ing your groceries in thetrunk. Be vigilant,” she toldthe group.
She also told them totrust their instincts. “If youfeel like something iswrong, do something aboutit. Call 911, get the storemanager. Don’t be afraid tobe wrong. Don’t be embar-rassed.”
Fullbright said, “If it wasyour money, your purse,that they want, give it tothem. It’s just property.”
One of the tips she gave
was to practice what to doif something bad happens.“Think it out, know yourplan, practice it. Be pre-pared for that moment.Have a survival attitude.”
Fullbright talked (fast)for a solid hour, relatingstory after story, and driv-ing them home with tips onhow to avoid becoming acrime statistic.
-Fullbright-
HCE PRESIDENTS. . .Four presidents of MayesCounty’s HCE clubs were on hand when LoriFullbright spoke to the women about staying safe.From left, Jean Giesecke, Locust Grove; LydiaTroyer of Better Homes; Connie Guthrie of PryorHCE; Janet Larson of Progressive club. At leftare Carol Blackwell and Janice Forbes who pro-vided tickets for a drawing during the MayesCounty Fair.
Arts Council announces artist showPryor Area Arts & Hu-
manities Council will onceagain present its NortheastOklahoma Area ArtistShow Sept. 29 throughOct. 7.
for those 18 and older, andjunior for those 6-17 yearsold.
Fees are $35 for the pro-fessional division, $25 foradult, and $10 for juniordivision.
Cash awards include$1000 for best of show andfor first, second and thirdin each division: Profes-sional: $200, $100, $75;Adult: $100, $75, $50; and
Junior: $50, $25, and $15.The Bill Rabbit Legacy
Award is $200 for thepiece that best representsRabbit’s spirit.
Deadlines for entry areSept. 29 from 3-7 p.m.and Sept. 30 from 8-11a.m.
Registration formsmust be filled out on allitems, and must be pickedup Oct. 6-7.
Everyone needs a little comfort foodBy Sandy Pierce ized we had eaten the en-
tire cake, test row by testrow.
She didn’t get the job,but we had a great sisterbonding experience and agood laugh out of it.
However, about fiveyears ago, my OatmealCake and I took on a som-ber journey. It was then thatmy little sister, Jan Ross,was diagnosed with throatcancer. We all know some-one who has had cancer butwhen it hits home it takeson a whole new meaningcomplete with a range ofemotions.
She had chemo and ra-diation which left her withtaste buds that made every-thing taste yucky. The onlything she could really tastewas Oatmeal Cake. Shecalled me once late at nightin distress and frustrationthat nothing tasted goodand she felt like she wasstarving to death andneeded an Oatmeal Cake. Itold her to hold on and I’dmake one.
Her response, “Ok, I willsee you in the morning.”
My reply was, “No,you’ll see me in about thirtyminutes.”
All in all, I think I madeher seven Oatmeal Cakesduring the duration of hertreatment and recovery.She even had an argumentwith her husband when heate the icing off one be-cause he didn’t think shecould eat it!
That’s the best part! Yes,she is cancer free and weare so happy for that. Shestill has check-ups and ner-vousness sets in at each onebut family is always therefor her and each other.
Occasionally, I surpriseher with an Oatmeal Cakejust to let her know I’m stillhere for her any time sheneeds me. As I was mak-ing one for her recently,one of my grandladies(granddaughters) said,“Mimi, I know why AuntJan loves your cake. Be-cause you always put a tea-spoon of love in it just likeyou do when you make uscookies.”
I made one today foranother family occasion, ameet and greet for Jan’snewest grandson, EverettHobson. You might won-der what goes good withOatmeal Cake? You mightthink coffee, tea, orcappuccino, but I say it isbest served with family.
Just in case you need alittle comfort food in yourarsenal here’s the recipe.
Oatmeal Cake1 cup oatmeal (Quick 1
Minute)2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt1 cup sugar
1 ¼ cups boiling water1 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup brown sugar½ cup shortening
1 1/3 cups flour2 eggs
1 tsp. soda1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:Boil the water and add
the oatmeal. Set aside. Mixsugars, eggs, and shorten-ing until fluffy. Stir in dryingredients and addoatmeal. Bake at 350 for30-40 minutes.
Icing:1 cup brown sugar¼ cup butter (the real
stuff, not margarine)3 TBS. milk1 cup Baker’s coconut¾ cup chopped pecansDirections:In a saucepan combine
sugar, butter, and milk un-til butter and sugar aremelted and dissolved.
Remove from heat andadd coconut and pecans.Spread icing on the cakewhile the cake is hot. Putthe cake back in the hotoven until the icing bubbles.Enjoy!
Comfort food: Everyoneloves it especially South-erners but it means some-thing different to anyonewho indulges in it.
About twenty years ago,my mother-in-law, JunePierce, gave me a recipe(she is KNOWN for hercooking) for the best com-fort food ever, OatmealCake.
It has an aroma that isout of this world. I havemade this cake often fordifferent occasions but twoof them stand out in mymind.
My big sister, DorisTramel, had applied for ajob and felt very nervousabout it. I called her the dayshe was to get the news ofwhether or not she washired and told her I had anOatmeal Cake baked.
As we anxiously awaitedthe news we cut a “testrow” of bite size pieces andnibbled on them whiledowning a pot of coffee. Itwasn’t long until we real-
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Senior dance on first SaturdayThe next senior citizens
dance will be Oct. 7 at theLocust Grove CommunityBuilding. Each first Satur-day dance also includes din-ner.
Dinner begins at 5:30p.m. with the live musicstarting at 6 p.m. played bythe Hole in the Wall Band.
Dessert is provided bythe Lunch Ladies.
Cost of the dinner, danceis $6. All ages are welcome.
COLORED LIGHTS &more featured at this dance.
AUGUST YARD of themonth was that of MovitaTurner. The yard features avaried of gardens with mul-tiple decorations and flowerbeds like the wishing welland large rooster at right,and a water wheel. Movitasaid that her daughterLynette Hawkins takes careof the beds, while her grand-son, Brandon Hawkins, doesall of the mowing.
SEPTEMBER Yard of themonth belongs to Greg andDebbie Green. Their homeis at the corner of Radcliffand Cherokee, where theyhave lived since 2005. Theirgranddaughter, Belle likesto help with the flowers. Thecouple is originally from Ft.Worth, Texas.
NINTENDO WORLD EVENT . . . John Coday points tohis name on the winners board at the Nintendo World Con-test in Dallas recently. John finished 9th of a field of 350participants. John’s finish was in 1.16.684 and the winner,a 14-year-old boy from California, finished in 1:13.794.They played Mario Kart 7 on Nintendo DS, with the fastestthrough the course declared the winner. The Dallas loca-tion was one of 8 cities where the winner will advance toNYC for the championship.
There’s always something to do in Locust Grove on aFriday night when Wonder City Coffee is open, thoughthe coffee shop will be closed two Fridays in September.The entertainment for September and October includesa variety of opportunities.
On Sept. 15, WCC welcomes back Glen Harris, amusician from Tulsa who plays a variety of music for allages, from 6-7:30 p.m. This is also the Yates Duo Birth-day Party, as barista Roxann Yates and her husband Jerryhave birthdays on Sept. 16 and Sept. 14.
The coffee shop will be closed from Sept. 22-30 forsome refueling. We hear there is musical entertainmentat Pipe Springs Park on those Friday nights though, soyou might go check it out.
The next entertainment will be the very popular OpenMic on Oct. 6, from 6-7 p.m. Show off your talent inwhatever area it might be—storytelling, music, magic,etc. All ages. Prizes are awarded.
On Oct. 13, local band Ragland makes a return ap-pearance to play its great modern rock and red dirt mu-sic extravaganza. Come give them a listen so you can sayyou knew them when . . . The band plays from 6-7:30p.m.
Also, another popular return engagement in Octoberwill be Painting with Pam, as Pam Quantie shows us howto paint another fun piece of art on Oct. 20. This timePam will be showing how to paint a fall pumpkin scene.
The Locust Grove Arts Alliance sponsors this work-shop and provides all the materials free of charge. Spaceis limited so sign up in advance to secure a spot. CallWCC at 918-479-2885 to put your name on the list. Theworkshop will run from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Oct. 20.
WCC entertainment is always free and open to thepublic. The coffee shop is located at 118 E. Main.
Like WCC on Facebook to see all drink specials, lunchmenu and event details.
Upcoming Wonder City Coffee entertainment
FALL ART . . . The picture above is one that participantsof Pam Quantie’s workshop will paint. Space limited.
HONEY HUSH’s Heather Davis presented a workshopwhere a large group of participants created fans in the shapeof a megaphone.
JUICE BOX JAMS on the second Monday of each monthat 10:30 a.m. includes stories and music by Sarah Spurrier.
