In the category of are you smarter than a 5th grader can you explain to me why we light sparklers to celebrate the 4th of July and hand them over to knee-high nippers to twirl around?
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John D. Montgomery
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7/6/23
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Hope everyone has a safe and happy July 4th.
Don’t forget to enjoy the fireworks celebration at the Purcell City Lake on Friday, June 30.
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A special happy birthday wish to …
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/29/23
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Officials with Rudy Construction held their second weekly meeting about StreetScape at Purcell City Hall Tuesday with some news that really matters to businesses on the north side of Main Street.
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John D. Montgomery
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6/29/23
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A special happy birthday to my mother-in-law, Carolyn Montgomery of Norman.
Voom celebrates her birthday Thursday, June 22.
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Happy birthday to Ruthie Powers, Randy Belicek, Norma …
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/22/23
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A tip of the hat to all the hard work that has been put in at both First Baptist Church Purcell and Lexington for their Vacation Bible Schools.
The decorations have been amazing and you can tell …
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John D. Montgomery
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6/22/23
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Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers this Sunday, June 19!
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Happy birthday to Susan Tarp, Ron Smith, Camdyn Frankenberg, Charla Ratliff, Tyler Davis, Kelsey Harrel, Cassie Hays, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/15/23
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It’s summer camp season.
I heard about a first time camper and it made me think back to my first week away from home at Boy Scout Camp George Thomas near Apache.
The camp was nice and …
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John D. Montgomery
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6/15/23
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Happy birthday to our own Purcell Register employee Doris Caldwell.
Doris celebrates her birthday Friday, June 9.
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Happy birthday to Jaycee Holman, Pat Bain, Frank Stone, Cadlyn …
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/8/23
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Officials with Rudy Construction held their second weekly meeting about StreetScape at Purcell City Hall Tuesday with some news that really matters to businesses on the north side of Main Street.
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John D. Montgomery
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6/8/23
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Happy birthday to my great-niece Hazel Budd of Midwest City.
Hazel celebrates her fourth birthday Monday, June 5.
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A special happy birthday to long-time Register employee Henry …
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/1/23
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It may have just been intramural touch football but the rivalry between the OU Sports Information Staff and the Sports Department of the OU Daily was intense.
So intense were those touch …
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6/1/23
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Happy anniversary to my sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Missy and Mike Clark of Midwest City.
They celebrate their 44th anniversary Friday, May 26.
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Happy birthday to my …
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Gracie Montgomery
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5/25/23
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I’m not a baseball coach or manager, but if I was, my players would not take on 3-0.
To me it’s the dumbest unwritten rule in all of coaching.
It’s been documented that in …
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John D. Montgomery
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5/25/23
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Happy birthday to Valerye Haley, Ron Page, Gale Wilson, Rebecca Anne Mayes-Buck, Lee Reimer, Kyle Enox, Mark Galvin, Austin Mathews, Ava Midkiff, Victoria (Gracie) Rolin, Josh Lukens, Lauren …
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Gracie Montgomery
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5/18/23
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It was the April 19 tornado that ripped through Cole and Shawnee that prompted opening of Disaster Recovery Centers.
Here’s the email we received just the other day.
“Due to the …
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John D. Montgomery
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5/18/23
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A special Happy Mother’s Day to all our mothers!
Be sure and call your mom on Sunday, May 14.
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Happy anniversary to my brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Chris Evans of …
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Gracie Montgomery
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5/11/23
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Sgt. Josh Van Oort wrapped up his 10-week D.A.R.E. program at Purcell Intermediate School last week.
Van Oort announced the first and second place essay winners in each of the five sections and …
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John D. Montgomery
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5/11/23
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A special happy birthday to my handsome grandson, John Denny “Jack” Montgomery IV.
Jack celebrates his 12th birthday Saturday, May 6.
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Happy birthday to our Cinco de Mayo …
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Gracie Montgomery
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5/4/23
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Purcell’s Alumni will gather this June for the school’s every three-year reunion.
The event is ticketed for June 24 that will include a Memorial Service for Dragons who have been lost …
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John D. Montgomery
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5/4/23
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A special happy birthday wish to my younger son, Matt Montgomery.
Matt celebrates his birthday Monday, May 1.
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Happy birthday to Jason Midkiff, Susan Peters, Adam Duffy, Jennifer Kozik, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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4/27/23
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